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Quick Look: Coffee Talk
I think we all know by this stage that here at ninjarefinery.com, we love gaming ...
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Jedi Fallen Order – Final thoughts
I’ll just go ahead and say it, I’m really pleased Jedi Fallen Order is done ...
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Warframe in 2023
I'm an idiot. I started playing Warframe again this week (alas, no cross-progress form my ...
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Quick Look: Sunset Overdrive
Off the back of Hi-Fi Rush, I’ve been thinking about other games that match the ...
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Jedi Fallen Order – Review: Part 1
I’m trying. Really trying to enjoy Jedi Fallen Order. I started my first time in ...
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Blog: On Deck!
Here at ninjarefinery.com I’m always looking at other approaches to how I can get useful/helpful ...
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Tears of the Kingdom – Final Trailer
Nintendo have released the final trailer for The Legend of Zelda - Tears of the ...
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The coffee roasting process
When we buy coffee, we often read about flavours and roast profiles. Dark roasts, light ...
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Titanfall 2 Review – Google Bard
Titanfall 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by ...
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Titanfall 2 Review – ChatGPT
Titanfall 2 is a first-person shooter game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic ...
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Tears of the Kingdom – Preview
Finally! Nintendo gave us a sweet sweet glimpse at Tears of the Kingdom, the Breath ...
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Quick Look: Dead Cells
Keeping at the forefront of modern gaming, we here at ninjarefinery.com are finally ready to ...
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A history of coffee in the UK
Coffee has a long and interesting history in the UK, dating back to the 16th ...
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How do they decaffeinate coffee?
Coffee is really popular around the world for its unique taste and stimulating effects, and ...
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Monster Hunter Rise: Is it the best in the series?
That question is almost always, immediately and aggressively met with a resounding “No!”. But hear ...
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Quick Look: Pokemon Scarlet
There’s only one mainline Pokemon game in the entire series that I’ve not finished. Pokemon ...
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Quick Look: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle-R
Long title for a quick look! JoJo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle-R certainly is a bit ...
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Elden Ring – The Review
It’s our game of the year 2022, and all I’ve done is written about it ...
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Blog – 2023
Ok, new year……not likely to be a massive new Ninja Refinery. But that’s ok, every ...
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Game of the Year 2022 – The Winner
2022 has been one heck of a year for games, big Triple-A titles, indie hits ...
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Hardware Review: Roccat Kone XP
I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing the Roccat Kone XP over the past couple of ...
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The Witcher 3 – Next-Gen update is here!
It's a big one! The next-gen update for The Witcher 3 is here, and it ...
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Game of the Year 2022 – The Contenders
Game of the Year at ninjarefinery.com isn’t about the best game released this year. Although ...
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Christmas Giveaway!!
Happy ho-ho-holidays everyone! Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, it’s still a great time of ...
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Next-Gen Update
We don't often do news here at ninjarefinery.com but some games transcend even our rules ...
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God of War Ragnarok – Initial thoughts
I really enjoyed 2018’s God of War, in a way that I hadn’t expected. Not ...
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Quick look: Rumbleverse Season 2
On November 15th 2022 Iron Galaxy released Rumbleverse season 2! I played a good bit ...
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Best Nintendo Switch Games You’ll Ever Play
Ever since its release in 2017, the console-handheld hybrid - Nintendo Switch has garnered tremendous ...
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Hitman 3 Freelancer: Closed Alpha Test
I was fortunate enough to get my invite to the closed technical test for the ...
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5 annoying things about Overwatch 2
Josh from over at fullsync.co.uk is back again! This time with some thoughts on Overwatch ...
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Quick Look – Ni No Kuni 2
I’ve been in somewhat of a rut recently. Not motivated by any game to sink ...
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No Man’s Sky on Nintendo Switch
No Man's Sky has had plenty written about it over here at ninjarefinery.com and let ...
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Guest Post: Top 5 Horror Games
Anyone that knows me, knows horror games aren't my thing. Although for October 2022 I ...
