Category Archives: Books

Good and bad news (and some other stuff)

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Dehumanizer

First, the good (great, in fact) news: Julian Gollop, author of Chaos, Laser Squad, and the original X-COM: UFO Defense (known in Europe as UFO: Enemy Unknown; note that the recent Firaxis remake combines the two names) has announced that … Continue reading →

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The Hobbit (ZX Spectrum, 1982), and how a kid became a geek

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Dehumanizer

Note: this post is expanded from one in my old blog, The Games of My Life. Back in time, to a 1982 game I played in 1983, on my first computer (well, technically my father’s), a 48K ZX Spectrum: Melbourne … Continue reading →

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When is nudity “art”, and when is it porn?

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Dehumanizer

“Yeah, but…” Fred Colon hesitated here. He knew in his heart that spinning upside down around a pole wearing a costume you could floss with definitely was not Art, and being painted lying on a bed wearing nothing but a … Continue reading →

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