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Writing walkthroughs and game news in 2008

Even though I was mainly writing walkthroughs for video games, I always tried some other text formats on the side. I did write a few reviews for a no longer existing German video game website, a short event impression and I even did an interview once. But gaming news was rather new for me.

The last GameStop of Vienna is now closed

A few weeks ago, the last GameStop in Vienna closed. There is still one at a shopping mall outside of Vienna. But strictly speaking, there are no more GameStops in the city. Time to take a look at the history of the chain.

Writing print walkthroughs in 2006

I already covered my first small steps into print publications in the last part of this article series. Something that becomes a larger part of my video game walkthrough writer career from 2006 forward. And I started to study at the university.

Writing walkthroughs in 2005

The second part of this article series (you can read up on the first one here) covers 2005. A year that saw the launch of new video game consoles, my first print release of a video game walkthrough, and my first visit to the Games Convention.

Writing walkthroughs in 2003

I used to write walkthroughs for video games. Even though this never became my full-time job, it did influence some of my career choices. Back in the days – I was still in school – writing guides was at first more an elaborate hobby. But don’t get me wrong, right from the start it was not just satisfying to solve tricky passages in games, but also sharing this information with other gamers.

Resident Evil 6

After some great new Resident Evil games in the last few years, I also started to give some of the games I skipped another chance. The most controversial one of them by far is Resident Evil 6. A game that seems to polarize the audience when it comes to its perception.

the LAST of us part II

Catching up on this game, I tried to keep my expectations low. I even managed to avoid spoilers. But The Last of Us 1 casts a long shadow.

Continue reading “the LAST of us part II”

What a (Resident Evil) Revelations 2

My journey back into the Resident Evil Franchise started a few weeks ago with the latest Remake. I already knew Revelations (1) from the 3DS, but Revelations 2 was completely new for me. And I was more than positively surprised by it.

Resident Evil Revelations

The recent release of Resident Evil 3 re-ignited my already long-lasting affection to this video game series. So I figured I fill in some of the blanks and play older Resident Evil games or try my luck with titles I already knew.

The Inpatient

My recent rediscovered enthusiasm for Virtual Really games led me to another game I had bunkered at home. Made from the same studio as Until Dawn and even set in the same universe, I was already engaged before it even started.