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Hello dear readers and thank you for checking out my new post! Today I’m doing a bit of an update on what I’m up to in the gaming and anime worlds as well as revealing some future plans I’ve got for the blog, so why not join me to find out what’s happening.
Continue reading “Now Playing / Now Watching”
Hello dear readers and welcome back to Shoot the Rookie! Today’s post is the first in what will hopefully be a regular feature here on the blog. The idea of the In Focus series is to take an in-depth look at the career of some of the amazing people who work in video games and anime, and for the first one I’m going to be looking at the work of the incredibly talented composer Hiroyuki Sawano, so why not join me to find out more!
Continue reading “In Focus: Hiroyuki Sawano”
Hello dear readers and thank you for joining me on another Seriously Geeky Sunday! This week we are talking about outfits and accessories in gaming and anime so why not read on to find out which gems I am picking from the fictional wardrobe!
Continue reading “Seriously Geeky Sundays: Adorn!”
Hello dear readers and welcome to this week’s Seriously Geeky Sunday post which hopefully will have you rolling in the aisles! Well OK, I’m not that funny, but this week’s theme is all about the things that make us laugh, so why not join me on a journey through the funniest media I can think of!
Continue reading “Seriously Geeky Sundays: Funny Guys!”
Hello dear readers and welcome to this week’s edition of Seriously Geeky Sundays. Today we’re talking about science fiction, a genre I am a huge fan of, so why not join me to find out all about my favourite sci-fi fandoms!
Continue reading “Seriously Geeky Sundays: Galaxy Adventures!”
Another month, another Top 5 here at Shoot the Rookie, and this month I wanted to take a look at my favourite genre – Science Fiction. So let’s go where (sorry about this) no one has gone before and take a look at my Top 5 Science Fiction Video Games. Sorry again. Continue reading “Top 5: Sci-fi Video Games”
Hello and welcome to June’s Top 5 list here at Shoot the Rookie! This month we are exploring the Top 5 uses of the Wii U’s Gamepad – focussing on the games which utilised the under-appreciated device in the most innovative ways. Continue reading “Top 5 Uses of the Wii U Gamepad”
It’s still February folks, which means that there’s still time to answer February’s Question of the Month! For those of you who are not familiar with it, Question of the Month is a community event organized by Later Levels. It is a big deal. It seeks to address fundamental questions in video games and life that have been inexplicably overlooked. These holes in our knowledge, these vacuums of information need to be filled. But what on earth is the question to be answered this month? Continue reading “Question of the Month – February”
Dashing through the snow, on a one-horse….oops, I fell off. Ok, Christmas is nearly upon us now, and the snow is falling all around. There’s an open fire, and a feeling of romance in the air (although the snow bit was a lie, it’s grey and rainy as usual). Anyway, here is my answer to the Creative Christmas question for December 23rd. As always, huge thanks to Kim from Later Levels for organising – I literally do not know how she has time! Continue reading “Creative Christmas: 23rd December 2017”
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