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Leigh Harrison
Community Writer

http://www.ashouses.com
http://twitter.com/@leighharhar
I'm a graduate of film and currently work in film and TV post production. I write with the aim of furthering some sort of discourse about video games and because it is a fun thing to do whilst drinking. Find more of my writing at www.ashouses.com.
Big game hunter: Our inability to hold games to equal standards (when they nick stuff from each other)

Big game hunter: Our inability to hold games to equal standards (when they nick stuff from each other)

Leigh Harrison June 20, 2014 6:23 PM
Brothers: how Riddick saves the writing

Brothers: how Riddick saves the writing

Leigh Harrison June 13, 2014 5:33 PM
So, this is what dying feels like, ey?

So, this is what dying feels like, ey?

Leigh Harrison May 16, 2014 6:12 PM
Extrasolar is free-to-play wot I get (i.e. it makes sense)

Extrasolar is free-to-play wot I get (i.e. it makes sense)

Leigh Harrison April 28, 2014 10:45 AM
Darksiders II isn’t sure whether the Internet exists or not. Sorry, it does.

Darksiders II isn’t sure whether the Internet exists or not. Sorry, it does.

Leigh Harrison April 1, 2014 6:46 PM
Darksiders II is almost fourteen times as long as Beowulf (starring Ray Winstone)

Darksiders II is almost fourteen times as long as Beowulf (starring Ray Winstone)

Leigh Harrison March 22, 2014 4:40 AM
(Over) analysing The Bureau: XCOM Declassified’s chest-high walls (to within an inch of their lives)

(Over) analysing The Bureau: XCOM Declassified’s chest-high walls (to within an inch of their lives)

Leigh Harrison March 8, 2014 5:47 PM
I want to be stereotyped/ I want to be classified: This week I like microtransactions in my games on my phone

I want to be stereotyped/ I want to be classified: This week I like microtransactions in my games on my phone

Leigh Harrison February 14, 2014 2:30 PM
Cookie Clicker and Rogue Legacy: Making something out of nothing

Cookie Clicker and Rogue Legacy: Making something out of nothing

Leigh Harrison January 27, 2014 8:23 PM
My love-hate relationship with my 10 favorite games from 2013

My love-hate relationship with my 10 favorite games from 2013

Leigh Harrison December 21, 2013 3:22 PM
Internet Piracy: We’re all making the next Assassin’s Creed

Internet Piracy: We’re all making the next Assassin’s Creed

Leigh Harrison December 20, 2013 3:56 PM
First one in, last one out: Think before you drink, or at least before saying something silly

First one in, last one out: Think before you drink, or at least before saying something silly

Leigh Harrison November 26, 2013 11:01 AM
The problem with the new things

The problem with the new things

Leigh Harrison November 17, 2013 8:22 AM
Saints Row IV is the loveliest game ever made (and it loves you more than you’ll probably ever know)

Saints Row IV is the loveliest game ever made (and it loves you more than you’ll probably ever know)

Leigh Harrison November 15, 2013 8:27 AM
Grand Theft Auto V is an unnecessarily violent facsimile of your boring life

Grand Theft Auto V is an unnecessarily violent facsimile of your boring life

Leigh Harrison October 4, 2013 1:20 AM
Difficulty Mill: Bulletstorm

Difficulty Mill: Bulletstorm

Leigh Harrison September 17, 2013 10:56 AM
How Remember Me undermines its story to be a video game

How Remember Me undermines its story to be a video game

Leigh Harrison September 8, 2013 12:59 PM
Some things age badly – 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand is not one of them

Some things age badly – 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand is not one of them

Leigh Harrison May 28, 2013 3:25 PM
Nathan Drake makes all the games so I don’t need to play any more for a while

Nathan Drake makes all the games so I don’t need to play any more for a while

Leigh Harrison April 5, 2013 12:17 PM
Second glance: Investigating the creation and failure of Damnation with lead designer Jacob Minkoff

Second glance: Investigating the creation and failure of Damnation with lead designer Jacob Minkoff

Leigh Harrison January 15, 2013 6:22 AM
Ghettoisation in video game communities: A response to Sean Bassinger’s ‘Video games and relationships: It’s complicated’

Ghettoisation in video game communities: A response to Sean Bassinger’s ‘Video games and relationships: It’s complicated’

Leigh Harrison December 6, 2012 5:07 PM
Silent Hill: Revelation highlights the ongoing problems of the series

Silent Hill: Revelation highlights the ongoing problems of the series

Leigh Harrison November 28, 2012 10:12 PM
Public Investment in Video Games is Dangerously Similar to Lending Money to a Friend

Public Investment in Video Games is Dangerously Similar to Lending Money to a Friend

Leigh Harrison November 8, 2012 5:27 PM
Xbox Live for Windows Phone is great. Unless you like playing compelling games

Xbox Live for Windows Phone is great. Unless you like playing compelling games

Leigh Harrison October 29, 2012 5:31 PM
I don’t think I have the time anymore to enjoy Borderlands 2

I don’t think I have the time anymore to enjoy Borderlands 2

Leigh Harrison October 1, 2012 9:46 PM
The Walking Dead presents a compelling story, but is the gameplay still too complex?

The Walking Dead presents a compelling story, but is the gameplay still too complex?

Leigh Harrison September 28, 2012 9:02 PM
Forgetting about older, classic titles could undermine the future of gaming

Forgetting about older, classic titles could undermine the future of gaming

Leigh Harrison September 6, 2012 7:26 PM
Monetizing gameplay: How SimCity Social swallows your soul

Monetizing gameplay: How SimCity Social swallows your soul

Leigh Harrison August 24, 2012 2:11 PM
The Agony of Victory: Drinking Heavily and Playing Games

The Agony of Victory: Drinking Heavily and Playing Games

Leigh Harrison August 15, 2012 5:11 PM
Achievement Unlocked – How Modern Gaming Devalues Spec Ops: The Line

Achievement Unlocked – How Modern Gaming Devalues Spec Ops: The Line

Leigh Harrison August 1, 2012 9:35 AM
Learning to walk again: Understanding the difficulties of game concepts through Minecraft

Learning to walk again: Understanding the difficulties of game concepts through Minecraft

Leigh Harrison July 30, 2012 4:43 PM

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