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Have You Played: SSX Tricky

This article was done as part of The Yorker‘s Advent Calendar. I don’t like sport much. Or at all, really. Blame it on the cliché of being bad at football in primary school, getting stick for it, and the ensuing negative feedback …

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Sonic Generations – Gotta Follow My Rainbow

Back in the days of the Super Nintendo and Sega Mega Drive, the idea of ‘Mascot Platformers’ were incredibly popular. Mario and Sonic were the kings of the genre, and their success introduced many imitators; most of them nowhere near as popular. …

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Batman: Arkham City – Skyscrapers and Shark Bait

 This article can also be found at the Yorker.   It’s an easy sell to produce something ‘for the fans’. More so than just milking a character or series within video games, games about other ‘fandoms’ brings in consumers who wouldn’t otherwise …

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Film Review – Bad Teacher

This review can also be found at the Yorker (where it was uploaded ages ago, and I forgot to mirror it here…) I never go to the movies alone. The idea of sitting in a theatre – especially a near-empty theatre – …

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Summer Backlog: Kirby’s Epic Yarn

Woah, I’m behind on keeping this updated. This article can also be found at the Yorker. Kirby’s Epic Yarn was something of an experimental title, letting Nintendo take some different steps in how they designed their platforming titles. The entire game revolves …

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Games and Fan Participation

This article can also be found at the Yorker and PixelxCore.   Video games as a medium have an advantage other media very rarely get – fan participation. Every so often – and especially in the current age of gaming where developers …

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Summer Backlog: Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

    Sharing a similarity with films, video games that get enough sales in their initial release periods are almost guaranteed to see a sequel. Mainline developers that produce only standalone titles are few and far between. This can be attributed to …

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Summer Backlog: Bayonetta

I collect video games as a hobby; in a way, I do this more than actually play them. It’s a bad habit, but not one unique to me – you wouldn’t have to look far to find someone who hoards DVDs or …

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TETSUOOOOOOO! – AKIRA (HD Release)

AKIRA is one of those larger, iconic names of anime, for those in an interest in film, but with less knowledge Japanese animation. Aside from it, you’re most likely to hear about a Studio Ghibli work (Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle), or …

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Let’s Build a Computer!

Note: This article has been hosted at The Yorker in two parts. This version is edited to be a full piece, and be less specific to the Societies and shops in York. This version has also been mirrored on the VG Resource’s …

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