“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 […]
Cane and Rinse
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 […]
Darksiders – Cane and Rinse No.48
“You can look me in the eye when I kill you.” Melding the comic book stylings of Joe Madureira with Hebrew mythology while lifting structure […]
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP – Cane and Rinse No.47
Superbrothers: A tale of Sword & Sworcery, eternally retold Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is a collaboration between designer Craig Adams, developer Capybara and musician […]
Max Payne / The Fall of Max Payne – Cane and Rinse No.46
“I don’t know about angels, but it’s fear that gives men wings.” Leon, Tony, James and Karl slo-mo dive – sideways – into their recording […]
Rhythm Heaven series – Cane and Rinse No.45
“Don’t get your hopes up… Not all humans… look as good as me!” Leon, Tony, Darren Gargette and Josh review Nintendo Software Planning and Development’s […]
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker – Cane and Rinse No.44
“We abandoned our countries. Nothing more.” In the penultimate of our six Metal Gear 25th anniversary specials, Leon, Tony, James and Paul Rooney of Ready-Up […]
Kirby’s Epic Yarn – Cane and Rinse No.43
Cute and fluffy: that’s the team talking Kirby’s Epic Yarn. Leon, Tony, Darren Gargette and James get cute with Kirby’s Epic Yarn. HAL Laboratories’ pink […]