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    Name a game (or two) you never completed

    Final Fantasies X and VII. Both times i got right to the end and then forgot how to get back to the final boss... and then realised that i didn't care...
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    Books you finished and just thought: "Well...that was shit"

    Two books spring to mind: Here Lies Arthur by Phillip Reeve, and Shade's Children by Garth Nix. Recently, i haven't bothered finishing books if i think they're shit, but these two are stuck with me because the authors are responsible for some of my favourite series of all time (Mortal Engines...
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    Would you purposely name your child with something exotic or from a video game etc?

    My mum was planning to call me Zelda (after a french actress i know nothing about), but Dad overruled her and i got literally the most boring name; Most popular girl's name several years running, i'd so much rather be Zelda xD I've never considered having kids, but i'd probably call them...
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    Are mainstream devs deliberately discouraging women from gaming?

    Just adding a small, alternate look to the debate; Guys tend to like thinking that games are their 'thing'. I mention playing anything reasonably 'hardcore' (as opposed to say, iOS games or facebook games, which seem to be what women are generally 'restricted' to) like the Elder...
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    EA Germany: "Origin Is Not Spyware"

    Wow, you can't fault the german gamers, they really get stuff done. But then again, i doubt EA actually took much notice...
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    I'd like to know my fellow escapists better

    Age: 16 Nationality: British with a little German ancestry Height: 5'4 ...ish Weight: I honestly don't know xD Misc: I'm hopelessly short sighted and always have been Taking chemistry, maths, physics and product design in college I'm not sporty but i love snowboarding and i'm pretty...
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    Would we all be better people without gaming?

    If i didn't have games i think i'd probably be ... *shudder* normal... I kid. I have no idea. But i suppose if nobody had videogames, we wouldn't miss it so it wouldn't matter...
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    What will happen to your body

    I want my organs donated to people and then i want to be burned Darth Vader style on a pyre with the outfit and everything xD Also i want some ewoks to be present, but i'm not bothered if we can't get hold of any.
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    Bad games that got GOOD reviews

    Ditto, FFXIII. Awesome reviews across the board, i cannot understand it.
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    Annoying Video Game Quotes Forever Etched into your Memory

    "Stop right there, criminal scum!" "I'm commander Shepard and this is my favourite store on the citadel" Actually, i want that on a t-shirt...
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    Puberty: How did you react?

    We havn't had many first period stories yet xD Hence, my contribution: I got my first period on the last day of Year 7, which was sports day, so i couldn't ask the matron for sanitary towels because she wasn't in her office. So i sat in the toilets for a day and then ran home just before the...