A brief encounter with his school’s ZX81 at the tender age of 13 instantly sold Nick Bruty on computers. By the time he hit 15, Nick dreamed of being a professional games programmer. Although this dream would go unrealised, sprites the teenager produced for a demo coded by school friend David Quinn did help secure […]
Author: Masamune There’s a relatively new fanzine that’s gaining momentum all over the globe. It’s called HyperPlay RPG and it has a special focus on RPGs from the 4th and 5th generations of gaming. I purchased the 1st 3 issues of the fanzine, liked what I read and felt I … Continue reading
Author: Masamune There’s a relatively new fanzine that’s gaining momentum all over the globe. It’s called HyperPlay RPG and it has a special focus on RPGs from the 4th and 5th generations of gaming. I purchased the 1st 3 issues of the fanzine, liked what I read and felt I … Continue reading
Synaesthesia (n) [sĭn′ĭs-thē′zhə] 1. Sensory overlap whereby it is possible to experience stimuli through different sensations than usually expected, i.e.: the ability to hear colours or see sounds. 2. The core concept behind a cult Dreamcast shooter. 3. A long word that makes you sound smarter than you probably actually are. We’ll be mainly dealing […]
When you look at the Activision of today, with its yearly releases of popular franchises, it’s hard to imagine that it was once a thriving hotbed for innovation and creativity. Effectively the industry’s first ever third-party publisher, Activision was formed after a dispute between David Crane, Alan Miller, Bob Whitehead, Larry Kaplan and Atari’s CEO, […]
Big the Cat’s starring debut is going to be taking a bit longer to fish out. In an announcement released by Tails’ Channel, Big’s debut game has been delayed from it’s initial December release date. A statement regarding Big’s Big Fishing Adventure 3 / #BBFA3! pic.twitter.com/f9TQdmmVgE — Mannheimer @ MAGFest (@TailsChannel) December 30, 2016 For those not […]
2002 was a great year for games. The Playstation 2 was amassing more hits such as GTA Vice City, Final Fantasy 10 and as well as this the Xbox and GameCube games libraries were growing with some must own titles. With these games being almost 15 years old there are still some bargains to be found 2nd hand. Hopefully we […]
Richard and David Darling used to be everywhere: on television, the radio, in magazines and newspapers. They were young, ambitious and talented and as the faces of a new company operating in an exciting new industry, the media couldn’t get enough of them. With the help of their father, James, they had become the well-educated […]