Recent content by Big Phil

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    The Witcher 3 Pre-order, With Bonuses, Now Up To 20% Off From GOG

    Pre-ordered the game yesterday for $18.39 (I guess since I live in Ukraine the prices are lower than in the US). I already had both previous Witcher titles on GOG, but I first wanted to wait for official system requirements, but then I thought "Hey, I purchased both previous games, I'll end up...
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    OKCupid Asks Firefox Users To Support LGBT Rights, Switch Browsers

    Why should I be concerned with a company's CEO's political views? The browser is not coded by his political views, it's coded be the company's employees. The fact that somebody once supported something that somebody else doesn't like should not be a valid reason for people to abandon a project...
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    Google Glass Mini Games Demo Shows Possibilities For Gaming

    On the one hand, you definitely don't want to play these games in public places. On the other hand, I definitely can see an entire part of the population playing these games anywhere in the near future and it won't be considered strange. I remember how seeing people with Bluetooth headsets back...
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    Trailers: Dragon Age: Inquisition - E3 2013 Teaser Trailer

    This trailer is terribly reminiscent of the Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos opening cinematic and intro.
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    Hotline Miami Review

    Looks horribly like GTA and/or GTA 2, but probably closer to GTA.
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    Gaming Disappointments/Pleasant Surprises

    Disappointment: Really can't say. Everything I've played had its ups and downs, but I can't say any of the games was actually a disappointment. Pleasant surprise: Rayman Origins. I knew this game had good reviews all over the net, but after trying it out for myself I was absolutely...
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    Trailers: The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan - E3 Trailer

    Star Trek Online let me get to level 50 without limiting access to vital game content like certain levelup aspects or locations. LOTRO, on the other hand, got me stuck at level 30 without a single place left to go or a single quest left to complete without paying for it and this not including...
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    Kirk and Spock Fight Gorn in Star Trek Game

    I just have this bad feeling that Captain Kirk will be turned into another Shepard and will spend most of his time using laser-phaser guns from behind chest-high-walls coupled with grenades and other gadgets while Spock will enjoy the role of a melee-fighter due to his Vulcan strength, so he'll...
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    Trailers: The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan - E3 Trailer

    Bah, probably another pack of locations none of which are available unless you have a subscription. That's what bugs me about Turbine games - their "free-to-play" game are more like demo-versions where you have access to about 10% of the game content while you play without a subscription. Yeah...
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    Trailers: Star Trek - Teaser Trailer

    So now we just have to sit back and wait for Mass Effect clones based on every single science fiction universe ever created to flood the market in hope of doing everything like it was done in something else that worked.
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    Fox Business Criticizes Studio Ghibli's Latest

    I do believe that Fox News should be treated with due suspicion for promoting their agenda of stupidity and paranoia. While our children go to the movies to raise their awareness of serious issues threatening the entire planet and our very existence, numerous people are exposed to influence of...
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    Jimquisition: Taking Videogames Seriously

    I agree with Jim. The gaming community has been more or less independent from the outsiders and now that more and more people who already grew up with games being there for them are maturing and entering into managing and leading positions, the future of the game industry seems quite bright. The...
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    Jimquisition: How Skyrim Proves The Industry Wrong

    You know, that's what I call truly great music (referring to Skyrim's main theme) - it even makes Jim's awkward laughter at the end look awesome and epic.
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    Humble Indie Bundle 4 is a Meaty Slab of Awesome

    You just know that you are a geek if you get all the jokes and references featured in this video.
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    The New Shiny Escapist

    Well, I guess it'll take some time to get used to, but I don't think the changes are all that bad. The news list could have been a bit larger, though. The rage and negative outburst to follow these changes is just a natural reaction of people who have been deprived of something they already got...