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Farewell to Overwatch
Overwatch isn’t going to be Overwatch as we know it after 2nd October. It’s being ...
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Starting Marvel’s Avengers in 2022
I took part in the Avenger’s Beta a little while ago, and remember it fondly ...
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Football games that are better than FIFA 23
We've had another guest post from our friend @MaddOx_FS over at fullsync.co.uk . This time ...
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Spider-Man Remastered on PC
I’ve written plenty about 2018’s Spider-Man game, and then the DLC. Followed by the Miles ...
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Giveaway – Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 has just seen patch 1.6 with some decent changes and some additions to ...
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Best recipes in Breath of the Wild
I’ve been playing a lot of Breath of the Wild again recently, and it’s honestly ...
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Blog: Ninja Refinery Update
It's been a little while since anything has been posted up here. Not for lack ...
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Deathloop: Final Thoughts
I've been playing a lot of Deathloop. Since it was voted for on Twitter, I've ...
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Coming back to Deathloop
I started Deathloop not long after it was released in September 2021. An Arkane Studios ...
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Quick Look: Neon White
Neon White seems to be taking the gaming world by storm. A game I'd not ...
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Quick Sip: Cold Brew Coffee Guinness
It's no secret that here at ninjarefinery.com we love coffee. And whilst it's likely not ...
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PUBG – Deston is here!
Today, 13th July 2022, PUBG has seen the release of the 9th map, "Deston". I ...
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Review: Fall Guys
Fall Guys came out at the peak of the COVID 19 lockdowns, and thanks to ...
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Giveaway: Risk of Rain 2
Between starting to write a "Quick Look" piece on Risk of Rain 2. Starting to ...
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Review: Shredder’s Revenge
Shredder's Revenge is here! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were a staple of my growing up ...
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Guest post – Apex Legends Ranked: Have the changes been a success?
Josh from FullSync.co.uk is back on Apex Legends again, and he's got a few things ...
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A quick guide to Monster Hunter Rise
With the release of Sunbreak just around the corner, we’ve been hammering Monster Hunter Rise ...
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Quick Look: Roller Champions
Ubisoft have released another free to play game that looks to be chasing something popular ...
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Quick Look: Rogue Legacy 2
I love a run-based game. A roguelite (controversial topic calling things roguelikes!) is something that's ...
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Final Fantasy VII Remake: Further Thoughts
I've whacked another 10 hours on top of my Final Fantasy VII Remake playthrough, and ...
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Monster Hunter: Rise – Sunbreak
I've written plenty about Monster Hunter: Rise since before the initial release on Nintendo Switch ...
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Mobile Games: Age of Origins
Mobile games aren't always my bag. It's nice to have something to help noodle the ...
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Java Update: Coffee on the road
Sometimes, you're out on the road, possibly hitting service stations on the motorway or even ...
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Final Fantasy VII Remake – Initial Thoughts
Final Fantasy VII is the only Final Fantasy game I've completed. I did a lot ...
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XCOM 2 on Nintendo Switch
I love the XCOM series. The modern variant, anyway. I can't claim to have been ...
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Elden Ring – I’ve been playing it wrong
Elden Ring is obviously a massive game, with a massive following. From a developer that ...
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Quick Look: Vampire Survivors
Ever play a game that’s so simple that it seems absurd that it takes up ...
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Elden Ring – Is it good?
Elden Ring is the hot topic right now, and that of course means I got ...
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Java Update: Getting the best from your Aeropress
Man, do I love the Aeropress. A seemingly innocuous collaboration of two plastic tubes and ...
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Review Ratings – Update
This is just a quick one but a worthwhile note on how ratings are changing ...
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Horizon Forbidden West: Further Thoughts
Following on from my initial thoughts, I've added another 15 or so hours to my ...
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Horizon Forbidden West: Initial Thoughts
I played about 20 hours of Horizon Zero Dawn and dropped-off. Not for any grand ...
