A currency in cardboard: How Magic the Gathering has created its own mini economy

For those who aren’t in the know, Magic the Gathering is a trading card game in which you assemble decks to battle against your opponents. At its core this is essentially what it is, but this explanation doesn’t do the game justice. In reality, Magic the Gathering, or MTG, is a game of card based... Continue Reading →

A brief introduction to speed-running: Breathing new life into retro games

For most gamers, the clock that slowly ticks up in the corner is a distraction. In modern games the amount of time you spend in them rarely seems relevant anymore, with an emphasis on taking your time and experiencing everything that new and immersive modern releases have in store. All of this is irrelevant to... Continue Reading →

Liverpool’s Champions League Semi-Final History

Liverpool eliminated Manchester City from the UEFA Champions League to send them into their fourth Champions League semi-final since the tournament was rebranded from the European Cup. Interestingly, Liverpool’s semi-final clash with AS Roma will be their first ever Champions League semi-final not to be played against Chelsea. Let’s take a look back at Liverpool’s... Continue Reading →

The History of the Championship Play-Offs

The Championship Play-Off Final is now seen as the traditional season end for those in English football. But it hasn’t always been that way. In the first part of a series on the Championship Play-Offs, we’ll take a quick look at the history behind these now legendary occasions. The first Play-Offs took place in 1986-87,... Continue Reading →

Quiz: Can you guess these songs in emoji form?

In the 21st centuries, emojis are everywhere. They have a place in our text speak, in our online presence and they even have landed themselves a movie. Prove to us that you can solve the emoji puzzles below and guess the 90s and 00s songs from their emoji forms:

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