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Don Ye Now In Gay Apparel..

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Don Ye Now In Gay Apparel..

It’s quite a common occurrence for men to be masquerading as the opposite sex and vice versa in their online personas be it for the fun of it or otherwise, but how about topics of homosexuality? The online world may not be as liberal as you’d like to think behind its anonymity.

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To Welcome the Era of Digital Entertainment Services

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To Welcome the Era of Digital Entertainment Services

Digital Entertainment is the new buzzword. It encompasses everything we do online from the actual piece of entertainment itself to the platforms behind that power them. But, it is the other emerging trend of community services that will truly set the world stage.

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Gaming-Grade Hardware – Why You Need It and How It’s Not a Hoax

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Gaming-Grade Hardware – Why You Need It and How It’s Not a Hoax

I’m a professional RTS player (in hiatus) turned Product Evangelist at Razer. I play competitive RTS such as Dawn of War and World in Conflict in tournaments such as WCG and CPL. I also play other games (albeit not professionally) like Counter-Strike, Defense of the Ancients, WoW (and currently act as the lead guitarist for [...]

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For The Hoard

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For The Hoard

Moving is always a bitch; the chaos of packing, the chore of unpacking, the inevitable search for some lost item for weeks to come, only to give up and find it again five years later when you no longer care. But most amazing of all is the amount of ‘Valuables’ found during the course of [...]

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Have Casual Will Play

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Have Casual Will Play

Here’s a look at the Nintendo strategy around casual gaming. The hardcore scoff at the ‘weaknesses’ of the Wii and DS, but that laughter you hear in the background? That’s Nintendo going to the bank.

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Come Out and Play!

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Come Out and Play!

Tales from a grumpy old gamer and how ‘kids’ today are losing respect for a venerable pastime – Real Life. Is it truly possible to play more games and yet lead a healthy lifestyle in the real world? Mr. Toffee commands you to.

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How World Of Warcraft Broke The Interweb

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How World Of Warcraft Broke The Interweb

World of Warcraft (WoW): 10 million plus accounts, the most popular online game ever. It made MMOs, if not cool, at least acceptable to play; after all, everyone was playing it at some point. It also seems to have coincided with an alarming decrease in the quality of the Internet.

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