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Blabber Mouth Harry: “No! I am Not a National Security Threat”

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What else is this guy going to reveal? Singing like a canary, Harry, the former royal who still uses his royal titles for monetary profit despite his obvious hatred of the entire British monarchy, is divulging information that is clearly damaging to not only the Windsors, but the whole nation of Great Britain as well. This is a clear case of Harry now being a definite national security threat.

Major General Stuart Harris from the Green Howard’s Yorkshire Regiment, quipped: “There is no doubt now that, Harry, when he was a member of the armed forces, would have spilled the beans immediately, giving away names, coordinates, and plans without batting an eyelid, if he were ever captured by the dastardly enemy.”

Who Else Will He Betray Next?

There is a genuine sadness in watching someone who many looked up to with delight for their qualities of strength, duty and ability to relate to others with such enthusiasm, fall from grace in such a sordid manner.

When will this petulant spoiled brat, who has had everything given to them, even having teachers at Eton do their A-levels, and handed multi-million taxpayer funded weddings, private jet flights, £6 million refurbishments learn that it is their own narcissism and arrogance that is killing their own, refusing to look inside their behaviour instead of blaming others all the time?

“Harry used to be a good bloke once, now he’s just a tattle tale who is selfishly destroying the very establishment that entrusted him with a divine knowledge and secrets passed on for centuries. I see him now, and see a coward, a double-crosser who has gone to immense lengths to not only destroy others, but to destroy himself as well. Harry, is an opprobrious squealer rat, dazzled by the glamour and greed of the false light of Hollywood. His mother would be appalled to see this broken dramatist shuffling around the very paparazzi who haunted her life so, courting them at every moment yet pretending to deny them simultaneously. Pathetic vagabond automaton Harry, is now a vile cumbersome retch stumbling aimlessly in his own broken mind, neglecting care or thought for others, a self-absorbed selfish parsimonious swine quisling,” a former acquaintance, commented.

Why Casino Gaming Is a Booming Trend

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The world of online gaming has been a go-to for most players since the early 2000s. With the online space adding a new type of social element to video games, people worldwide have jumped at the chance to experience an elevated form of entertainment that’s taken over the 21st century.

While traditional online video games are undoubtedly doing well, one part of the gaming industry has soared in this environment – casino games. If you’re wondering why online casino games are currently one of the hottest trends on the World Wide Web, here are the main reasons.

Game Quality and Diversity

When most people think of casino gaming, the first ones that come to mind are classics like Poker, Blackjack, and Roulette. Naturally, you wouldn’t be wrong if you thought of these as well. Most online casinos have these classics ready and waiting around the clock, but what separates quality casinos from mediocre ones on the web is the game selection beyond these few titles. Top-notch online casinos are known to host thousands of games at once, offering a little bit of everything!

One of the biggest reasons why casino games online are such a big hit these days is their diversity, especially in the slots category. Unlike typical old-school slot machines, modern slot games come in many different iterations. They often represent multiple genres, boast varying levels of difficulty, and incorporate high-quality design. These games aren’t just released lightly, but take time and effort to offer players a top-shelf gaming experience they won’t tire of.

Cross-Platform Convenience

It’s no secret that one thing most of us don’t have much of in this fast-changing world is free time. People live busy lives, which doesn’t give them much space to experience the joys of gaming often. Online casino games provide a quick fix to this problem. Since most online casinos are instant play, users can access them through a browser on multiple devices. While this might not seem like much, it offers users a chance to launch a game through their phone whenever it’s convenient to them!

Unlike most popular video games that only offer PC and Console support, casino games can be played through most devices with an internet connection. You can squeeze in a game on your lunch break, on your commute, or when you get home on PC. While developers are making moves to allow this kind of freedom with popular video game titles, there’s still a long way to go before it all comes together. Until then, casino games will remain the best on-the-go entertainment option.

The Additional Features

Casino games are considered a classic form of entertainment no matter where you go. The thing is, just because something’s a classic it doesn’t mean there’s no room for improvement. Online casino gaming has proven that a few soft touch-ups can bring a breath of fresh air to an already excellent entertainment medium. The best example of this is Live Casino games. These games incorporate live-streaming technology to bring a more immersive casino feel to games like Baccarat, Roulette, and Blackjack, making them an insanely popular choice.

