Earlier this year, myself and the rest of the Gamely Giving team participated in a 72-hour stream with the aim of raising as much awareness and money as possible for the amazing SpecialEffect. This was the longest gaming marathon we’ve ever completed together and it was certainly an eye-opener. Not everything went according to plan and we definitely learnt a few new, tough lessons. That’s … Continue reading Gamely Giving: Ethan’s Mini Marathon
It’s Father’s Day on Sunday here in the UK, a weekend to spend some time with our dear old dads and show them a little appreciation. It’s my own dad’s birthday today too so it’s going to be a double-celebration – along with good excuses to eat plenty of cake. Fathers are easy to find within video games: when they’re not upsetting their kids or … Continue reading Bad dads of gaming
Earlier this year I wrote about the UK’s largest residential, non-profit anime and geek culture convention: Kitacon. Tim from GeekOut South-West first introduced me to it back in March 2014 when he was in Birmingham for the event and I was in town for a different show. After a few rounds of Cards Against Humanity with his friends, he snuck me into the Hilton Metropole … Continue reading Kitacon 2017: cosplay update
As part of the Charming and Open event ran on Adventure Rules at the end of April, I asked writer Ian to tell us about the place from a video game he’d most like to visit and what he’d do when he got there. There are so many great settings in games: the Mushroom Kingdom, Rapture and Mother’s Heart for example, the list is almost … Continue reading The Bunker in real life
At the end of last month, the lovely Ian over at Adventure Rules ran the first Charming and Open event. For an entire week he invited readers to ask him questions in connection with video games, tabletop games and blogging but there was one catch: in return, he could ask them a question of his choosing and both parties had to answer honestly! It was … Continue reading The real secret of Monkey Island
