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I Have Seen The Infinite

I Have Seen The Infinite

The crew of the Adventure Time have a bit of a problem.

Their mission was fairly straightforward – land on an unexplored alien world, find a missing unmanned probe and bring it back to its rightful owners for a large wad of space-cash. What could possibly go wrong?

The 2014 Trailer Of The Year Award Goes To…

The 2014 Trailer Of The Year Award Goes To…

That’s right ladies and gentlemen, the 2014 Trailer of the Year award has been issued early this year. You can all pack up and stop making trailers for the rest of the year because quite frankly there is absolutely no way anyone can top Coffee Stain Studios’ beautiful, evocative riff on 2011’s Dead Island trailer.

Mod Spotlight – The Kerbin Shuttle Orbiter

Mod Spotlight – The Kerbin Shuttle Orbiter

What goes up, must come down. In addition to being a universally accepted truth, this statement has always been an accurate description of my Kerbal Space Program shuttle missions. Try as I might to reproduce NASA’s success, anything I make with wings generally has a life expectancy of under a minute before violently exploding, flipping over, spinning out of control or all of the above.

2013 Mod Of The Year – Liberty City Police Department: First Response

2013 Mod Of The Year – Liberty City Police Department: First Response

Liberty City – You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. Amidst the high-rise buildings and cramped alleyways that smother the surface of a this once beautiful set of islands, a criminal element skulks. Of course, I should know, I used to be one of them.

But now things are different. Over the past few months I’ve been back on the streets of GTA-IV, but this time I’ve been wearing the uniform of Liberty City’s finest – I’ve joined the LCPD, and I’m going to do my best to make Liberty City a better place.

Moments Of Paranoia

Moments Of Paranoia

I’m not sure whether or not I made the right decision, but it was a decision I had to make. With the room steadily filling with gas and just one round left in my pistol, I rose my gun, took careful aim, and fired.

A Mandate For Success

A Mandate For Success

I try not to get excited by Kickstarter projects, I really do. So often they promise the stars, encouraging us to throw piles of money at often unproven developers in the hope that one day their ethereal promises will flourish into something wonderful. But other times I just can’t cope – I watch the videos, read the descriptions and then sulk because I’m probably not going to be able to play the game for at least a year.

Several days ago The Mandate passed its Kickstarter goal after a rather tense fund-raising campaign that at times looked like it wasn’t going to succeed. But it did, and I’m glad, very glad that it did, because this is one of those projects that after reading their proposal it’s very difficult to do anything other than say ‘yes, one of those, please.’

Mr Sandman, Bring Me A Dream

Mr Sandman, Bring Me A Dream

Left oar. Right oar. Left oar. Right oar.

As my small boat gently drifts downstream on the current, I pause and look above me at the tall trees that overhang the river. For a moment, I’ve completely forgotten the bustling floor of the exhibition, the Minecraft tournament and the explosive death-matches taking place not a dozen paces away from me. For just a few quiet seconds, there’s just me, my silent passenger, and the river itself.

I am the Sandman, and this is my home.

The Stanley Parable – The Verdict

The Stanley Parable – The Verdict

Go away.

It’s an odd opening to a review, I admit, but I stand by my words – If you’ve come here to read about The Stanley Parable and you haven’t yet played it, go and do it now. Go and play it, then after you’ve done that, come back here and I’ll explain to you just why you should go and do what it is that you’ve just gone and done.

The Inner World – The Verdict

The Inner World – The Verdict

In a universe made entirely of mud, something is afoot.

Surrounded by the dirt of the universe, the realm of Asposia lies. It is an inverted world whose people live in the hollow sphere formed where mud isn’t. Sealed inside this tiny bubble, the people are kept supplied with air by three great wind-holes, whose ever-blowing gales they rely on for life’s precious oxygen are beginning to dwindle. What will happen when the final remaining wind stops? Nobody knows, but they’re guessing it’s not going to be good. Not only that, there’s also the Basylians to worry about, great serpent-like beings that are preying upon the Asposians and turning them to stone.