Category: Features
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Microtransactions – Define “micro”
In a world where you can pay double the price of your game in #micropayments, what exactly does “micro” mean?
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Trophy hunting – When is it fun and when is it pure torture?
Is it worth it to go for the trophies in your favorite game’s trophy list? Or is it just a waste of time?
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Trying to shoot enemies in my twenties – Why I prefer story-driven games over shooters
The short story of how I became the player I am today.
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The Case of Excessive Realism in Games
Games seek to be more and more realistic both graphically and gameplay-wise. Usually, authenticity enhances immersion. However, in some cases, games can be too real which affects negatively the gaming experience.
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Coping with social distancing: is hosting a party in Habbo the answer?
Should we all be flocking back to Habbo as social distancing requires us to stay home?
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Are Battle Royale Games Only Here for the Easy Money?
Battle Royale games have invaded our playgrounds and become part of the gaming community. But are they just too plain and too boring?
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Haunted houses with scary ladies – Horror in video games
Dark corridors, creepy atmosphere and a ghastly looking woman. Are these the main ingredients of a run-of-the-mill horror game? Or can horror comprise of something else as well?
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Café Boardgame – come for the games, stay for the atmosphere
Located in the heart of central Helsinki Café Boardgame offers a relaxed environment to play the games you love and maybe try something new.
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Bar & Cafe Lategame – A new hotspot for esports in Tampere
Fancy a drink whilst watching some esports? Or do you want to game the night away with your friends drinking beer at a bar setting? Look no further than Bar & Cafe Lategame, they’ve got you covered.
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Bar & Cafe Lategame – vahva avaus peliparatiisiksi kaikenikäisille
Bar & Cafe Lategame – vahva avaus peliparatiisiksi. Paikka, jonka mukaan lanit ei lopu ikinä. Mitä on hyvä tietää Tampereen uudesta pelipaikasta?
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PC Vs. Console – The Never-Ending Fight for Dominance
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the platform they have decided to use to play, but by the content of their gaming.
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Why wolf? – what keeps me coming back to Werewolf
Puns are stupid but so is my insatiable appetite for the social deduction game Werewolf.
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Portaali – mihin virtuaalitodellisuuteen sinä haluat mennä?
Tampereen keskustassa sijaitsee Portaali-niminen virtuaalielämysliike, joka tarjoaa kattavan valikoiman VR-maailmaan liittyviä pelejä ja elämyksiä. Mihin virtuaalitodellisuuteen sinä haluat mennä?
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Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone – The Game That Has Opened The World of Computer Games for Me
Do you remember your very first gaming experience? When it comes to computer games, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is the one that has opened the door to the gaming world for me. As a five-year-old Harry Potter fan without any previous experiences with computer apart from playing the classic Microsoft 3D Pinball and drawing…
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The soldier’s cell as an escape game
Do you want to experience jailbreak on your own skin? To be voluntarily locked into a room that doesn’t seem to be escapable and to feel the adrenaline of a prisoner trying to get out of a cell?
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Choices and Consequences and the lure of Dark Souls
What draws players to Dark Souls?
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Tetris “Challenges” Emergency Workers Worldwide
From Switzerland, to Russia and America: Emergency departments all around the world are participating in the #TetrisChallenge, laying down their tools and themselves in a #geometric and orderly way.
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Black Mirror: Bandersnatch – Is it the game or the movie?
The boundary between the game and the movie is blurred. Is Black Mirror: Bandersnatch really a movie?
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How ENCE rose to prominence and is this the team’s end?
ENCE is the most successful Finnish CS:GO team ever. How did ENCE reach its peak? Is the team coming to an end?
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Sugoi – A Piece of Japanese Gaming Culture in Helsinki
Sugoi offers an all-you-can-eat Japanese arcade game buffet for a nice price!