ReviewBooks
Looking For Group by Alexis Hall (book review)
Alexis Hall is one of my favourite authors. His ‘Prosperity’ series is some of the best and weirdest steampunk I’ve ever read. He’s…
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Games
Computer and board games.
August 2016
July 2016
ReviewBooks
The Art Of Doom (book review)
Ahh, ‘Doom’! You think having children is responsible for sleepless nights? How about all-nighters blasting away on ‘Doom’ – the game that popularised…
ReviewGames
1979 Revolution: Black Friday – Original Video Game Soundtrack by Nima Fakhrara (MP3 review).
‘1979 Revolution: Black Friday’ is set in Tehran and you play a photojournalist who returns to Iran amid the bloody uprising against the…
April 2016
ReviewGames
Lego Marvel Avengers (PS4) (game review).
They say if it isn’t broken, then don’t fix it. That statement becomes a bit ironic when you apply it the Lego branded…
January 2016
ReviewBooks
Star Wars: Battlefront: Twilight Company by Alexander Freed (book review).
‘Star Wars: Battlefront’ has been a phenomenally successful game for Electronic Arts in conjunction with Dice and Lucasfilm. By the end of March…
October 2015
ReviewBooks
Slay The Dragon: Writing Great Video Games by Robert Denton Bryant & Keith Giglio (book review).
From the start, authors Robert Denton Bryant & Keith Giglio in their book ‘Slay The Dragon: Writing Great Video Games’ make the point…
August 2015
ReviewBooks
The Art Of Rocksteady’s Batman by Daniel Wallace (book review).
Although I’ve known of the recent Arkham Batman computer games, I’ve only recently picked up the ‘Arkham Origins’, which goes beyond the remit…
ReviewFantasy
City Under The Sand (The Abyssal Plague Prelude book 3) by Jeff Mariotte (book review).
http://www.Dungeons&Dragons.com‘City Under The Sand’ takes place in the Dark Sun setting, an interesting anomaly among the various ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ worlds. It’s a…
April 2015
ReviewGames
Ori And The Blind Forest by Gareth Coker (soundtrack review).
In recent years, soundtracks to video games have received a much greater level of attention from mainstream audiences, with titles like ‘Final Fantasy’,…
March 2015
ReviewScifi
Metal Gear Solid by Raymond Benson (book review).
The blurb on the front cover announces that ‘Metal Gear Solid’ is ‘The official novel of the thrilling Konami video game created by…
ReviewCons
PAX East 2015 (convention review).
The Penny Arcade Expo, usually abbreviated to PAX, now occurs four times a year across the globe. PAX Prime is held in Washington…
December 2014
ReviewBooks
The Art Of Alien: Isolation by Andy McVittie (book review).
I do think people will be interested in ‘The Art Of Alien: Isolation’ by Andy McVittie regardless of whether they are game players…