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Press Start: Stop Putting Players on a Treadmill!

April 26, 2017 Laura Kelly

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There’s a trend that’s been popping in and out recently in gaming. To put it simply, it’s a treadmill. By releasing an endless stream of content developers have been taking strides to ensure the players keep playing.  At a glance, this seems like a good thing. Hurray, we get extra content in our games! But […]

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Let Us Talk About HUDs, U and I – Press Start

March 22, 2017 David Savage

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There is something wrong with video game design, at least a large chunk of it. This is something that exists in every single game, and it’s something you see almost the entire time you’re playing the game. I am talking about the HUD and UI design. This is a big personal plus point for me […]

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Retro Shooters And Remembering One’s Roots – Press Start

February 15, 2017 David Savage

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The shooter genre had a very interesting time in 2016. Overwatch exploded out of the gate and proved colourful, lighthearted shooters could dominate. Genre titan Call of Duty saw its sales continue to drop as the series’ continued sci-fi focus proved detrimental. Meanwhile, its rival Battlefield performed better than ever before by rolling back the […]

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Press Start: Christmas Gaming

December 21, 2015 Shane-James Purcell

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Hey everybody, welcome back to Press Start. This week I decided to give your brains a rest from all my questions and ideas. I decided instead to give you an early Christmas present. What is this present you ask? Why, it’s video games of course! Before we jump in and have a look at some […]

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Press Start: Life As A Game

November 23, 2015 Shane-James Purcell

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Welcome back to Press Start where you get your weekly updates on video-games and anything that surrounds them. This week I am going to get a little bit philosophical. I want to look at the idea of real life being just a game, their similarities, and how these two cross over. I also want to […]

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Press Start: Are Games Easier?

October 19, 2015 Shane-James Purcell

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Hello everybody! Hope you are ready for this week’s topic – it’s a doozy; are games getting easier? I want to take a look at certain games from different years and find out if games are easier in general or are they still controller smashingly good. The best way to start looking at comparisons is […]

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Press Start: What Makes A Great Game?

October 12, 2015 Shane-James Purcell

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Hey everybody, welcome to this week’s Press Start! For those who haven’t read this column before, I talk about anything to do with gaming. Each week I look at different aspects of the gaming world and give my opinion on them. That leads me up to this week’s topic of what exactly makes a good game? There […]

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Press Start: Want To Be A Real Tomb Raider?

September 21, 2015 Shane-James Purcell

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Hey everyone and welcome back to another week of Press Start. If you guys didn’t know, the last few weeks I was away on holidays and that has led me up to the idea of this week’s article. When I thought back on my holidays this week I realised I have done some pretty amazing […]

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Press Start: Rehashed Vs. Remastered

August 11, 2015 Shane-James Purcell

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Welcome back to Press Start! This week’s article is a little late as I had to sleep off the chaos of Gamescom, which was an amazing experience. While I was there I got to play the new Gears of War: Ultimate Edition. This is basically the game remade for Xbox One. It got me thinking of […]

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