Category: Features


  • “I love you”: Act IV, Scene 1: An Ode to Romantic Declarations in Theatre.

    From our Romance mag, Emily Dennis looks at how theatre displays the trials of love.

  • Love, Romance and… Gaming?

    Love is in the air, and Sam Pegg takes a look at the many different ways we fall in love in gaming.

  • The List 2020: The Edge’s Most Anticipated Video Games of the Year

    2020 brings big releases in the video game world, but which ones are our writer’s favourites?

  • Closer To The Edge: Our favourite Video Games of the Decade

    With the beginning of a new decade bringing the promise of new and exciting games, several writers for The Edge look back at the 2010s and the best games it gave us.

  • Battle Royales – Which are Peasants and Which are Royalty?

    Editor Jack Nash looks at the battle royale genre of video games, its biggest names, and their highs and lows.

  • On Edge: Anticipating The Witcher

    Culture Editor Louise explains to us why Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher is the one to watch.

  • Liveblog: Video Game Awards 2019

  • In Criticism of The Pokemon Franchise

    It’s 2029 and the Kanto region looks as good as ever. Let’s Go Pikachu 2: Please Let Me Evolve Into a Raichu is out, full of Ultimate-Mega-Gigantamax forms for all of your favourite first-generation Pokemon! Other new things include; Charizard having 5 forms (yet only one them is a dragon type), Pikachu can get an […]

  • Romanticising War in Teenage Fiction

    Vicky Greer looks into war in YA, and the influences it has in the real world.

  • From The Trenches To The TV: An Analysis Of War In Modern Media

    How is war represented on our screens? From fact to the fictional, Beth takes a deeper look.

  • Tolkien and World War One: Influences behind the World of Middle-Earth

    Culture Editor Louise Chase looks into how the First World War influenced the writings of J.R.R Tolkien and the Middle-Earth legendarium.

  • Shows To Help You Out In Fresher’s Week

    Need some tv shows to watch during Freshers? The Edge have a couple of suggestions that can also give you some A* tips!

  • The Modern Theatre: How Classic Plays Can Be Redesigned for the 21st Century

    Writers Camilla and Louise look at the best modern adaptations of classic Shakespeare plays.

  • Press X To Talk: Lessons Learned From Video Games

    Two writers from The Edge reveal what lessons they’ve learned from video games.