Warframe (PC) Review
For a couple of weeks now, I’ve been on the hunt for a video game that can make life a little easier for me and the person I’m seeing. We’re a full continent away from each other, and the great 2020 plague…
Author: Dmitry King
Utilising the abundance of free time on their hands, Dmitry has been avid gamer for the majority of their life - when not collecting bugs and reptiles. Although new to the industry, they've been opinionated forever.
Stop Giving Me Meaningless Gender Choices
I cannot shut up about diversity and inclusivity in video games, ever. Given half the chance, I will happily explain to you why that single-player main character is secretly gay or bisexual when textually there’s absolutely no evidence to suggest they’re anything…
Hamilton (Film) Review
Gather round, dear miscreants, for a tale of someone who managed to avoid Hamilton for the entire duration of its notably awful stint as Tumblr’s fandom of choice back in 2016. For the uninitiated, as I was and largely remained until writing…
Death In The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance
This article contains major spoilers for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. It also contains discussions and descriptions of death and suicide. For a family-friendly Netflix show, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, the 2019 prequel show to the 1982 movie, has…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update Lands With A Splash
Summer is here and with it, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has rolled out its first wave of free summer updates. Bringing the game to version 1.3.0, the patch was released on July 3rd, 2020. As per the official patch notes, the following…
The Last Of Us Part II (PS4) Review
“I don’t know what happened. I was supposed to take her to the Fireflies and walk away.” The trouble with this statement is that Joel knows exactly what happened. In an abandoned home, he worries over cleaning the fretboard of a guitar.…
A History Of Trans Characters In Video Games: Part Three
This article series contains a blanket content warning for transphobia and transphobic language. Welcome back to the third and final part of A History Of Trans Characters In Video Games. Check out Part One and Part Two if you haven’t already, and…
Baldur’s Gate III Possibly Coming To Early Access In August
We haven’t had a complete and original installment in the Baldur’s Gate series since the early 2000s, but under the watchful eye of Divinity series developer Larian Studios, it looks like we could be getting our hands on Baldur’s Gate III before…
Crypt Of The NecroDancer (PC) Review
Being bad at a video game has never felt so good. I’m not kidding here. I’ve played Crypt Of The NecroDancer, the 2015 rogue-like rhythm game from Brace Yourself Games, for 8 hours according to my Steam library. In that time, I…
A History Of Trans Characters In Video Games: Part Two
This article series comes with a blanket content warning for transphobia and transphobic language. Welcome back to part two of The History of Trans People in Video Games! I suggest catching up on Part One if you haven’t already, but as I…