The Good and Bad of XCOM: Enemy Unknown
I’m of two minds about XCOM: Enemy Unknown right now. Firstly: It’s a game that’s really up my street. I can take as much time with it as I want. …
3 Reasons Why Pacific Rim Saved The Sword ‘Til Last
Of all the things I could say about Pacific Rim, and folks, I could say a lot – in fact, the thing I want to say most about it is, “SEE …
Starting Small: One Space Marine at a Time
Facebook, if you’re subscribed to the right pages or people, can become a hall of positive thinking. It’s even better than those framed motivational posters you see on folks’ office …
Will I Bother With Halo 4?
BE WARNED: There’s going to be a lot of “methinks the gamer doth protest too much” in this article, so brace yourselves. See, this article is very much a ‘me’ …
If I Were Doing NaNoWriMo 2012…
I’m not, by the way. Too much on. But supposing I were… (Yes, this is what I was hinting at back then.) Whaddya reckon? NaNo 2013?
Is Glasslands As Good A Start To A Halo Trilogy As Cryptum?
I think you folks who read this blog have already seen enough posts about me carping on over the Eric Nylund / William C. Dietz Halo novels, so I’m not …
How Can I Make Session 2 of Deathwatch Go Better?
It’s always tricky, the first time you come back to something after leaving it for a while. You tend to think that you can just pick up where you left …
Can Prometheus Build On Mystery Without Killing It?
I’m off to see this years Big Sci-Fi Film, Prometheus, tonight. Naturally, I want to write about what I make of it, but I also want to write about my …
Why The Hunger Games Is A Damned Good Spy Thriller
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins My rating: 4 of 5 stars I don’t think I can see The Hunger Games movie. Not because I didn’t like the book or …
GTRF! Episode 3: Ogre
The last one came three weeks early, so naturally this one comes two months late! This one’s another labour of love, although I didn’t write it. It’s a vignette written …