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Pause:Continue Arc 3 – Episode 3, Demos With Brendan Caldwell

In episode 3 of Peter Willington’s continued search for the games we most fondly remember growing up, he’s joined by Brendan Caldwell to talk demos. Remarking on just how important these trial versions of full games were to him in his youth, Brendan reveals how they inadvertently got him into writing, why he was initially …

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Through the Reticle: The Arcade

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.        

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Freeplay: Episode 24 The Stage, The Sky & The Story

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 …