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TIS-100 Review: PC LOAD ACC? WTF Does That Mean?

TIS-100 is the second Zachtronics game to enter and leave Early Access this year. Like Infinifactory and SpaceChem before it, TIS-100 is a brain-bending puzzle game that forces you to solve tricky problems while paying close attention to the game's constraints. How has the game changed since Early Access, and should you pick it up? Let's make a final call in our TIS-100 review.

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Shadow Warrior Review: Best Left in the Shadows

Shadow Warrior is a 2013 reboot of the 1997 3D Realms game of the same name. Both games are first-person shooters, featuring Asian protagonist Lo Wang's struggle against the Zilla corporation and a demonic horde trying to invade Earth. After playing it through from start to finish, I feel confident that both games should probably just stay forgotten. What makes me feel that way? Let's find out in my Shadow Warrior review.

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Top 8 Tips for Holiday Shopping

Guest writer tlc is back, this time with her favorite tips to save a few bucks on your holiday shopping lists. She's done the family holiday shopping for years, and always manages to get everyone just what they want while still keeping the budget reasonable. Tips ahoy!

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Top 10 Tips for Game of War

New players in Game of War: Fire Age have a lot to learn. Game of War isn't exactly an easy game to understand. With that in mind, I've assembled my top 10 tips for Game of War. If you've just started out and you have no idea what you should be doing, this Game of War guide is for you! Read on for my Game of War tips!

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Some Real Advice for New Parents

A while back I wrote a somewhat humorous article about being a parent. Although I was being somewhat silly, all those stories were basically true. After doing this with three kids over the last decade (give or take) I do feel like I could maybe take a crack at writing some serious advice to new parents.

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My Top 10 Favorite Bloons Monkey City Towers

Bloons Monkey City towers are a diverse bunch, and it can be difficult to pick the right towers for any given level. If you've found yourself perplexed by the question "What's the best tower in Bloons Monkey City?" - don't fret! Each tower has its own strengths and weaknesses. There are some real clear winners, however. In this article, I'll lay out my argument for the best towers in Bloons Monkey City, and tell you when they work and when they don't.

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Ready Player One Review: I'm Ready for the Movie

As we discussed in our YouTube WOTScast, I recently had the opportunity to do something that doesn't come often for me these days: read. A friend recommended Ready Player One by Ernest Cline as a good "gamer book", and after the initial recommendation I found I was hearing more and more about it through various channels. Finally I found myself on a long plane flight (one of my favorite occasions to curl up with a good page turner), so I bought a copy off of Apple's iBooks Store and dug in.

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Big Pharma Review: Drugs are Goooood

Big Pharma is the second release from developer Twice Circled, (a.k.a. Tim Wiksteed) and the first to be published by Positech Games. In Big Pharma, you are in charge of a drug empire (the legal kind...) that is just getting started, and you have to carefully research and develop medications to meet the needs of customers-slash-patients. I grabbed a review copy late last week and spent most of the weekend zoned out making questionably effective creams. How does this factory management/business sim stack up? It's time for a Big Pharma review.

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