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overlypositive.com - 12 hours ago
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A few weeks ago I was a bit
sad to learn that Jennifer Morrison, who plays Dr....
Alison Cameron on popular TV show House, would at least be put on the shelf for the season, if not outright let go. I have a soft spot for Jennifer - not just ...
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House-broken Cameron
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overlypositive.com - 36 hours ago
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As if you all didn't know by now,
I'm a forum veteran, which really is a dolled...
up version of saying "forum whore". I love forums - they provide a great medium for discussion, they have persistent threads that retain the history of the forum, and they are a good ...
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The Serious Business Of Forum Posting
overlypositive.com - 40 hours ago
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Maybe it's because I can't stand to play
game sequels without playing originals, but after hearing about...
the success that Uncharted 2 is getting on the store shelves, I had to Gamefly it up with the first game in the series. I've heard a lot of comparisons to the witty dialog ...
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Uncharted Charm
overlypositive.com - 47 hours ago
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Past the holiday, and feeling guilty about too
much turkey this weekend? Not to worry - I'm...
sure if you did gain a few pounds, there's always New Year's Resolutions to work off that mashed potato-fueled gut, right? Anyway, this week's pick-me-up is brought to you by the cast of Glee. ...
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Case Of The Mondays Cure – True Sappiness
overlypositive.com - 2 days ago
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Recently I was fortunate enough to finish Dragon
Age: Origins, and I do have to say, it...
was an interesting experience in many ways. Not to worry - those of you who haven't played or aren't finished playing won't get spoilers to the ending. Today's most positive note will talk ...
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Dragon Age’s Origin-al End
overlypositive.com - 3 days ago
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So in Aion I soldier on, making an
effort to get ever so closer to the upper...
echelons of the grinding ladder. Still, I could never get through this without the entertainment that chat ends up being, so without further ado, here's what I've overheard on chat this week: Religious education, ...
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Overheard On Chat – Biblical PvP, BotSPAM, and Your Mom
overlypositive.com - 4 days ago
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Today marks the first day of the holiday
shopping season, and Black Friday, long since known to...
be a day when you can get the best deals on deeply discounted material, has been one of its biggest contributors. Early shopping, the mad rush to get things normally tens if not ...
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Black Friday’s Geekery Weakness
overlypositive.com - 5 days ago
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Ah yes, Thanksgiving - that American holiday where
the Butterball Turkey hotline is jammed up for hours,...
food coma is a given, and people start gearing up for Black Friday (post on that coming early in the morn, tomorrow) and the inevitable march towards the holiday season. Whether you're a ...
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Positive Thankfulness
overlypositive.com - 7 days ago
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There's a small buzz around the 'Net, and
it revolves around NCSoft East's 9-minute trailer introducing the...
expansion for Aion, including a ton of new features such as housing, town sieging, mounts, and more. Here be the trailer for said goodness: Now, I've always advertised that optimism is ...
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Aion Infornography
overlypositive.com - 8 days ago
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One thing that I have always enjoyed about
Bioware games is that the moral choices that you...
make in them have lasting impact in the game. Whether it is the state of a planet, the disposition of NPCs, or the way your party members either applaud or oppose what ...
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The Great Consequence Of The Dragon Age
overlypositive.com - 8 days ago
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Sure, you might be wondering a few things
on this dreary Monday - how you're going to...
exercise off all those pounds you'll be gaining at Thanksgiving, how you're going to make it through the holiday week without killing someone, or how you will be able to survive Black Friday ...
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Case Of The Mondays Cure – K-Pop Krazy
overlypositive.com - 9 days ago
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Over at Lagwar I've got a brand new
column up about old school gamers vs. the new...
school of thought. There's a rather dreadfully frightful fight whenever games come out that do or do not pay homage to their gaming ancestry. Battles on forums also erupt over whether retro goodness ...
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[Lagwar] Gaming Is Serious Business – The New Old School
overlypositive.com - 10 days ago
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As someone who typically plays support in MMOs,
one thing that I can say with relative certainty...
is that it takes a little bit being mentally off to be a healer. A blend of masochism, insanity, and laughter is pretty much what makes up any dedicated support class chat, and ...
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Overheard On Chat – The Great Cleric Insanity
overlypositive.com - 11 days ago
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You know, I've tried to put in some
mildly witty, yet positive commentary on all these forum...
quotes I keep gathering, but to be honest, the gems of the internet just need to shine on their own. So without further ado, here's the best of what I've read around the 'Net ...
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Forum Friday – Nyerkers, Virginity, and Spell-Check
overlypositive.com - 13 days ago
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Last night I managed to discover what I
find most enjoyable about Aion. It isn't the graphical...
detail or the simplistic class system or the flight. It isn't the marked progression of gear and a very active economy system, either. Hell, it isn't even leveling. No, the thing that I enjoy ...
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Rifting: The Appeal Of The Aion Un-Welcome Mat
overlypositive.com - 14 days ago
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These days Star Wars: The Old Republic fans
are in a stage where they are looking forany...
piece of info they can get their hands on. With two class reveals (the Jedi Knight and Imperial Agent) the latest bits of discussion that has since died down, fans of Bioware's upcoming ...
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Dragon Age: The SWTOR Preview Made Manifest
overlypositive.com - 15 days ago
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Man, it's just a day of me writing
stuff that's not here at this site, isn't it?...
Not to worry though - OP homegrown content is sure to appear once again. For now, over at Lagwar I've got a new column up and team-based gaming. What's with all the people who ...
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[Lagwar] Gaming Is Serious Business – The Real Team Player
overlypositive.com - 15 days ago
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Lately, the Runic Games crew have been busy
around the blogosphere with promoting Torchlight. At Curse, I...
do a bit more work on the side other than my work with Warhammer Alliance, and last week I sat down with them to talk with them about how they're feeling about the ...
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[Curse] Interview With Runic Games On Torchlight
overlypositive.com - 15 days ago
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Another Monday, another drab beginning of the week
- but never fear, OP is here with funny...
stuff to start it off. If you've ever had a job or are currently in the workforce, you know there's nothing as therapeutic as a bitch session with your co-workers. Well, you're not the ...
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Case Of The Mondays Cure – Minions Have Feelings Too
overlypositive.com - 17 days ago
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This week's episode of Glee on Fox was
a great one for Gleeks like me, for a...
variety of reasons, notwithstanding the dueling vocals of Chris Colfer and Lea Michele's rendition of Wicked's "Defying Gravity". The main reason, however, was a sense of an uncomfortable feeling that stemmed from ...
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That Uncomfortable Amazing Glee Feeling














