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Features
This is where you’ll find all our written features such as opinions pieces and reviews
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]