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No Politics in Video Games?

January 23, 2018by Nick the Gent 22 Comments

These days, politics is unavoidable. Take Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Folks, if you thought the latest entry in a Nazi-battling action series would be uncontroversial, then congratulations: you have […]

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Industry, Retro

Recommended Reads #2

November 21, 2016by Nick the Gent 2 Comments

Nintendo music at its calming best, life lessons from Assassin’s Creed, the role of memory in Dear Esther, and how retro can you go? Here are a few interesting reads […]

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Blogging

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Review

July 5, 2016by Nick the Gent 2 Comments

Take a look at the trailer for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed movie – all slick production design, overlaid with a pounding Kanye track. Then we’re thrown back to dusty 15th […]

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Action, Open World, Stealth

Everything Wrong with Open World Games

November 11, 2015by Nick the Gent 4 Comments

Fallout 4 – one of the year’s biggest games (in every sense) is out now: I shared the trailer with my significant other, who gently told me: “But… you’ll never […]

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Industry, Open World

The Ledge Grab: An Appreciation

August 2, 2014by Nick the Gent 1 Comment

How the Humble Handhold Changed Gaming Raiders of the Lost Ark opens with a famous set-piece – Indiana Jones escaping from an ancient Peruvian temple laden with booby traps, including […]

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Action, Platformer, Retro

Assassin’s Creed III: A Native American Revolution

February 9, 2014by Nick the Gent 3 Comments

How UbiSoft’s historical adventure shows the promise of the American Revolution When the setting of Assassin’s Creed III was announced it was met with some concern. Taking place before and […]

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Action, Open World, Stealth

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