Games, bloody games.It's been a rare weekend where I've found myself playing games purely for my own recreational purposes.Having spent the week trying to negotiate with a viral infection coughed up by the Dark Lord Beelzebub himself, I finally finished Gears of … Continue Reading ››
UnderratedI'm a long time fan of Remedy Entertainment from way back, when all they did was code tech demos for PC benchmarking. Their break-out 2001 game, Max Payne, successfully melded an adult, hard-boiled storyline with explosive gameplay and graphics. A couple … Continue Reading ››
Excuses, excusesWelcome back to another cop-out of a post where I'll retread stuff that you can read elsewhere and make excuses as to why I've been "too busy" to write any actual content on this site all week.It seemed a bit strange … Continue Reading ››
Bwaaahka? No!New Zealanders are renown worldwide as being a fairly easy-going and laid-back bunch. There's not much that'll rattle a kiwi.Talking about South African rugby will raise the temperature a bit, but New Zealand has nearly got over the 1995 Rugby World … Continue Reading ››
Where's the F-ing manual?When I was kid back in the day, picking up a new game was a big thing for me. The game cassette would be packed in hard behind a concertinaed pamphlet that would expand to reveal the game … Continue Reading ››
What a week!I was intending to spend the week playing the most excellentDead Island (which I've now tuned to perfection on my PC, honing it into the perfect zombie apocalypse simulator). After that I wanted … Continue Reading ››
Here we go!I loved the first Gears of War, right up to the last bit, which I never bothered to finish (to my shame).Gears 2 on the other hand just pissed me off. I was a bit late to … Continue Reading ››
Nice!Hands up who thinks that the PS3 earpiece/mic is a bit shite.It may be wireless as all that, but the way it hangs limply from your ear makes you look like a reject from the early 2000s, when pricks would … Continue Reading ››
