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Hideously out of date and in desperate need of updating.

I’ve been writing for numerous different outlets since 2007. My work has featured in sources as varied as playboy.co.uk, Strategy Informer, G4TV, GamePro, PCWorld, 148apps, TheSixthAxis and Beefjack.

Thanks to having diverse interests, I’m as comfortable discussing the latest casual gaming releases as I am looking at new technological advances or a new hardcore fighting game.

I’m always interested in new opportunities so do shoot me an email if interested or contact me via LinkedIn

2012

148Apps (September 2010-):

All iOS news/reviews, all available here

PCWorld
Smithsonian Video Games Exhibit Celebrates Games As Art – (link)
Resident Evil 6 Confirmed, Coming This November – (link)

Strategy Informer:
Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich in Time (PS3) – (link)
Awesomenauts (360) – (link)
Hitman: Sniper Challenge (360) – (link)
Mad Riders (360) – (link)
Dragon’s Lair (360) – (link)
Lego Batman 2 (360) – (link)
Inversion (360) – (link)
Zuma’s Revenge (360) – (link)
Wreckateer (360) – (link)
Hybrid (360) – (link)
Damage Inc (360) – (link)
Joe Danger: The Movie (360) – (link)
Fable: The Journey (360) – (link)
Sonic Adventure 2 HD (360) – (link)
The Cave (360) – (link)
Gears of War: Judgment (360) – (link)
Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel (PS3) – (link)

G4TV:
The Story So Far….Everything You Need To Know About Diablo – (link)
Pretty Retro – HD Collections We Want To See – (link)

Paste Magazine
Dragon’s Dogma Review (360) – (link)

MyM Magazine
Skullgirls Review (360) – Issue 2 July 2012

Play.tm
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (360) – (link)
Devil May Cry HD Collection (PS3) – (link)
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PS3) – (link)
Street Fighter X Tekken (PS3) – (link)

Xboxer 360:
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend – (link)

Midlife Gamer:
Street Fighter X Tekken (PS3) – (link)
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PS3) – (link)
Silent Hill: Downpour (PS3) – (link)

Talking Mobile:
iPhone Apps Roundup: Daily Deeds, Dabble, Pocket, Instavue, Pin Puzzle – (link)
iPhone Apps Roundup: Hype Machine Radio, Maven Web Browser, Yoga With Janet Stone, Nightlife, Weathermob – (link)
iPhone Apps Roundup: Treasure Walks, WorldMate, Where To Eat, Metro To-Do, Weebly – (link)

2007-2011

PCWorld
Sony PlayStation Vita Launches With Technical Problems – (link)

