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...entering hybernation mode...

2008-09-11 10:03:00 by gnome in the random Gnomes' random Lair
 
I'm not sure anyone noticed, but I haven't been blogging that regularly lately. No, really. And it's not that I don't have things I'd like to write about either, as I'm actually full of silly gaming ideas, have discovered quite a few interesting oddities I'd like to share with you loveable lot and never really stopped keeping up with the less...
 
Tags: odd retro treasure, mode, hybernation, gnome, lair, blog, loveable lot, oddities, friends
 
 
 
 
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DeathSpank: The Great Tease

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2008-08-30 13:23:00 by gnome in the random Gnomes' random Lair
...game has evolved enough to be coming soonerish , do expect to play it sometime during 2009
 
Tags: bi-sexual angels serve, odd aesthete circles, flowers sprout, adventurerpg deathspank, legendary thong, video teasers, ron gilbert, expect, hotly
 
 
 
 
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Empire: Total War - A Trailer to cheer the Navy

2008-08-24 15:43:00 by gnome in the random Gnomes' random Lair
 
...game to dampen the collective post-summer pain. The game should hit Europe the 6th of February 2009, feature some pretty impressive sea battles, impressive graphics and some intriguing references to the 1st French Revolution. Sounds lovely, doesn't it? Find out more over at TotalWar.com and then, well, why not, have a look at my review of...
 
Tags: total war, collective post-summer pain, 1st french revolution, empire, sounds lovely, lovely trailer, hit europe, impressive graphics, medieval
 
 
 
 
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Decker's Delight Links (11.Aug.08)

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2008-08-10 19:58:00 by gnome in the random Gnomes' random Lair
...game packaging trends ( covering everything from Akalabeth to City of Heroes ) , it is. A nice retro start, eh On to Monkey Island 2 then, the greatest adventure game of all time, that just -well, relatively speaking- got itself an exhaustive feature over at the International House of Mojo . Expect a brilliant read on the quality of said...
 
Tags: links, idiosyncratic history, history, game, adventure game, random quick links, dreamcast game, nice, nice retro start
 
 
 
 
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The Spectrum Games Bible 1982-2008

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2008-07-18 07:50:00 by gnome in the random Gnomes' random Lair
...Games Bible 1982-2008 project, that's already spanning two books and covering more than 500 games. What's more, at least four more books will soon be released, hopefully reviewing every game ever released for the gloriously humble Speccy. Now, that's what I call ambition. Possibly a worthy cause too. Well, almost. Anyway To grab the...
 
Tags: spectrum, spectrum book, gloriously humble speccy, books, pricey colour counterparts, 1982-19xx book, vinyl data, games, project
 
 
 
 
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UT3: DM-Bagger

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2008-07-01 15:40:00 by gnome in the random Gnomes' random Lair
Play an Unreal Tournament III deathmatch on a huge excavator on Venus. On your PC or even PS3 . By following this link and grabbing the appropriate mod. From the fertile mind that brought us the Fawlty Towers CS mod. Enjoy. Oh, yes, not in a talkative mood really
 
Tags: fawlty towers, talkative mood, fertile mind, huge excavator, mod, link, enjoy, play, venus
 
 
 
 
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The Ivy's lively Nanobots

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2008-06-27 17:08:00 by gnome in the random Gnomes' random Lair
...game, has just been made available for download. Here and for free. Now, be reasonable, trust me, thank the nice lady who created it, make yourselves a favour and grab it. After all, Nanobots is an innovative and quirky point-and-click adventure, with beautiful graphics, a great soundtrack and an intriguingly cute plot brought to you by Erin...
 
Tags: nanobots, click adventure game, intriguingly cute plot, quirky point-and-click adventure, blackwell unbound fame, beautiful graphics, scrap metal, professor killfun, nice lady
 
 
 
 
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A few lovely free games against the heat

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2008-06-20 10:42:00 by gnome in the random Gnomes' random Lair
...games. Well, anyway, that's something I guess Solar Vengeance 5 : an impressively deep and polished game of interstellar conflict and conquest. Impressively, it also supports multiplayer gaming and if it weren't for TIG Source you ( and obviously I ) wouldn't have spotted it War Twat : the naughty sounding arena...
 
Tags: games, myself- freeware games, free, indie games discovery, game, game creator, compo games, excellent game, excellent free games
 
 
 
 
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The porny side of gaming

2008-06-13 13:07:00 by gnome in the random Gnomes' random Lair
 
...game porn. This time though I've stupidly focused on using words. Oh well, nobody's perfect I suppose and you can still pay the old Cabaret a visit and read the aptly titled Oh video game pornography, where art thou
 
Tags: video game pornography, video game porn, art thou, stylistic u-turn, cabaret, visit, time, subject, stupidly
 
 
 
 
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Penny Arcade Adventures - Episode 1: On The Rain-Slick Precipice Of Darkness. Uhm, the demo.

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2008-06-10 21:53:00 by gnome in the random Gnomes' random Lair
...gamer could care for: Windows, Mac, Linux and Xbox 360 Oh, and please do bear in mind that I've only tried the demo - not enough time/money those last few days I'm afraid - of the game and thus can't comment on some issues other reviewers have mentioned, such as Penny Arcade 's rumored lack of length. Hopefully, I will eventually get to play...
 
Tags: penny arcade, penny arcade adventures, demo, game, in-game tutorial, wacky in-game persona, demo -and apparently, episode, penny arcade sort