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Quick Look: Inscryption
How on earth does someone describe Inscryption? Let me tell you now, I'd heard a ...
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Java Update: Coffee at home doesn’t have to cost a fortune – Hario V60
The hobby of home coffee-making can be a little bit snobbish, and people can get ...
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Quick Look: Captain Tsubasa – Rise of New Champions
I'll be honest, I knew nothing of Captain Tsubasa until I saw a gameplay reveal ...
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Replay: The Witcher 3
God damn it, I love the Witcher 3. Much like a high percentage of the ...
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Stream Team Showdown!
Did you know that Ninja Refinery hit affiliate level on Twitch last year? Did you ...
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Quick Look: Injustice 2
What do DC Comics and NetherRealm Studios have in common? One creates the worlds of ...
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Ninja Refinery’s Best of 2021
I'll keep this relatively short, because all the work is done in the listing, reasoning ...
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Blog: Quick update – 2021
2021 has been a hell of a year! The past month or so has been ...
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Death Stranding – Final Thoughts
I've written plenty about Death Stranding. It's equal parts weird as it is fascinating or ...
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Running a Dungeons & Dragons Campaign
Over the past few months we’ve toyed with the idea of trying to play Dungeons ...
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Guest Post: Splitgate – 5 of the most satisfying things when playing
Josh from over at FullSync has been hammering some serious time into Splitgate, and I've ...
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My take on Death Stranding
How do you review or even describe a game like Death Stranding? I honestly don’t ...
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Guest Post: New World – First Thoughts
Today Ninja Refinery gets the great pleasure of hosting a guest post from the one ...
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Skyward Sword HD – Further Thoughts
I'm pretty pleased with myself. I haven't dropped off Skyward Sword HD and I'm well ...
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Halo Infinite – Multiplayer Beta
I got to take part in the Halo Insider Flight test for Halo Infinite multiplayer ...
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Quick Look: Mario Golf Super Rush
I'm a couple of tournaments in on Mario Golf Super Rush and I'm having a ...
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Blog – Coffee changes
It's been a little while since any posts, but that's fine, it's in the name ...
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Giveaway – Rainbow Six Siege
Ninja Refinery recently saw a massive uptick in Twitter followers, and to celebrate, we're giving ...
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Skyward Sword HD – Initial Thoughts
I love the Legend of Zelda series. Ocarina of Time was an absolute turning point ...
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Roccat – Magma
Roccat are a big brand in gaming (part of the Turtle Beach family no less!), ...
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Quick Look: Pokemon Unite
Pokemon Unite is a Pokemon MOBA on the Nintendo Switch, and honestly, I wasn't sure ...
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HyperX – Alloy Origins
In the short time that I've been gaming on a PC, one of my favourite ...
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Giveaway: Metal Gear Solid V
Ok, I'm working hard on a Cyberpunk 2077 review right now. But afterwards, I'm really ...
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Quick Look: Into the Breach
After getting into FTL - Faster Than Light I remembered that Epic gave away "Into ...
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Blog – Small Changes
Nothing drastic going on here, in fact, nothing much going on, hence the update. I've ...
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FTL – Faster than light
I'm really late to the party on this one! FTL was released in 2012 originally, ...
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Destiny 2 – Beyond Light
Here we are again, Destiny 2 - Beyond Light. Beyond light is the latest big ...
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Dishonored Giveaway!
We love Dishonored here at ninjarefinery.com and we also love the great work done by ...
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Spider-Man: Miles Morales – Quick Review
This is going to be a little more brief than my Spider-Man review, namely because ...
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Blog: Post 300!
It's been a little while since I've put anything up here. Although I have a ...
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Monster Hunter: Rise – Early Doors
My gaming life has been consumed by Monster Hunter over the past few weeks. Between ...
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The Best Casino Mini Games Within Video Games
Mini games have been a part of video games for a long time. Even one ...
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Ghost of Tsushima – Final thoughts
It's been a few months since my "further thoughts" stage of the Ghost of Tsushima ...
