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Opinion: Politics in Video Games

Politics in video games: an aberration, or inevitability? First and foremost, the following text (and rant) is strictly my opinion and doesn’t represent the stance of Silver Soul Gaming. I think that most people nowadays agree that now video games have become a form of art. Not only that, but they also became a widespread […]

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Dead Sea Almanac – March 19, 2019

Featured Item Today’s wonderous item is a fantastic appliance: it makes eggs do anything and everything you could ever dream! It’s a souffle-maker, a hard-boiler, a frier of two at once if you are agile! It even flings unfinished eggs at passers by with but a flick of the wrist and the press of a […]

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Gaming the Google Way

Two big problems in gaming are cost and download speeds. Games are expensive and, if gaming on a budget, it’s hard to stay up to date with all of the games your friends may be getting. And if you do have the money for the said game(s), downloading the game and installing it could take […]

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Dead Sea Almanac – March 18, 2019

Featured Item Today’s item is a most wonderous contraption: the authentic Dead Sea Tupperware that gave us our name. Still good after hundreds of years, this magical item is crafted with a special magic that will contain literally anything, from a fireball to a ravenous chupacabra; merely take the top off and place an item […]

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Article 13 of EU Copyright Laws: what is it and how will it affect creators?

As most of our readers probably know, governing bodies of EU recently finalized the wording of Articles 11 and 13 of copyright laws. Those are articles are extremely controversial and unpopular among creators and web platforms they are based on. Why is that? Let’s take a look. What those articles imply? First of all, what […]

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Final Fantasy XV DLC will launch in March, with The Dawn of the Future novel following it in April

The newest Final Fantasy XV DLC Episode Ardyn will come out on March, 26. In addition to that, Square Enix has released a short animated prologue to the DLC set before the beginning of FF XV. It is called Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ardyn Prologue. This animation will provide some explanation about why Ardyn was so […]

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Logitech C920 just for £24.99 today

One of the best webcams around has a half-off price today on Amazon. Logitech C920 has a resolution of 1920×1080, dual stereo microphones and autofocus. That, along with automatic low-light adjustment, makes it a great camera for both the professionals and beginners. All of that for today will cost £24.99, so take heed and hurry! You […]

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Step Back and Take a Listen – Music in Games #6

Welcome back to another Music Monday, I hope you have had a pleasant weekend. Today I want to discuss a story told almost as much by the music as by the gameplay. Darren Korb has been composing for Supergiant Games since Bastion, and the soundtrack was one of the best video game soundtracks of the […]

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STEP BACK AND TAKE A LISTEN – MUSIC IN GAMES #5

Another Monday, another music blog. I hope everyone has had a splendid week! I have spoken at length about how instrumentation matters in a composition and I can think of no better example of this in a video game than Click Clock Wood from Banjo-Kazooie. Four seasons each play a variation of the main theme […]

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Step Back and Take a Listen – Music in Games #4

Happy Monday, friends! The month of Metroid has come to a close and we have one last work I want to discuss. We haven’t spent any time talking about Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, and while I personally think that it fell short compared to the other Primes, it has some exceptional music. One of my […]