Mat Westhorpe
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About The Author
Broken paramedic and coffee-drinking Englishman whose favourite dumb animal is an oxymoron. After over a decade of humping and dumping the fat and the dead, my lower spine did things normally reserved for Rubik's cubes, bringing my career as a medical clinician to an unexpectedly early end. Fortunately, my real passion is in writing and given that I'm now highly qualified in the art of sitting down, I have the time to pursue it. Having blogged about video games (well, mostly EVE Online) for years, I hope to channel my enjoyment of wordcraft and my hobby of gaming into one handy new career that doesn't involve other people's vomit.Mat Westhorpe - Page 24
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In my entry to Skinny Banter #1, I attempt to restore the lost SPIRIT of roleplaying to the genre and empower gamers to break free of the creative shackles of digital railroading.
Mat Westhorpe
Mat Westhorpe
Mar 18, 2013
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Is pursuit of meaningful gameplay a noble cause or are there other motives behind encouraging emotional involvement in video games?
Mat Westhorpe
Mat Westhorpe
Mar 16, 2013
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Is there really such a thing as "meaningful gameplay"? Or is it just a buzzword developed to encourage over-investment in the trivial?
Mat Westhorpe
Mat Westhorpe
Mar 16, 2013
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Revisiting classics can be recipe for success, but this mangled cultural fusion resurrects more bad gaming tropes of yesteryear than good.
Mat Westhorpe
Mat Westhorpe
Mar 16, 2013
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EON Magazine was the definition of EVE Online's spirit; slick, pioneering and defiant. As it passes, a little piece of EVE Online's soul goes with it.
Mat Westhorpe
Mat Westhorpe
Mar 13, 2013
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WARNING: Playing this game can induce flashbacks to a history of hallucinogen abuse you didn't even have.
Mat Westhorpe
Mat Westhorpe
Mar 11, 2013
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Award winning indie title The Room is like a Victorian Rubik's Cube possessed by the restless spirits of Thomas Edison and H.G. Wells.
Mat Westhorpe
Mat Westhorpe
Mar 10, 2013
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Forefather of computer-based RPGs announces new project.
Mat Westhorpe
Mat Westhorpe
Mar 8, 2013
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Why did a little iOS football game get a BAFTA nod? I'd tell you, but I've just got to prepare for my F.A. CUP semi-final against Stoke.
Mat Westhorpe
Mat Westhorpe
Mar 7, 2013