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  • Steam vs Epic: My take on the battle between storefronts

    Steam vs Epic: My take on the battle between storefronts

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    Originally launched in September 2003 to provide automatic updates to Valve’s games, Steam eventually evolved to include games from third-party publishers (2005), offering digital rights management; social networking services and community-based features, such as Steam Workshop (2011); game discoverability features, such as Steam Greenlight (2012), Discovery (2014) and Steam Labs (2019). Since 2005, the number…

  • Aquablue: Nao by Thierry Cailleteau

    Aquablue: Nao by Thierry Cailleteau

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    Aquablue is a French sci-fi graphic novel by writer Thierry Cailleteau and several artists, including Olivier Vatine (first volumes), Ciro Tota and Stéphane Brangier. Set in a planet with more than 90% water, Aquablue follows the adventures of Wilfried Morgenstern, eventually known as Nao, as he fights off invaders when they try to use Aquablue’s…

  • PWYW: Humble Hooked on Multiplayer Bundle 2019

    PWYW: Humble Hooked on Multiplayer Bundle 2019

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    Pay what you want for Humble Hooked on Multiplayer Bundle 2019 and get 8 multiplayer games today until the end of this month for only $12 to support ShelterBox and a charity of your choice. Tier 1: Pay $1 or more Think of the Children (2017) Developer: Jammed Up Studios / Publishers: Surprise Attack Games, Fellow…

  • Mystery Boxes: Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Don’t

    Mystery Boxes: Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Don’t

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    Originally launched as Bundle Stars, Fanatical is a UK-based online PC game retailer (similar to Humble Bundle) known to offer Steam games, bundles, and now, even digital comics. One thing that’s unique about Fanatical, as compared to Humble Bundle, is their Mystery Box bundle offerings. Considered to be a sham among fellow Reddit users, Fanatical…

  • PWYW: Humble Very Positive Bundle 3

    PWYW: Humble Very Positive Bundle 3

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    Pay what you want for the Humble Very Positive Bundle 3 and get 7 games that are rated Very Positive on Steam today until the end of this month for only $10, and get a chance to support Sweet Farm, WaterAid and a charity of your choice. Tier 1: Pay $1 or more DISTRAINT 2…

  • Top 10 List of Board Games I Loved During My Childhood

    Top 10 List of Board Games I Loved During My Childhood

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    Before board games (and card games) had been re-popularized in the past few years, as a kid, I was lucky enough to have tried some of the games that are still popular until now. This, I realize today, must be one of the reasons why I love tabletop games. Here’s my Top 10 List of…

  • My Steam Summer Sale 2019

    My Steam Summer Sale 2019

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    With approaching end of this year’s Steam Summer Sale, I have added a couple more games to my library. Here’s my list of new games from the sale and the reason why I bought them (in order of adding to cart): Flood of Light (2017) Flood of Light is an indie puzzle adventure about a…

  • On Tabletops without the Actual Table Top

    On Tabletops without the Actual Table Top

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    Over the years, tabletops have become increasingly popular and in-demand, even in this age of the internet, technology and virtual reality. Even from where I’m located, board game cafes and shops have been popping up and I, myself, have been getting into tabletops more and more: buying party games both competitive and cooperative, filling up…

  • Coup: Revolution

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    Designed by Rikki Tahta, Coup + Reformation is a card game of secret identities, deduction and deception. Set in a dystopian future where the government is run for profit, one influence must rise to lead a rebellion to overthrow the oppressive and the corrupt. Coup + Reformation + Rebellion G54 Coup + Reformation is one of…

  • 2 Sisters by Matt Kindt

    2 Sisters by Matt Kindt

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    2 Sisters, written and illustrated by Matt Kindt, is about four stories intertwined together. Set in the Second World War, the main story focuses on Elle, one of two sisters, who became a European spy after her lover died in a bombing. The story also explores Elle and Anna’s relationship and the secrets that they…

  • Carry Me by Dan Berry

    Carry Me by Dan Berry

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    Carry Me by Dan Berry is a beautiful, wordless short story, about a father, his daughter and their love for one another. There’s really not much to say about this, but even with the lack of words in this graphic novel, Dan Berry was able to deliver a heartfelt experience.

  • The Evolution of My Personal Website and Portfolio

    The Evolution of My Personal Website and Portfolio

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    As I was doing some updates on my new WordPress website, I decided to look back and revisit the older iterations and versions of my portfolio website. Before this website you see now, the layout of my portfolio came across several redesigns, both published and scrapped. Here’s a brief history and showcase of the evolution of…

  • Designing my identity

    Designing my identity

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    I’ve been spending my free time in the past couple of days trying to design a new logo for myself. For the past several years, I have been using this logo, which is a monogram derived from the initials of my name: Although I really like this logo/monogram and somehow I feel like this has…

  • Domino Drop by Vitalii Zlotskii

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    Overview Domino Drop is an easy, yet challenging, endless, puzzle game by Vitalii Zlotskii made for iOS. It’s like a combination of Tetris and Uno. Your objective is to clear the board or box off of domino tiles, by matching similarly-faced tiles. However, unlike in Tetris where you can rotate and ultimately plan the position…

  • Edge

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    As soon as I have upgraded my PC to Windows 10, based on some good and bad reviews, I decided to try out Edge, the new Microsoft browser. It’s not actually the new Internet Explorer, because in reality IE is still existing as a separate application. Edge is a lightweight browser; probably even lighter than Chrome,…

  • Zoo by Frank Pé

    Zoo by Frank Pé

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    Zoo is a wonderfully-drawn and well-written comic by Frank and Bonifay. Set just before the First World War, Zoo tells of the story of four people–a doctor, a sculptor, an orphaned child, and a Russian woman with a troubled past–and how a menagerie helped them become a family.