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The Most Anticipated Games of 2012
During the pre and post festive period many of the biggest and best studios pull their top titles out of the bag. It’s an annoying trend which has in recent years led to my
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FILM: You’ve Been Framed
By Ross Stewart In space no-one can hear you scream. But they can hear you bullshit. That is easily the best way to describe horror movie ‘Apollo 18’. From the moment the trailer first
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Film: Sometimes the Villains are the Heroes
By Dave Hynes Everyone loves to root for the bad guy. In movies, the bad guys usually get the best lines and the best scenes. Whether they are terrifying, hilarious, charismatic, complex, or plain
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Q&A George R.R Martin
By Chris Hammond It’s too easy to pigeon hole the ‘Song of Ice and Fire’ series by George R.R Martin. Set in the fictional kingdom of Westeros, Martin’s books centre around the power struggles
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Politics: David Cameron Report Card
How have David Cameron and the Conservatives done since they came into power in 2010? Here’s our rundown of the good and the bad since Gordon Brown left Downing Street. The Good Overseas Promotion
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Film: Zombie Nation
By Ross Stewart Dead eyed, drooling, moaning people in ripped blood stained clothing slowly shambling through the moonlit streets. No, it’s not Sauchiehall Street after chucking out time instead it’s an army of the
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December: Literary Genius
By Dave Hynes Last month The Guardian compiled a list of the ‘100 Most Influential People in the Book World’. It made anything but dry reading. Rather, it revealed something of the seismic shifts
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December: Games Reviews
The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim (PC, PS3, XBOX 360) Hello dragons! Bethesda’s latest RPG epic is as beautiful, engrossing and entertaining as anything else them or their rival have committed to console or computer.
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Q&A: Joe Abercrombie
By Chris Hammond Joe Abercrombie is the author behindthe ‘First Law’ trilogy as well as standalone titles Best Served Cold and The Heroes. Dark, bloody, brutal and very funny, Joe’s quirky fantasy novels have
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Gaming: Mount And Blade, Better Than It Should Be
By Luther Blissett I came to free-roam medieval indie epic ‘Mount & Blade’ pretty late in the day. On paper it sounded pretty hideous as a gaming experience; with one reviewer summing it up
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