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Some people like exactly that, they want some background noise they can tune to while something boring happens in their main activity or while they load, or they just want to hear the voice of something for a few hours.

Personally I hate missing parts of a podcast so I won't do that, but I like to space out on some ambiance music while playing or working, so I do understand the allure. Better to have a constant stream of mentally blocked out music than to fall back into reality because the ****ing seagull identifies as a rape wistle.

That makes sense. I enjoy some kind of noise in the background, but nothing serious because I also hate missing parts of a story/podcast. Hardcore History, for example, I'd never listen to while playing something or I'd be constantly rewinding.

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When I'm playing a game or watching TV I like to just focus on what I'm doing. The exceptions are when I'm subbed to WoW or grinding in a dTCG, I'll throw up South Park, Newsradio, or some other sitcom I've seen before on a second monitor. WoW is basically so mindless that I listened to the entirety of Hardcore History while playing and didn't feel I missed anything in the podcast.

Or something slow like Europa Universalis but in that case I usually just mute the sound and play music.

Yeah that makes a lot of sense, which is very much the same as Baltimore said. For a game like that where it's the autopilot and you're focusing on the podcast it makes a lot of sense to me.

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Got a friend coming over today. We gonna rock some Overcooked.

Probably the most stressful game I've ever played.

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05-21-2017 , 01:04 AM

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whatthejish

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Computer games have been solved.

Wow, this looks impressive.

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05-21-2017 , 02:24 AM

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Jackitos

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Overcooked definitely fun.
Definitely hard. Definitely frustrating.

I think we need a 3rd or 4th person, I don't even know.

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05-21-2017 , 02:56 AM

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Daer

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Bought Injustice 2 on a whim on Tuesday and have been playing it non-stop. Fighters are probably my least favorite genre of game and I am having a blast with it.

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05-21-2017 , 01:59 PM

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spaceman Bryce

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Alright I think I want to play a game tommorrow. I haven't played a video game I. A long time.

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05-21-2017 , 08:29 PM

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that_pope

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Ok?

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05-21-2017 , 09:56 PM

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HawkFanIA

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fantastic Bryce, What game are you going to play

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05-22-2017 , 12:41 PM

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FlyWf

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Far Cry 5 looking in it's gonna be some No County for Old Men **** and they cannot take my $60 fast enough

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05-22-2017 , 01:03 PM

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PoppaTMan

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Yes, please.

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05-25-2017 , 01:49 AM

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grumpy64

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If any of you are into action RPGS you should try tales of zestiria. A little dated as it came out in 2015 but it's really good and you can pick it up for like 20 bucks

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05-25-2017 , 01:52 PM

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2015? that's archaic dude, go away

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05-25-2017 , 08:39 PM

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whatthejish

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I can't remember the last time I actually played a game in the year it was released.

I know I've purchased within the year of release, but not actually played.

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05-28-2017 , 03:37 PM

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grumpy64

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2015? that's archaic dude, go away

well if your looking for newer games T7 is a must have for fighting game fans. I just got my ps4 recently and picked up a combo of old and new games. Just happen to be playing the old games first

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05-29-2017 , 05:54 PM

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Loki

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I have fallout 3 and new vegas for 360, but have only played a little of 3. As someone who loved archer/dagger sneaky thief type in skyrim, what should I be aiming for as far as builds? Anything going to be easy to deal with early on or will that play style only open up as viable later on?

tia

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06-10-2017 , 11:44 PM

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Loki

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RIP you magnificent Batman

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From an op-ed for a 1982 issue of Videogame and Computer Gaming Illustrated:

West called videogames "an ideal means to broaden the imaginations of young people," saying the medium "can expand our awareness of the world as it is, was, or might be. The medium is still in its infancy, but read this again in a few years and see if this prediction hasn't come true: as videogaming grows, we will grow."

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06-11-2017 , 10:06 PM

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iraisetoomuch

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I'm about to emerge from a 12 month lack of video games.
What do I need to get from the last year, and what am I look forward to this summer/fall?

I'm pretty hyped about Anthem from what I've seen of it.

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06-11-2017 , 11:56 PM

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Loki

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Ecks bocks one ecks!!

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06-13-2017 , 03:14 PM

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spaceman Bryce

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hi video games forum.

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06-15-2017 , 11:15 AM

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grumpy64

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Oh the new GOW game looks like a babysitting simulator

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06-15-2017 , 11:30 AM

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dlk9s

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This looks like it could be a pretty fun co-op game. Minecraft meets Orcs Must Die?

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06-15-2017 , 12:57 PM

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tomdemaine

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Does anyone want crusader kings 2? First PM from an account I at least vaguely recognise with your email address gets it.

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06-15-2017 , 01:09 PM

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Bluegrassplayer

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I would absolutely love to play that game but can't put the time into it right now. Have fun whoever gets it.

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06-18-2017 , 05:55 PM

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YouR_DooM

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Wanted to buy a Hori RAP4 fight stick, placed it in my amazon basket while I put 130 on my card and as I wanted to buy the stick it had gone to 210. Who the **** does an over 60% increase overnight. WTF.