When scarcity doesn’t exist and discounting rules the market, the longer you wait the better off you are. Continue reading
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A Short History Of Players Versus Gaming Journalists
Players and games journalists are natural enemies, forced to live together in a land that time forgot… Continue reading
PAX Aus: The Games! The Games!
A look back at the games I played during PAXAus. Continue reading
PAX Aus: PAX Among (Wo)Men, Goodwill To Most
My personal take on Penny Arcade Australia 2014. Continue reading
PAX Aus Recap: Prologue – GameStart Your Engines
I’m starting my recap of PAXAus not at PAXAus, but at Singapore’s GameStart. Because I’m fickle like that. Continue reading
Assassin’s Creed 3: World’s Tamest Detective
Not all quests are created equal – some have you fighting the Templars to better humankind, some have you looking through the trash. Continue reading
GamerGate: It’s All About Zoe Quinn
A look at trending issues around GamerGate. SPOILER: Zoe Quinn is the focus, not gaming journalism. Continue reading
Seven Questions for Every Video Game Kickstarter
I recently read an article from the developer of one unreleased Kickstarted video game pointing out the flaws of other failed Kickstarted video games and saw an interesting discrepancy. The Kickstarter page listed 10 developers working on the project, while the article author indicated that “just two programmers and one part-time artist” worked on getting … Continue reading
A Man Walks Into A (Mana) Bar…
It’s of concern when the most entertainment I got from my time at the Melbourne Mana Bar was by myself in the toilets. Continue reading
The Trade-Off For Female Pro-Gaming: Visibility versus Meritocracy
I want to see equitable treatment of men and women in the gaming scene. Unfortunately I don’t think puting male and female pro-gamers in the same open-for-all tournament structure is going to help achieve this. Continue reading
World Class Villains 