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Monthly Archives: September 2010
And another thing: One of the problems with BioShock 2…
Recently, I polished off the new DLC for BioShock 2, Minerva’s Den, and as I finished it, I was immediately struck by how much I preferred its story to that of its parent game. It’s not that I didn’t like … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Ryan, BioShock, BioShock 2, Minerva's Den, Sofia Lamb, Villains
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And another thing: WOW? You must mean FFXIV
A while back I wrote an entry praising Blizzard Entertainment to the heavens. I stand by every word I wrote, but when you stand on the inside of fandom looking out, you never really think that any other brand of … Continue reading
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Tagged And another thing, Blizzard, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIV, Game sales chart
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And another thing: BioShock Infinite looks awesome
Quick one today as I have to plough through the ton of work I need to get done before the weekend. So I thought I’d post this gameplay demo of Irrational’s forthcoming game BioShock Infinite. If you haven’t seen it … Continue reading
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Tagged And another thing, BioShock, BioShock Infinite, Irrational Games, Ken Levine
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Working Day: Frantic in Tokyo
I know there are a lot of people who think that video games journalism is nothing more than a grift. I have to admit, it would look like that to me too, if I were on the outside of it. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bulletstorm, Dead Space 2, EA, Need For Speed, Suda 51, TGS, Tokyo, Working day
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Working day: Halo drops from the heavens
Unless you live in an isolation ward, you’ll know that today is the day Halo Reach arrives in retail outlets the world over. Reviews over on Metacritic have been glowing to say the least and sales of the game are … Continue reading
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And another thing: Don’t abuse Achievement whores…
I’m an Achievement whore. I admit it. I don’t know when it happened, but at some point the little “blip!” sound effect that heralded the unlocking of a tiny square picture in a game’s Achievement window became something I sought … Continue reading
Shiny stuff: Plants Vs Zombies Gear
I love Plants Vs Zombies. Every week I spend about an hour and a half on public transport and in the absence of any reading material, PVZ is the device I use to stay interested and vaguely sane. It’s not … Continue reading
And another thing: Real 1UPs
I wonder about NPCs sometimes, you know. Take the ones in the Zelda series for example. Most of them stand around like idiots, just waiting for a green-clothed boy to approach them and start chatting away. Then, these silent statues … Continue reading
Working day: Lost connection
Last week I went to Los Angeles and played COD: Black Ops. It was a lot of fun. And you would have known about this if the Wi Fi in my hotel room had been up to scratch. But it … Continue reading
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Tagged Call Of Duty, Call Of Duty: Black Ops, COD: Black Ops, Lousy Wi Fi, Working day
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Working Day: COD in LA
Hopefully by the time this goes live I should be staring at the smog in Los Angeles. I’m here to play Call Of Duty: Black Ops. More specifically, I’m here to have a go on its multiplayer.
