February 2010
Prologue 1 →
Here is the entirety of the first prologue which I posted the first paragraphs of some weeks back. It’s only the first draft but I quite like it. It’s not copyrighted, but… please don’t steal it….
Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace →
You and he were…buddies…weren’t you?
Before you read any further, if you’re reading this and you haven’t seen Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace, go and watch it now. Seriously, you will…
Another Video →
I was going to do a post about Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace, but I’m feeling awful, so here’s a (very) short film by some friends of mine. Better stuff tomorrow, promise!
The Heckling Trailer →
Evening all! Thought I’d share a trailer for a new (awesome) video series that Scott and myself will be releasing into the wild shortly. Enjoy!
Peggle Nights for FREE!!1!1!! →
Well, I’ve posted something of this effect on Aeropause already , but I felt I should share it with… whoever (whatever)’s reading this. Go here and sign up, and you can get a free…
“I’ve always loved the great tragedies: King Lear; The Poseidon Adventure;...”
– Garth Marenghi
Review: The Saboteur →
World War II is one of the most overused settings for videogames. It’s easy to see the attraction – black-and-white morality, lots of action, and interesting locations and events. The…
The Burden of Continuity, and problems with comic... →
There’s a problem which created universes which have been around for a while suffer, one which I like to refer to as the ‘burden of continuity’. This is less of a problem in a world like the one…
Emergent gameplay →
My favourite game of last year was Red Faction: Guerilla, from Volition, which concerned the exploits of a guy with a hammer tearing things up on Mars. Aside from the fact that nearly everything…
Jokes which are no longer funny →
It’s going to be succinct today: Here are some jokes which are no longer funny. Take note, panel game contestants fishing for cheap laughs.
“Some variation on Nick Clegg being a nonentity.” At…
This is terrifying. →
Happy Birthday David →
I’d like to take a moment on the 18th of February 2010, to wish my friend David Chitty a very happy 17th Birthday. Unit One…
Best Wishes,
Adam
My Problem With… Homeopathy →
Homeopathy is obviously a very contentious subject, and often the subject of very angry and passionate debate.
The ‘mechanism’ by which homeopathy claims to work is a joke. I’m talking…
“Thing is, Andrew, I’m really good and deserve to win awards. You are...”
– Richard Herring to Andrew Collins
My Problem With… certain sorts of music →
No, this isn’t another white, middle class guy going on about how he ‘doesn’t get’ rap. This is about a few musical subgenres which, if done wrong, have the capacity to irritate like no…
And as if to confimy my point about political... →
Here comes an overweight cat with dollar signs for eyes and a hat that says “Social Security” pouring a bucket that says “Alternative Minimum Tax’” over a sad Statue of Liberty holding a…
Far too many tumblelogs whose titles contain either the word ‘random’, or ‘stuff’. Or more worryingly, both.
Review: Dark Void →
Originally published on Aeropause.com
Some games can be interesting on premise alone. Take Dark Void, a game in which you play a man with a jetpack fighting aliens in an alternate…
My Problem With… Climate Change Denialism →
Why is it that most of the main figures who deny anthropogenic climate change are not scientists? It seems like an obvious point to make, but really, shouldn’t the public be a bit more discerning?…
My Problem With… Facebook →
It’s the people. I appreciate being a member of a social networking site and complaining about the people would be like going to Celebration V and complaining about all the nerds….
My Problem With… Political cartoons →
This is something that’s bugged me for a while. I enjoy cartoons as a medium – Calvin and Hobbes being some of the first things I remember reading – but one area of cartooning irritates me…
One Man Lord of the Rings →
So I went to see a show this evening at the Hawth, in Crawley. It was One Man Lord of the Rings (by Charles Ross, he of One Man Star Wars fame) and because various theatres are doing a…
Properly Published (in a newspaper and stuff!) →
I am teh journalisms. I have just had my first review published in a newspaper. Yes, it’s the Mid Sussex Times, but it’s still quite cool! I reviewed Bayonetta, and got about 1/3 of a…
The Uncyclopedia Guide to Guardianese
“Labour” - the Labour Party (in the context of agreeing with them) eg: Labour have announced they are committed to a cash injection of £100bn to the NHS
“New Labour” - the Labour Party (in the context of attacking them) eg: “Once again New Labour are planning to step-up their assault on our medieval civil liberties.”
“The UK/Britain” - London,...
“I’ve always been a Daily Mail reader. I prefer it to a newspaper.”
– Uncyclopedia
One Man Lord of the Rings and →
So I went to see a show this evening at the Hawth, in Crawley. It was One Man Lord of the Rings (by Charles Ross, he of One Man Star Wars fame) and because various theatres are doing a…
The Science Museum and BriTANicK →
Two things today. Firstly, I spent the morning and early afternoon wandering around the Science Museum, a fantastic and interesting repository of stuff crammed into a building in South…
New Theme! →
Wow, look at that! Nice, eh? Up until now, I’ve been putting off updating the look of the blog, with the previous theme, while alright, being a placeholder, primarily. Since one of the other sites…
Review: Bayonetta (360) →
Note: This review was originally published on Aeropause
Let’s get one thing out of the way right off the bat. After going on at length in my First Thirty about the story (or,…
Podcasts You Should Be Listening To: The Bugle →
Much as I hate Rupert Murdoch, I have to admit he has funded some of my favourite things – Firefly, The Simpsons and, best of all, The Bugle. The Bugle – self-styled ‘audio newspaper…
“The East Anglia emails alone, last year, were enough to give Glenn Beck a...”
– John Oliver
My Problem With… Star Trek →
Much as I enjoy JJ Abrams’ new Star Trek movie, there are several ‘issues’ I have with the film. It’s a very entertaining romp, but, in accordance with my picky nature, I’ve highlighted…
My Problem with… Canongate, Jamie Byng and Phillip... →
I just flipped onto BBC2. It was The Culture Show – no Kermode, sadly, but Mark Thomas was doing an interesting thing on copyright, so I watched for a bit. Then, after an interstitial,…
“Next, a walky-talky pre-amble from the auteur, pacing steadily towards the lens;...”
– Charlie Brooker
Review: Lost Season 6: LA X →
I’ll begin with a spoiler warning. If you don’t want to find out what goes on in the first episode of series 6, if you’re waiting, for some reason, after the jump there are SPOILERS…
“Sayid tells Hurley that he has tortured more people than he can remember. In the...”
– Lostpedia
A rather interesting article... →
My Problem With… His Dark Materials →
I try not to be negative, I really do, but unless the critical faculties of my brain are actively suppressed, I find myself instinctively beginning to criticise whatever it is I’m…
One A Day Update →
I’m definitely glad I did this One A Day lark. So far, I’ve managed to do some writing I’m proud of, and some which I evidently bashed out in five minutes before rolling over and going to sleep,…
