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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.
Christmas is less than two weeks away, anticipation is in the air and everyone is getting into the party mood. So put on your best frock and dancing shoes, grab … Continue Reading Gamers blog party: winter 2019 invitation
Here’s the latest update on our 50-day challenge for GameBlast20, an event starting on Sunday, 05 January 2020 which aims to raise funds and awareness for SpecialEffect. This amazing charity … Continue Reading GameBlast20: GIFs and games galore
Over the past few years, representation in video games has been a big subject. We no longer want muscly men saving the world and princesses waiting in castles to be … Continue Reading AdventureX 2019: stereotypes and not being 100%
I had the pleasure of seeing Dave Gilbert speak for the first time at Rezzed in April this year. When asked how he felt about mainstream distribution platforms showing less … Continue Reading AdventureX 2019: changing your mind isn’t giving up
I adore the adventure genre in all its formats. From falling in love with the classic point-and-clicks and playing text games as a child, to finding visual novels and getting … Continue Reading AdventureX 2019: a round-up
Here’s the latest update on our 50-day challenge for GameBlast20, an event starting on Sunday, 05 January 2020 which aims to raise funds and awareness for SpecialEffect. This amazing charity … Continue Reading GameBlast20: game suggestions needed
Playing Until Dawn with the help of those watching was one of the highlights of our 24-hour stream for GameBlast back in February. We decided to schedule another stream for … Continue Reading <em>Until Dawn</em>: community choice stream
So many people want to be creators. Whether that involves publishing regular videos on YouTube, hosting daily streams on Twitch or even making the next ‘indie darling’ video game, a … Continue Reading EGX 2019: the trouble with creators
One of my highlights at EGX in 2017 was Falling Sky. Under development by Jonathan Nielssen and a small team, this narrative title was the result of eight months’ hard … Continue Reading EGX 2019: <em>SNOW</em>
The first time I heard about Röki was in a post about supporting originality over on Rendermonkee in January. I’d had several conversations about the adventure genre previously with this … Continue Reading EGX 2019: <em>Röki</em>
It’s hard to believe that Beneath a Steel Sky was released 25-years ago. After Revolution Games co-founder Charles Cecil approached comic book artist Dave Gibbons, they created this point-and-click adventure … Continue Reading EGX 2019: <em>Beyond a Steel Sky</em>
And that’s EGX done for another year. Rather than being at the NEC Birmingham, this time the event had moved to ExCeL London so thousands of gamers hit the capital … Continue Reading EGX 2019: a round-up
Here’s the latest update on our 50-day challenge for GameBlast20, an event starting on Sunday, 05 January 2020 which aims to raise funds and awareness for SpecialEffect. This amazing charity … Continue Reading GameBlast20: practice makes perfect
My fondness for escape rooms shows no signs of stopping. I recently completed my sixth this year and it was my proudest achievement so far: we escaped with around 13 … Continue Reading London: the HiddenCity
Welcome back! Presumably you’ve just changed channels after watching the first half of the third episode of our unofficial commentary couch for 2019’s Blogger Blitz, but if not then please … Continue Reading Big-Up the <em>Blitz</em>: episode 3-and-a-bit
Autumn officially starts this month so that means colder days, longer nights and preparations for Halloween and Christmas! But before we get wrapped up in cosy blankets, it’s time for … Continue Reading Gamers blog party: autumn 2019 invitation