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News: Monster Hunter Rise – Update
I don't do news here at ninjarefinery.com. It's a lot of work, and I keep ...
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Java Update – Crackd Coffee: G-Force
The third and final review of the Crackd coffee trilogy. G-Force, the dark roast. I ...
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Java Update – Crackd Coffee: Gamr
Number two in my review of the Crackd Coffee roasts. Gamr is up, and damn, ...
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Java Update – Crackd Coffee: Focusd
Crackd Coffee is a UK coffee roaster, that roasts and sells gaming themed coffee’s! When ...
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Monster Hunter Rise – Quick Look
It’s no secret that I loved Monster Hunter World. I’ve written about it enough and ...
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Persona 5 – Getting started
Persona 5 is a game that has been on my periphery for ages, but I've ...
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Ninja Refinery 2021
I think it's fair to say that 2020 has been erm…..a substantial year. Global pandemic ...
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Quick Look: Red Dead Online
I have a stack of games to play. Loads I want to review and create ...
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Guest post – Animal Farm Review
Massive thanks to Nil from FullSync for this one! Another guest review. This time for ...
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Java Update – Tiki Tonga 232
I'll be honest, until I got a follow from Tiki Tonga Coffee Roasters on Instagram, ...
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Guest review: Session
Massive thanks to Josh from FullSync for covering this one for me. I've wanted to ...
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Looking back – Tomb Raider
After finishing my Arkham Origins playthough, I found myself with a third-person adventure craving. So ...
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Looking back – Batman: Arkham Origins
These days, I'm more inclined to play games I've either not finished, or had previously ...
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Guest review – SHUT IN
Massive shout-out to Nil from Fullsync for coming through on this review for me. Covering ...
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Quick look: Hades
I know nothing of rogue like games, I know a little about Supergiant Games, and ...
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Ghost of Tsushima: Further Thoughts
I'm at the beginning of Act 3 in Ghost of Tsushima, and if I'm honest, ...
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Quick Look: Spellbreak
By now, I think it's pretty well known that I love a battle royale. Better ...
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Giveaway: Edifier S350DB Speakers
I recently did my first ever video review for fullsync.co.uk, and whilst the results leave ...
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Heroes of the Storm – a MOBA Underdog
In today's multiplayer gaming climate, battle royale games are all the rage. Ever since PlayerUnknown's ...
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PC Gaming – A few months in
It's been a few months now since I did my first ever PC build, and ...
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Ghost of Tsushima – Initial Thoughts
From the outset, Ghost of Tsushima has appealed to me. Playing as a Samurai in ...
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Quick Take: Avengers – Beta
I can't lie, there's nothing about the upcoming Avengers game that appeals to me. If ...
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In-game casinos
In 1998, I bought the James Bond 007 game on Gameboy, and it inadvertently taught ...
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The Witcher 3 – Cross-save playthrough
The Witcher 3 is one of my favourite all-time games. Compelling story, massive open-world, loads ...
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The Cannonball Coffee Double
Cannonball Coffee are one of my favourite coffee companies, and recently I purchased a couple ...
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Guest Post: Fifa on PC
Since doing my PC Build, I've been really keen to try as many styles of ...
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In-game gambling
I’ve written a little bit in the past about loot boxes, keys, battle passes and ...
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The Educational Potential of VR Gaming
As any avid gamer knows, video games can have educational qualities. That's not to say ...
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Hyper Scape – Initial Impressions
Does the world need another Battle Royale? Probably not. But I do! I love the ...
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Giveaway: Sandberg Xterminator Gaming Mouse
Thanks to our good friends over at Fullsync.co.uk. We have a Sandberg Xterminator gaming mouse, ...
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Pokemon Sword and Shield: The Isle of Armor
The new Pokemon Sword and Shield DLC is finally out, and I'm so pleased to ...
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Guest post: Apex Legends Season 5
Season 5 of Apex Legends is now entering its sixth week. It saw a whole ...
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The Ninja Refinery PC Build
How do you cover a broader spectrum of games, and develop a deeper insight into ...
