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. […]
Features
This is where you’ll find all our written features such as opinions pieces and reviews
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 […]
Hands-on game previews: PAX East / EGX Rezzed 2019 – Part 2
Chris O’Regan takes us through some more of the games that he’s had hands on with at shows and events so far this year (in alphabetical order). Cosmo’s Quickstop Format(s): Windows PC Developer: Big Sir […]
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night – My coolest moments, part one
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 honestly didn’t know how to begin writing this article. […]
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Beer and Love and Robots: My time in VA-11 HALL-A. “The usual,” the gruff news editor tells me as he grabs a seat at my bar. I’m not sure he’s been here enough times for […]
Hands-on game previews: PAX East / EGX Rezzed 2019 – Part 1
Chris O’Regan takes us through some of the games that he’s had hands on with at shows and events so far this year (in alphabetical order). Alkimya: Memories of the Last Alchemist Format(s): Windows PC, […]
Watch Dogs 2, you’re pretty good
David Rushe looks at Ubisoft Montreal’s Watch Dogs 2 through the lens of Kojima Productions’ Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom […]
Resident Evil 2 (2019)
Jen Hawkins reviews Capcom’s ground up remake of the 1998 classic. Beware some spoilers if you are completely unfamiliar with Resident Evil 2. For me, Resident Evil 2 represents a new gold standard in both […]