Working for Plusnet, there can be a lot of competition in the workplace, who takes the most calls, who has the best quality of service (where our calls and tickets are checked to make sure that they are as good as they should be), and competition is good, right? It actively pushes us to ensure that we are doing the best job that we can, and as a result you guys reap the benefits by having a support team that are good at what they do and constantly strive to be better. I have always been competitive, and this doesn’t end at work. At home, my better half and I like to play Bomberman on Xbox Live Arcade. Now I am a gentleman, but let my good lady beat me? I don’t think so More…

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In a previous post, I stated that us gamers haven’t had it as good for years, with several months of AAA games coming out, and a healthy line up for 2009. Gaming is one of the few entertainment mediums that is holding its own in this credit crunch, and we have some amazing machines to play them on. The problem is, which is the one to go for? More…

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For those who know me, I turned 29 recently.  That means that I have been playing computer games for 25 years.  Admittedly, I may not have been very good, but I was playing!  People like to think that, with age, their skills grow.  Their reflexes sharpen, and their tactics become more, errrr….. tactical.  You also look back at the games that you played as a kid- BombJack, Donkey Kong, Wonderboy and so on and think how primitive they look compared to today’s ultra-realistic, photomapped 3D games.  You usually had your joystick and one or two buttons.   There was none of this 3D nonsense, and the Playstation was years away.

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