Stream: Escape the Dark Castle
Escape the Dark Castle is a tough choose-your-own-adventure. Pete and I had played it around six times before deciding to stream another playthrough to Twitch yesterday evening, with each attempt ending in...
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Stream: Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster
A full-motion video (FMV) adventure with Tim Curry? Sign me up. Frankenstein: Through The Eyes of a Monster was the latest choice for our Love Letters to Adventures collaboration. After three hours...
Stream: EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus
It has been a while since I last played an edutainment game. Darkshoxx and I decided to try EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus by Sierra On-Line for the latest instalment of our...
GameBlast24: lessons learnt
Over £160,000 was raised for SpecialEffect during GameBlast24. Hundreds of gamers all over the UK came together to take part in this gaming marathon weekend from Friday, 23 to Sunday, 25 February...
The etiquette of coexisting on Twitch
Pete and I have been participating in the GameBlast marathons for ten years now. We’ve attempted a lot of different things since first taking part in the event for SpecialEffect in February...
GameBlast23: lessons learnt
The GameBlast marathon is officially over for another year. Over the weekend from Friday, 24 to Sunday, 26 February 2023, hundreds of gamers all over the UK took part in extended gaming...
GameBlast23 update: putting spare time to positive use
Everyone deserves to be included in the joy of video games. This is the belief of SpecialEffect, a UK-based charity. The organisation puts fun and inclusion back into the lives of people...