The Xmas season is big bucks in the video game world and pre-1983, this was doubly so. When veteran video game designer Howard Scott Warshaw, gets handed a blockbuster movie franchise, it’s a match made in heaven. But when the deadline is six weeks away … Continue reading E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
As the band Tears for Fears famously sang “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”. We all sit in our armchairs, tutting at the news, writing articles upon articles about how we would have done things differently. For the betterment of humanity, or your own personal … Continue reading Superpower 2 (2004)
America’s history has been a rich vein of pop-culture references from the blood-stained origins in the revolution, to the second world war, the paranoia of the cold war, and beyond. Often these reflections on history are used to highlight the issues of the day. When … Continue reading Macabre Month Part IV – Harvester (1996)
The Nintendo Entertainment System has had a momentous impact on a generation of creatives. Titles such as Super Mario Bros and The Legend of Zelda inspired comics, stories, and programming triumphs for decades now, since they arrived at the screen in the mid-eighties. The video … Continue reading Hack ‘n’ Slash (2014)
The Alien Franchise has attached itself into pop-culture psyche like the face-hugger does to its victim. What has emerged is one of the most iconic and memorable films in the history of sci-fi. There have been attempts at translating the universe to a video game. … Continue reading Aliens Autopsy Part 2 – Aliens: Colonial Marines (2013)
The desire to create is at the driving pulse of practically all human endeavour, to create stories, homes, empires and legacies. Something to remember us after our time. While video games in the past tended to focus on conflict and destruction, in 1989 Will Wright … Continue reading SimCity (2013)
The Cold War, the tumultuous time in human history, where the behind the scenes machinations and daring espionage fueled the conflicts for 40 years. Looking for a change of scenery after successful retelling the second world war, and the acclaim garnered from focusing on modern … Continue reading Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified (2012)
