Study Shows Men Who Harass Women Online Are Losers; No One Surprised
A recent study has all but confirmed the bleeding obvious: men who abuse women online are literally losers. The study, conducted by Michael Kasumovic and Jeffrey Kuznekoff, from the University of New...
View ArticleDanganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Who amongst us can honestly say that they don’t enjoy a good murder mystery? From the ‘whodunnits’ of an Agatha Christy novel, to the ‘locked room’ mysteries of BBC’s Jonathan Creek – the murder...
View Article“Should You Be Getting OFF?”: Off review
Surrealism isn’t really something we see a lot of in mainstream gaming. It’s a pity, because I really adore surrealist art in other media, be it the works of David Lynch or the film clips for Tool...
View ArticlePokemon Go!
Pokemon GO! (Gotta catch ‘em all?) Nintendo seems to be making a big splash on the mobile gaming scene with one of its top grossing game series ‘Pokemon’. Making the move to mobile titles seems to be...
View Article“Adolescent-hunting horror”: a review of Until Dawn
It sure has been a big year for video games about teenagers. Since February we have been getting a steady stream of episodes of the high-school, time travel, mystery girl drama game, Life Is Strange....
View ArticleEB Expo 2015
Its that time of year again, with Pax Aus looming on the Melbourne horizon, Sydney has become the first stop for entertainment news. This weekend nerds have been flooding in from across the country to...
View ArticleSydney Comic-Con: unleash your inner geek!
Doctor Who’s sonic screwdriver (which doubles as a TV remote). Jon Snow’s sword from Game of Thrones. Katniss’s mockingjay pin from The Hunger Games. Dumbledore’s wand. Replicas of Dean’s beloved...
View ArticleWEAVE: a review
I am a long-time fan of short films. I remember a golden era growing up when, once a year, an Australian newspaper would include a DVD with all the finalist films from Tropfest Australia; the local...
View ArticleWargaming Labs: Jumping into the indie scene
Wargaming invests in the Indie market. If you were playing games back in the 90’s then the name “Wargaming” is probably familiar to you. The company produced much loved titles like, World of Tanks,...
View ArticleStop telling me I “don’t look like a gamer”.
I don’t feel comfortable. Maybe it’s my anxiety, but I’m not so sure. My palms are sweaty. My breathing escalates. I feel their eyes on me. You don’t belong here, they snicker. I pause. Well . . . Why...
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