Author: Walter
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My Gaming C.V.
Affro King Contact E-mail: [email protected] Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1978 Nicknames: affro / affroking / kingaffro Career Toshiba – MSX [1984 – 1986] In 1984 I was exposed to a device called the Toshiba MSX, This gained me access to my first few computer games, including; The Race, Ghostbusters the Video Game and Manic Miner Sega…
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Runes of Magic
Runes of Magic: Chapter III – The Elder Kingdoms Runes of Magic is a free to play MMO by a Taiwanese company called Runewaker Entertainment. Straight off, let’s get the World of Warcraft comparison dealt with: Yes, it’s a fantasy world MMO. Yes, it looks like WOW and has a similar questing structure. Yes, the…
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UFC Undisputed 2010
UFC Undisputed 2010 is the 7th game in the UFC series, but the second game from publisher THQ who make similar real life sports fighting games like WWE. Just like MMA, this game is a constantly evolving title. If you were a fan of the UFC 2009 Undisputed game then you’ll already know what you’re…
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BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is the spiritual successor to Guilty Gear, the incredibly popular, exceptionally well animated 2D fighting game by Arc System Works. Some similarities carry over from the previous titles by Arc System Works but the main thing that stands out when you start the game is the amount of time it must have…
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I’m sure I have these buttons and stuff for a reason …
“Cut it out!” “Stop doing stuff for me!” “I’m not a little kid anymore, I know you want to help but you really aren’t, you are making things worse” “I know you love me but you need to take a step back and let me do things for myself, I’ll never learn if you don’t…
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Let’s Do The Time Sink Again!
Right, really, I’m not fucking around this time, I am 100% done with World of Warcraft. I got back into it again after falling into it more as a social game than anything else. Recently though, I can’t play with the other guys in my guild because I’m not level 80 yet, I’m level 74…
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Now, All Restaurants are Taco Bell
I was at a LAN recently. A wide mixture of games were being played – FPS, RTS, driving, sim, fighters even rhythm games – but the game played the most was an MMO, namely World of Warcraft. I see more and more WOW at LAN events and, given that it’s not a LAN game, I…
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For The Want Of A Nail
Most of you reading this probably have a next generation console, PS3, Xbox 360, arguably a Wii and you’re enjoying the games on your LCD/Plasma or big screen monitor. You’re thinking, Yes, this is what next generation gaming is all about: excellent graphics, slick game-play and superb online content. Everything in that statement is true. …
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Get your RAAAAAGE face on!
I’m fortunate that with the gaming centre I can get to see the things that people do while they are playing. These people are usually oblivious to the things that they’re doing. A lot of these things are the usual — tongue out in concentration, moving along with the on-screen action — but the most…
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Not Everyone’s Cup of Tea
There seems to be a group of developers out there who are trying too hard to make catch-all games. These are games that are deliberately easy, where minimal effort is required to get to the goal, to complete the title and to grab those achievements. Back in the day, (yes, I just dropped that line)…