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Tech Review: Thrustmaster T-Flight HOTAS X Joystick for PC and PS3
Hands on review of the Thrustmaster T-Flight HOTAS X PC and PS3 gaming joystick. Premium features at an entry level price.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Nov 19, 20185 min read


Horror Games 101 Part 4: How Aliens Vs Predator 2000 Creates Three Unique Fear Factors - NSFC
Aliens vs Predator Classic 2000 is three games in one. One is a power fantasy, one is scary and one is Terrifying. Join us and find out why.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Sep 12, 20188 min read


Horror Games 101 Part 3: How Games Rob us of our Senses to Scare us Witless - NSFC!
The dangers you can't see or hear are the scariest. Join us as we investigate how games capitalise on this.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Aug 26, 20185 min read


Horror Games 101 Part 2: Keeping you Scared by Keeping you Poor - NSFC
What is scarier than being isolated in a dangerous environment? Being isolated there with almost no supplies.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jul 29, 20185 min read


Horror Games 101 - Part 1: How Games Keep you Looking Over your Shoulder NB - NSFC!
The best horror games keep you scared no matter how many times you have played them. Join us and find out how.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jul 25, 20188 min read


The History of Video Games #1: Where it all Started
An investigation into the very earliest video games, such as Tennis for Two and Spacewar. They are so old, they predate Pong!

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Mar 24, 20185 min read


The History of Video Games: Introduction
The first entry in the 'The History of Video Games' series. This series will chart the course of gaming from its beginnings to the present

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Mar 23, 20184 min read


What Qualifies me to Write 'The Chernobyl Zone Survival Guide'?
An explanation of the skills I possess and the experiences I have had that have left me well placed to write a book such as this

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Mar 21, 20186 min read


The Chernobyl Zone Survival Guide - Reading Guide.
A companion reading guide for The Chernobyl Zone Survival Guide

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Mar 21, 20183 min read


I am Writing a Book!
Privet! I will let you in on a little secret: For the past year-and-a-half I have been writing a 'semi-fictional' book, set in the...

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Mar 21, 20182 min read


Top Ten (and then some) Reasons to Love PC Gaming.
PC gaming is far too awesome to fit in a mere 'top 10 list', so here are ten - and then some - reasons to love it!

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jan 11, 201817 min read


The Ingeniously Sensible Casting of Inglourious Basterds.
Hollywood frequently mis-casts actors in unsuitable roles. Inglorious Basterds gets it right. Lets find out why.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Dec 27, 20175 min read


Gaming Highs #7: Total Conversions and other Types of Top Tier Mods
We conclude our mods mini-series by investigating Total Conversions and other Top Tier Mods

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Nov 1, 20178 min read


Video Game Developer Brands
In the 80's and '90s, you could tell who had made a game just by looking at it, as they had distinctive brand aesthetics. Lets take a look.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Sep 23, 20175 min read


Gaming Highs #6: Video Game Source Ports
The ultimate in modding - take a classic game and recreate it in a brand new engine - Source Ports

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Sep 20, 20174 min read


Gaming Highs #5: Video Game Graphics Mods
How to make old games look good, and modern games look great - graphics mods!

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Aug 14, 20174 min read


Gaming Highs #4: Video Game Cut Content Mods.
The 'Directors Cut' of video games - cut content mods!

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Aug 14, 20174 min read


Gaming Highs #3: Unofficial Patches For Broken Video Games
Paid devs left a game broken? Enter modders to fix it for free!

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Aug 12, 20173 min read


Gaming Highs #2: Video Game MODS!!!
What's the best thing about PC gaming? MODS!!! Join us as we take a look at mods and the glorious modding scene.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Aug 11, 20174 min read


Gaming Highs #1: AA Video Game Developers.
AA developers exist in that sweet spot between indie innovation and AAA big budget spectacle, and I love them for it.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Aug 11, 20173 min read


Gaming Lows #5: Corrupted Physical Media in the Bad Old Days of Video Gaming.
In the bad old days games came on cassettes and floppy discs - which often didn't work

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Aug 11, 20173 min read


Gaming Lows #4: NO SAVE GAME SYSTEM!!!
In the bad old days of games you couldn't save your progress.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Aug 11, 20176 min read


Gaming Lows #3: Dumb Non-Controllable NPCs.
NPCs are either dumb, suicidal or just get in the way. And its worse when you can't give them orders.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Aug 11, 20175 min read


Gaming Lows #2 'Let me Choose my Own *CENSORED* Controls!'
I'm a control (options) freak, and I do not appreciate games telling me what controls I must use!

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Aug 11, 20176 min read
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