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How I Fell In And Out Of Love With Pokemon Games

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Last Christmas I got my first ever Pokemon game for a Nintendo handheld. It seems odd to me that I took this long considering my love for video games, but I could never afford multiple gaming systems when I was...
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Is Fast Travelling Bad For Games?

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The mechanic of fast traveling is something that most gamers love. I can remember playing Vice City on the PS2 and loving how I could quickly make my way back to the games mission point by taking a nearby cab...
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Thoughts On A Talos Principle Spin Off

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I have had The Talos Principle on my radar for a while, but I took my sweet ass time to eventually buy it. I guess I felt it would never live up to Portal 2 and wasn't going to be...
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Measuring The Power Consumption Of The PS4 Pro

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I recently purchased a wattage meter that would allow me to measure how much power electronic devices were using. I have spent the past week measuring every stupid thing in my home to see what consumes the most power (currently...
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What's With All The Milk Vending Machines In Fallout 4

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Bit of a pointless topic, but I couldn't help but wonder what the significance is behind all the milk vending machines in Fallout 4. I don't remember these featuring in past games and they seem to serve no purpose at...
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Questing Without XP Feels Strange

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Back when I first played Skyrim, I really enjoyed the levelling system. The thought of being able to become this Uber skilled warrior by just using your abilities was brilliant. Having replayed the game again recently, I am having second...
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Can Rocksmith Make You Better At Playing Guitar?

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I have known of Rocksmith for a while, but the base setlist for the game had absolutely no appeal to me. I never saw the point in paying full price so I can play 5 songs that I kinda liked....
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Micro Transactions Are Killing DLC

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A recent post over on Gamespot revealed that GTA online has made over half a billion dollars. This is one of the most financially successful online games to have ever been created and it more than deserves it, but is...
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Bioshock Burial At Sea Was Not Rapture

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Similar to the experience I had with the DLC for past Bioshock games, I owned Bioshock Infinite, but never got around to buying the DLC for this game. Out of all the games in the Bioshock Collection, the Burial at...
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Fallout 4 Should Have Had More Pre War Content

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Like I do for many game franchises I enjoy, I intentionally ignore all media on the build-up to the games release so I can enjoy everything without spoilers. The pre-war scenes in Fallout 4 were one of these things that...

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