A Mortician’s Tale Review: a game about Death, not Killing

A Mortician's Tale review

A Mortician’s Tale is a short, beautiful, and powerful game that will have you reassessing the way you think about death, and maybe even planning your funeral in the most death-positive way. This one is particularly poignant and enjoyable for thoughtful players.

30 years of black video game characters

October marked 30 years of black history month in the United Kingdom, so Chella looks back over 30 years of black video game characters. She picks some of the best and some of the worst in an industry that continues to struggle to provide good black role models.

Halloween special: the 10 best Buffy episodes ever

10 best Buffy episodes

Drew and Chella get into the spirit of Halloween and celebrate the 20th anniversary of iconic show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This episode of geek podcast, Argue the Toss, compiles the 10 best Buffy episodes of all time.

Visceral shuts and single-player games take a hit

EA announces the closure of Visceral Games, the studio behind Amy Hennig’s Star Wars project. Chella tries to determine what it means for storytelling when EA says it has to ‘pivot’ the game away from single-player.

Blade Runner 2049 review: a beautiful, if flawed sequel

Blade Runner 2049 review

Drew and Chella review Blade Runner 2049 in this week’s Argue the Toss podcast. It’s a sequel that honours the original, but also carries some of its mistakes. A beautifully paced sequel that gives you time to contemplate the sci-fi themes.

Red Dead Redemption 2: What the Trailer Tells Us

You may have noticed that Rockstar dropped a new Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer because the internet went rabid for a while. We went over the trailer with a fine toothed comb, and found some interesting things about what will inevitably be one of the most anticipated sequels of all time.

Stephen King’s IT and other things

IT

Drew and Chella discuss film with IT, the latest Stephen King adaptation, plus the games Heat Signature and Islands: Non-places. And finally, the Argue the Toss team recommend a new podcast serial, Alice isn’t Dead.