Author: Tuomas Sormunen
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Bet this one wants to go to 11 – review of the board game Rock Science Original
Rock encyclopedia wrapped in a simple tabletop game. Roll the die, choose the difficulty and make your way around the board in this distinctive game.
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Assassin’s Greed – review of the film Assassin’s Creed (2016)
Films based on popular games are notorious for being flops both financially and among fans of the game series. Will the curse go on with Assassin’s Creed or can the circle be unbroken?
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Game Away, Mr. Wilson – Review of the indie game Stranded Deep (2022)
Did you live through a plane crash? Good. Now, craft a coconut flask and stay alive. Survival can be fun too, with or without volleyballs.
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Grid your way to the glory – review of Heroes of Might & Magic 3
Since the dawn of the new millennium, we have been blessed to experience one of the greatest fantasy strategy games of all time: Heroes of Might & Magic 3. Mighty is the legacy of this one but is the magic still there?
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Kermalla kuorrutettuja konsepteja – näkökulma peliteollisuuden hype-kulttuuriin
Affektiivisuutta pursuileva viestintä ja alati muuttuvat julkaisuajankohdat ovat vuosikymmenen kuluessa normalisoituneet teollisuudenalan kaanonissa. Kuinka tämä näyttäytyy kuluttajan perspektiivistä? Voiko hype olla koskaan kestävä markkinointistrategia kulttuuriteollisuudessa?
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Apocalypse Dubai – review of Spec Ops: The Line (2012)
Spec Ops: The Line is a third-person military shooter from 2K Games, designed to challenge player’s morality by putting them in the middle of unspeakable situations and stress. Your mission: Locate survivors and radio for evacuation before the madness finds you. War is indeed hell.