Alayna ColeSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Alayna Cole Stardew Valley has a lot to teach us about work/life balance By Alayna Cole published 9 May 18 Features Farming virtual parsnips is good self-care. Features Deprioritizing combat is an important trend in games By Alayna Cole published 3 April 18 Features Shooting people in the face is fun and all, but games can be so much more... Features Ex-Bioware writer David Gaider on representation in games By Alayna Cole published 7 December 17 Words from the man who brought queer diversity to Dragon Age. Games Sign up to the 12DOVE NewsletterWeekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and moreContact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors GAME REVIEWSMOVIE REVIEWSTV REVIEWS1Metro Awakening review: "Some good moments but the lack of variety thins the reward over time"2Metal Slug Tactics review: Run and gun energy refreshes the slower-paced genre3Mario & Luigi: Brothership review: "Humor and positivity by the boatload"4Slitterhead review: "A daring horror vision executed with finesse"5Planet Coaster 2 review: "Challenging, but at times frustratingly convoluted"1Paddington in Peru review: "Endlessly easy to love with a pitch-perfect Olivia Colman"2Venom: The Last Dance review: "A puddle of pixels that isn’t much fun to splash around in"3Smile 2 Review: "Naomi Scott demonstrates her talents with a raw, no-holds-barred performance in this largely successful horror sequel"4Blitz review: "Steve McQueen's World War Two drama is intense, horrific, and impressively cinematic"5Small Things Like These review: "Cillian Murphy proves less is more in this expertly crafted drama"1Silo season 2 review: "A commanding performance from Rebecca Ferguson makes it a dystopian future worth staying in"2Agatha All Along finale review and recap: "Fun, but think about it too hard and it falls apart like a house of tarot cards"3Like a Dragon: Yakuza season 1 review: "Wasn't at all what I was expecting – and that's not a bad thing"4Agatha All Along episode 7 review and recap: "One of the best episodes of the WandaVision spin-off yet"5Agatha All Along episode 6 review and recap: "Joe Locke is fantastic in Billy-focused chapter"
Stardew Valley has a lot to teach us about work/life balance By Alayna Cole published 9 May 18 Features Farming virtual parsnips is good self-care.
Deprioritizing combat is an important trend in games By Alayna Cole published 3 April 18 Features Shooting people in the face is fun and all, but games can be so much more...
Ex-Bioware writer David Gaider on representation in games By Alayna Cole published 7 December 17 Words from the man who brought queer diversity to Dragon Age.