Of course, additional features don’t just come from the games themselves, but the casinos that host them. Online gambling operators are continuously working on ways to improve the gameplay experience of their visitors. Naturally, this includes better chances of winning without much investment on their part. Gamification options such as loyalty rewards, free spins, and other similar features give players better ways to enjoy playing their favourite casino titles.

5 Tips for Photographing Nature

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If you are looking to photograph nature, you will want to make sure that the images you take make a truly stunning impression. There is a lot to consider when it comes to this type of photography, but rather than being intimidated, you should feel inspired by the challenge. With that being said, we have put together five of the best tips when it comes to photographing nature so that you can get started in style.

Assess nature photographs taken by others

There is only one place to begin, and this is by assessing the nature photographs that have been taken by other established and aspiring nature photographers. This is a great way for you to get a good understanding of what works and what doesn’t. You will find plenty of images to look at by visiting quality photo sharing websites.

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Improve your photographs with natural light

Natural light can make a massive difference. Photographing nature tends to look great when there is evening or morning light, in particular, especially during the golden hours, so do keep this in mind. The light that appears before sunset and after sunrise has a hazy and soft quality to it, which will allow for more even illumination of your subjects and there will not be any harsh shadows like you get at midday.

Be prepared with the right equipment and gear

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A lot of nature photographers decide to venture into a remote location without their tripod in hand, and they live to regret it. It is also important to make sure that you are wearing clothing that is appropriate and suitable for your surroundings. You will also need to bring a compass and a map, and you are going to need to know how to use it. You typically cannot rely on your phone in such locations.

Study your subject

We also recommend that you spend some time studying your subject so you can determine how to take the best shots. You are always going to take better photographs if you have an understanding of what you are capturing. Plus, you will be able to predict shots better if you know your subject’s habits, and this can help for a much more fruitful and productive day with your camera.

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Separate the subject from the background

The final piece of advice we have for you is to separate the subject from the background. Subjects in such photography can be a flower, animal, or plant, for instance. Make sure you carefully judge the distance of your subject from the background. This will help to separate them. You should also focus on the subject when shooting.

There is no denying that nature photography is a stunning art form and there are some truly spectacular nature images out there these days. However, there is no reason why you cannot take just as impressive images. It is all about practising and honing your craft. We hope that the ideas and suggestions that we have mentioned above will help you to do this.

Five Indicators of a Solid Lifestyle Game

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Video games have been transitioning from being a one-off product to a long-term title that keeps the player base captivated with new content after the initial release. Dubbed as “lifestyle games”, these titles are slowly becoming a part of a person’s lifestyle.

Similar to online casinos where players can pay by phone, making transactions with these lifestyle games are simple and easy. And here are some simple ways to know if a title you’ve chosen is a great lifestyle game:

1. Affordable monthly subscription
2. Constant updates and new features
3. Reasonable microtransactions
4. Reliable on-demand gaming
5. Engaging gameplay

Affordable Monthly Subscription

While many games offer a “free to play” model, there are some amazing titles that would require a monthly subscription to keep an active account. Usually seen in massively multiplayer online games or MMOGs, the monthly subscription model help maintain the game’s servers and the addition of new content, among others.

A telltale sign of a solid lifestyle game is the subscription price in comparison to what the game offers. If a title has a steep upkeep cost yet lags and glitches on a regular basis, better skip that title and go elsewhere. A lot of modern-day titles are within the $15 range, which could be your basis for a reasonable price point.

Constant Updates and New Features

Games have to stay fresh and relevant in order to continue catching the appeal of their market. Many titles have fallen from grace and utterly forgotten due to the lack of updates or new content.

Some of the biggest games in the community, even those that have been played for 10 or more years, still see updates and revisions to this day. This is especially true with major esports titles, where the meta is constantly changing and gameplay is continually evolving.

As a rule of thumb, you want a lifestyle game that sees regular patch updates, new game additions, or updated features. These factors will tell you that the game developer is dedicated to keeping their audience happy and make the title always relevant.

