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On Realism in Games

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Article by Kris

In the few glorious minutes every month where I have disposable income, I like to stroll through the gaming deals on Steam with the relaxed abandon of a portly, middle-aged man who has drunk his fill of sangria and is now looking through a Mediterranean night market for fish.  He knows he wants dinner, but he also knows there’s no pressure to make a decision – there is a huge amount of choice, and if he’s willing to look carefully, the right deal will be there for the taking.
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Krampus (2015)

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Review by CJ

Director:
Michael Dougherty

Starring:
Emjay Anthony, Adam Scott, Toni Collette, Allison Tolman, David Koechner, Krista Stadler, Conchata Ferrell

Other notable appearances:
Stefania LaVie Owen, Luke Hawker

Running time:
98 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Gremlins, Home Alone with more blood, Tales from the Crypt

 

Sick of his family and the way they treat each other around Christmas, Max (Anthony) tears up his letter to Santa asking for them to be happy and inadvertently summons the Anti-Clause.

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Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)

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Review by CJ

Director:
Christopher Landon

Starring:
Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan, Sarah Dumont, Halston Sage

Other notable appearances:
Blake Anderson, David Koechner, Cloris Leachman, Patrick Schwarzenegger

Running time:
93 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Shaun of the Dead, Evil Dead, The Babysitter

 

When the zombie apocalypse is caused by a hapless janitor, three scouts must use all of their skills if they are to save the day.

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Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King (2017)

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Review by CJ

Page count:
718 [including Authors’ Note]

Format:
Hardcover

ISBN:
978-1-473-66519-4

 

The women of the world are falling asleep and not waking up. Instead they grow a cocoon and fly into a zombie-like rage, killing anyone who tries to remove the wrapping.

There is one woman though who can awaken after sleep. It falls to the men of Dooling, West Virginia to work out what answers this Evie Black may hold to awaken their sleeping beauties.

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On Min-Maxers

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The year is 1994.  Two teenage boys are sitting at a desktop computer with a total memory capacity of less than 1GB.  They’re playing Championship Manager, a soccer sports sim containing a database of literally thousands of players worldwide, broken down into a number of skill based stats measuring their ability on a scale of 1 – 20. Continue reading On Min-Maxers →

Resistance is Futile.