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3 Annoyances Only A Gamer Will Understand

There are lots of reasons to love video games, and if you’re a gamer, you probably don’t need us to tell you why. Still, here are a few reasons why video games give us so much joy. 

  • You can escape your everyday stresses by escaping into a virtual world.
  • You can enjoy the social opportunities that online gaming can give you.
  • You can have masses amounts of fun with the games you play.
  • And you can experience great satisfaction when you finally complete a difficult game.

However, despite the many highs that video games can give us, there are a few guaranteed annoyances that only we, as video gamers, will fully understand. They can take us out of the game, give us reason to grate our teeth, and quite possibly make us throw our gamepads across the room too! Here are just a few of them.

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The Real Reasons Esports Are Taking Over

As a bona fide sports fan, you love the rough and tumble of watching and playing real sports. There’s nothing like getting the guys together and shouting at the TV, or trying to put new knowledge into practice. So, the idea of esports might not strike a chord. Isn’t it a load of nerds playing video games? Although it started that way, the industry has morphed into something much bigger, something that is rivaling the world of traditional sports.

Here are the reasons behind its rise. Get ready to see a lot more of them in the future because these The Motley Fool stats don’t lie.

They’re Not Elitist

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Mobile Phones – Changing The Face Of Gaming

The mobile phone. What once was a giant brick, with the capability to make bad phone calls, and cost a fortune, is now a handheld computer. They are, in fact, faster than the atari from back in the day. So it is little wonder that the mobile gaming market has been racing along the rainbow road of the gaming market – and leaving consoles in the dust. 

The global gaming market, as a whole, is worth more than $120 billion. Mind-boggling – but what is even more of an achievement is the mobile gaming market accounts for $55 billion. 

Big numbers.

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Get Strapped In! The Best Mac Games For A Long Weekend

A long weekend in front of your computer is much better than an evening with Netflix, isn’t it? It’s you, and the elements. While most of us consider the PC to be the stalwart of the gaming experience, there’s a lot to be said for the Mac. And there’s a lot to be said for staying in, shutting the curtains, and getting engrossed in a fantastic game. Yes, there are those who are uninitiated in the ways of the weekend indoors, and for those people, here are the best Mac games to get stuck into on a long weekend…

Portal 2

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PC vs. Console Gaming: What’s Best?

If there is one debate in gaming, it is the age old PC vs. console argument. Each of these gaming platforms has their pros, as well as their cons. Each also has its own league of fans behind it. The truth of the matter is that when it comes to whether PCs or consoles are best for gaming, it depends on personal preference, like many things in life.

The fact is that when it comes to ease of use, games consoles tend to be easier to use because they allow you to relax on the sofa while you game. Whereas PC gaming requires you to sit at a desk, using a computer, but that doesn’t mean that consoles are better than PCs, because it’s not just about ease, it’s also about the quality of the gaming and the complexity of it, too.

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