Inspired by a surprisingly good documentary about video games. This month, Sam talks about what factors may have resulted in the demise of the Arcade and discusses if there is still any virtue in playing games in the full view of the public, away from out plush and comfy lounges.
Food, clothes, housing, electricity and water are a selection of items of everyday living which cost money. Society tells us that we need to buy these so called ‘essentials’ to survive. The games industry has tapped into this idea and exploited it for their own nefarious schemes and made all gamers believe that if you …
It’s the beginning of a brand new year and the excitement surrounding 2011 is still ringing in the ears of many gamers. So was the last twelve months the golden age for the current generation of hardware or is there still more to come from consoles that have pride of place in …
You may or may not remember that in August of last year, Sam asked fellow podcasters, Paul, Pete, Kris and Dan to share with him their video game music highlights. This was the Plinky Plonky Music Special. After more than a year and to celebrate the 25th show of Through the Reticle, Sam has decided …
Numbers say alot about the world around us. They define our life stlye, our habits and even the legalityof our actions, but do they have any place in video-game crticism? Could there be a time when reviews no longer have to be accompanied by numbers? Or could there be a moment in the future …
RAW is a brand new series here on InRetroSpect. The aim of the show is for members of the InRetroSpect to choose their Top 5 of a certain video game topic, all within a certain time frame. Un-scripted, un-edited and put out just as we recorded it, InRetroSpect RAW aims to provide you with quick …