Graham Smith

2 weeks ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Graham Smith

The Sunday Papers is our weekly roundup of great writing about (mostly) videogames from across the web. Sundays are for being on holiday, but that doesn't mean we can't produce a roundup of some links before we depart. For The Guardian, Sarah Thwaites spoke to developers of indie game hits about the freedoms of success and the pressure to repeat it.

3 weeks ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Graham Smith

IGN Live was already confirmed to return this June, but now RPS's corporate papa has put a date on it. The in-person fan event, with streams for those who can't attend, will return on June 7th-8th in LA, and tickets are on sale now. The event, which takes place amid the summer gaming onslaught previously marked by E3, is being held in downtown Los Angeles at Magic Box @ The Reef. Currently announced attendees include Netflix, 2K Sports, Lenovo and Arcade1Up, with more to be confirmed in future.

3 weeks ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Graham Smith

The Sunday Papers is our weekly roundup of great writing about (mostly) videogames from across the web. Sundays are for nursing a sore throat into nearly its third week of activity. I wish I wasn't such a tiny widdle baby, but I strongly feel that no person has ever suffered as I now suffer. Let's do some links. Edge Magazine has launched an industry newsletter, called Knowledge. You can signup here. Edge has long been a stealth B2B product, so an explicitly B2B newsletter makes sense.

1 month ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Graham Smith

The Sunday Papers is our weekly roundup of great writing about (mostly) videogames from across the web. In his irregular newsletter, Culture: An Owner's Manual, W. David Marx wrote about the age of the double sell-out. His argument is that, by the end of the 20th century, it was deemed acceptable for artists to sell-out because commercial activities were understood to pay for creative work, but now culture's most successful creators sell-out simply to sell-out further.

1 month ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Graham Smith

Expelled! review A 1920s golden age mystery in which you plot your own path through the scheming world of an all-girls boarding school, told with energy and some bugs. Developer: InklePublisher: InkleRelease: March 12th, 2025On: Windows, MacOSFrom: SteamPrice: TBA Reviewed on: Intel Core i5-12600K, 32GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti, Windows 10Verity Amersham's pockets are overflowing.