Criticism of the presence of politics in videogames seems a bit bizarre. Did none of the complainers play Desert Strike when growing up? Or Civilisation? Or Theme Park? There remains, however, one complaint that seems like it may have some validity: Surely no one can Read More …
Ten years ago London, my home in pretty much every sense of the word you could possibly imagine, came under attack. Given the circumstances, I doubt anyone who was in the city on that day will ever forget what they were up to/who they were Read More …
I tend to steer clear from politics around here (unless it’s absolutely necessary,) but as things in the wider world are so terribly grim at the moment I thought I’d put together a little track to ‘celebrate’ the opening of parliament yesterday. It’s not often Read More …
I like Science, I like video games. Rarely, however, do I like the two together – and that’s certainly true of today’s “video games are harmful” story: Call of Duty will make you mentally ill. According to the news story: Researchers found that people who regularly played Read More …
Blimey, things got a bit heated over the weekend didn’t they? What with Zoe Quinn revealing the identity of the folks behind her harassment and the accompanying storm of FURY, etc. Interestingly, regardless of whether or not it was started by 4Channers, the #gamergate hash-tag, Read More …
Londoners! It has come to my attention that our candidates for the office of the mayor are all entirely unacceptable: Boris Johnson has entirely forgotten about his bold Bus-destroying agenda of 2008, Ken has pledged to take out just 8 of the big red monstrosities Read More …