Gaming
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Over time, I’ve gathered a fair amount of games both on console and PC. Physical games have had a finite time before I look at them and say “have I played this in a while?” before ultimately going through the trade/sell cycle. Digital games however, are a whole different breed, because they’re locked to an…
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PlayStation has increased the prices of its PlayStation Plus Essential plans and PS5 consoles in select regions, reflecting a broader trend in rising gaming costs. Gamers face higher entry prices and limited opportunities for discounts or trade-ins. While affordability issues persist, players can still influence pricing by making conscious purchasing decisions.
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I’ll jump straight into my answer with this one, RSS. RSS allows you to follow feeds of what you love to put into a format that suits you. You choose the reader, the layout, the order. It predates following publishers on social networks, which can stuff extra fluff (ads, huge headers, weird template designs) around…
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I’m trying a little recurring thing here. Nothing too serious, just a small tech-flavoured question for anyone passing through. Starting with this question: What is your main gaming machine? It could be a PC or Mac, handheld/hybrid like a Steam Deck or Nintendo Switch, or a full-on console like a PlayStation or Xbox. It could…
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Minecraft Java Edition is introducing a built-in Friends List, allowing players to easily add friends, chat, and invite them into local worlds without relying solely on servers. This update aims to simplify multiplayer gameplay, shifting focus from server connections to playing with friends, while still preserving the traditional server culture.
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Recently, me and my partner have been playing Tomodachi Life, a game from Nintendo for the Switch/Switch 2 that involves creating an island and socialising Mii’s. It’s a fun game that has plenty to do with a hint of weirdness combined with a user-created content (drawings / defined dictionary) to keep things fresh. However, the…
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In the early 2010s, I ran a Multiplayer Gaming Server for Minecraft, now to be known as Java Edition, nurtured around my YouTube community at the time and at the peak of where multiplayer Minecraft really took off, where folks around the world would join after School or Work to play things like Survival, Hunger…