Blood Diamonds

Even if you've never heard of the Tetris effect, you've no doubt experienced its effects. Having the wall in front of you ever being moving upwards after a long Rock Band session. Feeling as though the world is shaking after playing too much Call of Duty. It's essentially when your mind starts playing tricks on you because of too much visual stimulation.

Recently, I've been falling asleep to the images of coloured rocks being rotated into place AND I DON'T LIKE IT ANY MORE MAKE IT STOP.

WHY WON'T THEY GO AWAY

Bejewelled isn't a franchise I've really ever played before, despite having had a go on plenty of clones in my time. If you are unaware of the game's premise, then you might need to stop reading this blog about video games, and first learn what a video game is.

A Novel Idea

I love books. I also love games. If only there was some way of uniting my two passions...

What a coincidence.

Game books aren't exactly brand new, but they have been enjoying quite the rise in popularity over the past few years. Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Halo all have their own spin off novels. Assassin's Creed has a few lack-luster adaptations. Even Gears of War, a series not known for its deep storytelling, has several tie-in novels all written by the lead writer of the series (At least that's what thirty seconds worth of research on the Waterstones website tells me).