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.
Games rarely have a properly happy ending, preferring nightmarishs, dark worlds of zombies, violence and despair. Drew and Chella discuss why there’s no happily ever after in games, unless they’re romances or for kids.
What will happen at E3? The migration is getting underway – the games industry is making its way to LA for E3 2018 as the biggest show on the gaming calendar is just a few weeks away. All the publishers and platform makers will be the there to show off their latest games, and hopefully share some shock announcements.
The ATT Team have been to see the latest battle royale featuring nearly the entire Marvel Comics Universe, and return with well-considered, correct opinions which you may now use to replace in your head all other criticisms and analyses that you have previously listened to or read.
Rockstar dropped the third trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2 this week. Chella delves into the details to see what the trailer tells us about the upcoming wild west sequel, which is certainly going to be on a lot of player’s must have lists near the end of the year.
This week gamer Twitter was all about the #GameStruck4, with developers, film makers and journalists revealing the games that define them. Chella jumps in with her four defining games.
Wes Anderson doesn’t have a clean record when it comes to representing people of color well, but Isle of Dogs is his worst yet. If you can overlook the cultural appropriation, color coding and white savior, it’s a charming film with beautiful animation. Drew and Chella discuss in this episode of Argue the Toss.
A Good Society is a Jane Austen inspired tabletop RPG and Chella got her hands on a preview copy to test with her roleplaying friends. No dice, no GM and no prewritten campaign – A Good Society is an RPG with a difference that lets players drive the story.
Drew and Chella Argue the Toss about the new Tomb Raider film, A Wrinkle in Time and Annihilation. After reviewing Jessica Jones season 2 last episode, Argue The Toss is back to continue in that vein with a female-led theatrical triple-play, having been to see Ava Duvernay’s adaptation of A Wrinkle In Time, the new Tomb Raider, and the gorgeous sci-fi horror Annihilation. All of these films have women in the lead roles, so it’s time for ATT to do what the media does best, and pit them against each other. Okay obviously not really, but it soon becomes apparent … Continue reading A Wrinkle in Time, Annihilation and Tomb Raider Film Review→