These days it is hard to find something truly original. Something that makes me sit back and think: I can’t compare this to anything. But Guy Maddin’s ‘My Winnipeg’ did just that.
Game review: Mass Effect 3
Platform: Xbox 360
Developer: BioWare
Genre: RPG
Year: 2012
Commander Sheppard spent the first two games warning the rest of the universe about a race of doomsday machines called ‘The Reapers’. And in Mass Effect 3 they arrive. The stakes are at its highest and it’s not going to be pleasant. And that’s how it should be.
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News: Bambie F16
Dutch theatre company Bambie is touring the Netherlands now with their new show F16. The four performers reduce powerful authority figures to squabbling kids. It’s funny, absurd, true and they don’t even have to say a word.
Travel report: Barcelona 2011 (dutch)
Het onvolledige en niet helemaal waarheidsgetrouwe ooggetuige verslag van Paul van der Meer
Video: The Eclectic Dance Epidemic
It’s a big selection of clips of strange dances featuring robots, dwarves, transvestites, cartoon characters and the odd bit of naughtiness set to the catchy tune of ‘Dance Epidemic’ by Electric Six. The first person who guesses every clip correctly may win something. But probably not.
Review: Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Platform: Xbox
Developer: Eidos Montreal
Year: 2011
The original Deus Ex came out in 2000 and still stands today as a landmark in innovative game design and original storytelling. When I held the new prequel in my hand I wondered if this would live up to the nostalgia dripping memory I have from playing the original. Turns out, yes it does…sort of. Continue reading
































