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All the stuff I wrote about video games in 2024
A round up of the video-game-related features I've written for magazines, books and websites this year.
I’m on the Tokyo Game Life podcast this week
Talking about the obscure Famicom game Metal Slader Glory, which shaped HAL Laboratory's destiny.
Curious Video Game Machines in The Guardian
An extract from my book, Curious Video Game Machines, has appeared in a national newspaper.
Europa review: a beautiful but somewhat shallow Ghibli-esque adventure
It's stunning in motion, and incredibly sweet, but Europa is a bit light on content.
The best games of WASD 2024
Conscript! Wax Heads! Turnip Mountain! The Deadly Path! Pieced Together! Here are some of my favourite games from the WASD show.
I went on the BBC to talk about how Lara Croft has been voted the most iconic game character of all time
Lara is still much loved!
Chronique des Silencieux review: a gorgeous but flawed detective game
Too clever for its own good.
Random Access Memory: Ozone (Atari ST)
This 1989 Atari ST shareware game is an obscure but brilliant platformer.
All the stuff I wrote about video games in 2023
I wrote an awful lot of things about video games in 2023, not least an entire book.
Make Way mini review: one of the best local multiplayer experiences around
Make Way is Micro Machines where you have to build the track, and it's an absolute blast with four players.
SteamWorld Build review: a charming city builder let down by a lukewarm story
The latest entry in the SteamWorld series offers a blend of city building and tower defence.