Chella hails from the UK and joined Gameindustry.com around the year 2000. It was so many moons ago, she can't quite remember. Back then, the only women you saw in the games industry were in bikinis and vertiginous heels at trade shows - oh how times have changed, kind of. Chella started as a humble reviewer, but soon became our European Correspondent and keeps us on top of industry happenings across the Pond.
She tends to like the weird Japanese games we've never heard of, so that's good for making us look all-encompassing and stuff. Chella does like games, so don't be fooled by the copious amount of columns devoted to bemoaning the lack of variety in the industry. When she's not surfing (the sea, not the internet) or camping up mountains, Chella likes a good action RPG (especially if it's sci-fi), anything with a good narrative and like we said, the weirder the better. She's also a regular in the GiN Lounge, but that's just because we like her accent.
Chella and Drew discuss their favourite female characters in games – the ones who are strong, independent, memorable for their character not their cleavage or lack of clothes and serve as more than just a love interest. This episode of Argue the Toss is a belated nod to International Women’s Day 2017.
THIS WEEK’S ARGUE THE TOSS IS ABOUT ROBOTS, FLESH-COATED BONE ARRANGEMENTS CHELLA AND DREW DISCUSS “EX MACHINA”, CHANNEL 4/AMC’S “HUMANS”, HBO’S “WESTWORLD” AND DAVID CAGE’S “DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN”. NO ROBOT INVASION IS PLANNED. PLEASE ENJOY THIS PODCAST WITHOUT FEAR – A HUMAN.
Chella looks the way games use architecture to create stories and emotional responses, as well as some of the titles and worlds that have influenced the architecture in the game she is currently developing.
With so many great indie games to choose from this year, Drew and Chella have whittled it down to the essential 7 must play indies of 2017. This week’s Argue the Toss podcast is all about those quality games with something different to offer.
The video games industry responded to Trump’s immigration executive order, known as the ‘Muslim ban’, in a variety of ways. Chella highlights the show of solidarity displayed by the games industry, as we wait to see how it will all end and what impact it will have.
The Argue the Toss team have new TV addictions in 2017. In this episode they discuss the Pyscho prequel, Bates Motel and the new adaption of the Richard Adams books, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. So
There are a lot of great games on the horizon for 2017, but Chella thinks that compared to 2016, Uncharted the Lost Legacy is one of the only games tackling diversity this year.
It’s time to look at the most anticipated games of 2017. Chella’s compiled a list of must play games for the year ahead. Come check out our picks for most anticipated, and enjoy some the amazing trailers we’ve collected to really get your juices flowing. It looks like it might be a good year for gamers.
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