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Finally for this glut of blog posts, I was among the writers who contributed to PlayDevil’s Game of the Year 2010. Click below to see which five I selected, with a little blurb to explain…

Despite the curious title, this isn’t some kind of bizarre sex game, but the latest computerised offering from Ron Gilbert - of Monkey Island and general LucasArts fame. In the much-aped…

Twisted Pixel have just announced Ms. ‘Splosion Man, a sequel to their debut XBLA title, ‘Splosion Man. Sandwiched between the two combustibles is Comic Jumper, a sidescrolling shooter…

Over at the mighty Kotaku, an editorial of mine has been posted on the subject of sex in video games. More specifically, the way in which video games that attempt emotional narratives often…

This is a game that makes me happy to be living in 2010. A world in which indie developers can invent a ridiculous piece of entertainment and have it distributed on a major console…

I must offer you my sincerest and most apologetic apologies, oh follower(s). I prostrate myself at your sweet-smelling feet, writhing around in the dust making a face-down snow angel. I’ve…

I’m now writing video game reviews for PlayDevil.com. Getting a regular game writing gig is something I’ve wanted to do for a while, so I’m glad to have been given this opportunity. Here’s…

Next up for PlayDevil is this review of Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter. The Serious Sam games are a turn-of-the-century love letter to the first person shooters of the mid-nineties….

This film did really strange things to my head. I’m not exaggerating when I say that I felt messed up for the whole evening after watching it. It’s a quality piece of cinema, but not a…

Chances are you might have heard about Joaquin Phoenix’s high-profile retirement from acting in 2008. The two-time Academy nominee quit the profession to embark upon a career as a hip-hop…