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Read more about the article The Chaotic Goose Chase, or Is It? A Review of Goose Goose Duck

The Chaotic Goose Chase, or Is It? A Review of Goose Goose Duck

  • Post author:Teoman Kars
  • Post published:March 12, 2024
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Goose Goose Duck is an interesting twist in its genre, in this review let's see what sets it apart from the other games.

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Read more about the article Rust, the eternal cycle of surviving, farming, killing, raiding, and dying.

Rust, the eternal cycle of surviving, farming, killing, raiding, and dying.

  • Post author:Camilo Alvarez Zambrano
  • Post published:November 25, 2023
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Did you think that survival games were difficult? Nothing you have experienced before comes close to the madness of playing Rust and trying to survive on its hostile gameplay.

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Read more about the article Moments of playing together

Moments of playing together

  • Post author:Jere Majava
  • Post published:May 30, 2022
  • Post category:Features

Adventures for one are better when shared by two or more.

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Read more about the article Free-to-Play, but Feel Free to Pay – Lost Ark

Free-to-Play, but Feel Free to Pay – Lost Ark

  • Post author:Pyry Hakala
  • Post published:March 17, 2022
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Lost Ark is a fun MMO that offers a lot of activities, and even more if you have the time or the cash.

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Read more about the article Rockin’ On Heaven’s Floor – Guilty Gear Strive

Rockin’ On Heaven’s Floor – Guilty Gear Strive

  • Post author:Pyry Hakala
  • Post published:March 1, 2022
  • Post category:Game Reviews

With a combination of a kick-ass soundtrack, a colorful cast of characters, and stylish fighting, Guilty Gear Strive rocks your socks off.

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Read more about the article High-speed Faction Wars in Space – Star Realms

High-speed Faction Wars in Space – Star Realms

  • Post author:Pyry Hakala
  • Post published:February 18, 2022
  • Post category:Game Reviews

A lightweight but addicting deck-building game with just enough decision-making to keep replayability high.

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Read more about the article Dying on Europa – Barotrauma
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Dying on Europa – Barotrauma

  • Post author:Juuso Kuivila
  • Post published:February 16, 2022
  • Post category:Features

This is not a realistic-looking, realistic-playing simulation: these submarines ply their trade in two dimensions in the alien waters of Europa, and have more than torpedoes to worry about.

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Read more about the article Crossout: What Is the Ideology of Combat?

Crossout: What Is the Ideology of Combat?

  • Post author:Valerii Kucheba
  • Post published:January 4, 2022
  • Post category:Game Reviews
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Are you willing to combine your creative skills and desire to test some mad inventions and machines? Crossout provides you with such an opportunity. Explore the components, weapons, construct your own vehicle and start intimidating your enemies!

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Read more about the article Battlefield 2042: A step into the future or a step backwards?

Battlefield 2042: A step into the future or a step backwards?

  • Post author:Sini Mäntylä
  • Post published:December 10, 2021
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Is there something absolutely new and unique in Battlefield 2042, or does the game fall short?

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Read more about the article Co-operative Absent-mindedness – Group Ironman in Old School RuneScape

Co-operative Absent-mindedness – Group Ironman in Old School RuneScape

  • Post author:Pyry Hakala
  • Post published:November 11, 2021
  • Post category:Features

A new game mode in Old School RuneScape encourages co-operation while retaining the relaxing flow.

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Read more about the article Pokémon Unite: A surprisingly friendly MOBA experience!

Pokémon Unite: A surprisingly friendly MOBA experience!

  • Post author:Henry
  • Post published:November 3, 2021
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Pokémon Unite is a MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) game that is based on quick and intense 5 vs 5 matches. Do the Pocketmonsters stand a change in the competitive genre of MOBA’s?

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Read more about the article The new and improved Fallout 76 — Is it worth the money?

The new and improved Fallout 76 — Is it worth the money?

  • Post author:Sini Mäntylä
  • Post published:October 22, 2021
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Fallout 76 had its fair share of issues, like missing non-playable characters, when it first launched in 2018. But how is it in 2021?

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Read more about the article DayZ:  Still Worth Playing with All the Inherent Technical Defects?

DayZ: Still Worth Playing with All the Inherent Technical Defects?

  • Post author:Valerii Kucheba
  • Post published:October 21, 2021
  • Post category:Game Reviews
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Is your gaming experience lacking the realism, atmosphere, and maximum level of credibility? Try the survival project DayZ, so you will not be likely to obtain a single minute to relax.

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Read more about the article How to Design Games That Promote Social Closeness Between Players?

How to Design Games That Promote Social Closeness Between Players?

  • Post author:basiik
  • Post published:June 29, 2021
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

To explore how multiplayer game mechanics facilitate social closeness, Depping & Mandryk conducted an experiment based on the 2D board-style puzzle game called Labyrinth.

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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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Read more about the article Different types of challenges in games.

Different types of challenges in games.

  • Post author:Aleksi Tikkakoski
  • Post published:May 12, 2021
  • Post category:Features

How can games challenge us? Here I discuss three different types of challenges: Problem solving, mechanical actions, and social interaction.

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Read more about the article Toxic behaviour in Dead by Daylight as perceived by the players.

Toxic behaviour in Dead by Daylight as perceived by the players.

  • Post author:Aleksi Tikkakoski
  • Post published:April 26, 2021
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Researchers used Dead by Daylight’s subreddit to analyze different factors and perceptions surrounding toxic behavior.

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Read more about the article Constructing player identity in Counter-Strike.

Constructing player identity in Counter-Strike.

  • Post author:Aleksi Tikkakoski
  • Post published:April 13, 2021
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Stöhl and Rusk use ethnographic methods to see what tools are being used for identity construction when playing, and what these identities are.

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Read more about the article Have games changed over the years, or have I? Maybe both.

Have games changed over the years, or have I? Maybe both.

  • Post author:Aleksi Tikkakoski
  • Post published:April 5, 2021
  • Post category:Features

There are more games than ever to play, yet I struggle to find the good ones to play. Here I explore some of the reasons why.

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Read more about the article Rocket League – Soccer but Way More Fun
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Rocket League – Soccer but Way More Fun

  • Post author:Eelis Hirvelä
  • Post published:January 30, 2021
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Have you ever wanted to combine fast cars and soccer? If you have, don’t worry because Rocket League already did that for you.

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