Tag Archive | "gaming"

Mount & Blade Warband – Interview video with Armagan Yavuz, lead developer

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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Mount & Blade Warband – Interview video with Armagan Yavuz, lead developer

Mount & Blade was a game that was first brought to my attention a few years ago when it was just a beta, looking for some love. It took me a while but I finally got around to playing it and now I'm kicking myself for not picking it up much earlier. I've had it now for just over a year and it's one of two or three games I consistently return to when I've finished with The Next Big Thing.

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You know you are a gaming geek if . . .

Monday, August 10, 2009

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You know you are a gaming geek if . . .

Yeah, if you're a gaming geek you probably know it but just in case, here's a handy list to check yourself against. If you can nod your head at more than 5 of these things, you can consider yourself a card carrying, died in the wool, cliche spouting gaming geek.

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Economic stress, job stress, life stress, STRESS – the value of escape into Science Fiction and Fantasy

Monday, June 29, 2009

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Economic stress, job stress, life stress, STRESS – the value of escape into Science Fiction and Fantasy

Whenever I think my life is hectic and a bit unreal I remind myself that Ender had it a lot worse. Most of the folks in the Culture Universe that I know, although vastly more advanced than I am, are in general a lot worse off. Having a group of highly advanced aliens plotting your downfall can be a real bummer, as can angry orcs charging with drawn swords.

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