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5 Things I Learned Playing Apex Legends
You may have died so many times you think you suck at this game. You may also be mistaken. Every video game, much like every skill in life, takes quite a lot of practice to get good. More than that, you may have been missing out on having the basic skills down. The firing range will always be there for practicing how to shoot. This is especially true if you know how to turn the dummies into live shooters, making target practice much more realistic. Chances are, you have played so many games you have good aim but low confidence. Not only that but it is time to revisit the basics.
By Kate Nitzschke6 years ago in Gamers
How To Reduce Lag When Gaming
An internet connection that is too slow or unreliable hinders the fun of playing online games. It can be slow because the available bandwidth is exhausted or the line itself has problems. Such connection problems not only affect users who still have to get by with a slow connection of only 6 Mbps or less, such problems can also occur with more than 50 Mbps bandwidth. There can be multiple reasons why your game is lagging but the way to fix this issue is simple.
By Victoria6 years ago in Gamers
When Gaming Goes Bad
Women and Girls in Gaming Harassment, bigotry, discrimination - these are phenomenons that you will find in nearly every walk in life.
By Allison Costa6 years ago in Gamers
Amnesia: Rebirth
Back in 2010, Amnesia: The Dark Descent was released to immense acclaim. Before Amnesia, the survival horror genre seemed to be in a bit of a slump, with some... divisive Silent Hill games since 3, and Resident Evil moving more and more towards action shooter than survival horror. Amnesia: The Dark Descent's effect on the genre and the industry was incredible. It took a neglected, some might even say dying, genre and injected it with new life. Amnesia: The Dark Descent revitalized survival horror with its tight writing, effective creature design, and creative use of lighting. After its release, it seemed we were flooded with new survival horror games every other week! Games like Outlast, Slender: The Arrival, and Five Nights At Freddy's followed in Amnesia's footsteps, presenting games that cultivate a sense of dread by combining limited resources and management with an inability to fight back against the monsters. In short, the first Amnesia game sparked a wave of imitators and successors both good and bad, and its influence on the genre is still felt today.
By Hunter Wilson6 years ago in Gamers
The Old and The New
Since the series came out in 1987, the Street Fighter series has been the highest grossing fighting series of all time. For those of you have played the latest the installment of the series, you may have noticed some characters absent from the game, while some that haven't made an appearance in the series made brief appearances while playing certain characters story modes.
By Johann Hollar6 years ago in Gamers
Letsplay for the Lonely
I can remember adults thinking my friends and I were weird, or telling me in the lamest, most un-Will-Smith-esque way possible that they "just didn't understand" certain facets of popular culture, and me thinking, "that will never be me. I will never be so out of touch with the youth of our nation." My mom not thinking that Charlie The Unicorn was funny? Criminal. My teacher not appreciating me writing emo lyrics on my forearm? Tragic.
By Hannah B6 years ago in Gamers
Wolf Pack
Under the full cold moon, in the highest altitudes of the sunrise mountains Goliath twins entered the world. Destined to be separated by an act unthinkable to any parent. Ripped apart just days after birth. A final whispered breath was taken, as the tiny heart came to a halt. Half a soul evaporated from the world. From a distance a tiny wisp of glowing blue and silver smoke could be seen rise from the mountain top. Aukan Thuliaga would now walk as one half of a whole.  As years passed, it was clear Aukan was to wander. Always tracking off path, disappearing into caves through every nook and cranny. Aukan’s parents were constantly calling for her, searching for her. Unless attending basic training with the other minors, Aukan was always where she shouldn’t be. She could never explain why she kept going, despite being repetitively disciplined for leaving the tribe. All she could say was she was looking for something, though she never knew what.  Returning home on a warm sunny evening, Aukan was expecting great things to celebrate her birthday this year. Turning fourteen is when the tribe accepts you as a member of society. You have 1 lunar cycle to complete your training, before you can start learning your family trade. Thuliaga were Skywatchers, a highly respected role within the tribes, as they are the only Druids with any tribe of Goliaths. Using the stars and their constellations, sky watchers are able to gather the power of the starlight, magnifying that power and using it to create resolutions. Skywatchers were responsible for ensuring recourses were not over sourced, mapping trails through the mountings, overseeing festivals, celebrations and rituals. unbeknown to the young goliath, this day would not be remembered for her Virility Ritual.  She could smell it before she even reached the mouth of the family cave. The taste of iron filled her mouth and Aukan fell to her knees with a thud. Laid facedown, splayed across the (badly)hand-made dining table, was the decapitated body of her mother. Aukan rushed to her mothers side, tears filled her blue eyes, dulling their glow. blood soaked straight through their clothes and stuck to their skin as Aukan gently lifted the limp body off the table and laid her in her lap. tears rolled off her mottled grey cheek, and as the liquid swirled with the deep red blood it almost glowed pearlescent in the evening light. Rage slowly crawled across her clammy skin, as Aukan slowly realised the head had gone, and her father was nowhere to be seen. An immense roar that curdled the blood of any beast who heard it. The rocks in the cave rattled, snow fell from the trees outside, as the mountainside shook. Suddenly, a deadly silence fell over the tribe. bringing everything to a grinding halt. Everyone held their breath and looked up to watch the sky turn white. Snow began to plummet down the mountain, quickly closing in on the little tribe. Almost without warning everything went black.
By LT6 years ago in Gamers
Shigeru Miyamoto: The Person Who Gave Gaming a Storyline
Early Life Shigeru Miyamoto was born on November 16th, 1952 in Sonobi Japan. A small village northwest of Kiyoto, there was plenty of nature to discover near his own home. Growing up in the 50’s, as a kid Miyamoto would pass the time exploring caves near his house. As he got older he became interested in Manga. He attended the Kanazawa Municipal College of Industrial Arts, where he graduated with a degree in Industrial Design. After he graduated he had little interest in becoming an industrial designer - instead, he aspired to become a professional manga artist. He didn’t know he would go on to save the gaming industry.
By Kate Nitzschke6 years ago in Gamers
Xbox Series X Cooling problems
The Xbox series X released November 10th worldwide. Now just days after its release it's been met with conflicting reports of overheating, trolling videos of vapers making the machine appear to smoke and full on destruction of the console for Youtube fame.
By HeyMandrew6 years ago in Gamers
For the love of _Games
Alright, so we've all played some games in our day, oh what's that? You haven't, oh wait, you have? Some of you are probably thinking, get a load of this guy, he's never played games, or some are intrigued, well, I can tell you with great certainty that both of these statements bear some form of truth.
By Arthur6 years ago in Gamers
Dungeons and Dragons
Are you making a character and don’t know what race to pick? There are a lot of options in the Player’s Handbook, but where do you start? Unless you’re trying to make the most optimal character, race and class combinations don’t matter. Pick something that you like the sound of or are interested in playing. It’s your character after all. If you’ve never played before, here’s a brief explanation of Half-Elf (without all the confusing numbers attached to it).
By Luke Partridge6 years ago in Gamers
Blumhouse is Having Difficulties Writing a 'Five Night's at Freddy's' Movie: Here's Why
If you are anything like me, then you probably spend a lot of time on Youtube. Everyone has their own preferences on channels and types of content; for me, it’s gaming channels. I’m not a big gamer, so watching someone else play them is entertaining for me so that I get the story told to me without having to pay for the game or spend time playing it. Lazy I know, but it’s my own preference.
By Tyler S. Callaway6 years ago in Gamers