Resolution musings (freelancer from October 2009 to March 2010. Staff writer March 2010-June. Features Editor June 2010. Editor in Chief June 2010-February 2011):
Resurrection | Suikoden – (link)
Review | Elven Legacy: Ranger (PC) -(link)
Review | City Rain (PC) – (link)
Review | Tropico 3 (PC) – (link)
Review | LittleBigPlanet (PSP) – (link)
Review | Elven Legacy: Siege (PC) – (link)
Games of the Year | Uncharted 2 (PS3) – (link)
Review | James Cameron’s Avatar (360) – (link)
Games of the Decade – (link)
Review | PikGem (PC) – (link)
Review | Elven Legacy: Magic (PC) – (link)
The Great Escape | How Boogie Bunnies helped me – (link)
Dark Horses of 2010 | Phantasy Star Zero – (link)
Resurrection | Star Ocean: The Second Story – (link)
Review | Prison Break: The Conspiracy (PS3) – (link)
Impressions | FirstPlay (PS3) – (link)
Review | Rise of Prussia (PC) – (link)
iPhone Roundup 13th April (iPhone) – (link)
Review | Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Episode 1 (PC) – (link)
iPhone Roundup 27th April (iPhone) – (link)
MMO Outlook | Which Type Are You? – (link)
Resurrection| EverQuest – (link)
Review | Heroes of Newerth (PC) – (link)
Review | Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Episode 2 (PC) – (link)
MMO Outlook | A Friendlier MMO – (link)
Review | Aqua (360) – (link)
iPhone Roundup 3th June (iPhone) – (link)
Review | Alpha Protocol (360) – (link)
E3 | Nintendo Press Conference Round up – (link)
Review | Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Episode 3 (PC) – (link)
iPhone Roundup 24th June (iPhone) – (link)
Preview | Amnesia: The Dark Descent (PC) – (link)
Review | Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Episode 4 (PC) – (link)
iPhone Roundup 21st July (iPhone) – (link)
Review | Dragon Quest IX (DS) – (link)
Preview | Wii Autumn Games Hands-On – (link)
Preview | Nintendo 3DS Hands-On – (link)
9 Games in 60 Minutes (Dreamcast) – (link)
Review | Toy Story 3 (PS3)  – (link)
Resurrection | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64) – (link)
Review | Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Episode 5 (PC) – (link)
Review | Persona (PSP) – (link)
Review | We Sing Encore (Wii) – (link)
Review | iPhone Roundup (iPhone) – (link)
Review | Amnesia: The Dark Descent (PC) – (link)
Review | And Yet It Moves (Wii) – (link)
Review | Dead Rising 2 (PS3) – (link)
Review | Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale (PC) – (link)
Preview | Gears of War 3 hands-on (Xbox 360) – (link)
Review | Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (Xbox 360) – (link)
Review | Hidden Objects Roundup (PC) – (link)
Review | Robox (Wii) – (link)
Review | Sonic 4 Episode 1 (Xbox 360) – (link)
Review | Fable III (Xbox 360) – (link)
Review | Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Wii) – (link)
Preview | The UnderGarden Hands-On preview (PC) – (link)
Review | Ivy the Kiwi? (DS) – (link)
Review | Disney Sing It Roundup (PS3) – (link)
Review | Call of Duty: Black Ops (360) – (link)
Review | We Sing Robbie Williams (Wii) – (link)
Review | Sonic Colours (DS) – (link)
Review | Your Shape: Fitness Evolved (360) – (link)
Review | Kinectimals (360) – (link)
Review | Kinect Adventures (360) – (link)
Review | Goldeneye 007 (Wii) – (link)
Review | BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (360) – (link)
Review | Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet (360) – (link)
Review | Megamind: Ultimate Showdown (360) – (link)
Review | Wheel of Fortune (Wii) – (link)
Review | World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC) – (link)
Games of the Year | Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (360) – (link)
Review | 101-in-1 Sports Party Megamix (Wii) – (link)
Review | CrimeCraft Bleedout (PC) – (link)
Editorial | Jen’s Sense of Achievement – (link)
Review | Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (360) – (link)
Review | Two Worlds II (PC) – (link)
Review | Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Wii) – (link)
Review | Pokemon White (DS) – (link)

TheSixthAxis things:

Breach (360) – (link)
MotoGP 10/11 (360) – (link)
Ridge Racer 3DS (3DS) – (link)
Serious Sam HD: 1st & 2nd Encounter (360) – (link)
Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime (PS3) – (link)
The Sims 3DS (3DS) – (link)
Tales of Monkey Island (PC) – (link)
The First Templar (360) – (link)
Puzzle Agent (PS3) – (link)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (360) – (link)
TSA’s Top 100 of 2011 Recap: 85-81 – (link)
Sunday Thoughts: Shopping – (link)

GamePeople musings (October 2009-September 2010):
Condemned (360) – (link)
Killing Floor (PC) – (link)
WET (360) – (link)
Mini Ninjas (PS3) – (link)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (360) – (link)
Halo 3: ODST (360) – (link)
Fight Night Round 4 (PS3) – (link)
Call of Duty 2 (360) – (link)
Blast Off (PSP Mini) – (link)
Echoes (PSP Mini) – (link)
Shadow Complex (360) – (link)
Mass Effect 2 (360) – (link)
Chime (360) – (link)
Final Fantasy (iPhone) – (link)
Final Fantasy 2 (iPhone) – (link)
The Escapist: The Girl With a Sensitive Heart (partially written by me) – (link)
Prison Break: The Conspiracy (PS3) – (link)
Torchlight (PC) – (link)
Alan Wake (360) – (link)
Men of War: Red Tide (PC) – (link)
Red Dead Redemption (360) – (link)
Manic Monkey Mayhem (PSP) – (link)
Singularity (360) – (link)
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero (360) – (link)

