Out of the gate, thanks to everyone who read the blog during my Countdown To 007 feature. A new Bond movie is always a matter of enormous excitement for me and it's wonderful being able to share that passion with fellow fans. A particular shout out to Silent Hunter, who was commenting every step of the way!
Unfortunately it's a little bittersweet, as Skyfall's release was decided a short while back as the finishing line for my regularly updating the blog. (Hence the recent lack of television coverage). I've been writing here as often as possible for the past year and a half and have enjoyed some proud moments along the way - particularly the serialised publication of my full length action thriller, Dead Drop - but changing circumstances mean the time commitment required has become too great to continue for the foreseeable future. I'll still update every now and again with links to noteworthy work produced for other sites, but anything exclusive is going to be thin on the ground. Everything will stay where it is, meaning the blog will effectively become an archive for my work from here on out.
I'd like to offer my gratitude to all the blog's visitors since the first post in April 2011. It has been great fun to write and hopefully just as enjoyable to read. I'll miss being part of the conversation when Breaking Bad concludes next year (and Mad Men the year after), as getting reader feedback on my previous analyses was always a pleasure. Yes, even you, spam. Well, maybe not. My Twitter and Facebook accounts will stay open should anyone wish to get in touch or need a freelance entertainment writer for hire, but as far as the blog goes for now, it's so long, and thanks for all the fish. Follow the jump for a selection of my favourite articles and features.
MOVIES
- Ran (Retrospective)
- Skyfall
- Countdown To 007 (Feature)
- Dredd
- The Dark Knight Rises
- Prometheus
- The Avengers
- The Cabin In The Woods
- Tideland (Retrospective)
- Kill List
- W.E. (congratulations to Madonna for the lowest score awarded on the blog!)
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Dougal & The Blue Cat (Retrospective)
- The Skin I Live In
- Attack The Block
- How Communist China Is Keeping Hollywood At Bay (Essay)
- Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Pt II
- Django (Retrospective)
- Wii U hands-on (Preview)
- GoldenEye 007 (Retrospective)
- Steam Sale Backlog: The Void
- 3D Monster Maze (Retrospective)
- Can Traditional Third Party Games Ever Succeed On A Nintendo Console? (Essay)
- A Call For Games To Take Their Fantasy More Seriously (Essay)
- Why Motion Controls Deserve A Stay Of Execution (Essay)
- Eternal Darkness (Retrospective)
- The Legend Of Zelda Majora's Mask (Retrospective)
- No More Heroes series analysis (Essay)
- Gaming's New Moral Playground (Essay)
- Why Gaming Needs Cheats To Prosper (Essay)
- The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time (highest score awarded on the blog)
- Deus Ex (Retrospective)
- Games Wii Forgot (Feature)
- Dearth Of The Author: Why The Games Industry Needs Stronger Creative Voices (Essay)
4 comments:
That's a shame. At least you'll still be posting on occasion, though.
Dammit, Xander, this was one of my go-to blogs when I was skiving at work.
Seriously though, I've really enjoyed reading your stuff here, you're a very good writer. I'll be keeping an eye out for your work elsewhere
Sorry to put a spanner in your skiving strategy, runthemtogether! Unfortunately the time commitment is too great for me to continue for the time being, but both your and Silent Hunter's support has been amazing and part of what made writing the blog so rewarding.
I'll really miss your BB and DW reviews. I've enjoyed reading them very much.
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