The first BioShock was a masterpiece – a story expertly crafted, punctuated by the objectivist philosophies of Ayn Rand. Its twisted, tortured dystopian under-sea setting was unique and interesting, its art-deco visuals – although ruinous – rich and sumptuous, and above all, its narrative compelling. Many gamers – such as myself -  felt a sequel to be unwarranted – that …

Need for Speed, like morally questionable women, has seen a fall from grace in the past few years. After the excellent Most Wanted, EA seemed to have lost interest in putting out another game, and we got the uninspired Carbon, the horribly average ProStreet, and the technical mess of Undercover. It was a sad state of affairs for the series, …

Custom avatars are great. They allow you to express your persona visually, serving as a representation of self. While blog websites such as this one don’t have any intrinsic means of avatar support, there are mystical internet methods of getting around it. Many of our readers are veritable internet ninjas – and already have custom avatars – others are perhaps …