Tor • 13th November 2023 Review: Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt Brainwyrms isn’t just the story of Frankie and Vanya—two woefully broken people who take refuge in a fragile relationship...
Eurogamer • 30th October 2023 Alan Wake 2 review - incredible style, overbearing writing Horror show.
Polygon • 22nd October 2023 Poirot’s genius eludes the new Murder on the Orient Express game A puzzle-filled Agatha Christie adaptation makes a few puzzling choices
The Verge • 20th October 2023 Pokémon Sleep helped me catch ’em all — all the z’s, that is The mobile app isn’t for everyone, but for one insomniac, Pikachu and Snorlax made a big difference.
Tor • 18th October 2023 Review: The World Wasn't Ready for You by Justin C. Key Treading neatly between body horror, surveillance-state science fiction, and existential dread, Justin C. Key’s debut short story collection The World Wasn’t Ready For You is an unassuming portal to a much stranger, slyer world.
Eurogamer • 12th October 2023 Star Trek: Infinite review - it's a good day to wait for mods Captain's slog.
PC Gamer • 15th September 2023 The Making of Karateka The Making of Karateka is great. The entire industry developing docugames just like it would be even better.
Eurogamer • 7th September 2023 Goodbye Volcano High review - killer tunes soundtrack a teen drama for the ages Sonic youth.
Eurogamer • 17th August 2023 The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood review - dealing a powerful hand Charm in spades.
Tor • 15th August 2023 Review: More Perfect by Temi Oh Reading dystopian hypersurveillance fiction is always uncomfortably personal for me because it’s already a present-day reality in a lot of cities...
Polygon • 25th July 2023 In spacefaring management sim The Banished Vault, no one can hear me scream For these exiled monks, the Gloom is the little death that brings total obliteration
Polygon • 7th June 2023 Diablo 4’s onslaught of MMO features hints at a questionable live-service future The writing has improved, but the organic tension has largely evaporated
The Verge • 30th May 2023 Yellowjackets’ excellent cast pulls it through an uneven second season The cannibal soccer show leans a little too hard on nostalgia as it gets increasingly complex.
Polygon • 30th May 2023 Diablo 4 activates and frustrates my lizard brain More busywork doesn’t lessen the series-signature lootfest appeal
The Verge • 23rd May 2023 A trip to Dyson’s dirt-filled, germ-obsessed world Dyson invited me to spend two days inside its hyper-clean universe to see what’s next and why it’s trying to scrub every hidden bit of filth from our homes.
The Verge • 16th May 2023 Plugged in and logged on: a history of the internet on film and TV From Hackers to the X-Files, being online has long been depicted as a deliberate, physical act on screen.
Tor • 3rd May 2023 Diet Culture Dystopia: The Thick and the Lean by Chana Porter The most immediately noticeable thing about Chana Porter’s The Thick and the Lean, particularly for a reader who had...
Polygon • 27th April 2023 Age of Wonders 4 lets you build high-fantasy civilizations — at a cost The long-awaited sequel teeters too far into RPG narratives to be a truly great 4X game
Eurogamer • 19th April 2023 Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus and Butterfly review - a little less refined than the original blend Here's the tea.
The Verge • 24th March 2023 Yellowjackets season 2 is more of an appetizer than a feast The gruesome mystery returns, but it’s lacking some of the punch that made the first season so potent.By ALEXIS ONG
Polygon • 23rd February 2023 Arctic survival sim The Pale Beyond is as messy as it is compelling Following in the footsteps of The Terror
The Verge • 7th February 2023 Playdate’s failure to launch in Malaysia The tiny handheld was manufactured in Southeast Asia, but the realities of global shipping have kept it out of the hands of local gamers.lty, nostalgia, creative experimentation, and a return t
The Verge • 27th December 2022 The real fantasy in Final Fantasy XIV is owning a damn house Finding a place to call your own in Eorzea is a bureaucratic nightmare.