Play.tm/Playboy.co.uk musings (November 2007-) Selected links:
Rise of the iPhone – (link)
The Best of the iPhone: £2.50 and under – (link)
The Best of the iPhone: £2.99 to £5.99 – (link)
October 09 iPhone Picks – (link)
November 09 iPhone Picks – (link)
Review: Family Game Night Volume 2 (Wii) – (link)
DiRT2 Preview (PC) – (link)
DiRT2 Review (PC) – (link)
iPhone Christmas Guide – (link)
PSP and DS Christmas Guide – (link)
Yoga for Wii Review (Wii) – (link)
Star Trek Online Preview (PC) – (link)
Steam picks for a Pint (PC) – (link)
March 10 iPhone Picks – (link)
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Preview – (link)
May 10 iPhone Picks – (link)
DRM: Necessary/Evil – (link)
Final Fantasy XIV review (PC) – (link)
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm review (PC) – (link)
Best of 2010: Xbox 360/PS3 – (link)
Kinect for Christmas – (link)
Best of 2010: PC – (link)
Pokemon White Review (DS) – (link)
Rango (360) – (link)
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (360) – (link)
Devil May Cry HD Collection (PS3) – (link)
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PS3) – (link)
Street Fighter X Tekken (PS3) – (link)

VideogameUK Reviews (October 2009-):
Rock Band Queen DLC Review (360) – (link)
Bubble Bobble Neo Review (360) – (link)
South Park Let’s Go Tower Defence Play (360) – (link)
Puzzle Bobble Live (360) – (link)
Age of Empires III:Complete Collection (PC) – (link)
Spore Hero (Wii) – (link)
SimAnimals Africa (Wii) – (link)
Diner Dash (360) – (link)
Future Racer (iPhone) – (link)
VVVVVV (PC) – (link)
Gerbil Physics (360) – (link)
Broken Sword: The Director’s Cut (iPhone) – (link)
Max and the Magic Marker (Wiiware) – (link)
Flips Too Ghoul For School (DS) – (link)
Flips Artemis Fowl (DS) – (link)
Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgement (360) – (link)
A Boy and His Blob (Wii) – (link)
Chime (360) – (link)
Bioshock 2 (PC) – (link)
Heavy Rain (PS3) – (link)
Your Doodles Are Bugged (360) – (link)
Thexder Neo (PSP) – (link)
Space Pirates From Tomorrow (360) – (link)
Gyromancer (360) – (link)
Guitar Hero: Van Halen (360) – (link)
Disney Sing It: Pop Hits (Wii) – (link)
Peggle (PS3) – (link)
Astro Boy (Wii) – (link)
Half-Minute hero (PSP) – (link)
Darwinia+ (360) – (link)
Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (DS) – (link)
Patchwork Heroes (PSP) – (link)
Final Fantasy XIII (360) – (link)
Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess – (link)
3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3) – (link)
Flips: Mr Gum (DS) – (link)
Star Ocean: The Last Hope International Edition (PS3) – (link)
Alan Wake (360) – (link)
Flips: Enid Blyton’s Adventure Series (DS) – (link)
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggles (Wii) – (link)
Monster Hunter Tri (Wii) – (link)
Snoopy Flying Ace (360) – (link)
Lego Harry Potter (360) – (link)
Breath of Death VII (360) – (link)
Shrek Forever After (PS3) – (link)
Hidden Mysteries: Titanic (DS) – (link)
Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force: Herbert’s Revenge (DS) – (link)
Rooms: The Main Building (DS) – (link)
Final Fantasy IX (PSP) – (link)
Dragon Quest IX (DS) – (link)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) – (link)
Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light (Xbox 360) – (link)
Face Training (DSi) – (link)
Dream Chronicles (360) – (link)
Ivy the Kiwi (Wii) – (link)
Professor Layton and the Lost Future (DS) – (link)
The Sims 3 (360) – (link)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (360) – (link)
Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii) – (link)
Truth or Lies (360) – (link)
Angry Birds (PSP) – (link)
Dead Space 2 (PS3) – (link)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem (DS) – (link)
Mario Sports Mix (Wii) – (link)
The Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout (360) – (link)
Child of Eden (360) – (link)
Just Dance 3 (360) – (link)
The Gunstringer (360) – (link)

