I AM the GAMESMASTER

1. ‘gamesmaster’: itself was of course a great milestone for British television and gaming culture. Hosted by an Arbroathian too. Excellent (remember the Dexter Fletcher-hosted series though? *shudder*).

2. Old school gaming: I am the master in my world of chess. Yes, this morning I won my third ever victory over the silicon might of Selma (Beginner) on the P900. Fear me!

3. Gaming tech: my personal mobile Civilization mission has gotten a head start with the help of the dormant jfreeciv project. Oddly enough in a small-world kind of way, this Java port of Freeciv was undertaken by a chap named Brian from Edinburgh. After a couple of emails I’ve now got his source code to use as an invaluable starting point.

4. Loaded: this month I have mostly been playing Vice City. Multiplayer action comes equally from Call of Duty, Halo and Planetside; all highly recommended. For future gaming news and views you can do a lot worse than Slashdot Games and Gamespot. Game on!