“Prepare for unforseen consequences.” In the last of our Half-Life series of podcasts, we review both Half-Life 2: Episode One and Episode Two. Beyond this […]
Cane and Rinse
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX – Cane and Rinse No.59
I’ve got all the patterns down, up until the ninth key… …I’ve got Speedy on my tail, and I know it’s either him or me. So […]
Binary Domain – Cane and Rinse No.58
“Am I the only one who understands the meaning of the word “covert?”” Thick-necked, wise-cracking future soldiers shooting the crap out of robots with big guns. […]
Cave Story – Cane and Rinse No.57
Doukutsu Monogatari The late 1990s: Inspired by a host of classic Japanese titles, printer operating systems programmer, Daisuke Amaya, has a dorm-mate teach him how to code […]
Half-Life 2 – Cane and Rinse No.56
“Rise and shine, Mr. Freeman. Rise and shine.” Some twenty years after defeating the Nihilanth on Xen, Dr. Gordon Freeman is brought out of stasis […]
Syndicate (2012) – Cane and Rinse No.55
“By 2069 the world will be controlled by giant mega-corporations called Syndicates.” They will vie for the minds of a populace helpless to escape their […]
Mickey and Donald’s Mega Drive trilogy – Cane and Rinse No.54
“Hurry! Before Mizrabel uses her powers of illusion to make herself look like Minnie, and make Minnie look evil like her.” Leon, Tony, Darren Gargette […]
Asura’s Wrath – Cane and Rinse No.53
“Stop praying. This is pathetic.” Asura’s Wrath doesn’t so much defy description as demand a lengthy one: The game, produced by CyberConnect2 (best known for […]
Half-Life – Cane and Rinse No.52
“Fascinating! I never suspected such things could be.” In 1996 Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington founded Valve Corporation. Employing a team plucked from the cream […]
Mirror’s Edge – Cane and Rinse No.51
It’s still alive, and cannot apologise: Mirror’s Edge We mantle into Volume Two by reflecting on the strange time of 2008, when Electronic Arts were […]
Borderlands – Cane and Rinse No.50
“C’mon everybody, check me out: I’m dancin’! I’m dancin!” Oh, there ain’t no rest for the wicked, money don’t grow on trees. I got bills […]
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Cane and Rinse No.49
We’ve finally reached the end (for now?) of our Metal Gear series retrospective. In the epic conclusion to our six part Metal Gear 25th Anniversary […]