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Alex Kidman writes for Lifehacker, Kotaku and Gizmodo as a freelance technology writer. He was also Gizmodo Australia’s editor from 2011-2012. Kidman has been a technology editor and reporter for more than 20 years, writing for publications such as Finder, ZDNet, CNET, PC Magazine, the ABC, MacWorld and The Sydney Morning Herald. He is also a frequent contributor on radio ABC Radio and co-hosts a technology podcast, Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News.
Alex has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New England and a serious passion for retro gaming. He’s also written a fiction book, which consists of short stories, called Fifty Two.
You can follow him on Twitter or find out more about him on his personal website.
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Why Every Gamer Should Be A Retro Gamer
43I love what can be done with today’s cutting edge consoles and PCs. I really do. Still, every gamer should be a gamer who loves Retro games. Here’s why.
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Might And Magic Heroes VII Beta Will Be Playable Next Tuesday
The closed beta for Might and Magic Heroes VII will be online from early in the morning next week for a fortnight’s worth of testing.
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While You Were Sleeping
Rockstar Suing The BBC To Stop Making-of-GTA TV Movie Who knew Rockstar didn’t have a sense of humour? CD Projekt RED Is Looking Into Fixing The Witcher 3’s Tiny Text Problem If you can read this, you’re not squinting enough. Nintendo Just Announced A New Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Game Pokemon games will never stop selling.…
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Confessions of a Witcher 3 Newbie
Or, if you prefer “Oh God, Oh God, Why Am I Doing This What’s Going On Argh Argh Argh Why?”