Gavin Annand
I write about games and gaming history, and use 'research' as an excuse anytime someone says I play games too much. Classic gaming tragic and abandonware evangelist. He/him.
All Stories
The Unsung Heroes of Game Preservation, Part 1
The history of abandonware and its purveyors
The Diablo We Might Have Had
We almost got a completely different game
Five Boomer Shooters and the Classics That Inspired Them
It's a good time to be a fan of this sub-genre
RIPOUT Preview: Horror-Inspired FPS Action
FPS action combined with biomechanical horror
The Brief Reign of Troika Games
Celebrating an incredible legacy
Tribes: The Great FPS Underdog, Part 2
From sequel success to its modern-day legacy, we trace the story of Tribes to its conclusion
Tribes: The Great FPS Underdog, Part 1
Tracing the life cycle of Tribes from release to the closing of its developer
Musings on the Diablo IV Open Beta
After years of teasing, gamers finally get their first taste of Diablo IV - and feelings are mixed
The Day My Father Understood Games
Finding common ground with the non-gamers in our lives
Ancient Worlds, Part 3: Meridian 59
Meridian 59 helped give birth to the MMORPG genre and lives on today