The Never Ending Quest Log

There was a time, many years ago, where names such as "The Secret of Monkey Island", "Populous", "Ultima" and "Dungeon Keeper" were synonymous with gaming as whole.You couldn't pick up a magazine or read an online BBS without their names cropping up again and again. Many of these games encapsulated genres that reigned supreme in their time. They defined entire generations of our favourite hobby... but nowadays, you'll only hear them in passing, in quiet whispers, in hushed tones reminiscing about "the gold old days".Yet even today, there are genres that have carved out niche followings amongst dedicated fans - point and click games and adventure games are still being developed and released for those hungry for more of them - but they still remain immensely under-appreciated.What genres (and the games that defined them) do you think are criminally underrated, and deserve far more love than they ever received?

"Sell Out!" It's a term that is throw around the internet so much nowadays that it's largely lost any meaning it once had. Ceddy (Green Dumpling) talks to us about why it's okay to make a living in this field, at what point it actually becomes "selling out", and the most important subject of them on... pineapple on pizza?!

The energetic and entertaining Ceddy (Green Dumpling) sits down with No Word Count to talk about what it's like being stick in the perpetual outrage machine of the internet, where he gets the energy to be so entertaining, and the stigmas that he's had to face throughout his career.

Fear. It's an emotion we're all familiar with. That evolutionary response our body manifests that allows us to run from things we perceive as genuine threats. It's a feeling that horror movies have successfully instilled in us for decades, through countless classics films - The Exorcist, The Shining, The Ring...There are some arguments to made that scary films aren't as scary as they used to be, that the lack the same weight and tension that they used to. There are also arguments to be made that horror is more terrifying now than its ever been... just for very different reasons.When was the last time you watched a new horror film? Do you feel they still have the same impact on your that they used to, or have they simply lost their sense of fear?

To quote, or not to quote, THAT is the community question:Whether 'tis nobler in geekdom to spreadThe phrases and words of your favourite show,Or to take lines completely out of context...And by quoting them? To share—to thinkOnce more; and by a thought to say we knewThe meaning and the depth behind those words...Quotes are a powerful thing. Memorable phrases and powerful words that stick with you long after you've watched a show or listened to a song or read a book...What are your own personal favourites?

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the world, from healthcare to tourism to entertainment. Allan Rafferty talks to us about his unique experiences during the pandemic, and how people in the entertainment industry have been adjusting to the "new normal".

Achievement is hard. It takes time, effort and dedicated passion for what you do. Allan Rafferty sits down and talks to us about his journey through entertainment, from his earliest days as a kid attempting to make Harry Potter fan films, up until the present day.

During video game's earliest days, the capabilities of hardware to display…well… anything, was extremely limited. A character would be limited to a few dots, and locations would be made of abstract, simplistic shapes.As the years progress, these simplistic characters evolved into more detailed shapes, and "pixel art" grew into its own visual art form, giving us expressive characters such as Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog.Of course, technology continued to evolve. Video games suddenly became exploitable in the 3rd dimension, and pixel art slowly fell out of fashion.Both tend to have their own merits and benefits over the other, but what is is your own personal preference when it comes to pixel art graphics?

What is the secret sauce to streaming success? The reality is... there isn't one.

Most "Twitch streamer advice", whilst well meaning, doesn't actually work. It consistently lacks any data to back itself up, & most of it is just designed to make you feel better about yourself. Real advice comes with hard truths, and DaBesJared has a lot of hard truths to share.

Gaming and fitness are not two things that people tend to associate with each other. That's about to change - Dharma gives us detailed insight into how she balances her own two hobbies, what we can do to find our own balance, and also offers advice on how to adjust tour exercise routines in a time of isolation and social distancing.