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The Wild Ponies of the New Forest

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Why the Perseverance Rover is so exciting

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The Game Settings I Need In My Life

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Spore: Limitless Wasted Potential

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The Best Games for a Valentine’s Date

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The Wild Ponies of the New Forest

By Charlie Perkins on Sunday, February 21, 2021

The New Forest is a beautiful area in the south of England, stretching over 70,000 acres. Labelled a ‘Site of Specific Scientific Interest’, it’s a protected area of heathland and forest with diverse and rare wildlife. Locals and tourists alike flock to this beautiful region every year there isn’t a global pandemic, drawn by the …

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Why the Perseverance Rover is so exciting

By Charlie Perkins on Thursday, February 18, 2021

At around 8.14pm GMT, humanity will hopefully once again land a rover on the surface of Mars. At present Perseverance is still hundreds of thousands of miles away from the red planet, but at its current blisteringly fast speed of 47,539 mph it’ll be arriving very soon indeed. This is a hugely exciting step in …

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The Game Settings I Need In My Life

By Charlie Perkins on Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Game design is all about imagination and creativity, giving players an escape for the real world into a new and exciting setting. There have been games set in every period you could hope for, from prehistoric to intergalactic. This massive range makes sure that fans of every setting can find a game they enjoy. However, …

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Spore: Limitless Wasted Potential

By Charlie Perkins on Monday, February 15, 2021

Spore is a PC game released in 2008, developed by Maxis and published by EA. Over a decade later, the game is still spoken of regularly. It was a truly different play experience from anything that came before it, carving out a new market for it’s own genre of game. That being said, there are …

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The Best Games for a Valentine’s Date

By Charlie Perkins on Sunday, February 14, 2021

Some of the best games for those long-distance dates.

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Converting a Van #1 – A Place to Lay Your Head

By Charlie Perkins on Thursday, February 11, 2021

In this new series, I’m going to be going over some of the ideas and issues I have when converting my van into a cosy home on wheels. Leaving overpriced cramps flats for a nomadic life is all the rage at the moment, with the pandemic disrupting people’s plans and leaving them with a craving …

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The Update That Saved Hearthstone

By Charlie Perkins on Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Hearthstone is one of the largest and most successful digital card games in the world. At its peak, this free to play game had over 100 million players across every continent. That means that if all of the Hearthstone player’s came together and founded their own nation, it would be the 15th largest nation in …

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The Moss Piglet – Adorably Indestructible

By Charlie Perkins on Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Previously on this site we’ve learned all about the Immortal Jellyfish, a creature that’s developed a way to regenerate itself in order to live eternally. We’re going to be continuing this examination of some of nature’s most interesting specimens today by taking a look at Tardigrades, also known as Moss Piglets or Water Bears. With …

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Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Review – ★★★☆☆

By Charlie Perkins on Monday, February 8, 2021

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 had a rocky start to say the least. At launch it was so full of bugs that it was practically unplayable, but that isn’t the reason why players were so upset. This $60 game was so full of micro-transactions, where the player can spend real world money to enhance the experience, …

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The Rise and Fall of Augmented Reality Games

By Charlie Perkins on Sunday, February 7, 2021

Augmented Reality has long been featured in science fiction, but in recent years it has broken through into reality. With the levels of technology we all enjoy in our pockets, it was only a matter of time before someone took advantage of the GPS and high quality cameras to create apps and games. Innovation is …

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