The Wicker Man (1973) in Animal Crossing
The Gutter’s own Carol recreates some scenes from The Wicker Man (1973) in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. You can see them here.
“Easter Eggs” and Corporate Rebellion
At The Hustle, Mark Dent writes about the history of “Easter eggs” at Atari. “Clayton had picked up a dot, a secret key, in a black castle and carried it back to an earlier room where the dot granted him access to a door. Inside the door was […]
Real World Locations in Horizon Forbidden West
Push Square compares locations and landmarks in Horizon Forbidden West to locations and landmarks in Utah, Nevada and California. Read and watch here.
Dance With The Angels: The High Drama and Anti-War Sentiment of Ace Combat
In the early days of the current Russia-Ukraine conflict, unconfirmed reports trickled out about a mythical “Ghost of Kyiv”, a single pilot at the helm of a MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jet that was rumoured to have taken out several Russian fighters despite being impossibly outgunned and outmanned. It’s […]
10 Things I liked in 2021
It’s annual list time where I share things I liked in the last year. I usually try to write about things I haven’t written about before, but the world is not what it was and perhaps next year I will be back to that or perhaps on to […]
“Why Mass Effect is Some of the Best Science Fiction Ever Made”
At the Guardian, Tauriq Moosa writes about the Mass Effect Trilogy. “This year, when everyone has been encouraged to isolate and death has been omnipresent, experiencing a grand narrative of community has been fulfilling. Mass Effect carefully balances the personal and the political in Shepard’s place in the […]
The Cultural Gutter 