Being an Achievement Whore is not something you would instantly associate with gaming on a tight budget. It’s two things i have to constantly juggle when spending/wasting my money.
A lot of games for the aspiring achievement whore can not only be cheap to pick up, but reasonably good too, or at least playable. Games like [...]
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I should hope Brucie and the Boys are ashamed of this ‘theme’
The fraction of a second for which I lost my judgement when I saw the words “Iron Maiden – Powerslave Theme” was enough for XboxLIVE to swallow up my 150 points, or my £1.28p.
“Shit” I thought for a moment as the realisation of what [...]
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As you may have already discovered, Doom has been added to Xbox Live Arcades arcade HITS programme. Reducing it’s price from 800msp to 400msp.
This makes a big impact on the games value for money, and while 800 points I considered to be a little high at £6.80, for £3.40 Doom offers you a lot more [...]
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Earlier today, Harmonix lead product developer ‘Greg’ posted an asinine, and frankly insulting list of reasons for the insane price of Rock Band in the UK, and the rest of Europe.
Citing the costs of shipping, packaging and taxes as the main reasons, ‘Greg’ attempts to explain, in his own opinion, why the game is so [...]
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A Brazillian judge, Flavio Rabello yesterday banned the sale or promotion, and even importing of Rockstars Bully (Canis Canem Edit in the UK)
“The aggrevating factor is that everything inside the game takes place inside a school.” Said State Prosecutor Alcindo Bastos, adding “That is not acceptable.” It is reported that vendors, websites and other stores [...]
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On WordPress. I have to admit, WordPress seems like some very powerful software, and it’s definately got ease of use in it’s favor, which is good given the amount of customisability options.
My funds currently don’t allow for a custom domain name, or custom css styles, so for now this generic template blog is the home [...]
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Many gamers these days, especially students, are on very tight budgets and as a result need to make the best use of their cash. Here are a few quick tips to get you thinking about making better gaming purchases. As we all know, gaming can be a VERY expensive hobby, but it doesnt always have [...]
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And so on this day, begins the blogging.
This is a placeholder blog for now, but get ready for some budget videogame and personal opinion based blogging very soon!
Peace out.
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