Jan 31, 2017

Evil Dictators, oppressive laws, a Nazis resurgence and self-crippling economies are usually left in scripts that have been scrunched up and thrown in a bin because, as stories go, they’re too unrealistic – even for videogames. Yet here we are. The idea of Nazis being bad is now a “controversial” idea. They say every cloud has a silver...

Apr 19, 2016

You like playing games, right? Of course you do, else you wouldn’t be reading this. Or maybe you stumbled upon the site by accident one day, and keep coming back simply because you love our witty and insightful copy. If that’s the case, bless your little cotton socks, flattery/sarcasm will get you everywhere. Anyway, to get back on track, maybe...

Mar 15, 2016

We all want videogames, but videogames must be exchanged for money. Damn you, capitalism! Games ain’t cheap, either; especially if you play on consoles, which remains hideously unfair (anybody care to explain why the currently digital-only Hitman reboot is cheaper on PC than consoles?). The one good thing about paying for games, comrades, is that the...

Feb 29, 2012

As the retailer’s ship continues to struggle, GAME has confirmed that it won’t be selling Mass Effect 3 in March, or indeed any other EA title beyond SSX. This not only means you won’t be able to walk into a GAME or Gamestation store and purchase a copy on March 9, but also, any pre-orders from either store or their websites will not be fulfilled....

A while ago, CG featured an article stating that ‘Games Journalism is Broken’. Meanwhile, a heavy debate has arisen among game journalists about the state of games journalism. In this first part of the “Idealism in the Industry” series we talk to Dr. David Nieborg, game journalist, researcher and teacher at the University of Amsterdam. He talks...