I’m happy to announce that the Fireseeds’ journey is far from over. The second book in the Architects Of The Illusion series, The Great Scourge, is due in paperback and Kindle formats within the first half of 2014, preferably first-quarter.
The Wrong: review
I don’t normally do this. This isn’t a “review” sort of blog, because whenever I get around to reviewing something, be it a game, book, film or album, a horde of people have already said what I came to say
Metroid Fusion: The Progress Perplexion
Second in a maybe-series of Metroid analyses, today I’d like to talk about one of the most unusual titles in the series, Metroid Fusion. The Space Pirates have been wiped out and their leader annihilated. The last metroid is dead,
Metroid and the M-Other of Controversy
It should come as no surprise by now that I really, really like Metroid. I’ve talked about Super Metroid’s power as a feminist narrative as well as Corruption’s strength as a natural conclusion to the Phazon arc, but there’s just
Cold Fusion: the turning tide of game journalism
I was leafing through some of my gaming memorabilia the other day, when I came across something peculiar: a VHS tape adorned by Sonic the Hedgehog’s smarmy visage from the Sonic Adventure era, with the word FUSE slapped across the
Less Than A Feeling
What kind of article would I start with, now that I’m jumping back through the Looking Glass for the first time since February? Why, the kind that requires chapters on a blog entry, of course! I: All There In The
Gamespot Editorial Slam-Dunks The Industry
Last year, I tackled the problematic portrayal of women in video games. More recently, I actually edited the article to talk about the way Epic Games’ art director Chris Perna recently rammed his foot rather deep in his mouth here,
Echoes In An Empty Room: Dead Space 3 As a Linguistic Demonstration
STOP. If you have yet to finish Dead Space 3, and don’t want to be spoiled, just go head on over yonder. What I’m talking about today is going to strip it all bare. And because Dead Space is such
Seed Of Treachery reviewed at The Arthur
A brand new review of Seed Of Treachery has gone up at the Arthur, officially making this the first press review of Architects so far. Thanks for the kind words, guys! While you’re there, be sure to browse the Arthur’s
Seed Of Treachery is now on Kindle!
As GLaDOS would say, “I’m still alive!” Hope everyone had a fine holiday, and played at least one new game this snowy winter. As promised, the first installment in the Architects Of The Illusion series is now available for the