Games without Guns
I realised something the other week, as I loaded up the Star Wars Battlefront beta. Until that moment, I hadn’t played a game with a gun in it, for over a year.
I realised something the other week, as I loaded up the Star Wars Battlefront beta. Until that moment, I hadn’t played a game with a gun in it, for over a year.
John is back to Argue the Toss with Chella and discuss various theories surrounding indie hit, Her Story.
A new Life is Strange season finale trailer has been released by Square Enix, ahead of the episode five launch on 20 October. So many questions and only one more day to find the answers.
Her Story is as gripping as any TV crime drama, such as The Killing, delivering plot twists and big reveals. What makes the game more astonishing though, is that Barlow has no control over when those narrative moments happen.
The growth of story-based games means writers are more in demand, in the games industry, than ever before. The Game Narrative Toolbox is a great starting point for anyone thinking about writing for games.
The autumn/winter gaming juggernaut is kicking into gear, as the big releases come thick and fast. If you’re not sure what to play next, I’ve got a nifty little guide to the titles to look forward to for the next few months.
This episode, Chella goes into the dragon’s den and tackles the subject of crowdfunding for games or ‘e-begging’, as Todd prefers to call it. This is a subject that really gets Todd’s goat, especially after the Shenmue III announcement at E3 2015.
The BBC’s Grand Theft Auto drama ‘The Gamechangers’ focused on Rockstar’s battle with moral crusader, Jack Thompson, played by Bill Paxton. Danielle Radcliffe stepped up as Sam Houser, who was presented as a Steve Jobs style visionary with a steely determination to have things on his own terms.
The 90s gave us the Spice Girls, X-Files and grunge, but it also gave us some classic games. Todd and Chella discuss the 90s game remakes they’d like to see.
I watched a TED talk some years ago, which extolled the virtues of gaming as more than a waste of time. It seems, the science world listened, as scientists now actively use gamers to solve problems they’ve spent years trying to crack.