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Stephanie M.

I am a social worker by day, gamer and geek every other time. I currently live in Denver, Colorado with my husband and our two dogs. I really enjoy a wide variety of games, such as simulation, racing, puzzle, FPS, RPGs and the occasional online multiplayer. My current favorites are the Mass Effect series, Torchlight II, Team Fortress 2, Starbound, Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 and Pokemon X.

Upcoming Skyrim Patch to Fix PS3 Lag

Saying an entry in Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls series usually has some bugs is a huge understatement.  Most fans of the series are very tolerant of the glitches that come with the game, most of them enjoying their results and posting them on the web. But today Bethesda promised relief from some of the worst bugs

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One Coloradan Takes Modern Warfare 3 a Little Too Seriously

If any of you have lived in Colorado, you should know that there is an interesting mix of military and hippie culture going on in this state.  One only needs to visit Boulder and Colorado Springs in the same day to get a taste of the difference.  It doesn’t surprise me that Coloradans were excited

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Portal 2 Soundtrack Volume 3 Available, DLC Release Date Announced

For those of you that have been enjoying Portal 2‘s soundtrack — “Songs to Test By” — the final volume has been released. The final volume contains 24 tracks, from the end of the single-player campaign and the co-op missions.  The best part: it is available for free.  To date, the first two releases have been downloaded

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Minecraft 1.8 – What Should We Expect to See?

PAX Prime has been abuzz with the preview of Minecraft Beta 1.8, which is probably the most anticipated release for Minecraft in its young life. So, just what can players expect from this release — which might be coming this week? UPDATE: Notch has stated that 1.8 might still be a while out.

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Women Gamers – You are Not Alone

Women who game are everywhere.  We’re not all that new to the scene, either.  Back in the early 90s, the people who first introduced me to the SNES were not my male siblings or even my father (he did, however, introduce me to the Atari console he had from the 80s).  No, it was my

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Take a Tour of Bethesda Studios, Wish You Worked There

Why is it that programming and video game companies constantly seem to be the kind of places you’ve always dreamed of working at?  While I certainly don’t regret my personal career choice, hanging out at Bethesda Studios all day doesn’t sound like a bad secondary choice either.  Come look at how some of the luckiest

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Survivor Zero Aims to Create an Open-World Zombie Game

Zombie games are certainly not rare these days.  They also certainly attract a large gaming crowd.  And while gamers are mostly pleased with the generic zombie shoot-em-up game, the usual formula does get a little old. Enter the developers working on a game entitled Survivor Zero, which totes itself on not just using brute strength

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