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    Hating Multiplayer Creep

    It gets interesting being an introvert with extrovert friends. You can be hanging out with 2-3 buddies and having a wonderful close chummy time, but if they get invited to a party or something you can either be the 'loner', with all its random-shooting connotations, or mill about and nibble...
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    Extra Punctuation: Hating Warhammer 40k and Space Marine

    Well, 40K is a bit childish, but it's meant to be. At least it knows that it's ridiculously, hopelessly over the top, unlike most military media these days. And sometimes one just gets in the mood for a bit of shameless ultraviolence. I have always thought that 40K's Imperial Guard would make...
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    Extra Punctuation: Weapon-Crafting That Works

    This has a lot of potential. Even since the days of DOS, we've had customisable vehicle design, usually with spaceships or airships. And nowadays it seems that every game and its grandmother features environmental physics and impact damage. The only trick might be modelling the...
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    Extra Punctuation: Why No Couples in Games?

    I do feel that there's a great example in the Mass Effect series. It starts off a bit oddly - one alien crewman essentially develops a fangirl crush on the protagonist. But that can actually unfold into a healthy, mutually-supportive relationship. It's especially nice that they get to go into...