How To Stop The Dumbing Down Of Politics
Political analysis is cheap. From national newspaper columns to obscure magazine articles and humble blog posts, there's no shortage of writers who have taken the plunge into the murky political...
View ArticleLegalising Drugs On The Battleground Of Hypocrisy
Channel 4's recent programming has proved a couple of things. The first is that drugs are undeniably interesting. The second is that the issue of drugs is important to many people (comment pieces on...
View ArticleFreedom Of Speech Should Apply To Sick Internet Trolls Too
You may not have heard of Michael Woods. He's a 19-year-old man who was last week sentenced to 3 months in prison for making offensive comments over Facebook. The comments in question referred to...
View ArticleDishonored: The Epic Violence Isn't For Everyone
As most of you will probably already know by now, Dishonored is rather good. The freedom it places in the hands of the player, along with the wonderfully realised Steampunk setting, has seen it...
View ArticleWhy People Shouldn't Jump The Gun On The Decriminalisation Of Drugs
The findings of the UK Drug Policy Commission, following a six year study, might have been branded ‘controversial’ by the ever reasonable Daily Mail after they were published last week, but the ears...
View ArticleElection Day 2012: What Will America Look Like Under Romney Or Obama?
The speeches have been spoken, the rallies rallied and the cute babies lifted, crying, into the air: it’s time for America to get down to the business of electing a new President. With many polls...
View ArticlePainkiller Hell & Damnation Is Big, Bold, And Utterly Pointless
Painkiller, released in 2004, wasa homage to the grand old days of first person shooters – where you didn't care about cut-scenes or your character's deepest, most tedious motivations, you could just...
View ArticleWhat We Learnt From The Latest GTA V Trailer
Well, well. We expected the latest GTA V to whet our open world whistles, but I’m not sure we were quite prepared for just how ferocious the 110 second roller-coaster ride that Rockstar have now...
View ArticleWindows 8: Are Microsoft Going Through An Identity Crisis?
Windows 8 is, at first glance, barely recognisable as an extension of the world’s most popular operating system. Those that have been berating Microsoft’s lack of innovation over recent years seem to...
View ArticleHands On With The Wii U's Sonic All Stars Racing
Since Nintendo’s announcement of their latest venture at E3 2011, the internet has been abound with rumours about the WiiU. I’ve ended up reading most of them, from the plausible to the downright...
View ArticleThe Australian "Criminal" Who Won a Landmark Defamation Case Against Google
Plugging your name into a Google search bar just to see what comes up is something that we all do every once in a while. There’s a certain buzz that comes with seeing your name up in those bold blue...
View ArticleOld Spice Saves The World, 8-Bits At A Time
Old Spice are notorious for producing manly deodorant and even manlier adverts. Apparently, they’re also a dab hand at making games: Old Spice Saves The World is pure pixel madness, and has killed...
View ArticleHitman: Absolution - Screw The Storyline, It's All About The Multiplayer...
Video game journalists have been reviewing Hitman: Absolution all wrong. They’ve been focusing on the game’s campaign, which, in my opinion, is only a very small slice of the murderous fun the title...
View ArticleOpposition To Gay Marriage Is Everything Society Should Be Fighting Against
Nick Clegg’s recently planned comments about those who oppose gay marriage have again brought the issue front and centre. England is, all too slowly, making progress, with David Cameron pledging that...
View ArticleWhat GTA V Has To Do To Regain Its Open World Crown
It’s been over 4 years since GTA IV was released. In gaming, 4 years is a long, long time. Since Niko Bellic first arrived on our screens, we’ve seen Skyrim’s rise to role playing dominance,...
View ArticleGioteck EX-05 Review: A Cross Platform Gaming Headset For All Your Online Needs
It's easy to get bogged down, as a gamer, in a wave of peripherals and accessories vying for your hard earned cash, all touting themselves as must buys for any hardcore gamers (and who doesn't like to...
View ArticleSkyrim Enhanced: 5 Mods You Must Install
Picture the scene. You’ve been walking towards the landmark city of Whiterun from Falkreath to the South. So far your journey hasn't thrown up anything interesting, save for some stunning views of...
View ArticleSkyrim Re-Enhanced: 5 Mods That Make Bethesda's Epic Even Better
It's been well over a year since Skyrim released, and it's still dominating the monitors and televisions of gamers across the world. We're 3 DLC packages in and, with undoubtedly more to come,...
View ArticleDronestagram: Why Documenting The Horrors of Drone Attacks Is So Important
The response to the recent tragic shooting at a US elementary school, in which 27 civilians – including 20 children – were killed in cold blood, has been unanimous in its support to the families of...
View ArticleTomb Raider: When It's Not Holding Your Hand, Lara Croft's Return Is Brilliant
It's obvious why developers love reboots: it's a chance to make a brand new game, but with a head start. They already have a large part of the story mapped out – or at least an endpoint to aim it – so...
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