Author: J.C. Cawley

  • Kong’s T’day Tune #57

    I’ve put together a list of 60 tunes that have stuck with me through the years, inspired by Jeffrey Canam (@GrahfMetal)’s Twitter rundown of his top 100 favourite video game tracks. I’ve attempted to limit myself to a couple songs per game, but there are exceptions. I’ll post them here and on Twitter every Tuesday and…

  • Kong’s T’day Tune #58

    I’ve put together a list of 60 tunes that have stuck with me through the years, inspired by Jeffrey Canam (@GrahfMetal)’s Twitter rundown of his top 100 favourite video game tracks. I’ve attempted to limit myself to a couple songs per game, but there are exceptions. I’ll post them here and on Twitter every Tuesday and…

  • Kong’s T’day Tune #59

    I’ve put together a list of 60 tunes that have stuck with me through the years, inspired by Jeffrey Canam (@GrahfMetal)’s Twitter rundown of his top 100 favourite video game tracks. I’ve attempted to limit myself to a couple songs per game, but there are exceptions. I’ll post them here and on Twitter every Tuesday and…

  • Kong’s T’day Tune #60

    Inspired by the mighty Jeffrey Canam (@GrahfMetal)’s excellent Twitter rundown of his top 100 favourite video game tracks, I’ve decided to put together a list of about 60 tunes that have stuck with me through the years. I’ll post them here and on Twitter every Tuesday and Thursday using the hashtag #KongsTdayTunes. I’m leaving a…

  • Into the Wild: Tracking Sony’s 20th Anniversary Edition PS4s

    Into the Wild: Tracking Sony’s 20th Anniversary Edition PS4s

    At the inaugural PlayStation Experience event held in Las Vegas in December 2014, Sony announced a nostalgic grey PlayStation 4 in a numbered limited edition of 12,300 units to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the original PlayStation. The number was chosen to represent the system’s launch on 3 December 1994 in Japan. Given the global…

  • Reading Back 2017

    Reading Back 2017

    I like to read, but I haven’t been as voracious since my comprehensive examinations a decade ago (when I obviously read quite a lot, at least partly out of necessity). One of my goals going into 2017—not a resolution, per se, with all of its connotations, but certainly a mindful intention—was to read more.

  • Destiny 2: Room to Improve All Over Again

    Destiny 2: Room to Improve All Over Again

    After a disappointing launch, 2018 is an important year for Destiny 2. Destiny was the best-selling debut of a new intellectual property in video game history when it launched in 2014, and Bungie’s 2017 sequel was highly anticipated. Despite sentiment to the contrary in some small echo chambers, Destiny performed well, developed into a content-robust experience…