Reasonable Microtransactions

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Microtransactions are almost a staple in today’s lineup of games; it’s difficult to find fame nowadays that does not have purchasable knickknacks. Most modern games offer a form of microtransaction, whether through purchasable loot boxes or player packs that upgrade standard in-game rewards.

The prevalence of microtransactions on the current gaming landscape has brought mixed emotions to the general audience. When applied properly in the game, microtransactions improve the gameplay experience by proving unique perks that makes the game more enjoyable. Balanced loot boxes that offer proper rewards and content that enhances the aesthetics rather than in-game stats are favored by the gaming public.

However, poorly-applied microtransactions can turn the gameplay sour for all players, as it can turn the game into a “pay to win” scenario. Pay to win is a term used wherein those who can buy more loot boxes have better stats or stronger equipment. This is frowned upon within the gaming community, as seen in many instances where triple-A game publishers are criticized for having a pay-to-win setup in their games.

Reliable On-demand Gaming

In the old days of gaming, having exclusive titles for systems is seen as an acceptable marketing tactic to make players purchase a specific gaming console. Major game publishers that choose single hardware usually raise the market value of that console or hardware, which became a crucial factor during the console wars of that era.

With the current age of gaming, however, cloud gaming and multiple console availability have become the standard of the times. Modern gamers want to play their games on whatever hardware they’re using, be it a current-gen console or a state-of-the-art gaming PC. The availability of a game on multiple hardware plays a big part in the game’s longevity. This, plus the ability to transfer your current game data among the hardware is a great sign that you should be playing that title.

Engaging Gameplay

Even if a game sees regular updates, available in all hardware, and has minimal microtransactions, if the gameplay is poor and boring, then it’s not worth playing. Gameplay must be fun and engaging for players to pick up the title and get hooked on the action.

User-friendly controls, easy-to-understand gameplay, and deep mechanics are some of the key indicators to know if a lifestyle game is a keeper or not. Without these factors, players may grab the game for its nice visuals, but would steadily leave the game to rot if it does not offer more.

Lifestyle games are more than a trend: they’re here to stay in the modern gaming environment. With these indicators, you can detect if a title is a keeper or not.

Esports in the Olympics? Here Are Three More Barbaric Ideas…

The Olympic Games have always moved in line with technology. We have the likes of Hawkeye and on-the-line technology, as well as plenty more. But over the last few years there’s been serious talk about taking that technology to new levels, with the introduction of Esports to the Games.

It didn’t make the cut for Tokyo 2021 (now 2021), but in three years gaming seems all but nailed on to become an event in the Paris Games.

For many it’s a welcome addition. For many more it’s far from it. Because what comes next? Well, we have put together five more barbaric ideas for the IOC to consider given they seem open to ideas…

Bingo

Online bingo is just as popular as Esports these days with the best bingo site in the UK welcoming hundreds of thousands of customers, while millions of players enjoy it worldwide. What’s more, a giant bingo game could help fund the Olympics. It’s a win win.

Of course, there’s no skill to it, so strictly speaking it can’t be remotely described as sport. But like chess boxing, we could add something into the equation to make it a game of skill and exertion.

Speed Texting

If we’re trying to make the Games appeal to a younger audience, what about Speed Texting? Incredibly, there is, or has been competitions held for this already, with phrases like “flying thubs” thrown around to describe players.

LG has run a World Cup, while the speed texting record has previously been broken at the Cannes Lions Festival. We’re not sure how it would work. Perhaps the first to reply to a Seb Coe text wins?

Wife-Carrying

We’re always seeing power couples at the Olympics, like Jason and Laura Kenny, but how would they fancy their chances in wife-carrying? A Finnish tradition in which male competitors must carry a female teammate through an obstacle course, with the Gold medallists being the first to finish.

It’s a sport that has been running since the 1800s, while the World Championships have been in existence since the late 1990s. Competitions are now held worldwide, and we’d certainly love to see it as an addition if the Games ever went to Helsinki.

Of course, along similar lines, we’d love to see many of the sports found on Netflix’s The Champions. IOC regulated frog jumping or cheese rolling would certainly draw the crowds.

Harry and Meghan Will Push For Complete Gun Ban in America

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As well as condemning the First Amendment right to freedom of speech by Harry, the couple will be pushing for the Second Amendment right to bear arms be repealed in their next propaganda push.

