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Australian Esports Has A Bright Future
1Everything good spawns from grassroots and saplings. Esports across the world has exploded, but Australia’s scene is slowly starting to brew up a storm.
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Why No Man’s Sky Is The Most Necessary Game
I’m writing this while sitting on a train. It’s almost full, packed with commuters. Most have their heads down looking at the tiny screens of their phones. Schoolkids argue loudly about something I can’t quite hear. Some people are just waiting, staring out the windows. Staring at the floor. Eating some chips. Everyone on public…
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The Flamboyant Brilliance of EA Sports BIG
In terms of pure, infectious energy, few games are as thrilling as SSX Tricky. Developed by EA Canada and first released on PlayStation 2 in 2001, this outlandish, larger-than-life snowboarding game was notable for its colourful characters, vibrant visuals, gravity-defying tricks, and that impossibly cool remix of It’s Tricky by rap giants Run-DMC. It’s a…
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Countdown Contestant Wins Challenge With ‘Hentai’
There’s got to be a grim sort of mental arithmetic you have to do when you’re faced with a very short time limit and a decision as to whether you’re going to bust out ‘hentai’ as an answer on an otherwise quite wholesome game show. How will they respond? Is it worth it? Is my…