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Wesley Fick

The first game I played was Quake and I kept on dying because I didn't know how to double-jump. I crashed my first computer while playing Need for Speed II on a Windows 95 machine (it took me another ten years to learn this was normal behaviour). I once said Windows 7, the iPad, and AMD wouldn't be a success. I'm the first person to admit that I'm an idiot. Through multiple bets, I owe my brother thirteen million billion dollars. I game on Linux.

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Acer Swift 5-514 review – Ultra-lightweight laptop champion

By Wesley Fick
April 17, 2019
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Fick’s Picks: April 2019 Desktops from R5,000 to R10,000

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April 12, 2019
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Drive to Survive takes you close to the apex of Formula One’s drama

By Wesley Fick
April 9, 2019
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Gaming

Hitman 2 got a sweet DirectX 12 update this week

By Wesley Fick
March 29, 2019
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ASUS in-box software for notebooks and desktops was compromised to deliver malware

By Wesley Fick
March 27, 2019
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The new Microsoft Edge browser can now be previewed thanks to leaks

By Wesley Fick
March 27, 2019
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Intel’s Gen 11 graphics lineup looks solid for a war with AMD

By Wesley Fick
March 26, 2019
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The Outer Worlds is the latest game to ditch Steam and head to the Epic Games Store

By Wesley Fick
March 22, 2019
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