Playing against other people has become an integral part of many video games, but what makes the multiplayer aspect enjoyable, why are so many developers determined to include it in some form, and is it really necessary to have it in order to have fun? This week’s featured game is […]
Podcasts
S11E03 – Creating Worlds
Every story has to happen somewhere, but that place doesn’t really have any fixed dimensions so it can often be quite a small space – life an office or a car. Welcome to the narrative universe where we find out more about worldbuilding. Reviews – Batman: Arkham Knight (PS4/PC) This […]
Dear White People – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 28
This week we triumphantly pronounced all the words – and in the correct order too! Instead of getting lost in all of the news from San Diego’s Comic-Con, we decided to keep the show relatively normal … well, as normal as it gets around here anyway. We have a fairly […]
Terminator Genisys – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 27
Halfway into 2015 and Cinema Eclectica sees the return of a guest we haven’t seen since episode 1. In this week’s “Off the Shelf” we take a look United Passions – the controversial FIFA movie with the questionable existence, Magic Mike XXL, Satoshi Kon’s anime thriller Perfect Blue, and the […]
S11E02 – Teaching and Learning
On this week’s episode we try to find out more about how things are taught and learned, and who actually bothers following tutorials anyway? Reviews – Disgaea Triple Play (3, 4 & D2 – PS3), LEGO: Jurassic World (PS4), Ronin (PC). This week’s news had to stand in the corner […]
4-Panel 20 – Capwolf Rides Again!
The legendary boxes of old comics finally make their appearance, causing Andrew to immediately construct the building of his dreams – a fort made of comics – and in the process he unearths some interesting stuff. This week the gang discuss Wonder Woman’s new costume, the movie adaptation of John […]
S11E01 – SunnyCon 2015 Special
We finally hit our 11th series, and what better way to kick things off than with a special for one of our favourite conventions – SunnyCon. This year saw no small amount of trials, tribulations, cancellations, and the ever-present forces of nature, but even amongst all of the diversity the […]
Slow West – Cinema Eclectica 26
This week we’re neck-deep in a crazy heatwave – which makes for a much looser show because of all the melting brains. Our featured movies in our “Off The Shelf” section are Samuel Fuller’s Forty Guns, Frank Borzage’s lost film-noir Moonrise and Eli Roth’s latest confusing effort Knock Knock. All […]
S10E24 – E3 2015 Special
The Electronic Entertainment Expo – or E3 as it’s more widely known – is the biggest week in the video games calendar for a number of reasons, but 2015 will be particularly remembered as the year of “how the hell did they major news like that a secret?” So without […]
4-Panel 19 – We Need More Matlock!
Awful puns and bad impressions of Ringo Starr abound this week as we kick off with news about Jeff Loeb’s long-awaited Captain America: White series, the casting of Baron Mordo in the Doctor Strange movie, Archie’s upcoming reboot, One Piece breaking more world records and all sorts of other stuff. […]