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Monster of the Week: Mr Beast
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (407+ words) You see, in Jimmy "Mr Beast" Donaldson"s eyes, since he isn"t actually killing anyone, he"s alright. It"s not incredibly surprising that the guy who became famous by filming himself counting to 100, 000 isn"t the most creatively…...
Can Bungie's Marathon go the distance?
3+ week, 1+ day ago (593+ words) Marathon is certainly more complex in both systems and gameplay. It is also brutal While, to some, the idea that even lightning-fast reactions can't guarantee survival is purely a source of frustration, to others, it might contribute to the tension…...
Music with Motif: More than a woman
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1038+ words) Sid Savill discusses underappreciated female artists in the wake of International Women's Day. As it has recently been International Women's Day, I thought I'd give my thoughts and appreciation to some underrated artists who are criminally underappreciated. The most emblematic…...
The Soundtrack Space: The Empire Strikes Back - The Boar
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (200+ words) John Williams's scores for the Star Wars films have been enshrined as the blueprint for what a soundtrack should be. The Empire Strikes Back, particularly, is an example of the power of composition as a storytelling technique, with the score…...
Gaming for good: How Games Aid is giving back - The Boar
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (343+ words) Games Aid is a UK-based umbrella charity organisation which is run by the video game industry. Helping a variety of charities financially, it fundraises through different events, such as charity game sales, game championships, and galas for disabled and disadvantaged…...
Stick around to the end: Quiet as a Mouse on their upcoming singles and sophomore album - The Boar
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (118+ words) Quiet as a Mouse is singer-songwriter Alex Moran. He's been making music for "almost twenty years now" and is releasing upcoming singles "Miss Melody' and "French Bullet Blues' on" Friday 27 February, with QAAM's sophomore album Nostalgia is fine'but'coming out on…...
Weird Britannia: Max Headroom resurrected - The Boar
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (458+ words) How easy is it to define the eighties? Is it just the policies of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher? The star persona of someone like Tom Cruise? Or do fictional representations like American Psycho and Stranger Things better embody the…...
Post'Villain'Stress Disorder: No one considers the aftermath of being the bad guy - The Boar
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1137+ words) Mason Stannard-Parages breaks down the lasting effects of playing the villain Actors are always thrilled to take on a new, villainous role. Whether it is to diversify their rolodex of character archetypes, or they simply want a challenge in playing…...
This has the potential to win The Boar's "Game Of The Year' Award!" says the Editor-in-Chief after the release of the first pig-physics shooter game: Pih - The Boar
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (848+ words) In the competitive market of game development, success is often measured by the size of a studio's staff, or the complexity of the game's cinematic universe. Yet, every so often, a project emerges that reminds the industry of a simpler…...
Music with Motif: Cover to cover
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (671+ words) The Boar Recently, I've been thinking about covers after obsessively listening to Xiu Xiu's newest album, which gives electric interpretations of some of my favourite experimental songs, such as "Hamburger Lady' by Throbbing Gristle, and classics like Roy Orbison's "In…...