Feb
2
2010
Jesse
Game review: Star Wars Battlefront – Elite Squadron (PSP) & Short opinion on God of War III (PS3) and Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)

As you may have noticed, I haven’t done many reviews the past few weeks. This doesn’t mean I’m not doing anything (on the contrary), but both the lack of new releases as well as some other interesting developments (more on that later this month) have contributed to the small amount of reviews. Continue reading
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Jan
14
2010
Jesse

Niels ‘t Hooft (editor in chief at Bashers) asked Bashers’ contributors to write a retrospective, consisting of memorable gaming moments in 2009. Looking back to my gaming year, I quickly came to realize it was a year worth remembering. Some of the moments I highlighted were the discussing night about game journalism, discovering art-like games such as Canabalt and – of course – finishing a game-related thesis. Continue reading
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Jan
7
2010
Jesse

A bit overdue, but still: happy new year to all of you! Unfortunately, both the last days of 2009 as well as the first days of 2010 weren’t cheerful. Sadly, both my uncle and grandfather passed away. But there is still reason to be happy, though: I’m about to officially graduate my Bachelor Media & Culture! Continue reading
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Dec
8
2009
Jesse

The past few weeks Thom Stokkel and myself were busy planning and organising a special event – the first joint operation between Xi Online and Bashers: a discussion night about game journalism in The Netherlands. Continue reading
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Nov
29
2009
Jesse
Game Review: New Super Mario Bros Wii (Wii)

Nintendo has done it once again: the Japanese giant manufactured an awesome game. New Super Mario Bros Wii is incredibly fun to play, easy to try but almost impossible to master. Picture-perfect leveldesign, epic multiplayer fun and innovative features to make the game appealing to all kinds off gamers all contribute to this masterpiece. If you have a Wii, Mario’s latest incarnation is a must-have. If not, this is the reason to get yourself one.
Read the full article here (Dutch).
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