The Action Points Podcast! Episode 28: A Steam-y Discussion
In this episode: Adam joins us as we discuss Valve’s announcements of the SteamOS, Steam Machines and the Steam Controller. Aaron also shares his enjoyment of the dubstep gun in […]
Tag Archives: Video Games
Make (More) Numbers Go Up: The Game(s)
Last time, I wrote about Parameters – the abstracted dungeon crawl where you click on boxes to make numbers go up (or down, in the case of your enemies). Well, […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 23: Brothers A Tale of Two Sons
In this episode: MASSIVE SPOILERS as we discuss Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons in detail. (Spoiler alert: I liked it). We also talk about some of our highest rated […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 21: Everything and Manifest 2013
In this episode: Evan catches us up on all the happenings at Manifest 2013 and we review everything we can! Spiel de Jahres 2013 winner Hanabi and nominee Augustus; Sharknado!; […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 19: Dota 2 and Ouya
In this episode: We have special guests Wern and Mark on to talk with us about the official release of Dota 2 and the release of the Ouya! (Apologies for […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 17b: E3, Videogames and The Last of Us
In this episode: We are joined by Adam to talk about the news and upcoming games we are excited about out of E3 2013, including The Great Microsoft Backpedal with […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 17a: PAX AUS 2013
In this episode: We talk about stacks at PAX Aus! Woo! We got to test the Oculus Rift, played some great local and international indie titles (Duet, Tasty Fish, Johann […]
The disappointment of Kazumi and the joy of The Last Of Us.
[Re-posted from evanritchie.blogspot.com] *** WARNING: Discussions of an explicit nature below, plus spoilers for The Last Of Us *** When approaching the world of anime and manga, there are a […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 11: Cartoon Adventure Times
In this episode: It’s another episode of the Action Points Podcast! I talk about making my own copy of Love Letter (there are some photos I put up on Instagram […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 10: Movies, Geek Culture and Female Armour
Two episodes this week! It is because I am a horrible hack and didn’t get last week’s episode edited :( In this episode: Daniel and I have some movie talk […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 9: Storytelling in Boardgames
Firstly, apologies for missing last week. This week we have two episodes for your aural enjoyment! In this episode: We talk about storytelling in boardgames – boardgames that tell stories, […]
In which I clarify what it means (to me) to be a gamer, and the value of freemium games.
A while ago, in conversation with fellow podcaster/blogger Evan, I found myself needing to clarify something I had said on a whim. ‘I am not a gamer’ I proclaimed, and […]
Dragon’s Crown and Those Breasts
[Re-post from evanritchie.blogspot.com] There’s a certain context missing to the debate/discussion around the sexism in Dragon’s Crown. If you haven’t read the articles or seen the trailers, here’s a recap: Dragon’s […]
Bioshock Discussion Post-Mortem
[Re-post from evanritchie.blogspot.com] So here’s where I stand: We have gaming developing in two (or more, but we’ll stick with two for the minute) directions. One offers entertainment from narrative-heavy immersion […]
FTL Part 2: Further Thoughts Late
I previously wrote about FTL, explaining some of the mechanics and concluding that I liked the game. Why, though? The game is fairly random, and the randomness would usually be […]
FTL: In space, no one can hear you scream obscenities at the rebel scum that just tore apart your beautiful ship
FTL was just released yesterday, and I am hooked. It’s a relatively simple title and is essentially a roguelike with spaceships. You start off with a pretty basic spaceship, and […]
The 2012 OR-lympic Games
So the Olympics happened. That was a thing, right? Since neither myself or my friends qualified for any of the events this time, we decided to have our own alternate […]
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