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Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
I've written plenty about Monster Hunter World over the past couple of years, and now ...
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Role Queue in Overwatch
A while ago, Overwatch introduced "role queue" which has put me in a bit of ...
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Animal Crossing: End Game
The last time I wrote about Animal Crossing: New Horizons, I basically declared that I'd ...
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The Coffee Mate – Santa Petrona
The Coffee Mate were good enough to reach out not so long ago, and send ...
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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – I give up
Oh Odyssey, why did it come to this? It's not uncommon for me to fail ...
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Guest post: Grizzland – Review
Today is a pretty big day. Ninja Refinery has it's first ever guest-written post. Here ...
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Super Tennis (Nintendo Switch) – Giveaway!
Giveaway time! I recently had the pleasure of reviewing Super Tennis for the Nintendo Switch, ...
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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Further thoughts
I've hit just over 20 hours in Assassin's Creed Odyssey now and I think I've ...
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing is a series that I've had very very little to do with over ...
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Java Update: Cannonball Coffee
Cannonball time: It's easy to write coffee's-off as a gimmick when they focus on the ...
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Embarking upon an Odyssey with Assassin’s Creed
I had a really good time in Assassin's Creed Origins and had always planned to ...
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Visiting the past: Link’s Awakening
My first Zelda game was Link's Awakening on the Gameboy. I didn't really know what ...
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Raid life – Ding dong Calus is gone
We did it! Raid night was a success. Released September 2017, the Leviathan raid was ...
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Games and our approach to them
A mantra used in so many methodologies, from project management to development of software and ...
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Pokemon Sword – Change is good
My love for Pokemon is years-long and runs deep. I've played everything from Blue, onwards ...
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Overwatch on Switch
Overwatch isn't a new game to me. I've spent countless hours grinding my way through ...
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Headset Review: HyperX Cloud Earbuds
Not content with two different sets of gaming earbuds, I decided it was worth checking ...
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Forza Horizon 4 – Battle Royale
Forza Horizon 4, Battle Royale. What?! A series of games synonymous with realistic driving, licensed ...
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Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
On paper, the idea of a crossover between the iconic Mario series, and the Ubisoft ...
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The impact of achievements and trophies
I'm no psychologist or even anyone with knowledge/interest in human behaviour, so this isn't some ...
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Shadow of War: Here we go!
It's been out a couple of years, but I'm finally starting Shadow of War. When ...
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Headset review: Turtle Beach Battle Buds
We all know Turtle Beach as one of the leading purveyors of gaming headsets, right? ...
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Nescafe Azera – Nitro Coffee
I'll be honest, if you say Nescafe I just think of "Gold Blend" and horrible ...
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Quick sip: Costa Coffee in a can
Over the weekend I saw that Costa Coffee have released a range of canned, cold ...
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Where on earth do you draw a line under Super Smash Bros. games, to be ...
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The Division 2: End Game
Level 30, World Tier 1. What?! The Division 2 did the impossible, and kept me ...
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Keeping up with coffee and games
The past month has seen quite a drop in me creating and publishing posts. Not ...
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No Man’s Sky – Starting Again
Approximately a year and a half ago, I decided to give No Man's Sky a ...
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Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
Final Fantasy is a massive franchise, and a franchise I have a lot of fondness ...
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Saving San Francisco – Watch Dogs 2
Approximately 20 hours, and I've played through the main campaign of Watch Dogs 2. What ...
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Diving into Washington DC – The Division 2
Apparently I can only play Ubisoft games at the moment. Not content with two Assassin's ...
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Java Update: Percol – Protein Latte
Coffee drinks are always fun to try. The spin that people put them on generally ...
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Destiny 2 is in really good shape right now
I've written a massive amount about Destiny 2 over the past couple of years. But ...
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Watch Dogs 2 – Getting Started
Watch Dogs was a good game. Despite what people have to say about Aiden Pierce ...
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What the hell is Auto Chess?
