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SGBCC Day 4 – The Blackwell Legacy
This is day four of my Lent 2013 Steam Game Back Catalogue Challenge. Sadly, I can’t play The Blackwell Legacy. Not today. It doesn’t work with my monitor setup as when I try to do anything on the right hand … Continue reading
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SGBCC Day 3 – Aquaria
This is day three of my Lent 2013 Steam Game Back Catalogue Challenge. Aquaria is the first game so far that I have voluntarily and enthusiastically played beyond the hour I promised as part of this challenge. This is particularly … Continue reading
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SGBCC Day Two: Anna
This is day two of my Lent 2013 Steam Game Back Catalogue Challenge. I probably won’t be giving Anna a full hour, as it is already after midnight as I boot it up. I have been unable to play it … Continue reading
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SGBCC – Day One: A.R.E.S. – Extinction Agenda
This is day one of my Lent 2013 Steam Game Back Catalogue Challenge. A.R.E.S. – Extinction Agenda is a side-scrolling shooter – you play Ares, a robot immune to a weird gas that has troubled at least two expeditions to … Continue reading
Lent 2013 – The Steam Game Back Catalogue Challenge
Last year, for Lent, rather than give up something negative (chocolate, alcohol, swearing, cake), I decided to do something positive each day instead. I read, and shared, a poem every day. This year I wanted to do something similar, so … Continue reading
Why feminism isn’t a dirty word, but it is a stupid question
I saw a Telegraph article today, about Ella Henderson (no I’d not heard of her either) and her PR, who was given the moniker “Rude Bloke” in the article due to his gruff refusal to “let her” answer the question … Continue reading
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Home: an indie horror game
A few weeks ago, my brother kindly gifted me a game from my Steam wishlist, because he is a love like that. It was Home by Benjamin Rivers. It’s a beautifully atmospheric pixelly thing, which creates a really spooky atmosphere … Continue reading
Looking for the holes
Ani DiFranco’s album Not So Soft contains a song called Looking For The Holes. “I am looking for the holes the holes in your jeans because I want to know are they worn out in the seat or are they … Continue reading
Skyrim – Halldir’s Cairn quest bug
I’ve not seen this wee buglet in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim mentioned anywhere else, so I thought I’d make a note of it here. Halldir’s Cairn is the location of a couple of quests, so I’m led to believe. … Continue reading
Is piracy dead? On piracy and indie devs.
Today, I spotted this tweet from Thomas Was Alone developer Mike Bithell which caused some thoughts to flicker across my brain: I was very excited about the release of Thomas Was Alone – the game looked clever and fun and … Continue reading