Games
First glance: World of Goo
The much-heralded World of Goo arrived on Steam yesterday and, as tends to be the case with me and quirky indie games, I simply couldn’t resist. Could it possibly live up to expectations? (more…)
Games
Annoying things in games: Part 1
Given the current gloomy state of the global economy, this week seems like as good as any in which to grumble. Without further ado, I therefore present five of the most irritating things to be found in games. (more…)
Games
Left 4 Dead brings story to multiplayer
As the November release of zombie co-op shooter Left 4 Dead creeps closer, Valve have released a 10-minute video analysing the game’s core design principles. (more…)
Games
Review: Bioshock
A few weeks ago I wrote about Bioshock‘s brilliant plot twist, at which time I had not yet completed the entire game. Now that I have done just that I can start to form an opinion of this unusual game. (more…)
Filmmaking
Busy busy busy
What a busy couple of weeks I’ve had! As part of a project we’re doing at FXhome some new promo footage was required, as the stuff we shot a couple of years ago wasn’t ideal and before that we hadn’t shot anything fresh for years. While Suzy did a good job on our little greenscreen shoot back in the day, all the shots were a bit disjointed and not very appropriate for the new project (which we’ll be revealing more about soon). (more…)
Games
Review: Multiwinia
The Multiwinians have arrived, delivering Introversion’s multiplayer sequel to their early classic Darwinia and their first game since 2006’s acclaimed DEFCON. (more…)
Games
The Witcher: now with more gesticulation
As mentioned a month-or-so ago, there’s an update to last year’s The Witcher on the way. But we’re not talking your normal minor bug fix. (more…)
Games
Bioshock: a twist of brilliance
While I don’t deliberately live (at least) six months in the past, it invariably seems to work out that way. Which brings me to Bioshock. (more…)
Games
Intro movies vs gameplay
Game presentation has rather suddenly reached an awkward point, leading to an uncomfortable dichotomy between pre-rendered ‘intro’ movies and actual gameplay. (more…)
Games
PG sexified and links fixed (oops)
Dave rather ambushed me on Sunday night with a completed CSS overhaul of Potential Gamer, the results of which are quite self-evident. He did quite an astounding job, especially given he’s currently still working with the standard WordPress.com. I’m currently investigating whether to switch to WordPress.org and pay for proper […]