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Focus Up! Improving Concentration in the Gaming Industry
Video games are a serious business. All over the world, more and more people are playing video games, to the point that some countries are creating their own national teams. There are also countless YouTubers who talk about video games…
Terror and Trauma in the Void | Dead Space 2 at 10
Two words: baby maggots. Maggots are already babies (OK larvae, sue me) so I can only be talking about one thing. A hideous combination of human babies and maggots. That explode. Say what you will about sequel slumps for any other game but…
A Push in the Right Direction: Baldur’s Gate III and the Art of the Shove
Shoving people is really fun. In video games that is. A lot of games give you the ability to knock your enemies back or even off a cliff. The Spartan Kick ability in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is the first time I remember the ability being…
HeadStuff Picks: The Best Games of 2020
What a year right? I feel like I say that every year when I'm putting together this list but man, what a year. Between plague, fire and tyranny it's been hard to find any joy in the real world. Which is why we retreated to games to worlds…
Our Work Is Not Yet Done: The State of Gaming in 2020
The global gaming industry was valued at $155 billion in 2020. That's more than the combined value of the TV, film and music industries. It's definitely an achievement but has it been worth it to get to the top of the entertainment…
A Lights, Camera, Action Button Christmas Special: The Grinch
Lights, Camera, Action Button! is a series exploring film-to-game adaptations in regard to their faithfulness, quality and value long after the original film may have passed into nostalgia. In this special Christmas edition Jack Ford looks…
Budget Gaming: How to Play Without Limits When Your Finances are Limited
If you are reading this, then you love playing video games. You also probably realize that the cost of gaming has been a bit out-of-hand as of late. The newest consoles will put you back at least $400, and games for those machines,…
Never Say Never Again: Bond is Back in Video Games
In a year that has consistently seemed like the death knell for Agent 007, the news that a new AAA James Bond videogame was on the way from a big name developer was like a torrent of sunshine cast down from the heavens, or a laser beaming…
Lights, Camera, Action Button! March of the Penguins
Lights, Camera, Action Button! is a series exploring film-to-game adaptations in regard to their faithfulness, quality and value long after the original film may have passed into nostalgia. In this edition Jack Ford looks at March of the…
HeadStuff Picks: The 8 Best Games of the 8th Generation
It feels like only yesterday when I realised I'd forgotten to pre-order the PlayStation 4 and had to wait a few months post-launch to grab one. The past doesn't repeat itself but it does rhyme and here I am again having forgotten to…