Chocolate Teapots
I've always been fond of the expression "as useful as a chocolate teapot". To me, a chocolate teapot is a hopelessly inept object or concept - an idea so poorly thought out that its very nature is...
View ArticleA fresh reason to hate Subway
I'm not a big fan of Subway. While I must confess that I tend to visit the one at Cologne Bonn airport, on my way back from gamescom, that's largely because it's the only food outlet once you've...
View ArticleChoose Your Own Adventure - Part 1
Are you an old person? Not so old that you smell of lavender and talk about TV presenters as if they were your friends, but old enough that you recall the days before Lord Internet turned up and made...
View ArticleChoose Your Own Adventure - Part 2
(For Part 1, .) As you climb the stairs your footsteps scarcely make a sound, so plush is the carpet beneath you. Upon reaching the top, you pause. Silence.
View ArticleChoose Your Own Adventure - Part 3
() After what feels like a half a month of hesitation, you gingerly climb the steps to the attic, wooden slats creaking underfoot. As you rise into the gloom, a damp staleness assaults your nostrils.
View ArticleMicrosoft execs need to watch Spinal Tap
Look! My blog is back from the dead! To celebrate this momentous occasion, my first post of 2012 will be guest-written by Captain Obvious.
View ArticleGabriel Knight and the TINY ITEM I CAN'T SEE
Thanks to the rampaging success of Tim Schafer's , Double Fine is now knuckling down to work on an old school adventure game. I'm not exactly sure about the development process, but I'd like to think...
View ArticleDo we still need E3?
It's that time again. In almost exactly five weeks Mr Gaston and I will be on our way to Los Angeles, the land of endless freeways, dizzying advertising, and ice-cream sundaes with bacon in them.
View ArticleThe Happiest Moment of My Gaming Career
I wasn't expecting it, to be honest. I rarely get messages on Xbox LIVE these days: I'm an infrequent dabbler in multiplayer at the best of times, and when do I venture online... well, what is there...
View ArticleDead Space 3 makes me want to vomit in despair
Hello! My name is Marc Gavinjo – the J is silent! – and I'm the key spokesperson, goodwill co-ordinator and public brand ambassador for Pemberton-Spunkmeyer, the world's leading manufacturer in pretty...
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