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Outrage culture – The culture that sells

By Glenn Kisela
June 23, 2017
in :  Gaming, Opinion
63

Outrage culture is about people becoming polarised and letting their emotions override critical thinking and fact checking. It’s about media abusing genuine pain and issues to increase views and push an agenda. It involves turning a non-issue into a divisive battleground for the sake of a narrative. Outrage culture is making the world more of an arena and less of a place for discussion and real engagement.

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The good, the bad and the ugly of the past week (23 June 2017)

By Zoe Hawkins
June 23, 2017
in :  Opinion
9

I had a chaotic week and missed a lot of the big news this week. Maybe you did too! Let's catch up on everything together.

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Friday Debate: E3 was only successful at hyping certain games

By Zoe Hawkins
June 23, 2017
in :  Opinion
37

E3 2017 is over and done with. So who were the winners of the event? Did you get excited about games that are coming or are only a few titles standing out in your memory?

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The good, the bad and the ugly of the past week (9 June 2017)

By Zoe Hawkins
June 9, 2017
in :  Opinion
14

Yes, we're heading into E3 now, but that doesn't mean this week has been boring. There's still plenty of news you might have missed out on.

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Friday Debate: Who will win E3?

By Zoe Hawkins
June 9, 2017
in :  Gaming, Opinion
43

E3 2017 is next week and I have somehow ended up on board the hype train. But who will reign supreme this year?

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White men are not the enemy

By Glenn Kisela
June 7, 2017
in :  Opinion
62

Gaming culture is an incredible thing to be a part of but it still has a lot of issues that need to be addressed. Derailing those discussions and those that are actively trying to fix them doesn’t help matters at all.

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The good, the bad, and the ugly of the past week (2 June 2017)

By Zoe Hawkins
June 2, 2017
in :  Opinion
8

Wonder Woman is phenomenal, Twitch is playing the stock market and the cure for insomnia. Here's everything you might have missed this week.

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Ventus Gaming are allegedly withholding Mettlestate prize money – [Updated with official statement]

By Kyle Wolmarans
May 29, 2017
in :  Features, Gaming, Opinion
10

According to sources, some players from Ventus Gaming have not been paid their winnings (totalling R60 000) from Mettlestate.

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The good, the bad and the ugly of the past week (26 May 2017)

By Zoe Hawkins
May 26, 2017
in :  Opinion
10

So much weird and bad news this week, but don't worry, there's also some good and silly fun. Also, happy birthday to Matty, our favorite traitor.

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Friday Debate: Which biltong is best?

By Zoe Hawkins
May 26, 2017
in :  Opinion
57

I've seen everything from bacon biltong (Yum!) to chicken biltong, which is an absolute abomination - but ideally it should be beef, must be fatty and preferably on the dry end of the spectrum. Right?

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Gran Turismo Sport is back on the right track

By Geoffrey Tim
May 24, 2017
in :  Gaming, Opinion
57

The truth is that Gran Turismo is no longer the undisputed king of console racers, and hasn’t been for years. There’s an added pressure on Polyphony Digital to get things right in the face of an impending Project Cars 2 and Forza 7 – and it could be just the impetus the company needs. Gran Turismo sport has all the ingredients to return it to its rightful place on the podium. Whether or not they get the recipe right is yet to be seen.

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Alien: Covenant – So what did you think?

By Nick Reay
May 23, 2017
in :  Entertainment, Opinion
20

We have another look at Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant only this time with lots of spoilers. We're also pretty brutal about the film...

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