Ronan de Caste’s magnum opus has been a long time coming: formed right at the epicentre of pop-media nostalgia for the second millennium, when gross-out cartoons, action-platforming games and crude digital art programs collided in the minds of impressionable young schoolkids all across western civilisation. …

Not even Jessica Curry could save this one. I am no stranger to live video game symphonies; I remember frequenting shows like ‘Video Games Live!’ during my teenage years with father and brother in tow. These would often involve audience participation, complimentary video projections and walk-on guest appearances. …

Okay, so this one got pretty long. Before it goes any further, I want to add a few disclaimers for fans of Banjo-Kazooie who might be reading this: FIRST POINT: I have been a fan of the Banjo-Kazooie games from a very young age. I played the first game on…

Observing the storytelling ghosts of game industry’s past DISCLAIMER This dissertation was uploaded to Open Thesis following its submission to London South Bank University as part of my final year assessment in June 2016. Due to linking issues, the full text has been published and uploaded here as close as…

So Alice got up and ran off, thinking while she ran, as well she might, what a wonderful dream it had been. For anyone familiar with the classic book ‘Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland’ and read of all the strange, bewildering and more than slightly intense things that the titular heroine…

Adios Final Trailer — YouTube It’s often difficult for some to to imagine themselves in another person’s shoes for even a few moments. It’s another thing entirely to peer directly into their mind and shoulder the heavy burdens they carry on the last day of their life. Such is the…

I was really looking forward to this one, folks. Like, REALLY really looking forward to it. All the other games that some others have been looking forward to like Spider-Man, Demon’s Souls or even Bugsnax on launch day? Eh, take it or leave it. But Destruction AllStars? This was my…