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The Daedra: Immortal Fiends of Tamriel

The Daedra: Immortal Fiends of Tamriel

In many fantasy universes, there often exists a race of creatures from an alternate plane of existence. In the world of the Elder Scrolls, these creatures are called the Daedra, immortal beings from the planes of Oblivion. The Daedra did not participate in the creation of the mortal realm, and so unlike their kin the Aedra, they retain all of their powers, making them deadly adversaries. It should...

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Let’s Discuss The League of Legends Community

Let’s Discuss The League of Legends Community

This is an opinion article focused on the League of Legends Community To start off, let me just clarify, I am not a professional League player, I started playing a few weeks ago and instantly fell in love with the game due to its addicting gameplay and deep customization. The game takes place in the land of Runtera in which political disputes are solved in gladiatorial style team fights known as t...

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Thoughts on the Resident Evil Franchise

Thoughts on the Resident Evil Franchise

Where is the Franchise now and future thoughts As you all know Resident Evil is one of the best survival horror video game franchise ever up to this day. The very first installment “Resident Evil” was released on March 22nd, 1996 originally in Japan called “Bio Hazard“. This was one of the first few Zombie game at it’s time that actually nearly scared people to death ...

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Games Can Tell Stories better than books and films?

Games Can Tell Stories better than books and films?

Now I want to clarify something. The keyword to take note of in the title of this article is ‘can’. I’m in no way saying that games always tell stories better that books or films, I’m merely pointing out the features that films and books don’t have that enable games to tell stories better. The main thing that sets apart games from films and books when it comes to narr...

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Game Platform Wars: Consoles vs. PC vs. Smartphone/Tablets

Game Platform Wars: Consoles vs. PC vs. Smartphone/Tablets

Which platform is your favorite? With the next generation of consoles (PS4 and Xbox One) releasing in a little more than a month, the battle for the video game market has never been more competitive. Not only are these new consoles coming out but, with Valve’s announcement of the Steam Machines and the Steam OS, PC gaming has never looked stronger. A third major player in the game platform war is ...

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Will Next-Gen Sales Disappoint?

Will Next-Gen Sales Disappoint?

For the first time in eight years, this holiday season marks the release of a brand new console cycle. If pre-order sales are any indication, we can expect to see record-shattering next-gen console sales come December. Of course the current console cycle pales in comparison to other cycles, but does this mean console sales are slowing down? Should we in fact anticipate much lower sales overall? I ...

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World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft: Worth Playing Now?

World of Warcraft revolutionised the world of MMORPGs when it launched in 2004, becoming the most popular MMORPG on the market. With over 7 million subscribers, it is still going strong and doesn’t look to be falling out of fashion no matter what the trolls out there believe. But with a ton of other MMORPGs out there, and new ideas and mechanics looming on the horizon, is it worth starting WoW now...

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Thoughts on Wind Waker HD Remake

Thoughts on Wind Waker HD Remake

Wind Waker HD Remake is now out on the Nintendo e-shop and looks really good! Thats right, the Wind Waker HD Remake is now out on the Nintendo e-shop for the Wii U and while I personally haven’t played it yet on account of not owning a Wii U, the things that I’ve heard about it are quite good. Every remake has some sort of gimmik to separate itself from the original and the LoZ remakes...

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Video Game Music of the Month October 2013: Final Fantasy VII

Video Game Music of the Month October 2013: Final Fantasy VII

After writing my article on why video game music is so important to the gaming experience, I decided to start a monthly segment where I’d look at some of the most iconic soundtracks of all time. Basically, the Video Game Music of the Month feature will take a soundtrack and look at the background to it, how it fits in to the video game industry at the time, and some of the key songs from the sound...

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GTA V: Breaking records and boundaries!

GTA V: Breaking records and boundaries!

So Grand Theft Auto V is finally out and is more than likely in every console across the globe. The long awaited game is nothing short of spectacular and managed to break the record for single day sales by a huge margin. The title was previously held by Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, which came out last year and stood at £310 Million. GTA V smashed that with an incredible £469 Million in 24 hours. Whe...

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