Now that Lollipop Chainsaw has been available for a while, there’s been a lot written about the game. One of the more regular comments I see made about the game is that it is “sexist.” This confuses me greatly because my reading of Lollipop Chainsaw is the exact opposite –…
Read MoreOverall, this has been a really good year for games. Almost from January 1 we’ve been feed a constant stream of blockbusters and trusted franchises. There’s also been a few genuine surprises. Games I really did not expect to be worthwhile when I started playing. Games I often expected to…
Read MoreThere’s an opinion piece over at Forbes about the “problem with video game reviews.” Since Forbes was kind enough to try and pull apart one of my opinion pieces not long ago, I would like to take the opportunity to return the favour (a little bit vindictive, perhaps, but this…
Read MoreThere’s been a couple of high-profile industry veterans who have recently expressed frustration over the way fans behave in the games industry. Both Nintendo of America managing director, Reggie Fils-Aime, and the man behind Tekken, Katsuhiro Harada, have become rather bemused by the response they endure at the hands of…
Read MoreSo, it’s been revealed that Lollipop Chainsaw is “only” four hours long. And, predictably there’s been Twitter chatter about how much of a “ripoff” it is for a 4-hour long game to cost $60. I’ve already discussed this in a previous post, but $60 for a four hour game is…
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