Ryse: Playing With History
In a medium where anything is possible, why do we rarely play with those pinnacle events from our past? Why do I play video games? One word: escapism. By escapism, I […]
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Are you experiencing Titanfall issues?
For some, this has been less a Titanfall, and more a Titan-stumble! The moment has arrived. Heralded as the true beginning of Next-Gen, Titanfall, the Xbox and PC exclusive, is […]
Comparative Studies in Beerology – Wellington’s Terrestrial vs. (Extra) Terrestrial IBA
It is a Sunday afternoon. I sit on the couch with a bowl of popcorn in my lap. It is 3pm and I am watching World War Z on Netflix. […]
Short Film Friday: Cyanide and Happiness (Produced by Explosm)
So normally for Short Film Friday we like to highlight some of your more hoity-toity fare. We try and sound all artsy, like we “get” this under-appreciated medium and are […]
Is this hoverboard video real?
In what is obviously a clever piece of viral marketing or epic trolling, the internet is erupting in enthusiasm for what looks to be the first working hoverboard produced by […]
And the Oscar goes to… 2014 Edition
The Selfie That Killed Twitter Not every joke worked, but what was great about this years Oscars was just how much we were able to see the stars of Hollywood […]
What is Lost When Studios Close or Restructure
Layoffs in the games industry are nothing new. That doesn’t make their sting any less painful. It has been a hard few weeks for the game developing community. Last week, […]
Short Film Friday: Fallin’ Floyd (Dir: Albert ‘t Hooft & Paco Vink, Anikey Studios)
At first blush, Fallin’ Floyd looks to be a beautiful Disney-esque animated romp through the streets of an unnamed European city, following the escapades of a young go-getter of a […]
Short Film Friday: 43,000 Feet (Dir.: Campbell Hooper)
This week’s SFF has me facing one of my worst possible fears. Brought to us by the people at Special Problems, a ‘multi-disciplinary studio’ that creates music videos, commercials and […]
Review: Deck Around
We are living in a new world. The old established champions of the table top (your Milton Bradleys and your Parker Brothers) are being supplanted by a new guard of […]
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