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Jon ‘Meroka’ is a gaming aficionado and gin distiller. He’s also pro-pineapple on pizza, and he promises to fight you if you disagree. I first met him through our mutual friend Mike and our paths have continued to cross since 2011, and in fact he joined me for my new year celebrations last year where we discovered a shared appreciation […]
Anybody who’s ever played Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Tomb Raider Chronicles or Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness will know just how significant and evocative the game’s soundtracks are. I have many favourites from these titles: that frantic, thumping number that blares out when you try to trap the sword-wielding Minotaur on the streets of Cairo; the dance of the Lux Veritatis; […]
I remember it vividly. It was about three o’clock in the morning in a dark bedroom in the village of Menston, UK. I was watching Twitch streamer and Tomb Raider expert Badassgamez as he neared the end of his epic quest to complete the original Lara Croft title in one sitting without saving, reloading or – perhaps more impressively – using a […]
David Wall is a game producer at Tag Games in Dundee, Scotland. Over the last decade, he’s worked on such titles as Pokémon Black and White, Disney Infinity, Snake Pass, Sonic and All Stars Racing: Transformed and Doctor Who: The Adventure Games. His favourite all-time game is Deus Ex, and he champions coffee and Marmite. Dave was a difficult man to secure an interview with, and […]
STELLA IMAGE CREDIT: Fabi (@GLaDyGamer on Twitter) OTLEY, WEST YORKSHIRE – ENGLAND: It’s a thundery winter’s afternoon in 1999. I’m holed up in my stepsister’s bedroom desperately trying to claw my way to the end of the Tomb of Qualopec in the very first Tomb Raider game. Rain lashes against the windows as I wrestle with the controls, and my stepsister calmly reads […]
