June 2010
1 post
One year later...
Howdy!
A year has passed since my last awkward, stumbling post on E3 2009. Our dreams of podcasting have taken a similar lurch to the wayside in recent months, as we compete with personal issues, technical problems and outside interference.
Over a year ago, we set out to produce a gaming podcast with a difference. The difference being that we understood our place within the show’s...
E3 Thoughts
It would seem that everyone is in a decidedly predatory mood this E3. While every major publisher and developer looks to steal the show with their latest offerings, it can be extremely easy to fall into the trap of trying to decide who ‘won’ E3.
Microsoft’s opening salvo was an impressive one, a presentation which got the entire industry talking. Their take on motion control- Project Natal, is...
April 2009
1 post
Xbox 360 Demo Roundup 2: The Quickening
It’s been a while since I’ve made the leap to the ol’ Tumblr for some blog action. It would appear that Twitter has me in it’s 140-character grasp. Some things are hard to convey in 140 characters, so I’ve ‘fired that motherfucker up’ and started on the ol’ blog. Let’s turn the mother out, and put some heat under the sucker…
UFC 2009:...
March 2009
2 posts
360 Demo Roundup:
The developers of Ninja Blade made a couple of grave errors when creating their martial-arts opus.I have a couple of points on it.
1: If the very first thing you have the player do in the game is a Quick Time Event, you are a bunch of cunts.
2: Having huge flashes of light every time you hit someone means you can’t see their counter attack - so you can’t block in time.
3:...
Chicken wings
Everyone loves Chicken Wings, eh? You can’t really beat a good portion of hot, spicy chicken wings. Chicken Wings.
Chicken Wings.
February 2009
18 posts
Today
Limmy’s show was pretty good. A few things we’ve seen before, but altogether really funny. I think he’s actually better just as himself, talking to the camera - while the sketches were good, I’d prefer him just to talk shite for half an hour.
Playing Big Bang Mini on DS. Also - pretty good!
Pretty Good is a term you’ll see a lot on here, because I’m fucking...
Back to reality.
The laptop is fixed. Good news. Got myself working on a few new ideas which I’ve been sketching out.
I got 10 seats confirmed for the Wrestlemania event at the Sports Cafe. Hooray, and shit.
With any luck...
So hopefully I’ll be getting the ol’ laptop fixed tomorrow. A good friend is coming to inspect the damage and basically wipe the fucker clean.
So it’ll be back to drawing with the mouse, instead of pencil and paper.
Like a fucking neanderthal.
Final snack update of the day
I had a packet of Walkers ‘Roast Chicken’ crisps.
They were so pungent, a dog barked.
Eating update:
I’ve just had one of those ASDA Snack Pots. Unlike Pot Noodles, you actually get a nice pasta experience. Lovely tomato & herb sauce, nice little pastra strands. Lovely.
I’ve just had a look at the BAFTA gaming nominations - how dull.
Keeping you updated on what I'm eating these days:
So i got home, and the missus couldn’t find her old phone with the Orange Simcard.
Therefore we could not use the ‘Orange Wednesday’ offer - and gave up entirely. We ended up ordering in a Chinese and watching TNA all evening.
Tonight was meant to be the third attempt at a podcast, but the house was such a tip this morning that I had to take a raincheck in order to tidy...
Nandos and Punisher
Okay so the Valentines Day worries were all resolved. My missus has changed her mind (a woman’s prerogative, apparently) - and has requested Disney’s Beauty and the Beast on DVD instead.
….e-excellent eh?
So at least that’s one problem sorted. However, as I’ve said many times before - I’ve got 99 problems.
To beat the Valentines rush, we’ve decided...
VALENTINE DILEMMA
I’m not a very romantic soul, really. I’m not heartless or anything, but I’m not big on slushy romance. Luckily my fiance is of a like mind, and treats romantic gestures the same way that I treat puppies (with strangulation).
With this in mind, I decided to get House of the Dead: Overkill with two Hand-Cannons for Valentines Day. In doing this, I have created a scenario in...
Horrible Podcasting
Since Adam and Joe are off this week, I have no fun podcast to listen to.
I know there’s a plethora of guff out there but nothing really tickles my fancy right now. I decided to give IGN’s ‘Three Red Lights’ Podcast a try.
For those who aren’t in the know (snigger guffaw snort) - Three Red Lights (TRL) is IGN’s dedicated Xbox 360 podcast. Owning a 360 myself,...
There's nothing quite like Creme Eggs...
Mmmmm, Creme Eggs.
I suppose that since the purpous of this blog is forever tied to the GESHCAST, I should say something about games, eh?
I like games. There, I said it.
Do you like games? If so please Holla Back at me?
Please do not Holla Back if you don’t like games.
I'm back!
Tremble, Internet!
There are hella winds blowing outside our offices and I can see people down below grabbing onto their hats and umbrellas with a vigour usually reserved for strangling a puppy.
I’ve just had some Golden Lights. I seem to enjoy the low-fat end of the crisp spectrum these days. I don’t know why, I just prefer the taste. Walkers Baked Ready Salted taste a bit like...
Dot to Dot Penguin obsession.
So my work has started putting little puzzles on their ‘daily updates’ - A4 sheets which have all that day’s important information on them.
Twice now, the completed image is a Penguin.
What is going on? Do they they think I can’t see what’s happening?
Should I buy a Hand-Cannon?
The short answer is yes, of course. Why would I buy House of the Dead: Overkill without getting the deliciously OTT Magnum-like gun accessory?
Well, for one thing it’s £10. A tenner for what is essentially a plastic gun, which will have abolutely no bearing on the gameplay whatsoever. It’s really style over substance here, but there’s a nagging need in the back of my mind. A...
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