The liberal Woke agenda of censorship and Cancel Culture is not enough of a destruction of basic human rights of freedom of speech and expression, banning guns for all U.S. citizens is next on the agenda.

“If they’re coming for our rights to freedom of speech, you can bet your bottom dollar they’re coming for our guns as well,” one clued-up American commentator revealed.

The Biden and Harris team have already brought out many executive orders restricting certain things Americans can do with their guns, and making it harder to buy weapons, and Harry is a great fan of Biden.

Speaking on Tuesday from his Montecito mansion, Harry revealed why guns should be banned for all American citizens.

“For my fragile constitution and mental health, I cry every time I see someone has discharged a gun, whether in the name of self-defence or offensively. It is not necessary, if we just talk to people and ask them nicely to stop raping your wife in your home, then people like that would listen to you. I would reason with them, and ask them if they need a therapist to deal with their unnatural desires. Then they would put their guns and daggers down and stop their raping. It’s really as simple as that. We need to be kinder and nicer to people even when they are committing atrocities against you or your family. Ban guns in the U.S. now! As the Duke of Sussex from Britain, I will make sure you are all unarmed and left helpless, whilst the criminals all own heavy armaments. We just need to talk to the criminals and murderers and treat them with kindness, and they will stop committing their heinous crimes.”

There was a collective swooning session from all champagne socialist liberals in Woke America at Harry’s endearing words and gesture to ban guns across the country. On hearing the announcement from Harry, former president, Obama had to rush off to the toilet to relieve himself — multiple times.

Get ready America, Harry and Meghan want Mr and Mrs America disarmed and silent.

How We Know Aliens Don’t Exist

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When the Pentagon is disclosing anything about UFOs and aliens from outer space, everyone needs to stand up and listen. What does this ‘disclosure’ from the Pentagon mean?

“First things first, if the Pentagon tells you something, anything, you better start thinking the opposite. The Pentagon never discloses anything unless it is designed to misinform the public, or promote some sort of agenda that will benefit the Pentagon. If they tell you to run left, get ready to run right,” one former ‘liar’, ahem, Pentagon official revealed.

Suffice to say, when the Pentagon yells little green men in space suits flying UFOs all over the fucking place, take it with a pinch of salt.

You can be certain that these ‘unknown’ craft are fully known to the Pentagon, and have been in development in secret for the last 50 years in places like Groom Lake, Area 51.

When you have the likes of Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO, who nearly ground the company to the ground, working for the Pentagon, it is obvious that what they say is not always the truth. Of course, the Pentagon is not all that bad, but we have to factor in the agency’s agenda when releasing any sort of news to the public.

Whatever their agenda, the Pentagon is using low level operators in the Navy and Air Force to spread the UFO sightings across news networks for a reason.

Just be weary of what they tell you and do your own research from multiple sources, if you are in the least interested in the UFO disclosure.

Until then, just keep yawning as they bring out more stuff. Apathy is pretty much the only reaction most people give, as many would not bat an eyelid these days if an alien did turn up on their front lawn. No one gives a flying fuck any more.

Online Bingo in Ireland – A Breakdown

Gambling has always been a popular pastime in Ireland, from sports and horse race betting to high-stakes blackjack and games of chance such as roulette.

This trend has continued even as the market has largely transitioned online, with the leading Irish online bingo sites at betinireland.ie comprising a vast and increasingly lucrative marketplace.

Online bingo always retains a cult following, but just how popular is this vertical and why has it enjoyed such enduring love and respect on the Emerald Isle?

iGaming and Online Bingo in Ireland

Along with sports technology, we know that the gambling industry is one of the world’s fastest-growing marketplaces, with Ireland’s expansive sector also one of the best-regulated anywhere across the globe.

Ireland’s citizens wagered a cumulative amount of $9.8 billion both on and offline in 2019, for example, despite boasting a relatively small population of five million.

This equates to an average bankroll of $379.52 per head, which is amongst the highest per capita gambling spends in the world. To provide some context, the average Brit wagers just £133 annually ($181.69) or a relatively paltry £2.57 per week, highlighting a difference that’s as stark as it is outstanding.

