Geek Overture

Has it only been three weeks? Like a Falmer emerging from the glowering depths of his subterranean hovel to find his eyes grown milky and his humanity (elfmanity) all but blown away by the fresh mountain breeze, I’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time on Skyrim. It has made an impact on the world [...]

Skyrim finally arrived on Friday, 11/11/11, and I am willing to bet that there are numerous people who have yet to switch the game off. This game will cost you friends and any kind of social life you may have built up over the years. I must be honest that I am not the biggest [...]

It’s a mere seventeen days until the biggest day of the gaming year. Now, I have a confession. A couple of years ago I came out of university fresh-faced and penniless to some inconsistent and part-time work. Console ownership was out of the question and gaming relied on the generosity of friends and more easily-manipulated [...]

For your afternoon pleasure here are five things that make me happy inside to be a tiny cog in the great difference engine powering the odd little world of video games and mixed metaphors. Exhibit A – Lego Gears of War There is no franchise quite so overinflated either in tone or physique as the [...]

Long Live Play Trailer – Michael To coincide with a price drop on their PS3 consoles, Sony has made an amazing video featuring some of the most popular characters from long running game franchises including Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII, Nathan Drake from Uncharted, Sackboy from Little Big Planet, Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid, [...]

As we all know, dragons are pretty much the most badass thing humans ever hunted into extinction and then made awesome stories about centuries later.