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Andrew is a writer, podcaster, editor and civil service goon based in Dublin, Ireland. He has written for The University Observer in UCD, Film Ireland, TheCity.ie and HeadStuff. He is the editor of the HeadStuff Gaming section but spends more time playing games than he does writing about them. With friend and HeadStuff film editor Stephen Porzio he is also the co-creator and co-host of the world's only character actor podcast I Know That Face on the HeadStuff Podcast Network. You can stroke his ego or besmirch his good name on Twitter @Andrew_Carroll0.

Gaming

HeadStuff Picks: The Best Games of 2021

Andrew Carroll Dec 30, 2021 0

2021, like any year in recorded history, was a weird one. But it's certainly one of the weirdest in recent memory. A pandemic that was supposed to end didn't. Billionaires that could cure world hunger or solve climate change on their own…

Gaming

Comebacks, Controversies and Crypto: The State of Gaming in 2021

Andrew Carroll Dec 22, 2021 0

As with any year in the world's biggest and youngest entertainment industry 2021 was a mess. With soaring highs, crushing lows and creamy middles the state of the video games industry this year held surprises, both positive and negative,…

Gaming

The Downward Spiral: Accountability, Abuse and Activision-Blizzard

Andrew Carroll Dec 4, 2021 0

Every month brings with it a new controversy in the games industry. Whether it's cheating at E-Sports events, a lack of oversight on a remaster of a classic or rampant abuse the likes of which hasn't been seen since #MeToo the games…

Gaming

“I used to be an adventurer like you…” | Skyrim at 10

Andrew Carroll Nov 11, 2021 0

What's left to say about The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim? What hasn't been written about the 19th best selling video game of all time? There have certainly been better RPGs. There are RPGs with more focus, with grander scale and with better…

Film

Spencer Film Review | Stewart Sparkles as the People’s Princess

Andrew Carroll Nov 5, 2021 0

Is there an actress of the modern era more celebrated for her daring choices and committed performances than Kristen Stewart? Certainly she has no competitors in the English speaking world, and even in wider global cinema Stewart has…

Gaming

HeadStuff Picks: The Best Gaming Soundtracks

Andrew Carroll Oct 22, 2021 0

Music sets the mood. Before there was sound in motion pictures there was music guiding the mood. Actors in films like Nosferatu would act to a metronome giving their movements a rhythm different to the work stage actors were doing. Video…

Film

Scumbags and Style Gods | The French Connection at 50

Andrew Carroll Oct 9, 2021 0

The mid-budget crime thriller barely exists anymore. Where once it was the tentpole of mainstream adult cinema, now it is relegated to the odd indie movie rarely seen outside of festivals, the occasional Steven Soderbergh picture or, most…

Gaming

Horror Gaming’s Past is a Gold Mine, It’s Future is Uncertain

Andrew Carroll Oct 8, 2021 0

It seems like horror gaming has been having a bit of a renaissance ever since Capcom got their mojo back with the Resident Evil 2 Remake. But that's just not true. For the last while horror games have been acting out or straight up…

Gaming

Halo: Reach was a mournful, bombastic coda to Halo’s Decade of Supremacy

Andrew Carroll Aug 16, 2021 0

War is hell. Even when that war takes place on a fictional planet and is fought between a totalitarian human regime and a fundamentalist alliance of alien races who's only goal is genocide. Reach is a peaceful planet harboring some of…

Gaming

Is the Activision-Blizzard Lawsuit the Beginning of the End for the Games Industry?

Andrew Carroll Jul 30, 2021 0

I wish things were different. I wish I could play games that weren't built by the labour of burnt-out, broken people. I wish that the CEOs, Presidents and Directors of some of the largest game studios in the world weren't abusive…

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