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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 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…

Gaming

HeadStuff Picks: The Best Games of 2021 So Far

Andrew Carroll Jul 14, 2021 1

What a year am I right? What do you mean it's only July? Jesus Christ... Anyway, another July means another slightly late list of the best games of the year so far. From the full resurrection of one of the most beloved horror franchises…

Gaming

E3 and Me: The Best (and Worst) of E3 2021

Andrew Carroll Jun 18, 2021 0

Another year, another Electronic Entertainment Expo. It was hard to quantify how disappointing 2020's E3 replacement was with multiple shows from various developers taking place over three months last summer. If there was one thing E3 did…

Gaming

From the Hunk to the Himbo: Horror Gaming’s Hottest Heroes

Andrew Carroll Jun 1, 2021 0

No one wants to play as the nerd or the airheaded cheerleader or the weed huffing burnout. Gaming is, mostly, all about feeling empowered which is why the bland, muscular white man is an all important cornerstone of action gaming. There are…

Gaming

“I Love My Blue Alien Wife!” Changing Relationships in Mass Effect and Beyond

Andrew Carroll May 26, 2021 0

*This article contains spoilers for the Early Access version of Baldur's Gate III.* Everyone loves Garrus Vakarian. Not everyone loves Dr Liara T'Soni or Miranda Lawson (although plenty do). The numbers that like, never mind love, poor…

Film

Army of the Dead | Zack Snyder’s Second Bite at the Zombie Genre is a Great Time

Andrew Carroll May 23, 2021 1

Say what you like about Zack Snyder, say he knows what his job is. Under European law the director is considered the author, that is the guiding force, of a film. Just as a literature author will be in charge of both the technical and…

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