There is an odd phenomenon that comes over me at least once a year. Seemingly without warning, a wave of fatigue and indifference sweeps into my head. Within other leisurely pursuits, this is not uncommon. Writers will report having massive...

It's been a long time since I did anything here. Considering recent events in the video game industry, I have not really been in a frame of mind to interact with it too much, whether it be the writey-all-about-it side or the makey-play...

The bar was silent. Uncharacteristically silent. Usually, the sound of a beatbox playing oldey-time honky-tonk piano under a piano made of cornflake boxes and the sound of a women screaming as she was chased endlessly by a dirty cowboy fill...

People often like to talk about the game that got them into gaming. Whilst I had consoles from a very early age, the game that got me hooked came when I was eight years old. With my freshly unwrapped Sega Saturn, I immediately fell in love...

Well, after something of a hiatus, I�m back. I have recently upgraded my career to that of a Registration Officer (a person who helps book civil marriages and checks you�re not dodgy), and am very happy in my new position. I no longer work ...

AKA A Backlog Diary: Part 33 It�s been a busy couple of weeks since my last update to you fine chaps and chapettes. On the last Backlog Diary update, I mentioned how I�d finally got past a rather tricky boss fight on Chapter 12 (of 13) on...

AKA A Backlog Diary: Part 32 It is a question I ask myself quite a lot. Whether it be slogging away at two jobs I don�t even like, or hanging out with friends I don�t find interesting or even very agreeable in any respect, or perhaps whils...

I'd have called her Gunonetta. AKA A Backlog Diary: Part 31 Having just finished one more game in the backlog, I find myself at a cross-roads; a cross-roads with about thirty different exits. There are still so many games to go, and even ...

AKA A Backlog Diary: Part 30 In the wake of the short film to promote Metro: Last Light, I felt a sudden urge to finish something I started over a year ago. There are many games in my collection that I have started and not finished. Reaso...

It�s been a long time since I have been truly hyped for anything game related. I�ve enjoyed a lot of games lately, but none have had me counting down the days on a calendar to a much anticipated release date. Sure, there are a tonne of game...

AKA A Backlog Diary: Part 29 Two sets of treasure hunters, rather different in their approaches. One group seeks to liberate their wealth from a group of evil mercenaries; the other from ancient civilisations. Although the latter does also...

AKA A Backlog Diary: Part 28 Davey Wreden You may have just ruined single player games for me. Davey Wreden is the man behind The Stanley Parable, a mod which, on its surface, is about a man named Stanley, who works in an office, entering...

It�s been something of a busy week. In total, five games can now be ticked off my to-do list, the latter two of which I will get to shortly. Meanwhile, I have acquired some new games to take their places. Now yes, it may seem redundant to ...

Most people spend much of their lives going with the flow. It is comfortable and unchallenging to accept common views as truth. If most of the people you know say that sharks are pretty friendly creatures who speak Korean, you may smile, pi...

It is rare I get to post two blogs in as many days, but this week, it appears I am close to posting three in three days. Last night saw me finally complete Assassin's Creed: Revelations, a task I have been putting off for a little while. Pa...

I just don�t see this panning out in the long run� There are people out there who say the days of the portable games console are numbered. Before long, Playstation branded pocket fodder will be an embarrassing footer in Sony's ledger, and...

I think I must have really liked Prototype 2. A lot. There are currently only two games with which I have unlocked all achievements; Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, which stands as one of my favourite games of all time, and Prototype 2. Is it a...

I might be a little late to the party over this little controversy, but here goes anyway. It might have crossed your minds that Epic Games is hardly a developer that needs defending. With one of the most financially and critically successf...

Here follows the transcript from a meeting on 20/04/2012 at 11:30am, at Hayboos-Sarvez Incorporated�s new London office. Presley McKraw: Okay, everyone, hush and take a seat. Keith! Spit out the gum, we're not fifteen years old anymore are...

I'm bored of games at the moment. I think I've exorcised myself of some demons I really didn't want to get rid of. The demons that say "Come on, let's go online and shoot people". Without that demon, I have the other demon that makes a simi...

Entitled. It's a very dirty word right now. In the wake of recent controversies, gamers across the globe have thrown up their hands in horror and mobilised against the evils they perceive to be eeking out of the games industry like inky blo...

This last week and a half, I have flung myself blindly into a franchise that before I looked on with Major Indifference (salute). Back in 2009, Prototype pretty much rocked my world. It evoked memories of a campy slap-dash and gosh darn fun...

Well, in the spirit of blending in with everyone else, here are 10 facts about yours truly. 1. My name is Aidan O�Dwyer, I�m 23, single, British but of Irish descent. I was born in Ireland but had to be moved away when I was two weeks old ...

The game I dream of playing is one probably shared by numerous people. People may yawn at the prospect of another game in this genre, but it is a game that would be the pinnacle of any examples of the genre you would care to name from any a...

This is rather a difficult entry to write, so first, a little on my history with the Metal Gear Solid series. First confession; the first MGS game I played was Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance on the Xbox in 2007. I rather enjoyed it, but didn...

This week, I will be doing two blog entries; one rather short, and one rather long. The short one will be one of praise, carried out by myself, showering love on my latest completed game. The other will be a shower of bile and ridicule for ...

For want of something else to to other than ranting about all these games I can afford not to play, I thought I'd start something a little different. Every Friday or so, I will Haiku the news of the week. Ending was hated, Destination, no...

This edition of "Jebussaves88's Sexy Interesting Backlog Diary that everyone finds Interesting" will contain spoilers for Resistance 2, Journey and Bionic Commando (2009), but let's face it, I don't think anyone's going to be too upset abou...

I'm on a bit of a charge right now. With my internet connection having the conistancy of a Labour MP (that is to say, not very consistant), I have temporarily given up on playing Battlefield 3. Suddenly, things are becoming very Playstation...

I have decided to have a little structure to my backlog from now on. Rather than simply fecklessly pick a title to finish on a whim, I will now play by platform. Seeing as the PS3 hasn't been seeing the largest amount of love, most commonly...