Furthermore, the overall gambling industry on the continent is worth an estimated $24.7 billion, with Ireland accounting for a staggering 40% of this total GGY.

This is despite the Emerald Isle being one of Europe’s smaller countries, with a population much smaller than that of Spain, Germany, Italy and the UK.

But how much is wagered online in Europe? Overall, it’s estimated that $4.7 billion of the total $9.8 billion spent in Ireland is wagered online, including live casino games and virtual bingo verticals.

This equates to a market share just shy of 50%, which highlights the growing popularity of online verticals and the increased dominance of virtual gameplay in the digital age.

Of course, online bingo represents a relatively small piece of this pie, but it remains incredibly popular in Ireland and (like other iGaming verticals) continues to grow incrementally year-on-year.

The History of Bingo in Ireland

While the game of bingo can be traced back hundreds of years, it didn’t arrive on the shores of Ireland until the 1960s.

However, once it did arrive it was quickly embraced by gambling-friendly locals, with a host of local bingo halls springing up in Ireland just as they had previously in England, Scotland and Wales.

During this time, Saturday night became bingo night in Ireland, creating a thrilling combination of gambling, drinking and socialising for young and older adults alike.

Interestingly, Irish bingo was originally championed by the Catholic Church, who were keen to market it as a fun way to raise funds from local communities and provide a fun source of entertainment for residents.

By the late 70s, however, its reputation and popularity had spread so much that bingo was able to detach itself from the church and become a mainstream form of entertainment in its own right.

The majority of bingo halls were located in Dublin, catering to both locals and visitors alike over time. However, Irish hubs were never heavily reliant on tourists (unlike operators in the UK), as locals who loved the game played all-year-round and created a consistent source of revenue for brands.

This trend has continued to this day, while it shows no sign of abating having largely transitioned online.

The Last Word – Online Bingo Now

It’s now a little over 60 years since bingo was first introduced as an offline entity in Ireland, with the evolved online vertical having grown into a popular and much-loved marketplace.

It’s also a vertical that contributes the largest amount to the online GGY in Ireland, with its contribution increasing incrementally over the last couple of years or so.

Ultimately, today’s online bingo platforms do much to replicate the immersive sights and sounds of a bricks-and-mortar experience, while the sheer range and diversity of game iterations offers huge value to casual and serious players alike.

So, although online bingo in Ireland will never be as generative as virtual slots or table games, the vertical retains a niche following that tends to wager frequently and in deceptively large amounts.

Why Web Agencies Need to Ditch the Drivel

Talking to web agencies about a website project can be a challenging minefield of complicated jargon. Does the average punter know their CMYK from their RGB? And UX from UI (- from IA)?

Designers have elevated jargon to an art form with unintelligible and sometimes unintentionally comical pronouncements. They use words like “differentiation”, “touchpoints” and “behaviours”. They twist language into gobbledegook like “direct unequivocal propositions”, “convergent tangible context” and “competitive brandscape analysis”. And they give free rein to puffed-up nonsense like “brand is not a product; it is the product’s source, its meaning and its direction, and it defines its identity in time and space”. Everything they do is getting lost in a confusion of words.

So why do they do this? Clients are looking for a web designer. They’re not looking for a guru, or a sensei, or a warrior, or an overlord. They just want a designer. Preferably one who isn’t going to make them feel stupid if they don’t understand the difference between rhythm and hierarchy or if they need it explained why a red and black colour scheme might not be the best idea for a nursery website. The trouble is designers have an inability to see past their egotistical desires as a designer, and realise that no business cares that much about ‘pixel perfect design’ they just want something that looks good and works.

Koreti 2 web agenciesThe public sometimes has a dim view of web designers. They are not always taken seriously and are looked at as pixel pushers, or a bunch of computer nerds living in their parents’ basements. Designers are pretentious because design is not always highly valued by many, and it is looked upon as a simple profession that is so easy that anybody with a computer can do it. Because the barriers to entry are so low there are many designers out there using the title but with no actual experience, education or skills to speak of, they just know photoshop. Some designers are from this category, and they want to make themselves out to be smarter than they are.

