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Every four months, I attempt to clean my phone of any unnecessary apps, games, or utilities that I no longer use or need. In the past two years, I’ve tried a lot of mobile games. From the popular Clash of Clans and Boom Beach to the more niche games like Final Fantasy Record Keeper and Cytus , games have come and gone. The only game to stick around through the purges is Desert Golf . The loop o...

Growing up, I played a few educational games at school. I started off with the popular Math Blaster and Putt Putt games with small puzzles and challenges here and there. Looking back at it now, it helped develop a base of critical thinking that transferred over to my adulthood. Sure, the puzzles were easy and the stakes were about saving an animal in danger, but in my child mind state, nothing...

It's getting harder and harder to watch Overwatch streams and as the numbers show, I am not the only one. As of writing this post, Overwatch has about 3,000+ viewers. Before Blizzcon, it would easily break 10,000+ every single day. I think I finally boiled down the reasoning. I cannot relate to the game. Since I’m not in the beta, there is nothing I can relate to with my own knowledge or experi...

History I never took CS too seriously. I grew up playing early versions such as 1.3, 1.5 , and the beloved and most well-known version 1.6. I never played competitively, mostly just casual with friends in community servers. We are now at the 3rd iteration (4th if you count condition zero, which I don’t) and this is the first time I’ve ever taken the competitive side seriously. I played the game...