Eugenia Woo

Guest writer

Eugenia Woo regularly yells into the echo-chamber of the internet about esports & video games. When she's not busy trying to figure out why the hell she got a Law degree, she's probably hoarding cute sloth photos.

HAMLET: The Video Game is bizarre and beautiful

5th October, 2017

HAMLET: The Video Game is bizarre and beautiful

Eugenia Woo reviews HAMLET: The Video Game, a brave attempt to bring together the disparate worlds of gaming and theatre.

A chat with the director who’s making Hamlet as an on-stage video game. Mind blown.

4th October, 2017

A chat with the director who’s making Hamlet as an on-stage video game. Mind blown.

It's Hamlet but with more frags and camping. Eugenia Woo talks to the director of the latest attempt to get kids into theatre.

Interview with a new chief censor: how to ban a video game

17th September, 2017

Interview with a new chief censor: how to ban a video game

In part one of our interview with the new chief censor, Eugenia Woo pleads: don't ban my games, bro.

The concert producer who gives Nintendo music the world stage it deserves

31st July, 2017

The concert producer who gives Nintendo music the world stage it deserves

Nintendo fan Eugenia Woo talks to Jason Michael Paul, the mind behind Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, about producing a world-renowned video game music concert.

FFXIV Stormblood – a couch travel guide

10th July, 2017

FFXIV Stormblood – a couch travel guide

Eugenia Woo logs this travel guide to Final Fantasy XIV's second expansion.

E3 2017: The good, the bad, and the forgettable

15th June, 2017

E3 2017: The good, the bad, and the forgettable

What games look like they're making the wishlist this year? Eugenia Woo watched all of E3 and delivers all of her reckons.

Mythbusting diversity in video games: Why studios need to stop hiding behind discredited excuses

8th March, 2017

Mythbusting diversity in video games: Why studios need to stop hiding behind discredited excuses

The video game industry says we don't want it, but are they being obtuse asks Eugenia Woo?

Schoolyard games: At the launch of the League of Legends high school tournament

6th March, 2017

Schoolyard games: At the launch of the League of Legends high school tournament

This week sees the launch of a nationwide eSports league featuring more than 50 teams from high schools around the country. But is this whole thing legit? Like, are they actually going to let kids play computer games as a sport? We sent Eugenia Woo to the High School League open night to find out.

Tales of Berseria – One step forward, two steps back

7th February, 2017

Tales of Berseria – One step forward, two steps back

The latest installment in the Tales series is very very good, writes Eugenia Woo, but it's not quite there.

The banning of Gal*Gun: Double Peace – a deep dive into the law

2nd February, 2017

The banning of Gal*Gun: Double Peace – a deep dive into the law

In the second part of our coverage of the banning of Gal*Gun, Eugenia Woo talks the law and feels uneasy