One day, I’ll be getting an Xbox One. But not for quite a while. Continue reading
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GTA: Courting Controversy, But Only The Right Kind
The GTA series has always courted controversy, but I think Rockstar backed off in one area it had the power to change. Continue reading
Spelunky: To Hell in Under 7 Minutes, Or Your Pizza’s Free
A video of someone else doing stuff in Spelunky that I can only dream about. Continue reading
OUYA: How Not To Communicate
Since its very successful Kickstarter, OUYA has done a great job making itself look terrible. Continue reading
Saints Row IV and an Incomplete History of Rectum-Oriented Weapons in Video Games
I’m perfectly happy with the Australian Classification Board blocking the sale of a game that lets players sexually assault in game characters. Continue reading
Kickstander: A Bad Week for Kickstarter
Kickstarter / crowdfunding has had a bad few days, with fraud, sexism and lack of delivery on very public display. Continue reading
Are Day 1 Game Reviews Positively Biased? Short Answer: Yes
How often does the launch review differ from the reviews that are written later? It seems quite often and in favour of the game being reviewed… Continue reading
How Different is Metacritic’s Metascore From A Title’s Unweighted Review Score Average?
To my knowledge, no-one has publicly looked at how much Metacritic’s weighting practises influence its metascore versus just taking an unweighted average of the same figures. So I did. Continue reading
My Building Sense of Disappointment About Bioshock: Infinite
I really wanted to love Bioshock: Infinite. Sadly, I didn’t. Here’s why.
***SPOILERS*** FOR THE NARRATIVE OF BIOSHOCK INFINITE. AND BIOSHOCK. AND BIOSHOCK 2. Continue reading
Bioshock: Infinite – My Reaction To The Ending In A Single Image ***SPOILER***
It’s one image and yeah, it’s a ***SPOILER***. Continue reading
World Class Villains 