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Read more about the article Across the Atlantic – game communication on NA vs EU servers

Across the Atlantic – game communication on NA vs EU servers

  • Post author:Jade Huhtamaa
  • Post published:January 31, 2025
  • Post category:Features

Communication can play a great role in winning, which is why online games have several options to accommodate all kinds of players. How do players on different servers use these options?

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Read more about the article A Sentient Skateboard Rolls Around Middle-Earth – Roleplaying with Chat GPT

A Sentient Skateboard Rolls Around Middle-Earth – Roleplaying with Chat GPT

  • Post author:Tuukka Hämäläinen
  • Post published:January 20, 2024
  • Post category:Features

Can AI roleplay? Should all game masters of flesh and blood retire? Let's find out!

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Read more about the article A Coffin for the Sheriff – Story of a Colt Concerto in Bang! The Dice Game

A Coffin for the Sheriff – Story of a Colt Concerto in Bang! The Dice Game

  • Post author:Tuukka Hämäläinen
  • Post published:December 15, 2023
  • Post category:Features

When the big gundown begins, there’s only a minute to pray, and a second to die. If you want to live... shoot!

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Read more about the article Chasing and running away since 1980

Chasing and running away since 1980

  • Post author:Jenni Jokinen
  • Post published:December 10, 2023
  • Post category:Features

Have you ever wondered what is it like to be a ghost in Pac-Man?

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Read more about the article Living my best life as a catgirl in Final Fantasy XIV
Like the writer, my character is also bit of a schooler in her free time.

Living my best life as a catgirl in Final Fantasy XIV

  • Post author:sereia belíssima
  • Post published:May 25, 2022
  • Post category:Features

The virtuality of online games can provide a safe place for players to explore their own identity.

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Read more about the article Players or payers – the ever-growing trend of microtransactions in premium games

Players or payers – the ever-growing trend of microtransactions in premium games

  • Post author:Selja Tanskanen
  • Post published:July 1, 2021
  • Post category:Features

Microtransactions have caused major controversy within gaming communities. Maximising the profit on the cost of user experience is an issue hard to avoid in modern gaming.    

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Read more about the article Unfair advantages

Unfair advantages

  • Post author:Teemu M.
  • Post published:June 10, 2021
  • Post category:Features
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Exploring the nature of competitive gaming through two kinds of fairness.

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