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.
Mad Men season five kicks off in the UK today, but if you can’t wait or you just don’t want to pay Rupert Murdoch for the privilege of watching it on Sky TV, then check out this 8-bit game of the show. Yes, it’s Mad Men the game and it’s free to play on YouTube. The game comes from the Fine Brothers production company, which regularly chalks up of millions of youtube views with its spoofs and shorts. It takes less than 10 minutes to play through the whole thing, but there are three possible amusing endings, depending on the … Continue reading Mad Men the Game Hits YouTube→
Despite overall health in the games industry, retailers are feeling the pinch. In the UK, gamers are bracing for the loss of two of their biggest game store chains, victims of the economic chaos.
The $35 Raspberry Pi computer launched this week, selling every available unit. Can this little guy convince kids to become programmers? For the game industry, we hope so!
Chella dives angrily into the rumor that the new Xbox will prevent anyone from playing used games. She reasons that even if the used market is killed, prices for games will remain high.
If the world doesn’t actually end, then 2012 could be one of the best in recent memory for gamers, as Chella points out the titles and hardware she’s most looking forward to playing.
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations throws everything at a player that it can to really push the experience. But all the mini-games could have been trashed in favor of a richer main storyline.
It turns out that 2011 was quite a rollercoaster for gaming, with plenty of hot titles and a few major disappointments. Chella sorts out her list of best and worst of the year.
Chella collects the latest Xbox 360 sequel rumors, from the ridiculous to the likely, and ranks them according to plausibility. What will the new 360 look like? It’s anyone’s guess.
One of the few really great superhero series of games out there, Batman: Arkham City generated a huge bit of expectation. And for the most part, it meets that potential.
We may very well look back on 2011 as an awesome year for video gaming, that is if anyone can afford to play even half of the great titles coming out in the last few months of the year.
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