My most recent contribution to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed by Jenn Estaris & backing singers 10/04/2026. A stab at topicality (or as close as we can get with a monthly show), written during the immediate backlash to Nvidia’s reveal of their laughable DLSS 5 genAI ‘slop filter’ technology. “Slop! In […]

A while ago I finally caved and bought the shiny, voiced, HD remake of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge on Steam. The recent round of Q&As and interviews with the Portal 2 writing team (where they reveal that the writers actually cued up the recorded voice performances in the game themselves, to ensure that the […]

In the last couple of years, the line between PC and console gaming has been (in some respects) almost completely erased. The simultaneous release of high profile titles on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 is becoming the norm. It’s easy to forget that before the mid-1990s, computer and console gaming were completely different worlds – […]