Games and grieving
We’re all aware of how video games are negatively perceived sometimes: as a bunch of meaningless pixels which do nothing but encourage violence and addiction. But for every politician, media … Continue Reading Games and grieving
Rezzed 2018: the trouble with narrative games
Earlier this week, I picked up on the increase in the number of narrative games on display at Rezzed this year. The ‘detective’ theme seemed to be popular also, with … Continue Reading Rezzed 2018: the trouble with narrative games
Rezzed 2018: playing detective
While at the Rezzed expo recently, my other-half pointed out how many more narrative games were on offer than in previous years. It’s one of the highlights I mentioned on … Continue Reading Rezzed 2018: playing detective
Rezzed 2018: the Schafer experiment
Anybody who visits the blog regularly will know how attached I am to the Monkey Island series, and how much of an impact it has had on me as a … Continue Reading Rezzed 2018: the Schafer experiment
Rezzed 2018: Steel Rats
My stepson Ethan has a habit of making a new friend wherever we go. For example, at last year’s Rezzed event he made an impression on Other Ocean’s Marketing & … Continue Reading Rezzed 2018: <em>Steel Rats</em>
Rezzed 2018: a round-up
This past weekend saw us attending 2018’s Rezzed expo in London. Thousands of gamers hit the rooms of the beautiful Tobacco Dock to get their hands on over 200 playable … Continue Reading Rezzed 2018: a round-up
Zombies? Snow problem! (a QotM answer)
April’s Question of the Month is brought to you by Nathan from Hurricane thought process: occasional blogger, good friend and one of the funniest people I’ve ever had the pleasure … Continue Reading Zombies? Snow problem! (a <em>QotM</em> answer)
Rezzed 2018: the fun starts today
This morning sees the start of 2018’s Rezzed. Advertised as London’s premier games event, the expo is hosted by the team behind EGX and features many playable pre-release games on … Continue Reading Rezzed 2018: the fun starts today
A small Games World
Any gamer who grew up during the 1990s is likely to remember GamesMaster with a burst of nostalgia. This was the first UK show dedicated to video games and was … Continue Reading A small <em>Games World</em>
GameBlast18: lessons learnt
That’s it: GameBlast18 is officially done. This weekend just gone saw myself, Pete, Ben and Nathan playing video games continuously for 24-hours with the aim of raising as much money … Continue Reading GameBlast18: lessons learnt
GameBlast18: we’re live!
Join us as we take on 24-hours of gaming to raise as much funding and awareness as possible for SpecialEffect. This amazing UK-based charity puts fun and inclusion back into … Continue Reading GameBlast18: we’re live!
Gamers’ guide to London
There’s less than a week to go until my favourite event in the gaming calendar: Rezzed. I’ve been to each one since 2013 and the thing I love most about … Continue Reading Gamers’ guide to London
Editorial: April 2018
Spring has sprung Welcome to April’s editorial for 2018, where we’re meant to be celebrating the start of spring and are instead shivering in the snow! Let’s take a look … Continue Reading Editorial: April 2018
Play Minecraft, raise money for charity
Anyone who visits Later Levels regularly will know I like to do my bit for charity. I’ve backed SpecialEffect since meeting their team at the EGX event in 2013 and … Continue Reading Play <em>Minecraft</em>, raise money for charity
Question of the Month: April 2018 edition
It’s time for a new Question of the Month, one which will see us attempt to answer a quandary that has been puzzling the gaming community since they first realised … Continue Reading <em>Question of the Month</em>: April 2018 edition
