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Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus (1998) - MobyGames

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The Good Just like the first, only better. The story is pretty simple (building off the first game: rescue Mudokon friends from the Glukkons), but captivating. Of course, there are elements that successfully contribute to the theme of the Mudokons needing to be rescued, such as addiction to brew; but overall, the story is simple. Is this a bad thing? Absolutely not. The setting is fantastic/ science-fiction-like, but only on the surface. Read More...

Debates over Beijings derelict Old Summer Palace are about more than history

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Editor’s Note: Paul French is the author of books including “Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China,” and “Through the Looking Glass: China’s Foreign Journalists from Opium Wars to Mao.” CNN  —  Northeast of Beijing’s resplendent Summer Palace lie the ruins of another stately structure, burned to the ground by European forces during the Second Opium War. Once an elaborate network of pavilions, palaces, bridges and gardens, Yuanmingyuan – “The Garden of Perfect Brightness,” known simply as the Old Summer Palace in English – is now little more than collections of rubble amid a network of tranquil lakes. Read More...

Finally, smaller OLED TVs could be coming and we desperately need them

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In a promising update, LG Display has announced that it has started making 32-, 34- and 39-inch OLED panels , according to FlatpanelsHD. These panels will be used for new monitors and will join their current lineup of 27- and 45-inch OLED monitor panels.  Although no release dates have been formally announced, the fact that LG Display is working on these new panels is an exciting step forward and means that their OLED panels, which are found in some of the best TVs, might even find their way into 32-inch OLED TVs – something that is desperately needed in the TV market. Read More...