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Gaming
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Advice from Older, Wiser People for Younger People about Living A Happier Life - Yes, This Applies to Gaming!
If the flux capacitor inside the Delorean was real and I could travel back in time, I would visit my younger self and make sure to hand off the following article titled: : The No. 1 key to a happier, longer life—‘that…
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Controversial 2004 Shareware PC Game: JFK Reloaded + Rob Reiner 2023 Podcast Claims Knowing Who Killed JFK
Today, November 22, 2023, is the 60 year anniversary of the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy. Having read a bunch of books and seen many documnetaries, TV shows, interviews and seen the Oliver…
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Revenge of the Swag! - PGM Member Sonic321master Shares His Adoration for Fangamer
Let's talk swag, merch. You know, the gaming goodies you see in the background of (some/many?) gamers on Twitch and YouTube. It's not something I'm that into, but I know some really like to collect gaming-related stuff.…
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Dave The Diver Nominated for Indie Award When Made by Studio Owned by Billion Dollar Parent Corporation
Uh oh, the Steam/PC game Dave the Diver ( https://store.steampowered.com/app/1868140/DAVE_THE_DIVER/ ) is under fire, for being nominated for The Game Awards indie category ( https://www.thegameawards.com/nominees )…
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Under Elon Musk, Twitter/X Integration Not So Quietly Being Removed from Gaming Consoles
The Xbox was first, back in April 2023 to remove direct integration sharing with Twitter/X. Now comes news Sony is following suit with the Playstation, via Polygon - Sony to remove PlayStation’s Twitter integration on…
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Judas Priest Playlist to Listen to While Gaming + Halloween Pinball Playlist
Judas Priest is one of my favorite heavy metal bands of all time. They have announced their 19th studio album, Invicible Shield , coming out via Sony in March 2024. Decided to go back through their 18 studio albums and…
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Paralyzed Man Plays Raiden V and other games With His Mind as Controller
What happens if we remove controllers from games? Think about that for a moment, this isn't purely science fiction. In the future, we may not need joysticks, trackballs, mouse, keyboards or anything in our hands at all.…
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Game Subscription Price Increases Are Inevitable - See What's Happening with Cable and Streaming TV
Maybe the biggest issue with physical game media being less common compared to game subscription services is the initial lower suscription prices, but once enough people switch to this model, it's open season on…
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Uh Oh, Some Starfield Constellation Edition Watches Are Breaking ... After One Month
Before Starfield launched (related: Where/When/If You Will Be Playing Starfield Launching Wednesday 9/6/2023? ), we talked about the different versions of the game in the PGM discord. The $299 Constellation Edition was…
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Study with 270 Portuguese Highly Engaged Gamers Finds They Don't Thrive on Energy Drink and Avoid Physical Exercise
Put me in the group that says you can slant a study however you want. Get a small focused group, slant the data in a direction, publish that it's some kind of scientific revelation. So, take this study with a big grain…
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Yowsa! $2,299 USD for the World's First Haptic Gaming Chair
Earlier this year, I considered and tried out the Secret Labs and Shaq chairs and decided against buying either one of them. Did buy our oldest son for his birthday The Joker chair and uploaded short vids to Tiktok of…
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Unity Game Engine Under Fire from Developer Customers for Plan to Add Install Fees Drama Continues
There's been commotion in the Unity games development world recently. It started when the Unity brass decided to add a new fee once a certain number of game installations have been reached. Besides being an onerous and…
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Smurf Accounts Apparently Big Problem In MOBA Games
Whenever I see or hear the term, Smurf, I think of the classic cartoon and one of the better ColecoVision games of yesteryear. Alas, this is not what smurf accounts mean, and yes, I learned a new term today: Smurf…
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PAX West 2023 Seattle Friday Sept 1 - Monday Sept 4, 2023 - Online Coverage, Sales, Streams, More
Straight from the better late than never department comes ... PAX West 2023 details, links and more gathered in this article. Yes, yes, I spaced out this even and it's in our freaking backyard -- literally. Most PGM…
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Are Review Copy Gaming Experiences Less Trustworthy Than Owner's Experiences?
Recently, the topic of review copy hardware and games struck a nerve and seriously had to ask myself: is the experience of somebody that buys the game or hardware themselves different than those who get to trial it…
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Goodbye Jam.GG, AKA Piepacker Shared by PGM Member Meatball Saucey
A gaming service with potential has fallen, something we're never happy to report on. This past week, perhaps the worst named gaming service ever, Piepacker, which changed their name to the almost as bad Jam.gg,…
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Thumbs Down For This Sega Game Monetization Patent
Not sure any gamer is going to like the proposed (?) Sega patent described in this MSN article: Sega Patent Could Spell Bad News for Gamers A Sega patent could spell bad news for gamers, as the patent hints at plans to…
