Iain Simons

Iain Simons

Iain Simons writes, talks and tweets about videogames and technology. His new book, Play Britannia, is to be published in 2009. He is the director of the GameCity festival at Nottingham Trent University.

Articles by Iain Simons

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Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood

  • 20 January 2011

Cities are a player’s dream, but they can outshine the game.

PlayStation Move

  • 11 November 2010

Iain Simons tests a new controller aimed at casual users.

Lego Harry Potter

  • 20 September 2010

The Harry Potter universe was made for Lego

Limbo

  • 20 August 2010

This bleak new world has artistic gravitas, writes Iain Simons.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

  • 19 July 2010

Nintendo shows how it’s done with another simple classic.

God of War 3

  • 27 May 2010

Macho men and gory detail make this a fetish object for gamers.

SFTW: Closure

  • 06 February 2009

Iain Simons selects another game so you can while away a few hours. This week it's Closure. Enjoy wisely...

Google Earth reaches 5

  • 03 February 2009

CultureTech index

  • 02 February 2009

SFTW: Coil

  • 30 January 2009

Every week Iain Simons chooses a game so you can while away a few hours - this week it's Coil...

Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

A witch-hunt?

A witch-hunt against the Sun?

Osborne's woes

Osborne hoisted with his own petard

Marr's monarchism

Enough of this royal deference

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012
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