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ZONKING OUT TO LONGPLAYS

WHY I LOVE WHAT MAKES GAMES SPECIAL

They say it’s bad for you to have a television in your bedroom, and even worse to go to sleep while it’s on, but just who is ‘they’? Scientists? Pshaw. Silence is the enemy, and my brain must feast on soundwaves. I’ve been falling asleep with the TV on for as long as I can remember, and I’ve found the secret sauce to getting a good night’s sleep with the perfect cosy background noise: longplays.

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