There has been a growing trend of late to try to revitalise brands by tenuously affiliating them with video games. American gamers have been wooed with snacks, soft drinks and (erm) shaving products which are somehow conducive to the gamer ‘lifestyle’. The people at the Guinness Book of World Records (presumably facing dwindling sales in [...]

Game On!: From Pong to Oblivion – The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time Simon Byron, Ste Curran and David McCarthy Headline, £14.99 ISBN: 978-0755315703 This rather awkwardly titled volume is a slickly presented celebration of the best experiences gaming has to offer, as chosen by three veteran games writers (who these days can [...]