Gaming
FIFA 16 Controversy: Misogyny Update!
Misogyny; not just the title of the prettiest lady in Ogyny, but the most used word in gaming this week thanks to the bastion of equal rights that is football. Specifically (and quite rightly), EA are going to include the top women's national teams in the next FIFA game (not for the first time though, you've been able to play as a woman in the career mode of their NHL franchise since 2012) which neatly cued up two competitions. One contest,...
An Idiot’s Adventures In Gameland – Steve McNeil
#2. Splatoon! Hi guys. It’s me again. “No idea who you are, mate”, you quite rightly retort. Regardless, hello. This week I’ve been playing a lot of Splatoon, to write a review and some features about it (top ten levels, guide to multiplayer, stuff like that…) for Ginx TV. If this article goes online in-time, you can catch me chatting about the game on Ginx Live at 6pm tonight. (Virgin Media Channel 286, and www.twitch.tv/ginxtv) If you missed that, either because you didn’t read this until after...
An Idiot’s Adventures In Gameland – Steve McNeil
#1. Oh, hello, I didn’t see you there… Greetings, dear reader. My name is Steve McNeil and I’m lucky enough to have been asked to write things about the gaming industry for the marvellous London Economic. Each Friday, I’ll be beaming my brain-thoughts into your eyeholes via the internet, based on whatever I’ve been up to that week. As this is the first article, I’ll begin with a bit of background biography guff so you can quickly judge me and...