Editorials
21 articles
Opinion, culture, lists and interviews from GamerHome writers. Every piece carries a byline.Bylined
Newest first. Pieces from before 2018 are marked Classic and kept for the record.
October's release jam will punish the games that blink
GamerHome's calendar shows 19 October launches compressed into four crucial dates, and our latest UK chart suggests the games with the weakest second-week visibility will be the first to disappear.
The Emotional Power of Online Funerals: How Gamers Honor Lost Friends They Never Met
The Emotional Power of Online Funerals: How Gamers Honor Lost Friends They Never Met For many gamers, online friendships are just as real and meaningful as those formed in person. When a fellow player passes away, virtual funerals become a deeply significant way to grieve, honor, and remember them—even if they never met in real …
5 Old-School PC Game Series To Test Out Your Business / Management Skills
SimCity Series If you have ever wondered what it would be like to be the mayor of your local town / city, think no more! The SimCity series began back in 1989. The series has since grown in popularity, with the most recent release this year (2013). SimCity Societies was by far the worse game …
How To Build The Ultimate Gaming Room
If you’re a gamer, or you know someone who regularly plays video games, then you’ll know the importance of good surroundings. Gone are the days when gamers were restricted to tiny CRT televisions and crummy sound systems; nowadays gaming is nothing if it’s not done on a huge TV with a monstrous speaker setup reproducing …
12 Security Tips To Keep In Mind When Developing Mobile Apps
For an app to become popular, it needs to be useful, easy to use, and attractive. However, even if you create an app that ticks all these boxes, it can still go downhill if you compromise on an important aspect – security. An app whose security has been compromised will lose customers faster than the …
Super Smash Flash 2 Review
Super Smash Flash 2 is a free online game developed and produced by McCleod Gaming that is easily accessible from your PC. It is part of a series of flash games. What makes this game different is that it is a fighting game where all the fighters are from major gaming companies including Nintendo, Namco, …
An interview with the lead writer of Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic – Drew Karpyshyn
Those of you who are familiar with all things Star Wars will be aware of Drew Karpyshyn. The lead writer to Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic, author of the Darth Bane trilogy and many other Star Wars novels, Drew is one of the biggest contributors to the Star Wars universe, outside of the …
Destiny 2 Preview – Back to the Light
While console players are already playing, PC gamers still have to look with envy. Destiny 2‘s launch on PC was postponed a lot, but hopefully we’ll get a better game for it. Let’s take a look at what awaits us in Destiny 2, when it finally arrives on our machines. New subclasses While the original …
Welcome to the Dark World of Happy Wheels
If, like many, you get easily addicted to video games and happen to have a very twisted and slightly morbid sense of humor, then you will enjoy this fascinating game. Happy Wheels has become a cult-classic because of its gut wrenching graphically violent gameplay and the challenging user generated levels regularly created by its users.. …
40 Years of Gaming – A look at some of the best Video Game Classics
We’ve had nearly 40 years of console gaming and the video game industry has evolved immensely since the beginning! The first video game console was named the Magnavox Odyssey, which was released in 1972. This article explores some of the best video game classics to be released. With so many awesome video game releases, it …
Slither.io Game Review
Who remembers that classic game that become so popular with Nokia phones back in the 1990’s? You must realise that I am referring to the game Snake. It was a simple game bundled with most Nokia mobiles and became as iconic as that dreaded bleeping Nokia ring tone. Yes, the 1990’s was a great period …
Color Switch Poki Game Review
For those who enjoy puzzles and arcade games of which challenge your skills, Color Switch game on Poki is an arcade title which you’ll probably want to check out. It’s a flash based game, which means that it can be enjoyed within your web browser. Available on both Android and iPhone, this game can also be played from …
4 Xbox One Games You Should Already Own
We thought there might have been a battle when Sony announced they would release their new PlayStation 4 in the same week as Microsoft’s Xbox One hit the stores. However, there seems to have been a clear winner already. While the PS4 might well have sold over 7 million units in three months, the Xbox …
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Review
The Diablo franchise has always had a special place in the hearts and minds of PC gamers. It’s (now) classic style of gameplay, creepily fantastic visuals and mythic storytelling continues to enthrall gamers all over the globe. With the release of Diablo III, they continued to build upon the same formula that made the series …
The Best Gaming Headsets: Reviewed
An essential part of online gaming, whether it be through a PC or on a games console such as a Microsoft Xbox 360 or Sony PlayStation 3, is the humble old headset! Headsets are small accessories enable gamers to take part in multi-player online games requiring strategy and coordination, and it helps them to chat …
The Entitled Review
There are a number of psychological thrillers out there that use class division as a backdrop for their respective plots, but none quite like “the Entitled”. Far from being just another movie devoted to bashing any particular group, this film focuses on Paul Dynan who is struggling just to make ends meet in a world …
Ghetto Physics Review
Ghetto physics is really a movie about social and corporate power structures. While there are those among us that would have you believe that there is no correlation between executive boardrooms and street brothels, there certainly is, according to the information in this film. The basic premise of Ghetto Physics is that the same tactics, …
Ellen Dubin Elder Scrolls V Interview
1) What previous work have you done before Elder Scrolls V? I have enjoyed a wide variety of work in all kinds of genres from stage to film to television. I started out as a ballet dancer because I was a very quiet shy child and my parents put me in dance class so I …
Bored of Your Games? Why Not Swap Them?
Many video games have a short lifespan, and after you have finished with them you just leave them to collect dust on the self. However, a brilliant service named GaBoom is a possible solution to your problem. Why not swap the video game for a different one once you have completed it? www.gaboomswap.com is the …
Toy Story 3 3D Movie Review
The year was 1995 when we were first introduced to cowboy toy Woody, and his human owner Andy. Reviews for this first feature film from Pixar Animation Studies excited children and adults the world over as the animated characters held us captive in cinemas and, later, in our own homes. The saga continued with Toy …
Fast Five Movie Review (Fast & Furious 5)
The fifth instalment in the Fast and Furious franchise, Fast Five, comes complete with much of what we’d expect. Eye candy for the girls in the form of the muscle-men Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and even Dwayne Johnson (once The Rock), and for the boys in the midst of the scantily clad ladies draping themselves …
