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In a flap…
Flappy Bird has become one of those funny cultural phenomena that come along every so often. It’s quite hilarious as well, given how dire the game actually is from an actual design standpoint. As a...
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Attack of the (Flapping) Clones
As I elaborated on in my last blog post, Flappy Bird is addictive. Like, really addictive. And valuable, if the stories about the income to the games creator from ad revenues is anything to believe....
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#TabletSketch
I’ve been doodling and sketching quite a bit recently and I’ve taken to tidying up some of those sketches on my battered old Nexus 7 tablet with AutoDesk Sketchbook Pro. I’ve been posting these pics up...
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Virtual Society
This is what Facebooks future looks like. No doubt if you follow the fortunes of the worlds favourite social network, then you’ll have heard about Facebook’s $2bn acquisition of Oculus VR. Its unlikely...
View ArticleChromaBreaker
I’ve talked a little about ChromaBreaker elsewhere recently, but not here on my blog. I think that may have something to do with not having had the amount of time to work on this project that I would...
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ChromaBreaker now on Google Play
As of last night, ChromaBreaker has been made publicly available on the Android mobile platform via the Google Play Store for the low, low price of nothing at all. Yep, it’s a free download, people!...
View ArticleWhat’s Eating Mark McQueen?
Its been a few weeks since I last posted on here and, short of a few posts on Twitter about the World Cup, I’ve been pretty quiet elsewhere as well. I would love to turn round and say its because I’ve...
View ArticleContentious Sleep
I have always had a love-hate relationship when it comes to sleep. There’s nothing better I enjoy at the end of the day than curling up in bed and getting a good nights sleep… when I can get it that...
View ArticleAn open letter to the celebrities behind the Let’s Stay Together letter
Dear Let’s Stay Together, This past Thursday, Dan Snow, Tom Holland, Mick Jagger, Judi Dench and about 200 of you put your signatures to a letter to the people of Scotland. This letter, made out to the...
View ArticleAlienated Youth Vlog 01
So, although I love writing and doing opinion pieces, I find it easier to talk certain things out rather than write. Hence I’ve made the decision to start Vlogging (Video Blogging for those who don’t...
View ArticleMy depression quest
Please note: in this post I talk about depression and various topics associated with it such as suicide and self-harm. As such, this post comes with a trigger warning. I suffer from depression. Well,...
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#TabletSketch
I’ve been doodling and sketching quite a bit recently and I’ve taken to tidying up some of those sketches on my battered old Nexus 7 tablet with AutoDesk Sketchbook Pro. I’ve been posting these pics up...
View ArticleThe open letter from game devs to the games community
I am in the midst of writing a lengthy post about the recent activity against people in the games industry (specifically female devs and critics) but I wanted to quickly note something about the open...
View ArticleAY Vlog 02: Women gamers are not the enemy guys
My second video blog where I rant about #GamerGate and how its affecting gamer culture. Sigh…
View ArticleTime to stand up, Scotland
I voted yes yesterday. This wasn’t as part of SNP bluster, or an attack on the rest of the UK, or even a Braveheart-esque “freedom regardless” cry. At the end of a fractious, heated and sometimes...
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Sketch Commissions are open!
I’m opening myself for a short time for sketch commissions with a limited set of slots open (going to start with 5 and open up more as I go if demand/time goes OK). The sketches I’m going to do will be...
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Link To My Past: Fantasy World Dizzy
Welcome to a Link To My Past, a new series of posts on here where I’ll be discussing the video games that have made an impact on me throughout my life. This will be a semi-regular essay series (one...
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Review: Shovel Knight (PC)
In this post I am reviewing the game as played on PC via Steam (currently £10.99). Shovel Knight is also available on the Nintendo eShop for both 3DS and Wii U (£12.99). It was recently my birthday...
View ArticleContentious Sleep
I have always had a love-hate relationship when it comes to sleep. There’s nothing better I enjoy at the end of the day than curling up in bed and getting a good nights sleep… when I can get it that...
View ArticleAn open letter to the celebrities behind the Let’s Stay Together letter
Dear Let’s Stay Together, This past Thursday, Dan Snow, Tom Holland, Mick Jagger, Judi Dench and about 200 of you put your signatures to a letter to the people of Scotland. This letter, made out to the...
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