This was originally going to be a very different post. Riled by an increasing number of blogs, forums and professional articles claiming that games were being made ‘too fun’ or ‘dumbed down’, this was… more →
Gaming Wisdom of the Crafty Bananacraftybanana wrote 1 month ago: This was originally going to be a very different post. Riled by an increasing number of blogs, forum … more →
craftybanana wrote 3 months ago: Having seen the most recent chunk of video posted on IGN, I think I finally have a better handle on … more →
craftybanana wrote 3 months ago: The first half of an interesting piece on ‘The future of video games’ was posted on players only rec … more →
craftybanana wrote 4 months ago: With no news for me to self-indulgently editorialise at the moment, it seemed like a good opportunit … more →
craftybanana wrote 5 months ago: It’s taken some time, but I finally got round to checking out Microsoft’s new Natal came … more →
craftybanana wrote 1 year ago: I think, given the content of earlier entries, I’m going to have to make a qualifying statemen … more →
craftybanana wrote 1 year ago: Last Friday, I found myself standing facing a choice of epic proportions. In one hand I held a copy … more →
craftybanana wrote 1 year ago: For me, the first ripple of the new wave in video game storytelling came in 2005, from an extremely … more →
craftybanana wrote 1 year ago: I was almost resigned to the fact that there was no exciting news on the horizon, and prepared to gi … more →
craftybanana wrote 1 year ago: Bioshock has two confirmed sequels on the way. Normally, this would be the sort of news that I would … more →
craftybanana wrote 1 year ago: For the last couple of months I’ve been working overseas, and will be until the end of the yea … more →
craftybanana wrote 1 year ago: Like many gamers, and apparently the entirety of the gaming press, I’m eagerly awaiting the re … more →
craftybanana wrote 2 years ago: In the end, it was the sword fighting that won me over. Games have been notoriously rubbish at reall … more →
craftybanana wrote 2 years ago: Imagine my delight the other day when I learned that Bioware/Pandemic had been bought up by EA for a … more →
craftybanana wrote 2 years ago: The legal scrap between Epic and Silicone Knights continues, with Epic counter-suing the developers … more →
craftybanana wrote 2 years ago: Listen, good people of the internet, and listen well, for we are living in the closing of an age!. F … more →
craftybanana wrote 2 years ago: Well, the chatter of battle rifles and the hiss of needlers has faded once more into the background, … more →