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Gaming pension fund
As you probably know, an ultra-rare Nintendo cartridge was recently sold for a massive $99,000 (lucky owner). This started me wondering which of the modern games players should keep hold of in order to...
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12 Months-Up – outtakes video
For the final post of our birthday week we’ve taken a look back over all of the videos from the last year to bring you the best outtakes. It’s been extremely fun making these videos and we hope you’ve...
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Love-Up: come get some
Vive l’amour! Valentine’s Day, the holiday that’s all about reminding the person you adore just how much you worship them, is upon us. So light the candles, scatter those rose petals and put on some...
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Lonely digital hearts
So it’s Valentine’s day today and, while all the couples out there are being romantic and doing couple-y stuff, spare a thought for those single video game characters who have nobody to cuddle up with....
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12 Months-Up: Birthday celebration
To celebrate the first birthday of 1001-Up.com we decided to go for a night out at our favourite 80s bar. As always we couldn’t resist the urge to dress up: Kim went as Olivia Newton-John from the...
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Great Gaming Box Art
Throughout the history of gaming the box art of a title has been an important part of its overall package. As a developer you need great looking box art because the casual gamer who walks into a shop...
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Speedrun madness
We’ve all tried speedruns at one point or another, where you basically try to complete a game as quickly as possible and perhaps picking up all the collectables in the process. One dedicated gamer...
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Top 10 Internet cat sensations
Anyone who knows me understands I’m obsessed with watching cat videos on YouTube and spend most of my time scrolling down the cute section of 9Gag. Today I’ve decided to treat you all to a list of the...
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ihatepumpkin loves cosplay
As a team we’ve never really had much exposure to cosplay but, going to a number of events over the past year where we’ve seen some wonderful costumes and had the opportunity to talk to some lovely...
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Cards Against Humanity with Tim
While we were at the Rezzed expo last week, we had the pleasure of meeting up with Tim from GeekOut South-West and his friends. They roped us into playing a game of Cards Against Humanity – and as well...
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Cards Against Humanity Online
When we met up with Tim and friends during this year’s Rezzed we had our first and most awesome game of Cards Against Humanity. Being the CAH addicts that we now are, we decided to get together online...
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The Innuendo of Zelda
Many people think that The Legend of Zelda is one of Nintendo’s best-loved family-friendly series. But underneath that innocent and clean exterior lies a whole barrage of lust-filled drama, lewd...
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Top 5 Memes: Dark Souls
It has been three months since our last peek into the internet culture of video gaming memes with our last outing back in January taking a look at the top five memes for Half-Life. So what game have I...
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Gamers’ getaways
Not that I want to rub it in, but I’m currently on holiday and sunning myself by the pool with a pina colada in hand. This paradise is all well and good, but what if you wanted something a little...
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Some honest video game trailers
Today is a Bank Holiday here in England which means we all sit down in front of YouTube for the whole day looking for funny gaming videos. I’ve decided that you should all join me by sharing some of my...
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Holiday essentials for gamers
Now that you’ve got your destination all sorted courtesy of our perfect destination guide for gamers last week, the next thing you need to take care is all of those holiday essentials. So what should...
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More killing, less talk
I work in London, so every morning on my way to the office I pick up a Metro newspaper. Every now and again something catches my eye that inspires me to write a post. I’ve written a couple of articles...
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Dad to rights
Fathers are easy to find in video games. When they’re not antagonising their offspring or killed off during the first level, they often serve as the protagonists’ major motivation. In honour of...
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10 signs you’re playing too many games
Now don’t get me wrong: we all absolutely love our video games here at 1001-Up.com. When we’re not playing them we’re writing about them, and when we’re not writing about them we’re probably in a group...
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Hideous gaming box art
A while ago we brought you some examples of great gaming box art and today I would like to counter that with some of the most hideous examples I could find. Unfortunately there’s a wealth of them out...
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