Jim Franklin

Jim Franklin is a freelance writer, living in Derby UK with his wife and his player 3. When time allows he likes nothing more than losing himself in a multi-hour gaming session. He likes most games and will play anything but prefers MMO's, and sandbox RPG's.

Joined: December 1, 2011
Articles: 792

post: 664
reviews: 127

ByJim Franklin
OnMarch 15, 2016

Automatron DLC Out Released March

Well, if you’ve been waiting diligently for Automatron, the first of Bethesda’s Fallout 4 DLC’s then you won’t have to wait very long. The robot based downloadable content pack is due for release on March 22nd. That’s right, next week,…

ByJim Franklin
OnMarch 14, 2016

Guild Wars 2 Back on my Radar

I don’t know how it happened but I started playing Guild Wars 2 over the weekend. I think I was getting slightly bored with Fallout 4 and Wow and almost absent-mindedly just clicked on the GW2 icon. At this point…

ByJim Franklin
OnFebruary 26, 2016

Fallout 4 Survival Mode Details Leaked

If you’ve been wandering around the Fallout 4 Wasteland, bitch slapping Deathclaw’s and butchering Super Mutants, you may be looking for an additional challenge in the form of the Fallout 4 survival mode. The updated Survival mode pumps up the…

ByJim Franklin
OnFebruary 26, 2016

Fallout 4 DLC Announced

Firstly, for anyone and everyone interested in Fallout 4 DLC and haven’t already bought a season pass, you might want to but it before the 1st March. The current price for the DLC Pass is set to increase from around…

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ByJim Franklin
OnFebruary 25, 2016

Top 5 Free IOS Mobile Games

Because I spend most of my days doing my very good impression of being an adult, I’ve found that most of my gaming is now on mobile devices. Don’t get me wrong, I love my PC, and try to spend…

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ByJim Franklin
OnJanuary 12, 2016

Video Games The Best of 2015

With 2015 well and truly over, I wanted to take a quick look back at the top five video games that have kept me company during the year. If you’re a follower of this blog then there shouldn’t really be…

ByJim Franklin
OnDecember 30, 2015

Old Arcade Games I Remember Playing

Old arcade games are probably not a part of many gamers gaming history, as they have all but died out now except for the odd one scattered here and there. There’s a post here all about that, which is why I’m…

ByJim Franklin
OnDecember 29, 2015

Craft the World Hints & Tips

As I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been playing a lot of Craft the World of late, and it is pretty damn awesome. Anyway, In order to help you on your way through those first, early steps of your…

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ByJim Franklin
OnDecember 21, 2015

Melee Fighting in Fallout 4

I am getting close to completing my first play through of Fallout 4, and rather than going down the pistol-firearm route, this time I chose to take the more dangerous but to me infinitely more satisfying route of building myself…

ByJim Franklin
OnDecember 15, 2015

Fallout 4 Hacking like a Master

Hacking has been in the Fallout franchise for a while now. It was in Fallout 3, New Vegas and is in Fallout 4. It’s a staple part of surviving the harshest of radioactive wastelands. Hacking is, as you would probably…