Games Must Revise Scene for a New Audience
By Mike O’Brien SPOILER WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for Portal (2007), Halo: Reach (2010), Star Wars: The Empire […]
Pornhub Deserved the Flak, but its Abolition and Censorship Will Help No One
TW: Rape, sexual violence It’s been a disastrous year for Pornhub. Until recently, criticism of the porn site, which is
No Country for Bald Men: Identity Politics vs Male Body Positivity
By Mike O’Brien Identity politics is Twitter’s favourite toy. It’s an attempt to understand social issues through the lens of
STR Wars: The Holesome Odyssey of Bruno Powroznik
By Mike O’Brien Do me a favour and watch the embedded video below. It’s not graphic, I promise, but I
INTERVIEW: George ‘isdsar’ Diamanto
Featured image credit to Red Bull Esports. By Mike O’Brien Esports has a bad rep. Between cringy intros in the
Woody: Pixar’s Cruellest Sociopath
By Mike O’Brien At first glance, Toy Story is a heart-warming tale of camaraderie, breathing the same life into its
BoJack Horseman: An Ode to Consequence
By Mike O’Brien Reservoir Dogs put Tarantino on the map for good reason: a movie whose runtime consists almost entirely
Ludonarrative Dissonance: The Elephant in the Writer’s Room
By Mike O’Brien Warning: This article contains major spoilers for Red Dead Redemption 2 and Spec Ops: The Line, and
Games and Minds: The Duality of Gaming and Mental Health
By Mike O’Brien Since the NES infiltrated households in the 80s, gaming has been assailed for its corrosive effects on
Just how prophetic is Black Mirror?
By Mike O’Brien Netflix sensation Black Mirror is Charlie BrookerÔÇÖs occasionally brilliant exploration of human conflict through the lens of
Prejudice in Silicon Valley
By Molly Sedgemore It’s hard to believe that the creations of Silicon Valley were once a thing of dreams, a
The Lowdown on the Apple Card
By Chris Colbourn iPhone owners can now apply for an Apple credit card in their phone’s preinstalled Wallet app, on
GE 2019: The Online Battleground
By Sarah Belger With general elections now seeming to take place every two years, you might expect politicians to be
The Automation of… Comedy?
By Mike O’Brien The inexorable tide of automation is upon us, and as economists and futurologists forecast the obsolescence of
It’s a Catch: Tinder’s predatory algorithms and the lonely hearts in the crossfire
By Polly Denny Tinder has been sparking matches since 2012, and while many of us log into the app almost
Digital Wellbeing, or: why your phone isn’t the problem
Introduction by Mike O’Brien I’m a huge fan of Black Mirror, but it’s dripping with cynical dread about how unequipped we
Diagnosis is Victory: A No-BS Guide to Cardiff’s Mental Healthcare
By Mike O’Brien Trigger Warning: This content contains information and reference to mental illness and suicide. If you or someone
REVIEW: Borderlands 3
By Mike O’Brien |┬áÔÿàÔÿàÔÿàÔ£░Ô£░ Disclaimer: 2K provided Quench with a PC copy of Borderlands 3 for review purposes. Borderlands 3
Download’s Games to Watch 2019
With so many games coming out this year, it can be difficult to keep an eye on the horizon. With Zelda:
Planned Obsolescence: Do Tech Companies Decide When Your Devices Live or Die?
By Danny Brown The term ÔÇÿplanned obsolescence’ has been thrown around a lot these last couple years, as fears emerged