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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

A Definitive Ranking of Every Main Resident Evil Game

Andrew Carroll Apr 29, 2021 0

Only three things are certain in life: death, taxes and pointless lists ranking shit for clicks. Welcome back my friends. It's that time again. With Resident Evil: VIII only a week from release it's time to look back at the main games in…

Film

Bigger, Balder, Better | Fast Five at 10

Andrew Carroll Apr 20, 2021 0

I’ve staked my semi-professional reputation on Fast and Furious 3: Tokyo Drift being the best of the long, time-bending, death-defying Fast & Furious franchise. And I stand by that statement but Fast Five is perhaps the closest of all…

Gaming

25 Years On Resident Evil Remains Radical

Andrew Carroll Apr 14, 2021 0

I came to horror late in my teenage years. I had brushed against it regularly enough with comedy-horrors like the Scary Movie series or The Cabin in the Woods. I devoured Stephen King's novels by the ton but these things never truly scared…

Gaming

Tech Review: EKSA’s E900 Pro Headset is an Affordable Gamechanger.

Andrew Carroll Mar 26, 2021 0

Headsets, particularly the gaming variety, can be a pretty pricey product. There are several varieties but they all do basically the same thing. This product by Corsair might be more comfortable. That Razer set might be more durable.…

Gaming

Divinity: Original Sin 2 is a Kick in the Teeth, in a Good Way

Andrew Carroll Mar 18, 2021 0

I am not a patient man. At least not when it comes to video games. I've enjoyed plenty of games that I've left unfinished because of a boss stonewalling, poor platforming or just bad and repetitive story beats. Dark Souls II, Sekiro,…

Gaming

War in a Time of Games: Just Who is Six Days in Fallujah For?

Andrew Carroll Feb 18, 2021 0

I've been playing propaganda for most of my adolescence and adult life. But I have had the luck and the privilege to have developed the basic critical thinking skills to recognize propaganda early on. The thing about propaganda is that it's…

Gaming

From Darkwood to The Medium: The Future of Horror Gaming is Polish

Andrew Carroll Feb 11, 2021 0

It's often we consider America and Japan as the powerhouses and tastemakers when it comes to video games. Between them they have produced nearly all of the games that define what video games are. Be it Pac-Man, The Legend of Zelda, Call of…

Gaming

Terror and Trauma in the Void | Dead Space 2 at 10

Andrew Carroll Jan 28, 2021 0

Two words: baby maggots. Maggots are already babies (OK larvae, sue me) so I can only be talking about one thing. A hideous combination of human babies and maggots. That explode. Say what you will about sequel slumps for any other game but…

Gaming

A Push in the Right Direction: Baldur’s Gate III and the Art of the Shove

Andrew Carroll Jan 18, 2021 0

Shoving people is really fun. In video games that is. A lot of games give you the ability to knock your enemies back or even off a cliff. The Spartan Kick ability in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is the first time I remember the ability being…

Gaming

HeadStuff Picks: The Best Games of 2020

Andrew Carroll Dec 27, 2020 0

What a year right? I feel like I say that every year when I'm putting together this list but man, what a year. Between plague, fire and tyranny it's been hard to find any joy in the real world. Which is why we retreated to games to worlds…

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