It Won’t Stop a Shotgun – The Journey Home

If the journey out was a trek enough, then the voyage home was going to be ten times worse.  For a start, we had to be out of the Duplex by arse o’clock in the morning.  Or 10 am as it is known to everyone…

Golden Joystick Awards 2010

Friday saw the 28th annual Golden Joystick Awards here in London and, with the prestigious event in its 28th year, this has been its biggest and most celebrated year yet. Pulling in over a million and a half votes from gamers showing their support for…

Anti Freeze

Being a somewhat grumpy gamer, there are, naturally, many things which irritate and enrage me about my hobby: multiplayer achievements, abusive morons, ‘ists, and ‘obics on LIVE, review score trolling by fanboys, cheating AI, escort missions…however, few inspire apoplexy like the good old fashioned freeze. …

Under Pressure?

Being something of a lazy gamer I tend not to buy new games all that often. I think it’s a combination of so many years with a lack of funds, being married to a non-gamer who pretty much saw them as an extravagance not to…

I Heart…Left 4 Dead

At the time of writing this piece I am striken by plague…some lurgy that has left me temporarily bonded to my sofa and groaning softly.  Naturally, the thought eventually occurs to me that I’m probably turning into a Special Infected.  Not the kind that pulls…

Let The Bodies Hit The Floor

The snapping of sinew. The crimson blood splatters. The intestines spilling onto the ground. The death cries of an enemy.

There is something highly satisfying about wielding a chainsaw in the face of my foe, lopping off limbs or in some cases letting it ride…

Rob’s Apocalypse Survival Guide

Us gamers have a vast knowledge of what to do when the earth is in danger – whether it’s an alien invasion, an airborne Zombie Virus or a nuclear holocaust, we have the gaming knowledge to keep our virtual selves alive in desperate times. But…