Top 3 cosy games to play this Christmas
Livia Dove-Woods shows you her favourite games to help you settle into this festive, cosy winter period!
Gaming
NFTs in gaming: is the future digital?
Is crypto the future of games and virtual worlds? From SquareEnix's NFT projects to Facebook's rebranding to Meta, tech and gaming companies begin restructuring and experimenting with new infrastructures.
FIFA cards as world narrative manipulation
FIFA gets analysed highlighting the severity and distinctness of its societal impact.
Activision Blizzard CEO takes pay cut amidst California lawsuits
Activision Blizzard's many lawsuits have resulted in CEO Bobby Kotick taking a voluntary paycut until change is made. However, is this merely performative or a sign of a larger shift…
Destiny 2’s ‘Monsters’ cutscene is chilling – and remarkable
Taking a look at the Season of the Splicer’s story so far, and the moment we were all waiting for
Portal: still excellent, nearly 15 years later
Discussing Valve's classic puzzle-platformer
Can ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ outrun J.K. Rowling?
'Hogwarts Legacy' is announced at a time when J.K. Rowling is more polarizing than ever. Is it possible for the game to escape the author's controversies?
Music in video games: Bioshock Infinite’s anachronistic tunes
Meg Luesley discusses how a game's music can augment its power to tell a story.
“Git gud, scrub”: Why ‘hard’ video games should still be accessible
Meg Luesley makes the case for accessible difficulty in video games.
Has the time for Anthem 2.0 passed?
With recent reports that Anthem may be facing the executioners axe soon, is it even possible for the game to make a comeback?