Category: Game-related media
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Duke Smoochem: A Tour of the Absurdity of Life on Normal Island
It is in a spirit of both mocking opposition to British reactionaries, as well as a sometimes amused affection for the country’s parochial strangeness, that amateur game maker Dan Douglas has created Duke Smoochem 3D.
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Alone in the Dark is a Better Way to Spend Your Time than Watching a Movie with the Same Name
Director Uwe Boll is a gift that keeps giving and Alone in the Dark is one of his first video game movies. Unfortunately, not even masochists can enjoy these gifts.
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Courtroom hijinks on stage – Ace Attorney: Turnabout Spotlight
Too much yelling, too little crime-solving and investigating for an Ace Attorney experience.
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The Most Relatable Orcs in Hollywood – Warcraft (Movie)
An average movie recommendable to fans of the franchise, with beautiful scenes and exquisite orcs.
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Games and Books as Crucial Components of the Whole Imaginary Universe
Books, based on games seem to expand the inner universe to satisfy the fans. Are the authors able to save the original ideology and concept of the project or are they more likely to turn the narrative upside down?
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Nextlander podcast: A wholesome peek into the game industry
Is the Nextlander podcast your next binge obsession of dad jokes and gaming news?
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A heartfelt and captivating musical adaptation of a JRPG – Trails of Cold Steel: Premium 3D Musical
It’s often said that movie adaptations of video games are terrible. So, how would a musical fare? Well.
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Ready, Set, SLAY
Slay is a novel about a virtual world, an MMO game for black people and a growing story of its creator, a young woman who struggles to find her place in the world. Is there a right or wrong way to represent your identity and your culture?
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A Heartless Husk and a Soulless Adaptation – Dragon’s Dogma (Series)
A Netflix adaptation no one asked for, Dragon’s Dogma is a dark and mediocre fantasy series that mostly fails to capture the magic of its source material.
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Worlds 2021 – The one yearly dose of League I need
The end of the year is closing in, so it’s once again time to see who the best League of Legends team in the world is.
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Spitting Image of Us – Review of Netflix’s Smash Hit Squid Game
Squid Game has become the most watched Netflix series to date. Taking the world by storm, the series raises questions about the societal structure and the entertainment culture.
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Netflixin Vakavaa peliä korjaa yleistäviä harhaväitteitä videopelaamisesta
Videopelit yhdistetään monesti mediassa syynä väkivaltaiseen käytökseen. Vakavaa peliä -dokumenttielokuva pyrkii poistamaan näitä luuloja kannustamalla yhteiskunnallisen muutoksen hyväksymiseen ja tarjoamalla uuden narratiivin.