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After an extended hiatus, Christopher Bell is back with our gaming retrospective column, proving that rumours of his demise have been greatly exaggerated. The same can’t be said for the residents of the Curien Mansion, however. It’s time to tak
After an extended break, our look at the world of video game culture is back! Kieran Mathers takes the new look Lara for a spin…This month saw the return of the venerable old lady of computer gaming. No, I don’t mean Samus from Metroid Prime.
Christopher Bell digs another gaming classic out of the archives…This month’s article looks at the cat-and-mouse espionage game inspired by a slapstick classic that originated in the pages of MAD Magazine. Welcome to the MAD-cap (see what I
Creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky… Our resident games expert Christopher Bell salvages another classic title from the scrap heap.After the comic fantasy of Monkey Island and Discworld, it’s time to look at the darker side of point-and-clic
Is there a sexual sickness at the heart of geek culture? Olivia squares up against the latest controversy, and the gloves are coming off… Recently I’ve been trying to write something on this Tropes vs Women in video games debate that’s being
In this month’s column, Christopher Bell revisits another comedy classic…I’ll start with a quick question: What do Doctor Who, Monty Python’s Flying Circus and Gavin & Stacy have in common (apart from the fact that they’re all well-known Brit
Cap’n Tightpants IS Nathan Drake. Almost.Video game movies have a terrible track record but, as the games get more cinematic, the movies should get better, right? Olivia Cottrell doesn’t think so…As a fan of video games, I’m often as
We’ve been promising you this for ages, and here it is at last – an in-depth discussion of the boy wizard. Our resident expert Sarah Burrow is joined by special guest Suzie Nockles (last heard in our Hunger Games episode) … Continue reading →
Welcome, ye scurvy landlubbers, to a rum-fuelled edition of Visual Memory! The grog isn’t strictly necessary, but it’s rather fitting for the game Christopher Bell has loaded into the cannons this month. Prepare to set sail for The Secret of
Can video games be good for the soul? In her ongoing examination of the state of gaming, Olivia Cottrell wonders if we couldn’t all do with a bit more soul…Video games and religion are not what you might call natural bedfellows. Even as games
Join Caleb Woodbridge, Sarah Burrow and – making his debut on the podcast – Kieran Mathers as they tackle George RR Martin’s epic fantasy sequence. After an in-depth discussion of the books, including their use of history and magic, the … Conti
Its cult following may be more famous than the game that spawned it but, as evidence of a Darkstalkers reboot continues to mount, Christopher Bell looks back to 1994 and the birth of Capcom’s original monster mash.As franchises go, Darkstalk
Welcome back to Random Encounter, the monthly digest of gaming’s hot topics. This month, Olivia Cottrell wants to know where all the good scripts have gone.Last week, I had a very strange moment. I was sitting in my living room, controller in
Sarah Burrow and special guests Suzie Nockles, Charlotte Marchant-Jones and Alex Gatherer discuss the new film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ book The Hunger Games! Join us as we compare the book and the film, and give you our thoughts on the c
Welcome to the latest Visual Memory, the monthly column exploring classic video games on extinct systems. This month, Christopher Bell thinks it’s time to re-assess a stone cold turkey… In a market saturated by cookie-cutter first person shoo
Welcome to the very first edition of Random Encounter. Running as a counterpoint to our retro games column Visual Memory, this new monthly feature tackles the issues facing gamers in the here-and-now. Podcaster, reviewer and hardcore gamer Ol
It’s time to ride to Camelot in our second podcast of the day… Caleb Woodbridge, Sarah Burrow and Olivia Cottrell discuss the fourth series of the BBC’s other big telefantasy success – Merlin. Does it pay to play fast and … Continue reading →
The Legend of Zelda celebrates its 26th anniversary next week but Christopher Bell is looking back, not forward, in the first edition of Visual Memory – a brand new monthly column exploring classic games on extinct systems…Legend has it that
The dust has settled, the hangovers faded and the cosplay has been packed away for another year. But was this year’s SFX Weekender – one of Britain’s biggest sci-fi and fantasy conventions – worth the trip?It’s safe to say that not everything
“The greatest danger in life is not taking the adventure…” The loudest man in sci-fi (or any other genre, for that matter) was guest of honour at last week’s SFX Weekender in North Wales. P.G. Bell was there to record the action and we’re ver
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