Button Musher
Gonçalo SantosMashing away some mostly coherent thoughts about games and other things that might've pressed my (right) buttons.
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All My Childhood Videogames Had The Same Composer
My copy of MediEvil 2.
Growing up the only language spoken in my house was Portuguese. English was just cool-sounding gibberish. Back then, PlayStation wasn’t localising its titles in Portuguese yet, so I was left guessing intent based on...
Demon Spore or how Ed Kay accidentally created a monster
Co-op action in Demon Spore. Image via DinoBoss.
In more ways than one, Edward Kay is the definition of the new age of videogame authorship. He is a veteran of the industry who worked at giants like Codemasters, Saber Interactive, LucasArt...
Hanno: A Magical Tale was a Portuguese success story at Gamescom 2026
Portugal took a few studios to Gamescom 2026 with the help of APVP (Associação de Produtores de Videojogos Portugueses) and eGames Lab. One of those was Hanno: A Magical Tale, which chose a Portuguese historical deep-cut as their inspiratio...
Witchspire Brings New Life To The Survival Genre
Let’s play a game. I’m going to try and guess how the first hour of the last survival game you played was.
You probably woke up in an unknown place. In walkable distance there were loose branches, small rocks, perhaps some grass. To stay...
A Subtle, Yet Fantastic Detail You Missed In 007 First Light
You already know by now that IO Interactive blew it out of the park with 007: First Light. Reviewers enjoyed it, players adored it, and it sold extremely well. One aspect of the game that you might’ve seen highlighted is its attention to de...
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