As much as we all live in a world that champions the idea that speech should be as free as possible (rightfully so, of course), we make exceptions to that rule all the time (also, rightfully so). For example, it has been illegal to advertise cigarettes across much of the…
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The Call of Duty rumour mills were working in overdrive this week, with an “insider” claiming that Call of Duty 2024 will be set during the (more recent) Iraq War. This is just a rumour at this stage, so I’m certainly not reporting on that, but what I am here…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. From 1945 through to 1991, the world existed in a state of perpetual tension as two superpowers – The Soviet Union and the United States – vied for control over the planet and its resources. Now, as the world heads into a second Cold War between…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” That famous quote from philosopher George Santayana is of particular relevance to the video game industry. As the world’s most popular and widespread form of entertainment, video games have impact and shape how people view…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. A recent article on Kotaku had me thinking about the way that video games depict war again, and I realised that I haven’t actually done a video where I consolidate all my thoughts into how war is treated as a subject yet. And so now I’ve…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. I’ve never forgiven Disney for what it did with Donald Duck. To call me a Donald Duck fanboy would be an understatement – my wife likes to joke that he even inspired my response to Things That Go Wrong (TM) – i.e I tend to go…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. I cannot make myself play the recently-released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare any longer. And I cannot review it. It is a piece of jingoistic, military hero worship propaganda, and the way that it blatantly re-writes history in order to prop up an aggressively nationalistic perspective…
Read MoreReview by Lachlan W. The War Machine DLC pack is the second multiplayer DLC for Call of Duty: WWII. Released in April for PS4 and last month for PC and Xbox One (hooray platform exclusivity), it adds three new multiplayer maps, a War Mode map, and the Nazi Zombies chapter…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. I’m a big fan of reading. I recommend it to all people. As much as the world seems to be moving away from the written word and books in favour of “in-depth” tweets at a whopping 280 characters, video games, YouTube videos of tasering rats, and…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt C Content warning: this article includes some graphic World War II photos.“This is married to a generous aim assist and assorted impact effects that, simply put, make shooting things wonderful.” [Emphasis mine] That’s an actual quote from an actual review of Activision’s Call of Duty: World War…
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