Hatsune Miku isn’t just a cute anime girl that happens to have the voice of a digital angel, and appear in some of the most entertaining rhythm games ever release. No. Think about Miku a little more deeply and she is of interest to a whole host of sociological and…
Read MoreThe Witness has now been released. We have a review on the way, but it’s a heck of a large game, and has a lot to unpack, so we’re making sure we make good use of our time with it first before committing pen to paper. The purpose of this…
Read MoreSo, you might have seen that the Oculus Rift is going to squarely on the side of what most people would consider expensive. The unit itself comes in a $US599. What’s more, the unit needs some pretty specific (and powerful) hardware which, if you haven’t got a computer to spec…
Read MoreI know this is a topic I have touched on fairly frequently over the years, but it bears bringing up again at this time of year, when game news and releases are relatively infrequent and it’s a good time to indulge in some introspection. I was reminded of the topic…
Read MoreOver at Daily Review, I published a piece on the idea that digital characters might, in the not-too-distant future, be used by the fashion industry as models. Of the professionals involved in creative campaigns for the fashion industry that I spoke to in researching the piece, it would even seem…
Read MoreI think I annoyed a couple of my followers on Twitter today. A lot of people forwarded on the news to me that the director of Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 has formally announced that the game would not be released in the west, citing concerns over the reception that…
Read MoreThis one’s going to be brief, I promise, because not only am I thoroughly sick and tired of writing about hypocrisy in the games industry but… well, I’m just sick of doing it. It happens too frequently and it’s becoming a serious drain on my interest in games in general.…
Read MoreOne of the things that has always frustrated me about the games industry, is just how aggressive it is in promoting what could only be considered a cultural imperialist view on the world. Particularly in recent years – which I think is no coincidence as games have become better at…
Read MoreFor aspiring game developers, it’s all about STEM. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) has become the toast of education systems in general, with the rationale that they best prepare children for future vocations, as they are increasingly going to rely on one, if not all, of the above four…
Read MoreHot on the heels from the unfortunate revelation that Nintendo has censored the English release of Project Zero on the Wii U to strip a bikini costume out of it, comes the news that it has done the same thing with its upcoming Xenoblade JRPG, on the same console. This…
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