Dumbing down — the deliberate oversimplification of intellectual content in education, literature, and cinema, news, video games and culture This is precisely what Playground Games, creators of newly released Forza Horizon 4, in cahoots with their masters at Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios, have embedded […]
My major gaming rig upgrade cycle comes around every four or five years, but would probably be more frequent if I had pots of money, which I don’t. And by major upgrade, I mean the motherboard and CPU which, without exception always means a new Windows
Everything On Demand We finally took the plunge and bought a Smart TV, but it’s been a long road to get this far. How we acquired it though is also worth noting and this has much to do with where we live — yes, Argentina
Four Is The Magic Number! Forza Horizon 4 Goes To Scotland E3 this year has so far announced some cracking new games, and seemingly out of nowhere, Microsoft unveiled Forza Horizon 4, which I only discovered this morning in a random Facebook post. To be
Yesterday I noticed that YouTube videos and photos I’d taken were showing up with the black colours appearing washed out and blotchy, giving me concern that maybe my RX580 graphics card was playing up. This didn’t appear to be the case with games however
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Following the successes of Tomb Raider (2013) and Rise Of The Tomb Raider (2015), this time Eidos Montreal has taken over the reins for Shadow Of The Tomb Raider, which is set to be released on 14th September 2018. It’s also been confirmed by
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#Cockygate Faleena Hopkins, creator of the Cocker Brothers series of romantic novels, has recently trademarked the word ‘cocky’ when used in the title of a book. Just let that sink in for a moment and then ask yourself if that is a bridge too far.
Released March 2018 Developer – Ubisoft Montreal Publisher – Ubisoft Review platform – PC Far Cry 5 – Not For Alt-Right Christian Snowflakes When the story line for Far Cry 5 was revealed more than 18 months ago, it sparked a huge debate in the gaming community, largely
I took a year off and just hid in a locker I’ve been playing first person shooters for over twenty years and without doubt this is the scariest game I’ve ever played, now more so since I acquired a set of gaming headphones that bring
Digital Rights Management (DRM) – A Necessary Evil? In one form or another DRM has been around for decades and even predates Napster, which ironically was the company that really justified its existence and implementation in the first place. Today, DRM is all-pervasive, no more
When Things Go Wrong… …they generally go very wrong and when the cause of a website crash isn’t immediately apparent, putting things right can be a challenging exercise. The above image is what confronted me following an aborted forum software upgrade last week, indicating that
Limit Your Facebook Exposure In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica affair, many Facebook users are re-examining their privacy options, many don’t care and most of us haven’t a clue how to tweak the many settings in our Facebook accounts. It’s also fair so say
It’s entirely possible that Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has taken a leaf from Napoleon’s crib sheet in the oft quoted, “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” It seemed like that to me anyway as members of congress quite willingly exposed their
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All things change, but sometimes these changes are forced upon us whether we like it or not. For me, this came about when the owner of the shop I’ve been renting for the last three years sold up and the new landlord immediately doubled the
