A Room, an idea, an implicit story Apr08

A Room, an idea, an implicit story

Putting the argument to bed.

Thatcher’s Britain Apr08

Thatcher’s Bri...

How do I hate you? Let me list the ways.

End of the Road: Grand Theft Auto V Mar15

End of the Road: Gra...

More Marx21 wittering, this time in print form as well as tiny electric imps living in wires.

Circles in the Sky Dec04

Circles in the Sky

Part three of my Mythos cycle brings it all crashing down.

We are the Hollow Men Dec01

We are the Hollow Me...

Part two of my Cthulthu Mythos dabbling takes a darker turn.

The Sounds of Science Nov29

The Sounds of Science

Part one of a Cthulthu Mythos story cycle I wrote at university

Liveblogging the f**ck out of Curiosity Nov07

Liveblogging the f**...

Wherein I excercise my critical faculties.

Crossing the Rubicon: Spec Ops The Line Oct17

Crossing the Rubicon...

Spec Ops: The Line considered as an ideological intervention in the struggle for gaming’s soul. First published in Marx21.

How to download and install Steam Big Picture Mode Sep13

How to download and install Steam Big Picture Mode

Take a look at Valve’s audacious attempt to bring the best of PC gaming to the living room big screen.

Silicon Ghosts: No games industry in Scotland Sep10

Silicon Ghosts: No g...

Hey, work in the games industry in Scotland? How about a study games-related subject? According to DC Research, operating under the auspices of Creative Scotland and Scottish Enterprise, you probably don’t exist, and if you do, your work certainly isn’t worth anything.

Dragonborn of all nations unite: Skyrim, choice and capitalism Sep07

Dragonborn of all na...

Politics in games — a crude caricature, or a reflection of the dire state of the world around us? Paul Walker shares his thoughts.

Why the Xbox Live app for Android sucks Jun14

Why the Xbox Live ap...

Just downloaded the Xbox Live app for Android, and there were a few annoying things about...

Good writing in games is not optional Jun14

Good writing in game...

Plot and structure is a key way that I relate to games, and if I’m being constantly let down in that area, I’m not going to let my expectations shrivel up and drop off. I’m going to keep shouting about it. We get the games that we deserve, and I think we deserve better.

In which I attempt to liveblog the Microsoft E3 conference, and fail Jun06

In which I attempt t...

Not my finest hour, I admit.