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Drudgery

It’s 6:14 p.m. on a Monday. I have a fully stocked freezer, a bag of Doritos and a wide open evening ahead of ...
By Laura Genender Legacy AuthorJuly 4, 2006
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The Little Things

Dear Ennui, This is my letter to you. There are days when you inhabit my mind. When I wanted to explore, you took ...
By Whitney Butts Legacy AuthorJuly 4, 2006
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Speed Thrills

Bethesda Softworks’ Morrowind roleplaying game has a main quest storyline intended to last 60 to 80 leisurely hours. But if you play Morrowind ...
By Allen Varney Legacy AuthorJuly 4, 2006
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The Forgotten Gamers

As a child of the ’80s, I hear one comment over and over among my non-gamer peers. “Videogames are just too complicated now,” ...
By Dana Massey Legacy AuthorJuly 4, 2006
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Zombies Ate the Master Chief

It is every man’s nightmare: The dead have awoken, crawled out of their graves and ruined your favorite game. The easy questions (How ...
By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 4, 2006
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But I Thought Games Were Supposed to Be Fun!

There I was, blasting through corridors full of mercenaries and rampaging mutants, almost to the exit of the complex, when I hit a ...
By Peter Robinett Legacy AuthorJuly 4, 2006
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