Since its very successful Kickstarter, OUYA has done a great job making itself look terrible. Continue reading
City of Heroes / Villains: An Addendum of Sorts
One of the major criticisms thrown against NCsoft’s handling of CoH/V’s closure was that they shut the game down quickly, with no real attempt to find a purchaser. However, that doesn’t appear to be quite true… Continue reading
Blog Quiet On Account of Something Something
I’ve meant to blog. I really have. But, y’know, stuff.
STUFF. Continue reading
Kinect: One Track Mind
My Kinect has a dirty mind. Continue reading
The Anita Sarkeesian Troll Bingo Card
It’s a game that no-one should play. Continue reading
Kickstander: The Doom That Came To Kickstarter, And The Transference of Risk
Board game Kickstarter success The Doom That Came To Atlantic City raised nearly four times its financial goal, but has been cancelled after all the money was spent. It certainly seems that a lot of backers don’t recognise how crowdfunding transfers around the financial risk inherent with developing a game. Continue reading
In Defence of Metacritic for Video Games
Metacritic attracts a lot of criticism from various sources. How valid are those criticisms and why does Metacritic end up having so much apparent market power? 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
This Is Your Console; Her Name Is Charlene
Can we please move past comparing video game experiences to having relationships, a specific gender and even having sex? Continue reading
World Class Villains 