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George Orwell on Fanboyz

July 13, 2013by inconspicuouscreation 8 Comments

Orwell had a thing or two to say about fanboyism, although he called it “nationalism” – giving it his own definition, quite distinct from patriotism and most definitely irrational. Feel […]

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Games, Orwell, Truth per square inch

GTA V Property Confirmed

July 10, 2013by inconspicuouscreation Leave a comment

I predicted the property mechanic (at 4:29) after the first trailer came out. Here’s hoping that it will be as compelling as I imagined. Here’s some of what I wrote […]

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Beating Borgo

June 1, 2013by inconspicuouscreation Leave a comment

The cyborgs have overrun the barricades to invade the last human population centres. They’re barbequing humans in the parks and hogging the front seats at all the musicals, demanding endless […]

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Games, Neuroshima Hex

CS Lewis on gaming

May 16, 2013by inconspicuouscreation 1 Comment

  It’s easy to forget what a nerd CS Lewis was. Apart from creating Narnia, one of his closest friends was Tolkein. He also wrote a trilogy of scifi books, […]

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C.S. Lewis, Games, Truth per square inch

Moloch v The Outpost

May 11, 2013by inconspicuouscreation 1 Comment

Humans are so annoying. They might be delightfully squishy under caterpillar tracks or between steel talons, but you’ve got to catch them first. And, while you’re trying to catch them, […]

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Games, Neuroshima Hex

Moloch / SMART v Vegas

May 7, 2013by inconspicuouscreation Leave a comment

How does one bribe a robot exactly? Could it be some motor oil for those aching gears? Or is it a splash of vodka on the motherboard for some blessed […]

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Neojungle v SMART

April 20, 2013by inconspicuouscreation 2 Comments

It took me another 6 tries to beat SMART with Neojungle. When you’re a killer mutant plant, robots trying to mow you down to size with automatic weaponry is such […]

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Games, Neuroshima Hex

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