Coming off two Assassin's Creed games in a row, and bracing myself for Watch Dogs ...
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Assassin’s Creed Origins – Final Thoughts
Just shy of 40 hours in Origins, and my time with Bayek has come to ...
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Music Blog: The 5 albums that changed my life
It sounds dramatic, doesn't it? Albums that change your life? But, honestly, I think it's ...
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Assassin’s Creed Origins
Straight out of Assassin's Creed Syndicate, and into Origins. The re-imagining of the franchise, kind ...
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Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – Final Thoughts
It's been about two weeks since I finished Assassin's Creed Syndicate, but I decided to ...
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Blog: Gaming on a budget
Gaming is a great hobby, with so much variety and breadth. Niche titles, global communities ...
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What happened to Anthem?
Releasing a new "live service" game never goes well, does it? Especially when it's a ...
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Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – Almost finished
I've spent quite a substantial amount of time in Assassin's Creed Syndicate since I last ...
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Breath of the Wild – A Masterpiece
I've written multiple times of my love for the Legend of Zelda series. Beyond that, ...
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Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – Getting Started
I've toyed with the idea of getting one of the newer Assassin's Creed games recently ...
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Monster Energy – Monster Espresso Drinks
In my lifelong quest to try the biggest variety of coffees and coffee-based drink, I ...
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Sea of Thieves – Anniversary Update
It's no lie to say that I've gotten back into Sea of Thieves recently. With ...
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Twilight Princess – Starting Again
After my Breath of the Wild binge recently, and my commitment to finishing all my ...
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GWENT – So much change
GWENT, the in-game card game from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was released in beta, ...
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Sea of Thieves – Anchors aweigh
Sea of Thieves came out on March 20th 2018. I was very keen to give ...
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Breath of the Wild is just superb
Obvious statement of 2019? Probably, but I'm back into Breath of the Wild in a ...
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Battlefield V – Battle Royale
Firestorm. Strong name isn't it? Well, yeah, and it makes literal sense because the classic ...
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Java update: Rave Coffee “The Italian Job”
Rave coffee is a name I've heard several times over the past couple of years, ...
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Star Wars Battlefront II – Initial Impressions
Battlefront 2 isn't exactly a well-loved EA game, is it? With a massive (justified) furore ...
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Java Update: Cornish Coffee “The Original”
When you think of coffee, you think perhaps of Italy or France? With the rise ...
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Anthem – The reviews
It's almost cool to hate on Anthem at the minute. Not without good cause, for ...
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Crackdown 3 – Quick Take
I think my brother put it best when he said "this is what I wanted ...
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Trust in YouTube
Being any kind of gamer can often mean looking for guides or reviews, or perhaps ...
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Monster Hunter World x The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt
In the past 10 years, I'd suggest that there are only 2 or 3 game ...
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Apex Legends
Anyone that knows me, knows that they could utter either "Titanfall" or "Battle Royale" and ...
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Anthem: VIP Demo
Anthem isn't a game I've been particularly fussed about if I'm honest. Another online loot ...
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The Wii U Tri-Fecta – Zelda time!
The Legend of Zelda has been at the centre of my gaming life for as ...
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Call of Duty Black Ops 4
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 is the second Call of Duty I've ever written ...
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Spider Man: Back into the swing of things
Finishing Spider Man last year was great. I had a great time, and wrote plenty ...
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Monster Hunter World
Thinking of a title for this post left me a little dumbstruck......What is it that ...
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Coffee: Mastering the Moka Pot
Until a little while ago, a Moka Pot wasn't something on my radar. That little ...
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Marvel vs Capcom Infinite
Fighting games are not my thing. Try as I might, I am not good at ...
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The Gold Standard – 2018
2018 has been a pretty great year for Ninja Refinery, but better still for gaming ...
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God of War – Final Thoughts
I have no idea how to say this, nor did I ever expect to say ...
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Halo – Still got it after all these years
It's no secret that I'm a Halo fan. Hell, my wedding ring is a Halo! ...
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