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Schafer Brands Kotick ‘A Dick’

As anyone who enjoys watching DVD commentaries and behind the scenes interviews knows, there is nothing more eye rolling than the ‘love-ins’ that get paraded in front of cameras…if you believe that the cast all loved one another and thought that the director was a gem, their co-stars were awesome, and the on-set dynamic was never less than Waltons-esque then you’ll believe anything.  Cut to the gaming world however, and…

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Black Mirror II

Black Mirror II

After being left behind by the mainstream some years ago, the graphic adventure/point ‘n’ click genre endured, buoyed up by healthy, dedicated following and evolved into the self-sustaining creature it is today.  While a small number of popular franchise releases or the odd hit still get weighty attention, such as the recently revitalised Monkey Island series, Sam and Max, or even Machinarium, for the most part, these adventures have settled…

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Just Point And Click

Just Point And Click

Being a long-time PC gamer, I’ve played my share of PC games in the past, and then some.  By far the biggest collection of PC games I own are “point and clicks”, which to the uninitiated involve walking around, picking stuff up, solving puzzles, MacGyvering stuff together, and chatting people up (Well, interrogating them really).  So I’m here to share my love of this overlooked little genre.

“The Secret Of…