Chella Ramanan, European Correspondent

Chella hails from the UK and joined Gameindustry.com around the year 2000. It was so many moons ago, she can't quite remember. Back then, the only women you saw in the games industry were in bikinis and vertiginous heels at trade shows - oh how times have changed, kind of. Chella started as a humble reviewer, but soon became our European Correspondent and keeps us on top of industry happenings across the Pond. She tends to like the weird Japanese games we've never heard of, so that's good for making us look all-encompassing and stuff. Chella does like games, so don't be fooled by the copious amount of columns devoted to bemoaning the lack of variety in the industry. When she's not surfing (the sea, not the internet) or camping up mountains, Chella likes a good action RPG (especially if it's sci-fi), anything with a good narrative and like we said, the weirder the better. She's also a regular in the GiN Lounge, but that's just because we like her accent.

Recent Posts

Vampires Announced for Skyrim

Elder Scrolls developer, Bethesda, has revealed that vampires will be a playable race in Skyrim. Game director, Todd Howard confirmed that players will be able to transform into a bloodsucker – a revelation that’s sure to have vampire RPG fans champing at the bit, as it were. Once you become a vampire, it will change the way you play the game. Sunlight will affect you, the more powerful you get and players will be able to feed on people as they’re sleeping. Howard confirmed that you will be able to play through the entire game as a vampire and benefit … Continue reading Vampires Announced for Skyrim

Dead Island Dev Apologises for Offensive Code

Dead Island developer, Techland is having a bad week. After a debug version of the game was accidentally released on Steam, earlier this week, the developer issued an apology for the buggy game. Just days later, a gamer has discovered a line of hidden code in Dead Island that names a skill as ‘feminist whore’. This name doesn’t appear in the actual game, but the offensive line of code has sparked outrage. The skill applies to Purna, a female character who scores more points for killing male zombies. Techland has openly apologised for the incident and issued this statement: "It … Continue reading Dead Island Dev Apologises for Offensive Code

Gamescom: Assassin’s Creed Revelations Gameplay Trailer

Ubisoft has released a new gameplay trailer for Assassin’s Creed Revelations and Ezio’s getting stabby with it. It’s slick with an amazing soundtrack (Ubisoft discovers dubstep)and as we’ve come to expect from the AC trailers, it leaves us wanting more. Assassin’s Creed Revelations hits shops on 15 November 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=6kmulGwfHrc Looking forward to this one and I hope we get to do mid-air combat as shown in the trailer. Publishers: Ubisoft Developers: Ubisoft Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Events: Gamescom 2011

Gamescom: PS3 Price drop confirmed

Sony has confirmed a price drop for the PlayStation 3 to $249 or £199.99. The announcement came during Sony’s Gamescom press conference, in Cologne, Germany last night. But the price drop comes as no real surprise, as rumors have been circulating for some weeks.With a strong line-up of games coming to PS3, this makes the console a more attractive purchase for Christmas, so let the battle commence. Publishers: Sony Computer Entertainment Platforms: PlayStation 3 Events: Gamescom 2011