Jon Cheetham followed the trails of Sekiro and gained a deeper appreciation for the depth of From Software’s magical realism Sengoku masterpiece NB: Major story spoilers for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice follow From Software’s challenging, […]
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STONE
Not everyone drinks. I do. While I’ve definitely had my moments of overindulgence, though, I can’t say that I’ve ever had a ‘morning after’ that started with a missing person. Maybe that just means I’m […]
Come out to play: 1970s NYC gang culture and the origin of beat ‘em up iconography
When Technos brought their pioneering Yoshihisa Kishimoto designed 1986 beat ‘em up Nekketsu Koha Kunio-kun overseas, they changed its name to Renegade and altered the game’s graphics quite drastically, from representing a very local Japanese […]
Blog of the year 2019
It’s the end of another year and it is time for Klax. Oh, wait, that’s not right. Let’s try this again. It’s the end of the year, and I asked members of the Cane and […]
The sound of silence
When Michel Hazanavicius’ award-winning black and white silent film The Artist arrived in cinemas in 2011, audiences were captivated by this wordless wonder. The film’s protagonist, George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) the leading light in the […]
Jesse Faden, my mother, and the search for Control
Control opens with Jesse Faden entering the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC), a mysterious organization that she has a long history with. Her connection to this organization is significant, but the player is not quite […]
PAX West 2019
From 30th August 2019 through to 2nd September 2019 at the Washington State Convention Centre and Cane and Rinse hosts Ryan Hamann and Chris O’Regan attended the event, both of whom are veterans of it. […]
The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors
It can’t have escaped the attention of anyone reading this that modern spiritual successors to and reimaginings of vintage 80s and 90s titles are rather in vogue right now. The Ninja Saviors: Return of the […]
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night – My coolest moments, part two
This article goes into heavy spoiler territory for the game. If you haven’t experienced it yet, I highly, highly recommend you do so before continuing! I’m writing this hot on the heels of finishing Castlevania: […]
Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey
So get this, right? Apparently, Arthurian figures Sir Lancelot du Lac and sorceress Morgan le Fey were bound and made immortal by Merlin’s magic when he cursed the latter to eternal life in the form […]
Hands-on game previews: PAX East / EGX Rezzed 2019 – Part 3
Chris O’Regan takes us through a third cluster of games that he’s had hands on with at shows and events so far this year (in alphabetical order). Headliner: NoviNews Formats: Windows PC, Mac OS Developer: […]
Tetris: The Games People Play
Scott Buros reviews Box Brown‘s graphic novel that tells the tale of the world’s most popular video game. Forecasting the popularity of any piece of art seems impossible most of the time. Certainly Tetris inventor […]