Dec 29, 2015
We're taking some time off for Christmas, so this week we're rebroadcasting an old fan favourite, our episode on Japanese game director, producer, writer and designer Hideo Kojima. We talk about the games that inspired Kojima to become a game developer, his earliest work (ever heard of Penguin Adventure or Policenauts?)...
Dec 15, 2015
Japanese Role Playing Games (Japanese RPGs or JRPGs for short) used to be one of our favourite genres, but playing a JRPG today is like meeting that friend from 20 years ago who still lives at home with his parents.
We try to figure out what made JRPGs especially appealing to us as teenagers, talk about what sets them...
Dec 1, 2015
The holiday season is upon us and spearheading the charge of AAA titles vying for your gift-giving money is Star Wars: Battlefront. While reviews are suggesting that Battlefront may be a bit weak in the force, the Star Wars franchise has done pretty well over the years and has spawned some most impressive classics, like...
Nov 15, 2015
From Mario to Mirror's Edge, platformers are one of gaming's
oldest genres. Why have platformers enjoyed such longevity and what
does the future hold for them? How did the prevalence of 3D
graphics affect the genre? Mario 3 or Super Mario World?
Stian and Danny try to answer all of these questions and more on
the an...
Nov 3, 2015
There are more superhero movies coming out than you can shake a stick at these days, but if you wanted to see superheroes on your TV screen back in the day, you had to pop in a videogame.
Superheroes are overpowered, so how do you make a game that is both challenging and fun to play, while keeping it true to the source...