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Mortals, The Alliance of Awesome rises again! Tap-Repeatedly. Bits ‘n’ Bytes Gaming. Electron Dance. This week, Joel “Harbour Master” Goodwin of Electron Dance wrangles much of the Alliance’s European Contingent outside the Eurogamer Expo. Semi-drunken interviews follow. Clicky the clicky to click another thing in which the podcast lurks. Highlights: thoughts on Guild Wars 2, …

Lead Guild Wars 2 content designer, Colin Johanson, managed to find a little spare time in his very busy Eurogamer Expo schedule to sit down and chat with me about all things Guild Wars 2.  Here is how we got on…

Followers of the official Tap Repeatedly Twitter feed (accept no imitations) may have noticed a brief spat this afternoon regarding a well known mainstream blog perhaps saying more than it should have about the upcoming Batman: Arkham City. To cut a dull story short, it seems the more established gaming press have recently been treated …

Review by Matt “Steerpike” Sakey Deus Ex: Human Revolution Developer Eidos Montreal Publisher Square Enix Released August 23, 2011 Available for PC (version reviewed), PS3, 360 Time Played Finished; 20-ish hours Verdict:  4/5 Thumb Up “Human Revolution is a thoughtful shooter, and a great example of that rare but wonderful breed. Other games could learn …

I have been waiting a long time for Guild Wars 2. Years in fact. To finally get my hands on one of the most anticipated games of recent times was a mix of fear and excitement. I suddenly thought to myself as I approached the booth: “What if I don’t actually like it?”…

Out of boredom, to help a friend, or in the sense of pure exploration, I occasionally play social games on Facebook. Technically, I’m among the correct demographic for them, except for the part where I’m a self-identified gamer.  So checking out the trends in these games is a matter of interest to me.  Often these …

The idea of playing games to solve problems in real life may seem far-fetched to some. The stereotypes that exist for games (and gamers) aren’t very positive; to add to that problem, the concept of games that inform and educate is often undercut by poor use of semantics or improper context. These problems often occur …

Review by Mike “Scout” Gust The Beaver Director Jodie Foster Writer Kyle Killen Starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence Released May 19, 2011 By Summit Entertainment, Participant Media Verdict:  2/5 Rotten Egg “This whole damn thing left me scratching my head. Foster directs and acts with a five foot wide brush. “

Apologies to all visitors who arrived at Casa de Tap only to find the doors barred in the past couple of weeks. Our host is experiencing an intermittent and mysterious problem, but promises to work it out. Downtimes should be transient. In the interim, if you see anything weird about the site, or it’s down …

The annual trade show circuit may be drawing to a close at this time of year, but for those of us in the UK the fun is only just beginning. The Earls Court exhibition centre in London has today opened its doors for this year’s Eurogamer Expo, the largest event of its kind on our …