Want to be able to play as a female character in an endless runner? Prepare to pay up… Continue reading
Video Games as Commodities, or Victory Through Patience
When scarcity doesn’t exist and discounting rules the market, the longer you wait the better off you are. Continue reading
Ethics in Games Journalism: Access Journalism versus Accountability Journalism
There’s two types of journalism – access journalism and accountability journalism. People say they want the latter, but seem pretty happy most of the time with the former… Continue reading
Ethics in Games Journalism: Sunless Sea and The Employment of Games Journalists
Should game sites review, or even feature, any game that their paid contributors have been involved in? Continue reading
How Much For Ze Little Girl?: Women as DLC
If you want to play as a female character, you often have to wait and / or pay for the opportunity. Continue reading
Three Decades of Monty Mole
2015 marks 30 years since the release of Monty on the Run, Monty Mole’s strongest video game outing. Here’s a recap of an early gaming character you probably haven’t heard of before… Continue reading
Ethics in Gaming Journalism and Sir, You Are Being Hunted
When a games journalist uses his games site to raise money for his game development, the ethics of it should be looked at closely. Continue reading
A Short History Of Players Versus Gaming Journalists
Players and games journalists are natural enemies, forced to live together in a land that time forgot… Continue reading
PAX Aus: The Games! The Games!
A look back at the games I played during PAXAus. Continue reading
PAX Aus: PAX Among (Wo)Men, Goodwill To Most
My personal take on Penny Arcade Australia 2014. Continue reading
