Console rivalry has always been symptomatic of the 'console wars' that have dominated the industry since Nintendo and Sega first butted heads in the '80s, but with the era of exclusives and dodgy third-party deals now in full swing, gamers have managed to reach new heights of petty behaviour once thought already peaked. Whilst we're still all lamenting the out-of-the-blue timed exclusivity deal regarding Square Enix and Microsoft, the amount of vitriol that was spewed at Crystal Dynamics (as if they were somehow responsible for negotiating a deal handled by their publisher) was just completely unjustified. Certain gamers will be missing out on Rise of the Tomb Raider based on this deal, sure, but just because you own a PlayStation doesn't mean you can't appreciate the effort put into Sunset Overdrive or Halo, and vice versa. The works of the 'enemy' can be analysed and learned from, not simply demonised right off the bat because they didn't get to your system first.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
