George Orwell on Fanboyz
Orwell had a thing or two to say about fanboyism, although he called it “nationalism” – giving it his own definition, quite distinct from patriotism and most definitely irrational. Feel […]
Category Archives: Games
GTA V Property Confirmed
I predicted the property mechanic (at 4:29) after the first trailer came out. Here’s hoping that it will be as compelling as I imagined. Here’s some of what I wrote […]
Beating Borgo
The cyborgs have overrun the barricades to invade the last human population centres. They’re barbequing humans in the parks and hogging the front seats at all the musicals, demanding endless […]
CS Lewis on gaming
It’s easy to forget what a nerd CS Lewis was. Apart from creating Narnia, one of his closest friends was Tolkein. He also wrote a trilogy of scifi books, […]
Moloch v The Outpost
Humans are so annoying. They might be delightfully squishy under caterpillar tracks or between steel talons, but you’ve got to catch them first. And, while you’re trying to catch them, […]
Moloch / SMART v Vegas
How does one bribe a robot exactly? Could it be some motor oil for those aching gears? Or is it a splash of vodka on the motherboard for some blessed […]
Neojungle v SMART
It took me another 6 tries to beat SMART with Neojungle. When you’re a killer mutant plant, robots trying to mow you down to size with automatic weaponry is such […]