B4HD musings (Deputy editor May 2010-July 2010. Now defunct):
Warioland Revisit (Gameboy) – (link)
Broken Sword 2 Retro Review (PC) – (link)
Broken Sword 3 Retro Review (PC) – (link)
Lords of Midnight Revisit (C64) – (link)
Grand Theft Auto Revisit (PC/PS1) – (link)
Theme Park Revisit (PC) – (link)
Buyer’s Guide to the Dreamcast (DC) – (link)
Theme Hospital Revisit (PC) – (link)

TGR musings (most recent listed first):

Rumor Killers: Natal, Shogun 2, Beyond Good & Evil 2 – (link)
Rumor Killers: PSP2, Premium PSN, Battlefront 3 – (link)
Rumor Killers: Guitar Hero: RHCP, Plants vs. Zombies on 360, Paid DLC for SC: Conviction – (link)
Rumor Killers: Splinter Cell Conviction on PS3, Dreamcast Games for XBLA, LittleBigPlanet 2 – (link)
Rumor Killers: Call of Duty 7 RPG, Wii 3 by 2012, Forrest Gump the Game – (link)
Rumor Killers: Final Fantasy XIII-2, Gran Turismo 5 & Move and DS2 Details – (link)
Rumor Killers: New Zelda this year, New Epic game at E3 and NeoGeo games for PSN – (link)
Rumor Killers: New SSX and LittleBigPlanet 2 – (link)
Rumor Killers: New Twisted Metal game, PSPGo Relaunch and Sonic 4 – (link)
Rumor Killers: Sonic Adventure for XBLA, new 360 JRPG, New Lionhead Game – (link)
Rumor Killers: Review of the Year 2009 – (link)
Rumor Killers: Duke Nukem Again, Even More Halo and Scribblenauts 2 for the Wii – (link)
Rumor Killers: Co-op and Multiplayer Special & Modern Warfare 2 Spin-off – (link)
Rumor Killers: Wii 2 in 2010, New Grand Theft Auto Teased, Batman: Arkham Asylum Sequel – (link)
Rumor Killers: Killzone 3 in 2010, Tales of Vesperia sequel, Xbox Live Price Hike – (link)
Rumor Killers: PSP Special 8th October – (link)
Rumor Killers: Wii Price Cut, New Suikoden, Frank West in Tatsunoko vs Capcom 17th September – (link)
Rumor Killers: FFXIII DLC, PS3 Slim Bundles, 250gb 360 Bundle 4th September – (link)
Rumor Killers: Starcraft 2 LAN, Pay to Play 1 vs 100, Fresnadillo for BioShock Movie 27th August – (link)
Rumor Killers: WoW’s New Races, So Long Grin, Sayonara Atomic Games 14th August – (link)
Rumor Killers: Too Human 2, More Dead Space & Wii Movie Channel 1st August – (link)
Rumor Killers: Tomb Raider Reboot, Resident Evil 5 Wii and PSP2′s Crazy Specs 16th July – (link)
Motion Control and Disability – (link)
Retrodotal: Cloud’s Disturbing Crossdressing Adventure – (link)

ThePortableGamer Reviews:
All available at the one link,  includes over 33 iPhone game reviews and 2 DS reviews – (link)

GamesAreEvil Reviews:
Fallen Earth (PC) – (link)
Lunia Chronicles and Rumble Fighter (PC) – (link)
Cities XL (PC) – (link)
Disney’s Up (360) – (link)
Cate West: The Vanishing Files (Wii) – (link)
Aion (PC) – (link)
Colin McRae DiRT2 (360) – (link)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3) – (link)
Ashes Cricket 2009 (360) – (link)
Madballs in Babo: Invasion (360) – (link)
Cocoto Platform Jumper (Wii) – (link)

