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ROAD TRIP! The posts in this category are about the UK’s gaming expos I’ve visited and the games I’ve discovered there, along with events such as the annual GameBlast streaming marathon.
Tomorrow is International Friendship Day. It’s a chance for us to appreciate the positive effect our friends have had on our lives and show them how thankful we are, as … Continue Reading Friends who would be video game heroes
With gaming expos being impossible this year due to COVID-19, we’ve seen an increase in the number of digital events lately. I might be feeling drained by them but I’ve … Continue Reading Steam Game Festival Summer 2020 Edition: a round-up
The lockdown may have meant we’ve had isolate ourselves over the past few months, but that doesn’t mean we can’t socialise. Put on your best frock and dancing shoes, grab … Continue Reading Gamers’ blog party: summer 2020 invitation
Update at 10:10 BST on Monday, 22 June 2020: The Great Blog Crawl 2020 is back! From Friday, 26 June 2020, we’ll be visiting the questions for anyone who didn’t … Continue Reading <em>The Great Blog Crawl 2020</em>: drinks menu
With the cancellation of many gaming events this year, online expos have become the new hot thing. First we had the spring edition of the Steam Game Festival in March … Continue Reading Digital Dragons Indie Celebration 2020: a round-up
Update at 10:10 BST on Monday, 22 June 2020: The Great Blog Crawl 2020 is back! From Friday, 26 June 2020, we’ll be visiting the questions for anyone who didn’t … Continue Reading <em>The Great Blog Crawl 2020</em>
What’s this: another detective game? After making pledges to the crowdfunding campaigns for two upcoming titles last month and then being interested by another during an online event a couple … Continue Reading LudoNarraCon 2020: <em>Ring of Fire</em>
There’s clearly something about detective games that we love. Since attending EGX Rezzed in April 2018 and noticing a few titles of this type on display, there has been an … Continue Reading LudoNarraCon 2020: <em>The Flower Collectors</em>
If you’ve ever tuned into any of our GameBlast charity streams over the years, you’ll know just how bad I am at platformers. It’s not a genre I turn to … Continue Reading LudoNarraCon 2020: <em>Lost Words: Beyond the Page</em>
Although I’m happy to watch my other-half play horror games, you’ll rarely find me on the controls. I have no problem admitting that I’m a complete coward: an overactive imagination … Continue Reading LudoNarraCon 2020: <em>Beyond the Veil</em>
Although we’ve missed out on several expos this year so far thanks to COVID-19, gaming events are continuing online. The spring 2020 edition of the Steam Game Festival took place … Continue Reading LudoNarraCon 2020: a round-up
With COVID-19 having a huge impact on the world right now, many expos over the next few months have been postponed or cancelled. MCM Comic Con has been pushed back … Continue Reading Steam Game Festival Spring 2020 Edition: a round-up
EGX Rezzed usually takes place in either March or April each year. Thousands of gamers hit the rooms at the Tobacco Dock in London to play video games all weekend … Continue Reading EGX Rezzed 2020: a virtual round-up
The London Gaming Market takes place every four months at the Royal National Hotel in Russell Square, London. I last attended in July 2019 and managed to find copies of … Continue Reading London Gaming Market March 2020: a virtual round-up
Easter is only a few weeks away and anticipation for chocolate and cute furry animals is in the air. So put on your best frock and dancing shoes, grab your … Continue Reading Gamers’ blog party: spring 2020 invitation
That’s it: GameBlast20 is officially done. The weekend just done saw hundreds of gamers all over the UK come together through extended streaming sessions to raise as much funds and … Continue Reading GameBlast20: lessons learnt
