in depth
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The Fall of Rise of the Robots
9Rise of the Robots tainted nearly everything it touched. This absolute car crash of a beat ‘em up ruined many a Christmas, as kids who’d looked forward to it all year, whipped into a froth by breathless magazine coverage, fired up the game on a snowy morning only to discover… it was awful. The game…
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In Close to the Sun, Curiosity Matters More Than Combat
Whether you want to refer to them as walking simulators or first-person narrative adventures, I’ve come to appreciate the slower paced nature of experiences like What Remains of Edith Finch and Firewatch this generation – especially when compared to the ‘spectacle’ other games seek to provide by thinking that bigger is better.
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A Parliamentary Committee ‘Grilled’ EA and Epic Reps Badly
This morning Australian time, representatives of Electronic Arts and Epic Games gave evidence to the British Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee. It was something of a spectacle, not least for exposing once again how woefully unprepared politicians are for this conversation.
