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Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community Video game degrees: Will they actually help you get ahead in the games industry?
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Simply put, video game degrees will not get you ahead in the games industry. Good curriculum in these programs may incidentally prepare a student to work in game design, programming, or art position, but the commercials for the majority of these institutions show that they are altogether aiming at the wrong type of people to ... More..

Computers & Technology > Consumer Electronics (Other) The best electronic gift I ever got
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As an avid gamer, I would have to say that the best electronic gift I ever received would be the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, more commonly known, in short, as the SNES, which was my first video game console. I remember for the longest time desiring to get my hands on the SNES controller, be able to play the games, be... More..

Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Dynasty Warriors: Gundam (Xbox 360)
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Two long-standing series collide in Dynasty Warriors: Gundam, developed by Koei's Omega Force and published in the US by Namco Bandai Games America. The Gundam series, also known as the "Star Trek of Japan", is a mecha-based anime series that has been running in various iterations for over two decades. The series has even gai... More..

Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Meritous (PC)
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Meritous is an independently developed and currently freeware PC game created by a coder online known as ASCEI, according to their website, and also known as Lancer-X, according to the read-me that comes with a download of the game. It is described by ASCEI as an "action adventure dungeon crawl", and can be found at and downl... More..

Computers & Technology > Consumer Electronics (Other) The worst electronic gift I ever got
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Back in the 90's, almost every kid I knew was into the electronic pet craze. Of course, so was I, and I would always have a great deal of interest when someone would whip out their Tamagotchi. I was closer to envious, however, of anyone who had a Nano Baby, as I found the crude (by today's standards) LCD graphics of the Nano ... More..

Hobbies & Games > Video Game Consoles & Accessories The benefits of a modded or chipped XBOX
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Assuming we are only speaking of the original X-Box, and ignoring the X-Box 360, then I would be led to say that there is a great advantage of modding or chipping the console. The greatest benefit I find is that it easier to install software and change the hardware of the console, significantly increasing the use of what once... More..

Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) What is e-waste?
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Also known as Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, or WEEE, e-waste is a type of waste that consists of unwanted electronic and electrical devices and appliances. The components that e-waste consist of also frequently happen to be toxic and not biodegradable, which naturally when handled incorrectly is dangerous for and... More..

Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community How playing MMORPGs can become an addiction
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Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Games, or MMORPGs as they are known for short, are a growing genre of video game that are played mainly on PCs, but are also available on game consoles such as the PlayStation 2 or the Xbox 360. Currently the games are quite popular, but a well done MMORPG is a quite hard and expensi... More..

Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Mass Effect
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Mass Effect has been in development for over 3 years by famed RPG developer Bioware for the Xbox 360. Most known for the Baldur's Gate series on PC as well as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic on both the PC and Xbox, Bioware has continually delivered high quality games that have been endearing to many gamers, which has ... More..

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