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Philosophers on Gaming: Part I – Nietzsche

Philosophers on Gaming: Part I – Nietzsche

Throughout history, people from all corners of our humble Earth have turned to Great Thinkers for support during their lives. Philosophy became integral in the fabrics that made up societies. For the most part, philosophers were respected, venerable men whose views and opinions were taken…

Bearhugger70 Has Opened A Chest

Bearhugger70 Has Opened A Chest

Throughout life, one tends to pick up a collection of what I like to call “Third Party Insensibility Detritus”. It is a collection unlike most others, whereby most items are entirely unrelated, undoubtedly annoying that they exist at all, yet are still with you by…

The Richie Report: The Resident Raccoon Syndicate

The Richie Report: The Resident Raccoon Syndicate

Hello and welcome to The Richie Report. Over the coming weeks/months/years (delete based on how good the next few paragraphs are), I’ll be spouting off about the state of the gaming nation in a barely comprehensible fashion, like your friendly neighbourhood hobo or christian. Albeit…

Go On, Give It A Go!

Go On, Give It A Go!

From the way these girls were carrying on you would have thought that a single woman had gone around, slept with all their boyfriends and cooked them ‘brinner’ afterwards. Whoever this tramp was, she was tearing relationships apart left right and centre – and the…

Press X To Save The World

Press X To Save The World

How many times has this happened to you: you’ve just battled your way through wave upon wave of enemies in the final level of whatever game you’re playing. You eye up the big boss, the evil Russian/Mexican/alien from planet ‘Whatever’ and steel yourself for the…

Adapting to Survive

Adapting to Survive

Over the last few years we’ve seen a number of changes occur within the gaming industry. The way we play games has changed entirely; with us no longer confined to a controller and a fixed position on our favourite chair.  Mobile gaming, which at…

XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Preview) – A Look Ahead

XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Preview) – A Look Ahead

Back in 1994, a game was released that turned one particular video game fan from the type of person who played games on their Amiga as something to do while their machine ray traced various 3D images in the background into a fully fledged gamer,…