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 in my round-up post published this week: it’s this kind of title which usually appeals to me the most, and I came away from the Tobacco Dock adding more upcoming projects to my wishlist than … Continue reading Rezzed 2018: playing detective
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 gamer. The original instalment was the first game I played on my beloved Amiga 500 as a kid back in the early 1990s and this was the title that sealed my fate as an adventure … Continue reading Rezzed 2018: the Schafer experiment
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 & Consumer Sales Manager Gillian Hickman after queuing up to play Giant Cop three times. Then at the PC Gamer Weekender back in February, the guys from Muse Games chatted away to him for ages when … Continue reading Rezzed 2018: Steel Rats
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 titles and meet their creators on the show floor, as well as attend developer sessions by some well-known designers and find out how to get a job in games at the GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair. In … Continue reading Rezzed 2018: a round-up
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 both PC and console, with a strong focus on indie titles. Developer sessions by well-known designers give attendees the opportunity to find out more about their projects, and creators are happy to answer questions out … Continue reading Rezzed 2018: the fun starts today
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 and awareness as possible for the amazing charity that is SpecialEffect. A huge thank you to everyone who gave us their support, donated towards the cause and stopped by to say hello while we were … Continue reading GameBlast18: lessons learnt
