This Christmas I found myself sitting in my recliner watching my kid play Baldur’s Gate 3 on his new Steam Deck in the very boring, adult predicament of having asked for relatively practical gifts and now having no new toys to play with. I decided to remedy my […]
Dr. Alex Fitzpatrick has a swell pieces on archaeology as sidequests in games. “How does this portray archaeology and why is archaeology so well-suited for side quests? As part of this discussion, we’ll be focusing on two video games that utilise a sort of ‘archaeology’ as a side […]
There were a lot of things I did not like in 2025. Here’s ten things I did, or at least ten things I haven’t written about at the Gutter yet. Gotta remember what we’re living for while we fight. Usually, I’d writes something about how these books, games, […]
In their continuing abuse–or genius use–of game creation suites, Justin and Griffin McElroy return to an old creation and bring her to life once more! “Ten years ago we left her in a watery pocket dimension. Today, The Final Pam returns to see what, if anything, can be […]
The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo–and his pal, Karen Shute–continues to watch films at an astounding pace at the Toronto International Film Festival 2025: Good Boy; Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5; Exit 8; and, The Smashing Machine! We are officially at the halfway mark of TIFF, and boy […]
At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo starts his coverage at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival! “And we’re live! On the ground here in Toronto for the fiftieth edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), I managed to start things off strongly with FIVE […]
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