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Simon Munk

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Award-winning specialist journalist in videogames, technology, cycling and outdoors products. Experienced copywriter. Competent videogame script editor and writer. Half-finished novelist. Mediocre tea maker.

Articles By Simon Munk

LittleBigPlanet 3

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Listed: Science Fiction in Videogames

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Seven days of sci-fi

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Far Cry 4

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Assassin's Creed: Unity

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

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Splot

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The Swapper

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Alien: Isolation

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Wasteland 2

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Destiny

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CounterSpy

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Road Not Taken

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A Story About My Uncle

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Modern Combat 5: Blackout

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