INTERVIEW: Charlie Brooker

MCV Staff 19th October 2009 Publishing

Having taken video games TV to a previously unexplored level with his post-watershed BBC Four one-off Gameswipe, Ben Parfitt sat down for a frank and exclusive interview with the man himself – Charlie Brooker.

In this final part of our three part interview, we learn about some of Brooker’s favourite games, hear what he’s got to say about the new trend for motion control and discuss the issue of violence in games.

To read the full interview, click the link.

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