Danger Zone Review: Clean, Wholesome Carnage

Danger Zone Review: Clean, Wholesome Carnage

Whether on sale or at full price ($22.95 on the Australian store as of right now), Danger Zone is a great game that will keep you occupied for a very pleasant few days, and even longer if you chase those high scores, or whip the game out for your friends to fiddle with.

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Why Mods are Simultaneously the Best and Worst Part of PC Gaming

Why Mods are Simultaneously the Best and Worst Part of PC Gaming

The modding and tinkering scene is easily the most infuriating part of pc gaming. Amazing things are achieved, but instead of making it easy for the average person to enjoy their fruits of the authors’ labour, it’s locked behind time-consuming and enigmatic instructions that dissuade people from getting involved in something that would otherwise be amazingly fun and enjoyable for everyone.

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Elder Scrolls has been Dumbing Down for Decades, and Morrowind is a Part of it

Elder Scrolls has been Dumbing Down for Decades, and Morrowind is a Part of it

In Daggerfall, you’re a citizen and an inhabitant who made a life for themselves. Daggerfall is a real RPG that lets you live another life in another world. Morrowind is an action game that people mistake for an RPG because of stats and worthless combat mechanics.

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No, You Shouldn't Have to "Fix it with Mods"

No, You Shouldn't Have to "Fix it with Mods"

Games shouldn’t ship as a half-finished mess filled with bugs. Mods should be used to augment the gameplay experience in a complete game, not to finish the game because developers would rather let the community do their jobs than spend the time and money to do it properly themselves.

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If Gaming is Really About the Games, then the PC is King

If Gaming is Really About the Games, then the PC is King

PC vs. console articles are clunky and bloated, and there sure are a lot of them. This will be another one of those articles, but lets see if we can't keep it from being ugly and boring. We'll skip the tired old arguents move straight to the good stuff.

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Real-time Strategy Games: A Metaphor for Life

Real-time Strategy Games: A Metaphor for Life

Real Time Strategy (RTS) games were all the rage in the 90s and early 2000s. Sadly, they have mostly faded into obscurity, maybe with the exception of Starcraft II. Age of Empires Online is technically an RTS, but I consider it a bastardization of the genre.

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