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Being a Female Gamer on CSGO
Being a female in the PC gaming community is an interesting experience, especially when it's in very male centred games such as CSGO. I have been playing CSGO for nearly two years. Around my college and later uni days, it is the game that I usually play in the evenings. But I usually face similar responses when I enter a game:
By Kathleen Speller8 years ago in Gamers
Why 'Xbox Game Pass' Wanting To Be the 'Netflix of Gaming' Makes No Sense
We're living in a pretty connected world in 2017. That you're probably reading this on your cell phone while you're pretending to do things at work is a testament to that. Faster internet speeds and increased device connectivity has given us the opportunity to have near unlimited media consumption at our fingertips. That's why industry shifting platforms like YouTube and Netflix are growing steadily and will probably keep growing as the years roll on. As long as they keep up with the times, that is.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Gamers
These 'GTA V' Brutal Kill Compilations Are Absolutely Hilarious
Schadenfreude n. Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. Can you believe it's been four years since Grand Theft Auto V came out? The game took the world by storm back in 2013 and it's been providing bloody good fun ever since. At first it was just with its great gameplay and fun story. People contended themselves with getting achievements or maybe sussing out the secrets of Mt. Chiliad but for some that might get boring very quickly. So what do you do the pass the time in a game that lets you do everything?
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Gamers
5 Tips For Playing Better Monks
There is a place between skill and sorcery, where the hard lines of what is and isn't supernatural begin to blur. It is a place beyond the codified laws of magic, where will and spirit become manifest, and allow the impossible to become real.
By Neal Litherland8 years ago in Gamers
'Dungeons & Dragons': A New Player Emerges
After moving to a new city last year, I found it hard to make new friends. Life can be hard when you don't have many people to hang out with or get into trouble with. It wasn't until I found a small comic shop that I realized that friends were easier to find than I thought.
By Aaron Bugby8 years ago in Gamers
Ranking the 3D Mario Gimmicks. Top Story - November 2017.
With Super Mario Odyssey taking the gaming scene by storm, selling 2 million copies in only 4 days, everyone is falling head over heels for Nintendo's favorite plumber again along with his new companion Cappy, who is linked to the new and beloved capture mechanic. Every 3D Mario game has added some sort of gimmick to spice up the platforming formula. Some gimmicks have been better than others and have added interesting dynamics to Mario's platforming, while others have actively detracted from the experience, but which one was the best?
By Joe Brichetto8 years ago in Gamers
Japan’s New Mini Famicom is Adorable – Look At Its Little Wing-Controllers!
Remember how excited we were that Nintendo was coming out with the NES Classic Mini? Set for release in November, that little thing will be a good, nostalgic tie over until the Nindento NX. Now, true to form for any Japanese based gaming company, Nintendo is coming out with a mini console specifically for Japan, The Nintendo Classic Mini Family Computer. That's a bit of a mouthful so everyone's just calling in the Mini-Famicom and it is adorable.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Gamers
What We Know About 'Loverwatch' The Overwatch Dating Sim
Did you know someone was making a dating sim based on Overwatch? Of course you did, you're probably all about that life. That was a quick and broad assumption. However, if the internet has taught me anything about Overwatch, it's that people seem to be in it as much for the crazy fan theories, the awesome cosplay, and shipping as they are for the shooting.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Gamers
The First Touhou Game has Been Brought to Steam
Touhou Project, alternatively titled Project Shrine Maiden, is a long running series of bullet hell shooter (also refereed to as danmaku) games with an extensive fan base within Japan and a strong, and steadily growing, fan base within Western societies. Now, with the most recent edition to the series being available for purchase on Steam, is it time for this almost legendary series to receive a much wider recognition from a wider audience now that is much more easier to obtain a copy of one of the games?
By Lydia Edgecombe-Walshe8 years ago in Gamers
