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Press Start – Take Your Time

May 16, 2018 Marcus Deehan

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Ever feel like keeping up with your hobby sometimes gets to be more of a chore than a past time? Not that you don’t enjoy it when you’re doing it, but that you almost have to schedule what you’ll be doing next in order to keep on top of the latest releases? I’ve been getting […]

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Press Start – Do You Feel Like A Hero Yet?

April 12, 2018 Abel G.C.

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Do you know those moments where people talk about a game that’s supposedly great but you just sit there awkwardly because you haven’t played it? And people just insist you have to play it? That game was Spec Ops: The Line for me. At least until last week. I had heard a lot of things about […]

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Press Start: Gaming As The Grieving Process

March 8, 2018 Abel G.C.

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One of my college modules this semester is on the history and psychology of video games. This week, our lecturer asked us if we could give him any examples of a game that made us see something in a different way. And after thinking about it for a while, I gave him my example; Mass Effect […]

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Game Jam Time – Press Start

January 26, 2018 Abel G.C.

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For this week of Press Start I felt like talking about my experiences when attending game jams. The choice of theme isn’t accidental, this weekend the 10th Global Game Jam will take place. So I figured that on this edition of Press Start I could talk about some of my experiences when attending game jams. […]

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How Much Loot Would A Loot Box Give – Press Start

January 17, 2018 Laura Kelly

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I think it’s about time we addressed the elephant in the room for gamers. It’s time to talk about loot boxes; are they good? Are they bad? Do they only give ugly items? This week we’re tackling it all. Just keep in mind that I do not claim to have all the answers; this is an […]

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Press Start: Baby Steps

November 8, 2017 Abel G.C.

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It’s my first time writing one of these Press Start articles and I wasn’t sure what to write about. I’m studying games development but and I thought “Oh, maybe that’ll give me something to talk about.” But I was drawing blanks. I found an easy way out though. I think a lot about my first […]

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Press Start: More Than Just A Game

September 20, 2017 Kayleigh McCoy

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The Triforce of Modern Gaming It’s fair to claim that, looking in from the outside, today’s gaming industry has become defined by three main features; killing, sports and kid-friendly content. The first component is fairly self-explanatory. First person shooters and games centred around gun combat in particular have dominated the gaming market in recent years. […]

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Press Start: What’s The Deal With Game Adverts?

September 13, 2017 David Savage

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It’s no secret that the game industry likes its lies. Chances are most of you don’t see them as lies; I didn’t always see them that way. I am speaking, of course, about game adverts. Adverts can be pretty easily put on a scale of how representative they are of the gameplay. The sad part […]

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Press Start: The Rise And Rise Of Simulation and RTS Games

August 23, 2017 David Savage

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So, I really like simulation games (sim-games). I have played so much of Cities Skylines that it may be the best value for money I’ve bought. I am also a big fan of RTS games, Civilisation V being my current vice (I can’t afford to drop the money on Civ VI, forgive me). My enjoyment […]

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Press Start: The Stigma Around Gamers

August 9, 2017 Kayleigh McCoy

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Gamer Growing Up Ever since I can remember, there’s been this stigma around gaming that has branded it as a somewhat odd and relatively uncool pastime. This is most likely due to the media’s early portrayal in films and TV shows such as South Park of gamers as basement dwelling recluses who still live with […]

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