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    Why are people making such a big deal of out of Quiet from MGS 5?

    Who said anything about her issue being related to realism? I don't think her issue was with realism so much as with the way that the only major female character in the game was portrayed. You don't find it to be a stupid design? That's fine, we have different opinions. Regardless of...
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    Why are people making such a big deal of out of Quiet from MGS 5?

    I'm in two minds about Quiet. On the one hand she is definitely tied with D-Dog for my favourite buddy. She's absolutely the most useful and I'm glad she is in the game. Her character definitely deserves the amount of focus she receives. HOWEVER I'm all for nudity in games -...
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    'Pick-up artist' banned from the UK

    Actually the UK has refused entry to white supremacists, an islamophobic politician (I think he was Dutch) who was coming to speak at an EDL rally, neo-Nazis and er... Snoop Dogg, I think at one point. Generally speaking the Home Office doesn't comment publicly on refusal of a visa unless the...
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    Worst BioWare companions

    Carth from Knights of the Old Republic. For everyone who found Kaiden to be a bit whiny, I give you Carth - moaning his way across the galaxy and dragging everyone down by complaining about all of his problems. Nobody cares, Carth.
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    About 25% of Americans Don't Know the Earth Revolves Around the Sun

    Actually there's ongoing debate as to whether or not a virus can be considered to be a life form or not. Simply put; Arguments against - it is not alive because it doesn't possess the cellular machinery necessary to replicate itself unaided. Arguments in favour - viruses are quite clearly...
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    Poll: Illness

    I work in a hospital, my job is rewarding but that place is a giant Petri dish and I catch every disease under the sun.
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    US Air Force Confirms Existence of "Brony" Squadron

    Can't speak for English, Welsh and Irish elements of the RAF but as far as Scotland goes, our national animal is the Unicorn which I feel trumps a unit patch.
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    Xbox One Fans create a petition to have Microsoft re-enable the DRM for the Xbox One

    I disagree - digital rights management is about controlling access to proprietary code. The subject matter being 'managed' is digital but the means by which that achieved can be physical. Making sure that you actually have a legit copy of the game media is a well established form of DRM...
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    Poll: Donating blood

    I get the same texts. I also signed up to that 24 hour donation thing so they phone me a lot too, or rather they used to before my epic run of unconsciousness.
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    Poll: Donating blood

    I have low blood pressure and I used to donate but as I fainted on seven of the ten times I've donated, we agreed to knock it on the head. They said they appreciate the effort but they wouldn't want me to be the first donor to die on their premises. Bit of a pisser really, I'm O negative and...
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    Microsoft Drops Xbox One DRM Restrictions - UPDATED

    Prior to having details of the system I had been planning on getting an Xbox One, then the online requirement came to light along with the used game policy... I began to have doubts*. (* My internet connection is fairly stable but occasionally Richard Branson has a spasm and it goes offline...
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    Does Half Life 2 Hold up?

    I bought it on the day it was released - I was underwhelmed then and my opinion hasn't changed over time. The gameplay wasn't anything special. I found the flow of the game was interrupted rather than complimented by having to stop every few minutes to complete a contrived little physics...
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    Is Battlefield 3 Premium worth getting?

    Got it for Xbox for Christmas having previously played the vanilla version on PS3. Servers still busy, DLC is a mixed bag but plenty of unlocks and challenges to keep you amused. I'd say buy it.
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    Do you like Halo 4 multiplayer?

    I still haven't played the MP mode because the second disc install keeps failing for reasons that are beyond my understanding. Spartan Ops is working though and it's a nice addition to the whole package. But in response to your question; the one thing I would change is that I would have the...
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    Xbox 720 "revealed" (XBW tells everything that they know)

    They'll probably avoid having a RROD by not having any rings and using a different emblem. So we can look forward to a Red Dodecahedron Of Death by 2014.