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5 Years of Friendly Gaming Content
It's our 5th chumsiversary!
August 25, 2019 - That's right; Video Chums has been around for exactly 5 years today. Let's celebrate and play some games!
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Bad Video Game Endings: Assassin's Creed
How not to start a franchise
July 27, 2019 - Welcome back to Bad Video Game Endings where we give you in-depth analyses as to why certain video game endings are bad. Today, we're going to take a trip back in time to when games as live services wasn't a thing, before microtransactions permanently changed the industry, when mainstream DLC was still a relatively new concept, and when Assassin's Creed debuted.
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Bad Video Game Endings: Far Cry 5
Too clever for its own good
July 9, 2019 - Welcome to Bad Video Game Endings where we'll give you an in-depth analysis as to why certain video game endings are bad. Today, we are here to discuss what was perhaps the game with the worst ending of 2018: Far Cry 5.
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Super Metroid: Save or Kill the Animals?
5 reasons for each
June 29, 2019 - SGDQ 2019 has started so you know what that means: viewers will tragically have to choose between saving a few cute animals and saving the frames so Super Metroid can be finished slightly faster.
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E3 2019 Highlights: The Aftermath
Fun times with Microsoft and Nintendo
June 16, 2019 - With yet another Electronic Entertainment Expo freshly wrapped up, let's explore some highlights from this year's E3.
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Pinball FX3: Williams Table Pack Vol. 3 Breakdown
Get ready to play the silver ball
April 21, 2019 - Similar to their previous Williams table packs, Zen Studios' newest addition to its Pinball FX3 lineup includes 3 iconic digitally recreated tables featuring both modernized and classic versions.
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What Is Black Desert Online for Xbox One?
A new console MMORPG appears
April 8, 2019 - It's difficult to know whether most large-scale games are worth playing so allow me to explain what Black Desert Online is all about.
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What Is a Gameplay Video?
A comprehensive yet simple definition
March 17, 2019 - There are so many different kinds of gaming videos that viewers' expectations can sometimes be askew so let's look at what the definition of a gameplay video is as well as compare it to a few other video types.
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3 Recent Games That Play like Picross
Grid-based puzzle fun with a few twists
February 25, 2019 - Puzzle lovers have a few new reasons to celebrate as it's not even March and there are already 3 great new twists on Picross so far this year. So, let's see how these developers created games while putting clever spins on the classic puzzle format.
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The Video Game Adventures of Monte McGnarly
8 gaming tales by George Giese
January 19, 2019 - A few months ago, a fellow video game lover released an imaginative anthology containing 8 lyrical stories based on games from his childhood. Having just read through it, here are my thoughts on this delightful collection of game-inspired tales.
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