I recently joined the 21st century by finally purchasing a tablet. I previously felt I had no reason to – I use my laptop for typing, and I’m not one to lay in bed with a TV show playing on my chest. Now that I actually have one, I have been sucked in completely after […]
The concept of Duke Nukem saving Christmas has a lot of potential, as the core ethos of both couldn’t be further apart. This is also, surprisingly, one of the most fully developed Christmas-themed add-ons for any game, with most other attempts relegated to a handful of free and/or bonus levels. Unfortunately, this is also easily […]
Recently I was contacted by Read Only Memory about their new project entitled “SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works”, which is a brand new coffee-table style book featuring the graphics and the history of the Megadrive. I previously backed their previous project – the Sensible Software 1986–1999 book, and it’s a fascinating insight into a fantastic […]
Realms of the Haunting was suggested to me last Halloween, and it seemed a good choice for the PC slot in this year’s festivities. But I must admit, I wasn’t sure what to expect going in; Realms is another genre blender in the vein of System Shock, and not the first person shooter you might […]
Originally conceived by Francis Ford Coppola as a companion film to his own Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein was another Hollywood revivalist piece with a comparatively large budget, moody acting, and an attempt to get back to the raw “core” of an original work that had been muddied in pop culture by so many previous filmic […]
Originally conceived by Francis Ford Coppola as a companion film to his own Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein was another Hollywood revivalist piece with a comparatively large budget, moody acting, and an attempt to get back to the raw “core” of an original work that had been muddied in pop culture by so many previous filmic […]