RETROSPECTIVE: 'BioShock 2'

Along with Citizen Kane, BioShock was top on my list of stories that would only be undermined with a sequel. It would be a third arm sown on. A third arm that couldn't actually move and therefore adds nothing other than complete revulsion.

RETROSPECTIVE: 'BioShock'

Bioshock is a game about a faceless, nameless, voiceless protagonist who journeys somewhere beyond the sea. Specifically: Rapture, a city underwater. It quickly turns out that things have gone horribly wrong here, as the city has been ruined by people injecting themselves with magical powers - causing them to go insane (you, however, remain fine)

RETROSPECTIVE: 'Half Life: Opposing Force' AND 'Half Life: Blue Shift'

As we previously established, Half Life was a genre-defining game. Not quite a masterpiece, but one that needs to be remembered for what it achieved and what modern gaming still needs to catch up on. Despite the game ending on an open note, many were pleasantly surprised that Half Life became a franchise. And it started with two expansion packs. 

RETROSPECTIVE: 'Star Wars Battlefront II'

Happy May 4^th! If you don’t know why you should celebrate May 4^th then congratulations on living an active and fulfilling life. Also, the thing I’m talking about is probably a clue…

REVIEW: 'Spec Ops: The Line'

So I'm a bit late to the party. The hype for this game has been and gone - but I honestly prefer it that way since it allows me to look upon a work with a more open perspective. I'm not playing the game because I've been told it's incredible, I'm playing it because people told me it's incredible two years ago but have since jumped onto the next hype-train.

ARTICLE: Why 'Pay-to-Mod' is a Disaster

If you don't know, Valve recently - with little fanfare - added a paywall to the Steam Workshop, meaning there are certain mods you now have to pay for to use. Whilst it currently only applies to Skyrim, a game I've only recently started playing because I live under a rock on Mars, fans are already signing petitions asking for this feature to be removed.

REVIEW: 'Westerado: Double Barreled'

Lets face it: the Wild West is awesome. Alongside Feudal Japan, it's a setting that's just so effortlessly cool whether it's given the highbrow or the lowbrow touch. You simply cannot lose. Take any famously bad story, relocate it to the deep south circa 1880-1910 and it automatically has one redeemable trait.