ThePickards
standards, accessibility, and ranting and general stuff by the web chemist

…online gaming, as it rather surprisingly turns out.
The British Red Cross have launched a website called Traces of Hope, which they say is the first “charity Alternate Reality Game”, in order to:
…raise awareness about victims of war, in which the object is to help a displaced Ugandan boy find his mother.BBC News: Internet Game for [...]

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Well, according to the Facebook application ‘Word Challenge’, I am anyway.

Those of you who know me know I like word games, so when I found a little application on Facebook where it gives you six letters and you’ve got to make as many words out of that as possible to score points, I was bound [...]

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I was reading another scare story on the BBC today about how:
more than 75% of parents are concerned about the content of video games played by their childrenBBC News
Sorry? In every computer games shop I’ve ever been into in the last ten years, I’ve seen staff refusing to sell children games on at least one [...]

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For the Wii. Now. Buy it. If you need more information than that, read on…

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I’ve always been a fan of fantasy role-playing games. Which probably isn’t what you’re thinking.
What I mean by fantasy in this case is a semi-medieval setting, with castles, knights, crossbows and swords and suits of armour, only with added wizards, goblins, ogres and dragons. And what I meant by a Role-Playing Game (RPG) is a [...]

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If you complete Resident Evil 4 on the Wii, you get access to bonus missions, and you unlock two additional weapons; a handgun that can fire three bullets at a time and a (very expensive) rocket launcher that comes supplied with an unlimited amount of rockets though.
But that wasn’t the bonus equipment I was [...]

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I’d just like to add my voice to all those other people out there who are recommending Resident Evil 4 for the Wii. Most of whom, no doubt, will be using the same pun. If you like dark, eerie FPS’s, you’ll like this.
That’s it. Now go buy it.

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Here’s one for you Wii buffs out there: what are your standings in the various Wii Sports?
I’m currently the tennis champion, and professional in another two events, while not particularly playing the last two because I don’t like ‘em. For any of you with an interest, the run down is as follows:

Tennis: 2242 ranking points
Baseball: [...]

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When I posted the other week about not really knowing what to talk about, someone suggested that I update you all with what’s been happening on the Wii lately.
Well, lately, nothing.
I nearly bought a new game yesterday, but I didn’t. I’m absolutely desperate to get a new game.

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It appears that Roger Johansson is taking a break from standards and accessibility to spend a little bit of time getting used to being a Daddy. Instead, he’s getting personal and sharing with us some of his top 10 lists.
As usual, if you like this sort of thing, read on…

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