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Thank God for the New DOOM

Doom 2016 has reignited my passion for FPS and I consider it to be the benchmark all future FPS will have to be measured against. I hadn’t seriously played an Id game until its release and now I’m desperate to…

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New Overwatch Year, New Overwatch Meta

After this most recent patch, most notable for its Ana nerf and Hook 2.0, there may finally be room for other Overwatch Meta team compositions in the wake of a triple tank meta. Triple Tank Is triple tank dead? Ana’s…

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Psychological Horror Games – Nightmare Worlds

There is a sensation common to humanity, but it is a sensation not everyone enjoys. Still less appreciate it. Like its emotional counterparts, it has many names. But we know not the power of its name until we greet it…

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5 Things that Changed the Face of Video Gaming

For video gaming fossils like me, who’s pretty much been there since the start (Well, not the very start but let’s just say when I started gaming, the games were loaded from cassette tapes). Anyway, for someone as old as…

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Rainbow 6: Siege Montreal Invitational

Next week the biggest event in the history of Rainbow 6: Siege will descend upon Montreal to squad up and fight for their share of 200,000. While the PC bracket is filled with great talent, I’m going to focus on…

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Nioh First Look – Dark Souls Meets Samurais

Last weekend, I had the privilege of playing the new slash-’em-up game, Nioh. Developed by the creators of Ninja Gaiden, you play a samurai. Or at least that is what I could gather from the limited information I was given.…

Conan Exiles Steam Early Access Release Jan 31st

Conan Exiles Early Access Release 31st January

Unless, your latest domicile is spectacularly subterranean and incredibly stone like it cannot have escaped your notice that there is a new Conan survival sandbox game on the horizon. Created by Funcom, the same people who brought you the MMO…

Crypt of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED! Details

Get ready to jump back into the “roguelike rhythm” genre This week, Brace Yourself Games, the developer of the popular indie game, Crypt of the NecroDancer released a new trailer and details for Crypt of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED, the DLC…

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A Defense of Party Systems – Why Teams Work

Most RPGs use a party system. In a party system, one controls up to a certain number of characters, usually one at a time in, say, a battle. These characters are called party members. Party members fight together, eat together,…

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Being a Pacifist in Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Deus Ex Mankind Divided, the latest in the seemingly unending Deus Ex franchise has been out now for six months and by now I’m sure you’ve completed the game. No spoilers here of course, you can discover this for yourself.…