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Dan Goad

England
As seen in: The Digital Fix, Daily Star (UK), Telstra, WhatCulture, TheGamer
Covers:  Gaming, film, TV, theatre
Actor, gamer, classics PhD, mythology consultant, podcaster and journalist. Words at @thedigitalfix, @DailyStarGames & @thegamerwebsite

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I am an enthusiastic, motivated, creative and organised person with excellent communication skills and attention to detail, whilst also being confident and diligent. I thrive in a team environment and get on well with people from all walks of life.

Video games have been a part of my life for around 30 years, with my first ever gaming system being the BBC Micro. In that time I’ve played all sorts of games, from tiny indies to the biggest AAAs.

Growing up as the son of an English teacher, profe…

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Ultimate Team Accounts For Nearly A Third Of EA's Net Revenue - Exploding Barrels

Ultimate Team Accounts For Nearly A Third Of EA's Net Revenue - Exploding Barrels

Everyone likes to complain about loot boxes, but EA's recent SEC Filing ( pdf) demonstrates why they're here …

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Handheld Gaming PC Rumoured To Be Close To Release At Valve - Exploding Barrels

Handheld Gaming PC Rumoured To Be Close To Release At Valve - Exploding Barrels

A change in Steam's code could add weight to the ongoing rumours that Valve has been developing a handheld ga…

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Overwatch 2 Updates, Including Five Players Per Team In PvP - Exploding Barrels

Overwatch 2 Updates, Including Five Players Per Team In PvP - Exploding Barrels

Blizzard has announced a bunch of changes and updates to be expected in Overwatch 2. The most significant amo…

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Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown Coming To PS4 Next Week - Exploding Barrels

Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown Coming To PS4 Next Week - Exploding Barrels

Sega today announced that a remake of Virtua Fighter 5 is coming exclusively to PS4. It will release digitall…

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AbleGamers And Logitech G To Launch Disabled Esports League - Exploding Barrels

AbleGamers And Logitech G To Launch Disabled Esports League - Exploding Barrels

Following the success of last year's one-off Adaptive Esports Invitational, Logitech G is to host the world's…

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Total War: Rome Remastered Review PC PC - Exploding Barrels

Total War: Rome Remastered Review PC PC - Exploding Barrels

When it was first released in 2004, Rome: Total War was a milestone in strategy gaming. While the previous ga…

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How Dan Goad is championing Men’s Mental Health

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By Dan Goad
| Telstra
[Inspiring & Reflective Music] FOOTAGE: We open on a Video title How Dan Goad is championing Men’s Mental Health at Telstra. FOOTAGE: Dan is seated at his desk, wearing a Telstra jumper with a Movember flag behind him on the wall. DAN: I'm Dan Goad. DAN: I'm currently on secondment in Field Access Networks as a Designer, but I normally spend my day-to-day as a Field Technician, within Field Services.
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Ultimate Team Accounts For Nearly A Third Of EA's Net Revenue

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By Dan Goad
| exploding-barrels.com
Everyone likes to complain about loot boxes, but EA’s recent SEC Filing (pdf) demonstrates why they’re here to stay for now. EA earned a massive $1.62 billion from Ultimate Team modes in games such as FIFA and Madden in the 2021 fiscal year. This represents 29% of their total net revenue of $5.6 billion. Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad broke down the annual revenue for the mode, showing how lucrative it has become in just six years.
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Overwatch 2 Updates, Including Five Players Per Team In PvP

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By Dan Goad
| exploding-barrels.com
Blizzard has announced a bunch of changes and updates to be expected in Overwatch 2. The most significant amongst them is that PvP matches will now be 5v5 instead of the first game’s 6v6. The change will manifest through dropping one of the tank roles from the set team makeup, meaning there will be two damage, two support, and a single tank. This is to change the focus of the tank away from protecting the team to more “in-your-face battling”.
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