Mom’s that Game
What do real gamer women look like? Well, they are like everyone else – just ordinary people. Some gamer girls are Frag Dolls, some are Professors and Teachers, others are Mothers. Here’s an excerpt from...
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Alan Wake is creepy, surreal and very cool
First impressions of Alan Wake are all in the positive – it definitely gets the thumbs up. Here’s an excerpt from my original article: So Alan Wake is a game about a writer (which I...
Lost Planet 2 – WTF is up with the Female Pirate’s?
Yay, I am really going to have fun running around in nappies and not much else in Lost Planet 2 – not. Here’s an excerpt from my article over at GC dot com: Unfortunately, my...
Bring back the Arcades
There’s a reason why they call it ‘Arcade Mode’: The arcade experience of playing a game like Streetfighter is very different to using a arcade stick and duking it out online with your friends. Online...
Halo: Reach Beta – first impressions are good
Today’s the day fellow Spartans – the beta for Halo:Reach is in full swing. Here’s what I had to say about first impressions of the beta: A simple game of CTF in Halo: Reach is...
Xenith @ GameCulture and the ECA
I just thought I would update my blog here so that everyone is in the know. I’ve been very privileged to be able to join the editorial team over at The ECA’s publication site - ...
Gamer lingo phrase of the week: “Nerd Rage”
As a gamer, I’d like to entertain the notion that we’ve evolved as a demographic of society. But every now and then I hear things or experience things online that make me think a little...
What’s the big deal about sig files?
Sig files or ‘signature’ files are a serious aspect of a gamer’s personality. Most forums these days allow their users to create their own sig files so their posts are easily identified. Some of these...
Mass Effect 2 will pwn all
As you can tell, I am all over Mass Effect 2 and I am happy to announce that if you’re an ME fan you will ABSOLUTELY love what is coming. ME2 doesn’t release in New...
Days when Aion is the shiz!
OK so I might seem a little hypocritical by posting this today after all the whining I did earlier about my lack of enjoyment playing Aion. But just like the weather, I can change my...
