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Scribblenauts Unlimited Review (PC Version)

After being out for almost four months in America, word-based puzzle game Scribblenauts Unlimited is finally localised for the good old UK, out on PC, Wii U and 3DS. As a long-time fine of the original Scribblenauts for the Nintendo DS, I have eagerly awaited this game's release. Now that it's here, is it worth the wait? Ultimately, yes, but I can't help feeling the game isn't everything it could have been.

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'The Tweet Hereafter' Documents The Final Tweets Of The Recently Deceased

Thanks to Social Media, your "famous last words" can be chronicled as the final sign-off of your online and physical life.  As human beings, we are only beginning to explore what happens to your digital life when you die; but a project titled 'The Tweet Hereafter' explores this with a collection of the last tweets ever posted by "notable, newsworthy, famous, or infamous people."

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'Filter My Life.' Instagram Users Summed Up In Hilarious Video

Everything we think about Instagram users has now been voiced by photographer Grant Timothy McGuire in 'FML (Filter My Life),' a short film emphasising a wide consensus of pet hates towards the photo based social media app. He relentlessly digs towards amateur ‘photographers,’ incapable of taking good photos (or even photos that aren’t food or shoes from pretentious rich kids), resorting to masking them with filters. 

 

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'Tinder.' New App Streamlines The Dating Process To 'Hot Or Not' Basics

We're all used to the notion of online and mobile dating by now; OKcupid, Match.com, eHarmony, the list continues to grow. To some extent, it makes sense -- modern life is becoming more and more hectic with most people working longer hours, and many no longer have the time to have relationships grow organically. But Tinder, a new dating app for your phone, has refined the art down to a basic "hot or not" principle.

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The Life Of A Pro Gamer

After introducing you, dear reader, to the world of eSports, it has grown worldwide with several high-profile tournaments for Starcraft 2, League of Legends and DoTA 2.  With Starcraft 2 expansion 'Heart of the Swarm' less than a month away, professional gamers are practising their craft with fervour. But what is it like to be a professional gamer, and how do you get into doing such a thing in the first place?

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'Pokémon Unchained' Rewrites Adventure With Slavery Rhetoric

 

Game developer Mattie Brice has retold the story of Pokémon Black/White by replacing the word 'Pokémon' with 'slave,' and 'trainer' with 'master,' to explore the questionable ethics of the game.  It's fair to say that things get weird when you look at this game as an allegory for slavery. 

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Flight Review

When I first sat down to watch Flight, I was anticipating a disaster movie. I got one, but not quite in the manner I expected.

I'm going to clarify straight away: this is a film about addiction. This is a film about alcoholism and drug abuse and the incredible damage it can do to a person and their relationships and their life in general. Denzel Washington, playing main character Captain "Whip" Whittaker, absolutely excels in this role, and I would recommend you see it just for his performance.

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