Archive for category: Rants

/ 15th Oct, 2010 10:58 am

Gamer Banter: Hampered by Hollywood

This month’s gamer banter is an unusually specific question: Has a character redesign ruined how you feel about a character? Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! I was a big fan of Lara Croft as a teenager. In a world saturated with male action stars, male scientists and, of course, male archaeologists, Lara was a welcome sight. Here was a [...]

/ 26th Aug, 2010 10:19 pm

Gamer Banter: Worst Game EVAR!

As an average gamer who pays for all her own games, I’m pretty good at avoiding the terrible ones. At £30+ quid a pop in an industry with stupendous marketing budgets I usually make damn sure I’ve done my research before buying anything. Yet I have a terrible disability when it comes to the two Computer Exchange branches just off [...]

/ 22nd Jul, 2010 9:13 am

Cover Art

If you’d asked me about cover art 3 years ago I would have told you that it makes no difference to me whatsoever. I buy games on the strength of publisher loyalty, developer loyalty, demos and reviews, in that order. Sometimes I’ll read reviews which prompt me to play the demo, but I’ll never buy a game on just reviews. [...]

/ 21st Feb, 2010 12:30 am

Ubisoft’s Anti-Piracy Plan Is Short-sighted

Do not buy PC versions of Ubisoft games, their new anti-piracy measures are stupid.

/ 3rd Apr, 2008 8:31 am

X-Blades: Now Featuring Almost-Porn

When did T&A become a prerequisite for female character design?

/ 27th Mar, 2008 5:30 pm

Blog Banter: Biggest Stereotype About Gamers

TheFluffyFist joins Blog Banter: What is the biggest stereotype about gamers? Do you fit it or not?

/ 10th Mar, 2008 11:09 pm

Why It’s Important Not To Add Your Credit Card On Xbox Live

Yep, I got screwed by Microsoft's credit card policy as well. Card cancellation is apparently not an obstacle for their payment system.

/ 25th Jan, 2008 10:20 pm

How To Remove Your Credit Card Details from Xbox Live – Part III

Update 7th Feb 2009: The saga is over! Microsoft have now given us the option to remove credit card details through Xbox.com. See Remove Your Credit Card Details from Xbox Live – ONLINE! for details. So 30 days have now passed since I was called by Xbox support. Have they removed my card details as they promised? Err, no they [...]

/ 21st Jan, 2008 6:51 pm

The Telegraph Joins The Bully Bandwagon

Showcase a kid who doesn't conform to the herd, fights for the underdog and stands up for himself and his friends? Heaven forfend...

/ 15th Jan, 2008 8:06 pm

Harvest Moon DS Review (DS)

Weefz is totally new to the Harvest Moon franchise. It shows.

/ 15th Dec, 2007 6:05 pm

How To Remove Credit Card Details From Xbox Live

Update 7th Feb 2009: The saga is over! Microsoft have now given us the option to remove credit card details through Xbox.com. See Remove Your Credit Card Details from Xbox Live – ONLINE! for details. A few months ago I decided to purchase a months Xbox Live Gold membership. As you all know this is very easy to do. Enter [...]

/ 11th May, 2007 7:33 pm

Pinball FX is Very Confusing

I’m a sucker for a pinball game. What can I say? They’re quick, they’re casual and most of all, they’re simple. Sort of. I played the XBLA demo for ten minutes, decided it wasn’t crap and bought it on the spot. You’d think I’d learn by now, hey? Pinball game mechanics are simple. I haven’t yet seen a pinball game [...]

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