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Yarrgh! Real Pirates!

Yarrgh! Real Pirates!

Man, pirates are awesome, aren’t they? Yarrgh! Shiver me timbers! Batten down the hatches! Full sail ahead! It’s a life you’re probably envious of – no rules, no one to tell you when to wash, and plenty of rum as long as you get there…

The Great GL 2011 Adventure Roundup

The Great GL 2011 Adventure Roundup

If 2011 is shaping up to be a great year for games in general, then the adventure genre is preparing itself for its own impressive assault on the gaming calendar, with a slew of promising titles marshalling themselves behind some rebellious standouts. In the first…

I Heart… Brutal Legend

I Heart… Brutal Legend

Dear Tim Schafer,
Please have my babies… hold on, let me explain.  As it stands, I’m a big fan of your work. The Monkey Island series is not only tops, but it’s one of my favourite series of all time, which is a big…

Next Episode

Next Episode

The rise of wholly-downloadable titles as an increasingly mainstream commercial outlet, (larger budgets, space limitations and greater availability on consoles dramatically expanding what was formerly the sole domain of small fan-made PC games) has fundamentally changed the way that publishers offer certain games for sale.…

Schafer Brands Kotick ‘A Dick’

As anyone who enjoys watching DVD commentaries and behind the scenes interviews knows, there is nothing more eye rolling than the ‘love-ins’ that get paraded in front of cameras…if you believe that the cast all loved one another and thought that the director was a…

Black Mirror II – Review

Black Mirror II – Review

After being left behind by the mainstream some years ago, the graphic adventure/point ‘n’ click genre endured, buoyed up by healthy, dedicated following and evolved into the self-sustaining creature it is today.  While a small number of popular franchise releases or the odd hit still…

Just Point And Click

Just Point And Click

Being a long-time PC gamer, I’ve played my share of PC games in the past, and then some.  By far the biggest collection of PC games I own are “point and clicks”, which to the uninitiated involve walking around, picking stuff up, solving puzzles, MacGyvering…