Category: Gaming

All things from my gaming world.

  • Overwatch: The life of a Bastion main

    Overwatch: The life of a Bastion main

    Yes, I “main” Bastion. And, by that, I mean it’s my principal character (by a long way – 81 out of 102 hours played, at the time of writing this).

    But a lot of players feel he’s overpowered and only used by “noobs”. The lack of Bastion players in competitive eSports is cited as a demonstration of this. Combine that with the often toxic environment of gaming and he can make passions run high.

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  • Battlefield V: Sorry, this isn’t a Battlefield for me

    Battlefield V: Sorry, this isn’t a Battlefield for me

    At the time of writing this, anyone can download a beta version of Battlefield V and try it out. As a massive Battlefield fan, I did just this on the PS4 but, sadly, I came away very disappointed.

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  • Age and Video Games

    Age and Video Games

    I'm 46 and like to play video games – specifically on the PlayStation 4. But age can play a curious role in self-policing when playing online.

    Let me explain…

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  • My best LinkedIn contact

    My best LinkedIn contact

    My LinkedIn network includes CEOs, VPs and MDs but, by far, this is my best contact.

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  • Replacing the hard drive in the PlayStation 4 Pro

    Replacing the hard drive in the PlayStation 4 Pro

    The PS4 Pro comes with a 1TB hard drive. On paper that sounds quite generous but with individual games often taking up 10% or more of this a time, it doesn’t take the avid gamer long to fill this.

    Ideally, the best time to replace the drive is before you start using it (i.e. when you first buy the PS4) as all games have to be downloaded and/or re-installed. But that’s the only hard bit of the whole process – Sony have made the procedure very, very simple.

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