Thomas Hawkins-Staff Writer

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September, 2021
Bachelor of Science in Games Computing
RPG, 3D Platformer, Action RPG
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About Thomas Hawkins

I've been playing video games almost my entire life, with a particular preference for RPGs, Strategy Games, and 3D Platformers. When I'm not writing or gaming, I usually work on my own game projects or do a spot of baking.

Favorite Games

Elden Ring, Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, Persona 5 Royal, and City of Heroes typically come to mind first when I'm thinking of my favourite games. The Spyro Trilogy (and Especially Year of the Dragon) also ranks highly for me, as does Sly 3 and Jak 2.

Favorite Anime

My Anime preferences are pretty varied, but my favourites are Digimon (Especially Season 3), Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (Part 2 is my favorite so far), and Kill la Kill.

Proudest Gaming Achievement

Easily the Platinum Trophy for Armored Core 6, which I spent a long time learning all the little details of. I'm also pretty proud of my 117% completion (yes that's the right number) of Spyro: Year of the Dragon.

Latest

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Stellar Blade: All Stellar Tears in the Wasteland

Stellar Tears are vital to obtaining the Nier Automata items in Stellar Blade and are scattered across the Wasteland and Great Desert.

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Stellar Blade: How to find Emil's Shop

Stellar Blade's Nier Automata DLC adds new cosmetic items to the game, but earning them will require you to track down Emil and a new collectible.

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Sonic X Shadow Generations: Trophy Guide and Roadmap

Sonic X Shadow Generations is a fantastic game for completionists, with tons of collectibles to find and plenty of skills and gallery items to unlock.

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Temtem Swarm: Best Gear

Temtem Swarm offers players a large assortment of gear to enhance and modify their Tem's capabilities, so here are some particularly potent options.

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Temtem Swarm: Best Build for Oree

Oree can be a tricky Tem to play as in Temtem Swarm, so here's a breakdown of how they work and how to get the most out of them.

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Sonic X Shadow Generations: All Collection Keys in Chaos Island

Chaos Island is the penultimate stage of Shadow's Story in Sonic X Shadow Generations, hiding a total of 18 Collection Keys for players to find.

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Sengoku Dynasty: How to Get Fish

Getting Fish in Sengoku Dynasty requires a few more steps than you'd expect, so here's how to get hold of some fish.

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Sengoku Dynasty: How to Build Special Projects

Special Projects are essential to liberating a region in Sengoku Dynasty and provide additional benefits too, so here's how to build them.

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Sengoku Dynasty: Best Early Perks

Unlocking Perks in Sengoku Dynasty's Legend tab is crucial to improving yourself and your Dynasty, so here are the best early picks.

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Sengoku Dynasty: How to Hunt

Hunting is a great way to gather food in Sengoku Dynasty, so here's how to get started early and track down some meat.

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Sonic X Shadow Generations: All Collection Keys in Sunset Heights

Sunset Heights hides 18 more collection keys in Sonic X Shadow Generations, so here's how to track them down.

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Last Epoch: How to Find & Fight Harbingers

Harbingers are special bosses added to Last Epoch as part of the "Harbingers of Ruin" Cycle, appearing after beating some timeline bosses.

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The Forever Winter: How to get a Tactical Camera

The Tactical Camera is a handy gadget for exploring and navigating the wartorn landscapes of The Forever Winter, so here's how to get one.

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Sonic X Shadow Generations: How to Get an S-Rank

Earning an S-Rank is one way you can prove your mastery of a stage in Sonic X Shadow Generations, so here's how it's done.

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Sonic X Shadow Generations: All Collection Keys in Kingdom Valley

Collection Keys can be found throughout Shadow's levels in Sonic X Shadow Generations, with 18 available in Kingdom Valley alone.

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How to Unlock All Gohan What-If Storylines in Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero

Gohan's Sparking Episode in Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero diverges from the Resurrection F Arc and leads into the reveal of Gohan Black.

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Sonic X Shadow Generations: All Collection Keys in Rail Canyon

Collection Keys are used to unlock Artwork, Music, and Story Synopses in Sonic X Shadow Generations and the Rail Canyon Stages hide 18 of them.

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Sonic X Shadow Generations: How to Activate Hard Mode

Sonic X Shadow Generations offers some excellent Hard Mode Challenges and Bosses, so here's how to access them in Shadow's Story.

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Sonic X Shadow Generations: How to Change Skins

Sonic X Shadow Generations offers bonus skins for people who preordered the game or purchased the Digital Deluxe Edition, here's how to use them.

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Sonic X Shadow Generations: How to Beat the Biolizard

The Biolizard is Shadow's first boss encounter in Sonic X Shadow Generations, wielding a mix of its old abilities and some terrifying new tricks.