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Index

Looking for direction? In dire need of high-quality rambling on games? Look no further.

Horror doesn’t scare me

Fasih looks at the differences between movie and video game horror and why the latter tends to be much less scary.


Of Mice and Men (and Machine Guns)

Fasih teaches you how to kill using only a rubber duck. And how to play a first person shooter on a console.


Video Game Journalism 101 — Prologue

Fasih explores the roots of many of the problems plaguing video game journalism.


Rubber Ducks vs. Accordions on Wheels

Daniel and Fasih have a nice chat about the whole PC vs console thing and come to, uhm, no clear conclusion. At all!


Video Game Journalism 101 — Ethics

In which Fasih pisses off each and every video game “journalist” on the planet.


Video Game Journalism 101 — Reviews

Are video games art or products? What is the point of a review? Another very interesting article in this series.


There is no RPG

Fasih explains to you why you are a fan of a genre that does not exist.


Cure for Twist Mania

In which we learn that Fasih died in the very beginning of the article!


One Eyed Man in the Land of the Blind

Fasih pisses off all Bioshock fanboys out there by informing them that Bioshock’s story is actually rubbish.


Simple Rules

Fasih explains, scientifically, why every beat ‘em up that is not Street Fighter II sucks.


Armageddon?

With the decision to put complete games up on digital distribution models like PSN, have the Bigwigs brought about the end of the world (of retailing)? The answer: we hope so.


Baby Steps

In which we move slowly from Super Mario Bros to Planescape: Torment.


Versus the King of the Land

Fasih tells you that Conan is a coward. Fasih better be prepared to hear the lamentations of his women.