Author: Joey Hedrick

Where to begin? I have an intense love/hate relationship with Dota. It’s safe to say I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for the game. I’ve made many long lived friendships with people I’ve played the game with, some of which I’ll probably never get to meet in person because they live overseas. I hate it. I hate that I want to play it all the time even though it’s so damn hard to get a hard fought, even match for a myriad of reasons. I hate that it has stopped me from playing so many...

The guys at Analogue have done some good work reviving the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), even going so far as to make a solid gold version which has already sold out at the going rate of $5000US(!). They’re also making great headway with interfacing the old system with new parts. Now they have developed a wireless dongle that let’s you use modern console controllers with everyone’s favourite retro console! I probably like the Playstation 3 controller a little too much but I still love the idea of using one to play Mario (and in fact do using a totally...

There have been a rare, few movies released on Valve’s Steam since it’s inception but with the news announced yesterday it’s safe to say we’ll see a hell of a lot more in the coming months. This is exciting news for a few reasons. Firstly,  as an Australian, it’s great to see more companies actually planning to release content on digital mediums that I can use without a VPN. Whether we can actually get all of their stuff without having the best held back due to location specific licencing agreements is another story. Secondly, Steam is already a place I...