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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Nov 19, 20232 min read
The Chornobyl Zone Survival Guide: Expanded 2nd Edition Has Been Released!
The 2nd Edition of my unofficial companion book to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. universe, 'The Chornobyl Zone Survival Guide' has been released!
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Sep 25, 20227 min read
The History of Video Games #26: The SEGA Master System - Part Three - Gaming
The SEGA Master System was marketed as the 'Arcade in your living room'. Let's find out why.
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jul 9, 202220 min read
Two-Way to Tackle Abuse in Online Gaming: Part Two - HayzTee
Two-Way aim to tackle abuse in gaming at its source. Co-Founder HayzTee shares her experiences of being abused for being a female gamer.
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jun 28, 202212 min read
Two-Way to Tackle Abuse in Online Gaming: Part One - SparkleCat
The online gaming collective Two-Way aim to tackle corrosive online behaviour. We interview Two-Way's co-founder to find out how.
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jun 11, 20227 min read
Ladders in First-Person Video Games - Rant and Analysis
Ladders in First Person video games risk life and limb because the rules keep changing!
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
May 25, 20228 min read
Oi! Console Devs! Stop Treating Gamers Like Children!
PC gamers can customise everything about the games they play. I argue console gamers should be able to as well.
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
May 23, 20228 min read
Time Limits in Video Games: The Good, the Bad and the Rage-Quit Inducing
A brief look at the best and worst examples of video game time limits
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Apr 10, 20225 min read
The History of Video Games #25: The SEGA Master System - Part Two - Graphics and Sound
A look at the impressive audio visual capabilities of the Master System
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jan 28, 20227 min read
The History of Video Games #24: The SEGA Master System - Part One
A look at the various models of the SEGA Master System and the hardware and accessories that made them tick.
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Aug 22, 202113 min read
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly Survival Guide: #04 Your First 24 Hours - Part Four
Final part of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly Survival guide. We look at toolkit locations, combat, and using companions to get rich quick!
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Aug 12, 20215 min read
The History of Video Games #23: The SEGA MK III
A brief look at Sega's MK III console, the Japanese market version of the iconic Master System
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Aug 5, 202114 min read
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly Survival Guide: #03 Your First 24 Hours - Part Three
Part 3 of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly Survival Guide. Explore the Cordon's NPCs and Places of Interest
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jul 27, 202112 min read
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly Survival Guide: #02 Your First 24 Hours - Part Two
Part two of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly Survival Guide. Here we cover radiation, anomalies, anomaly diving for artifacts, and lighting values
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jul 11, 202116 min read
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly Survival Guide: #01 Your First 24 Hours - Part One
If you are new to the superb standalone S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly mod then this guide is for you!
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
May 25, 20217 min read
The History of Video Games #22: The Sega SG-1000 Family
In the last article, we investigated the birth of the Sega company. Now we will look at the console they used to enter the home system...
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Apr 13, 20215 min read
The History of Video Games #21: The Birth of SEGA
A brief look at the pre-Master System years of Sega.
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Feb 17, 20218 min read
18 (mostly) Free and Useful Programs Every PC Gamer Should Have
These 18 programs have made my life as a PC Gamer far easier, and they can probably do the same for you :-)
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Feb 10, 20211 min read
Upcoming Articles
Just a quick heads up about what articles will be coming your way over the coming weeks and months
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Feb 9, 20217 min read
August EP636 Bluetooth Wireless Headphones Review
Review of August's EP636 Bluetooth Wireless Headphones
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Feb 6, 20219 min read
Musings of a former GTI Great War Veteran.
Just a little something to give you a taste of the style of writing you can expect from Series Resurrecta
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Feb 5, 20214 min read
Nomad is Helping to Make a Mod!
I'm part of a mod development team, and we are making Series Resurrecta for FreeSpace 2
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Feb 4, 20216 min read
August EP650 Bluetooth Wireless Headphones Review
A review of the August EP650 series Bluetooth Wireless Headphones
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jan 30, 20217 min read
Influential FPS Games 18 – Far Cry: The First Mainstream (Semi) Open World FPS
In the last article, we investigated Half-Life 2, arguably the ‘last hurrah’ for strictly linear FPS games. (At least until their more...
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Oct 23, 20209 min read
Making Video Games Accessible to All: Part Three – Charities and Resources
If you're a dev wishing to make your games accessible, or a differently abled gamer who needs assistance to game, help is available.
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