2024 is all wrapped up, so it’s time for the inevitable end-of-year list. I’ve enjoyed a lot of different things this year, so there are some additional awards alongside my top ten. Enjoy! 10: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Like the man himself, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle makes it by the skin of its teeth! Despite my …
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The Game Awards 2023 – Picks & Predictions
It’s awards season! And there’s no better way to kick it off than The Game Awards, a show that I consistently enjoy despite not always being the most entertaining. Geoff Keighley has stuck with his vision for TGA and evolved the show into a slickly produced showcase of the past year full of exciting announcements, random celebrity appearances and the …
Every Wake-ing Moment in the Dark
I first laid hands on the original Alan Wake on my fourteenth birthday. After watching a few trailers that piqued my interest, I requested it on a whim. I didn’t like horror at the time, but something about the game spoke to me. I reckoned I could handle it. Apart from a few Barbara Jagger-related nightmares, I think I did …
We’re All Drowning in Video Games. It’s a Nice Feeling.
It’s been an overwhelming year for video games — and it’s not finished yet! October and November are rammed with games from across the genres releasing on an almost daily basis. We’ve even had some titles delayed until next year to escape the madness, like the Alone in the Dark remake starring Jodie Comer and David Harbour, and some delayed …
Alan Wake II is the Sequel of Dreams… and Nightmares
Alan Wake II received its second big news blowout at Gamescom this past week in anticipation of its (slightly delayed) October 27th release. With a trailer at Opening Night Live, followed by media reactions to a 40-minute demo focused on Wake’s side of the story, we now have a fairly good idea of how each half of Alan Wake II …
The Return of Alan Wake
Alan Wake means a lot to me. It’s a game that captured my teenage brain instantly from the trailer alone. I loved the look of the setting of the quaint Pacific Northwestern town of Bright Falls, the contrast between playing at day and at night, and the mystery around a writer and his missing wife. I had never liked horror, …