XboxGameZone Things:
Resident Evil 5 Hands On – (link)
Ben LeRougetel Resident Evil 5 Interview – (link)
Infinite Undiscovery – (link)
Mini Ninjas – (link)
Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires – (link)
Sacred 2 – (link)
Afro Samurai – (link)
Resident Evil 5 – (link)
Silent Hill Homecoming – (link)
Shellshock 2 – (link)
Lord of the Rings: Conquest – (link)
Spyro Dawn of the Dragons – (link)
Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe – (link)
Scene It? Box Office Smash – (link)
Spiderman Web of Shadows – (link)
Fifa 09 – (link)

Podcast Appearances:
BigRedPotion – Episode 11: How Games Age – (link)
BigRedPotion – Special 4 Mega VIP 64 – (link)

Xboxer 360 Things:
Duke Nukem Forever – (link)
Williams Pinball Classics – (link)
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part Two – (link)
Fruit Ninja Kinect – (link)
Arcana Heart 3 – (link)
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron – (link)
The Human Side of Gears of War – (link)
Ninja Gaiden 3 Q&A with Peter Garza from Team Ninja – (link)
X-Men Destiny – (link)
Kinectimals: Now With Bears – (link)
Dance Central 2 – (link)
Kinect Sports Season 2 – (link)
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend – (link)

Work Elsewhere:
Hi-Score: Top Ten Cinematic Scenes With a Twist – (link)
Hi-Score: Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii) – (link)
Hi-Score: Uncharted 2 Review (PS3) – (link)
Hi-Score: Sam and Max Beyond Time and Space Review (XBLA) – (link)
Hi-Score: Top Ten Baddies With a Twist – (link)
Pixelated Gamer: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Review (DS) – (link)
Pixelated Gamer: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Review (Wii) – (link)
GoOnl!ne: Worms 2 Armageddon Review (360) – (link)
GoOnl!ne: SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 (PSP) – (link)
GoOn!lne: ModNations Racer (PSP) – (link)
Video Game Reviews: Top 10 greatest RPGs – (link)
The Reticule: Aion Review (PC) – (link)
The Reticule: Fallen Earth Review (PC) – (link)
Electro Candy: Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Adventure (360) – (link)
Rewired Mind: Borderlands (360) – (link)
Rewired Mind: Dragon Age Origins (360) – (link)
Rewired Mind: Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (360) – (link)
Ve3tro: Darksiders (360) – (link)
Ve3tro: Bayonetta (360) – (link)
Ve3tro: Perfect Dark (360) – (link)
Ve3tro: Nier (PS3) – (link)
Nidzumi: Vancouver 2010 (PS3) – (link)
Nidzumi: The Priory: Everquest (PC) – (link)
Nidzumi: Phantasy Star 0 (DS) – (link)
Nidzumi: Half Minute Hero (PSP) – (link)
Nidzumi: White Knight Chronicles (PS3) – (link)
Nidzumi: Music (DS) – (link)
Nidzumi: Infinite Space (DS) – (link)
MidLifeGamer: Hybrid 2: Saga of Nostalgia (iPhone) – (link)
BeefJack: Beyond Good & Evil HD (360) – (link)
BeefJack: Nintendogs + Cats (3DS) – (link)
BeefJack: Brink (360) – (link)
MidLifeGamer: Michael Jackson: The Experience (360) – (link)
JRPGTribe: Chaos Rings Omega (iPhone) – (link)
MidLifeGamer: The Witcher 2 (PC) – (link)
MidLifeGamer: Kung Fu Panda 2 (360) – (link)
Vook: Final Fantasy III: Video GameGuide – (link)
GamePro: The 6 Best JRPGs on iPhone/iPad – (link)
MidLifeGamer: Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (360) – (link)
IncGamers: Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken (PS3) – (link)
IncGamers: Sonic Generations (360) – (link)
GamePro: Attack of the Mutant Turkeys: Our 10 Favorite Moments of Poultry Themed Violence – (link)