And on top of this, when dealing with clients it is important to make them feel like they have got value for money. Sometimes a design can look very easy to a non-designer, they do not recognise the amount of work that goes into researching and designing some visual graphic, all they see is the end result which could to them look very basic. (think the Nike tick for example). And if a client is paying thousands of pounds for a logo, they want to feel like their money has been well spent. Most, if not all designers, would not be ashamed to ‘gild the lily’ when talking with a client just to reassure them that they made the right choice in commissioning the designer.

Creative industries thrive on a diversity of ideas, and those ideas can’t be included if people don’t know what they’re talking about. By just spouting jargon that clients don’t understand, the web designer is not going to engage properly with the client. Not only that, but some purposefully use jargon in order to intentionally keep other people out. By speaking in terms that the average person doesn’t understand, it is cutting them out of the conversation. The web designer hides behind jargon out of insecurity. This is because jargon tricks us into thinking that those who use it convincingly can do anything. So, it should be down to the client to pick a designer who speaks in plain English and doesn’t need to hide behind the jargon.

Some web design agencies are fighting back against the tide. Alan Jenkins of Quadrant2Design said “We started Quadrant2Design for one simple reason; we had enough of the nonsense from web agencies, and we knew there was a better way. Our mantra is simple No Nonsense, No Jargon, Just Great Sites for “real” businesses. We have found that many businesses are crying out for a web design and development service that is clear and obvious from pricing, through to design and development and ongoing maintenance”. Let’s hope that where they go, others will follow.

Best Quick Games for When You’re Pressed With Time

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Gaming is currently one of the most popular sources of entertainment. This immersive medium allows us to jump into different worlds and explore lands of fantasy, action, and mystery like no other has before it. While all of this can make for an incredible experience, most games today require players to invest a lot of time to progress through the levels. This can be a bit of a bummer for those of us that have hectic lives and can only squeeze in a couple of minutes here and there. Luckily, some quick games offer a solution, and here are a few of them.

Casino Games

Casino games are classics that never seem to go out of style, which is why their digital versions are now crushing it in the online world. With the help of a top-tier online casino Canada, it’s easy to enjoy a few rounds of Poker, Blackjack, or a couple of minutes on the slots whenever you want, wherever you want. Their quick gameplay makes them a great option for casual players that don’t have a lot of free time to spare, while their complexity keeps them interesting no matter how many times you give them a shot.

Of the many games you’ll find populating the lobbies of these websites, slots are currently most people’s go-to’s. The reason for this is simple – modern slots follow traditional video game patterns. They come in all popular game genres, including fantasy, horror, and action, meaning there’s something out there for everyone.

Mobile MOBAs

Most of you are probably surprised to see MOBAs on this list. While immensely action-packed, these games often run matches that can last anywhere between forty minutes to an hour. For a busy person, this doesn’t exactly scream casual. Luckily, most MOBAs on mobile offer the perfect solution to this. Just like their PC counterparts, mobile MOBAs sport great and versatile gameplay. What does differentiate them from PC MOBAs is the length of an average match. Since these games have been adapted to fit the mobile platform, matches don’t usually last more than 20 minutes!

Mobile MMORPGs

Here’s another genre of games that’s been offering casual gamers a top-notch experience on mobile. MMORPGs are notorious for dragging on for hours. Once you start a task such as a dungeon raid, quest, or PVP-related activity, it’s hard to get out of it for at least a while unless you want to get punished for it by the system. Once again, mobile’s focus on making gaming more casual worldwide takes care of this problem. On mobile, many of these activities last significantly shorter or offer the option to be completed automatically by the game’s AI.

While some players might find this off-putting, it can be an insanely helpful feature, especially when something unplanned interrupts your gameplay. Instead of exiting the game in the middle of a raid and risking getting banned, you can take care of your business while the AI takes care of you.

Shooting Games

Here’s a solution that works great practically across all platforms. While this mainly applies to first-person shooter games, most online shooting games, in general, boast quick matches. What’s even better, if you have to leave the game before it ends, you often aren’t punished for it as severely as you would with other types of online games. There are a ton of great shooting games on PC, console, and mobile right now, but if you’re aiming to give your gaming PC a run for its money, here are a few you shouldn’t miss.