January 2008
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 |
Blitzkrieg 2: Liberation Review
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:18 PM |
Category: Strategy |
Over on YouGamers they posted up a Blitzkrieg 2: Liberation Review and here is a snip:Liberation is a standalone expansion, covering the closing battles of World War II on the Western Front. History buffs, take note: there's plenty of background information for each battle (with a comprehensive encyclopaedia of units), and the game strives to maintain historical accuracy (on a greater scale, at least) with regards to campaign progression. Two main campaigns - American and German - are included, and though the scope is reduced from Blitzkrieg 2, there's enough depth to the gameplay to please fans. Check on the rest of that Blitzkrieg 2: Liberation Review.
| Wednesday, January 30, 2008 |
Triumph Reunites For Sweden Rock Festival
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 3:19 PM |
Category: Music |
I was talking to Phoebus about the Canadian rock band Triumph and I ended up looking on Rik Emmett's site and noticed that after 2 decades the band is getting back together to play the Sweden Rock Festival.The classic Triumph line-up (Rik Emmett/Mike Levine/Gil Moore) could not have selected a better way to reunite after a two decade absence - with what will undoubtedly be a show-stopping appearance at the 2008 Sweden Rock Festival. Held over a four-day span (June 4-7), the Sweden Rock Festival has been an annual event since 1992, and over the past few years, has been held in Norje, outside of Sölvesborg. Wow, that sounds damned cool to me, especially when Judas Priest, Def Leppard, Blue Oyster Cult, and Whitesnake will be there as well. You can read more about the band right here on Allmusic (thanks to Phoebus for that link).
| Tuesday, January 29, 2008 |
Fallout 3 Preview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 3:09 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
I was just visiting Computer and Video Games and they posted up a Fallout 3 Preview.The year is 2277, a post-nuclear ravaged earth hangs by the skin of its teeth and as Hellboy's Ron Perlman narrates us into the game's opening: Vault 101. It's here that you awake one morning to find that your father (coolly voiced by Liam Neeson) has defied the Overseer and abandoned the confines of the Vault, rebelling against years of government rule. Have a look at the complete Fallout 3 Preview.
Lego Turns 50!
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:42 PM |
Category: General |
Oh hay, Lego Is 50 Years old!!! Happy Birthday Lego! Now would be a good TIME to read this article.It was at 1:58 p.m. on January 28, 1958, that then-Lego head Godtfred Kirk Christiansen filed a patent for the iconic plastic brick with its stud and hole design. Since then, the company has made a staggering 400 billion Lego elements, or 62 bricks for every person on the planet. And if stacked on top of one another, the pieces would form 10 towers reaching all the way from the Earth to the Moon. Go read the rest of that article.
Apevia X-Telstar Junior Review
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 1:28 PM |
Category: Hardware |
Over on bit-tech.net they posted up a review for the Apevia X-Telstar Junior case.Apevia has been trying to make a name for itself in the budget market lately and as part of that effort it has launched the X-Telstar Junior or, to give it the unnecessarily long full name, the Apevia X-Telstar G-Type Junior (Black). Whatever the name, it’s a steel and plastic chassis for ATX and mATX motherboards which boasts a few nice little features above other cases in the class. Have a look at the Apevia X-Telstar Junior.
| Saturday, January 26, 2008 |
Satan Is A Game Developer
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:13 PM |
Category: General |
Oh no, burn all your games, they're evil! Evil I tell ye! I was just on Computer and Video Games and spotted this article which explains that a Journalist for Time thinks games are the work of Satan.Offloading her parent paranoia and sending gaming forums loopy in the process, Turner proclaims in her thousand word rant that gaming is "crack for kids" and quite simply, "cocaine for the brain". Here is the link to the original article, right here. Seriously tho, I think she has some good points but that last bit about games being cocaine for the brain / evil creators, etc.... was over the top. heh.
New Bond Film Title Revealed
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 5:41 PM |
Category: Movies |
Apparently the producers have revealed the title of the new James Bond film as "Quantum of Solace". Producer Michael G. Wilson said the title, chosen only a few days ago, was taken from a story by Bond creator Ian Fleming that appears in the collection "For Your Eyes Only."
Craig said Fleming defined a quantum of solace -- it means, roughly, a measure of comfort -- as "that spark of niceness in a relationship that if you don't have, you might as well give up." The movie is slated to be released later this year and stars Daniel Craig. You can read more right here.
| Thursday, January 24, 2008 |
FarCry 2 Preview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 5:24 PM |
Category: First Person |
Gamespy posted up a Far Cry 2 Preview and here is a snip:After a pleasantly surprising appointment to see Far Cry 2 at last year's Leipzig Games Convention, we were excited to head over to Ubisoft's local San Francisco offices to see more. We were impressed with the team's take on open-world gunnery hijinks, and the graphics are looking gorgeous. Take a gander at that Far Cry 2 Preview.
| Wednesday, January 23, 2008 |
Bethesda Blog On Fallout 3
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:30 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
The Bethesda Blog over on Club IGN was updated by Todd Howard concerning Fallout 3 and here is a snip:I'm going to assume that if you're reading this, you've probably read between 1 and 50 previews of Fallout 3 already. There's already too much info out there, in different forms and in conflicting ways, for me to cover or correct it all here. If there's one thing I've learned over the years, it's that the information never gets out 100% correctly, and you will certainly never be quoted correctly. For the record, I never compared the violence in Fallout to Jackass, I compared it to Kill Bill…big difference. One thing I totally agree with in that portion of text is "There's already too much info out there"...... that is too true and it happens all the time with popular games, unfortunately. Hit the Bethesda Blog and read more.
| Tuesday, January 22, 2008 |
Heath Ledger Found Dead
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 5:09 PM |
Category: Entertainment |
Phoebus let me know just a few minutes ago that Heath Ledger has died in New York and was found by his housekeeper.The 28-year-old actor has a two year old daughter with former fiancee Michelle Williams -- they separated in September, 2007. He plays the Joker in the upcoming Batman film, "The Dark Knight." You can read more right here over on TMZ.
FarCry 2 Screens And Trailer
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:22 AM |
Category: First Person |
I was just on Worthplaying and they have five new screenshots & trailer for FarCry 2.More than just a visual and technological achievement, Far Cry 2 immerses players in an entirely new kind of gaming experience, featuring a custom-made video game engine built from the ground up. Players will discover a true open world gameplay set in one of the most beautiful environments in the world, Africa, brought to life by high-definition next-gen technology. Those screenshots & trailer are waiting to be checked out.
Ion Engines To Mercury
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:15 PM |
Category: Science |
According to NetworkWorld some Star Trek-like Ion engines will be used to power a spacecraft set to fly to Mercury in 2013 with an expected arrival in the summer of 2019.The ion-powered engine in the BepiColumbo spacecraft will be one of the first of its kind to be the central component of the mission, experts said. Read more about the Ion engines dealie.
Most Anticipated Games of 2008 On Worthplaying
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 3:10 PM |
Category: General |
Worthplaying posted online what they consider to be the Most Anticipated Games of 2008.After much deliberation, voting and tallying, we have finally completed our top 20, what we think will be some of the most promising games for the upcoming year. So if you want to find out what games are in their list of top 20, then here is the Most Anticipated Games of 2008.
| Saturday, January 19, 2008 |
Space Siege Screenshots
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:18 AM |
Category: Role Playing |
Way over on Shack News they posted up some new Space Siege Screenshots. Hit the official Space Siege site for more info on this upcoming title from Gas Powered Games.
Mass Effect Review
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:14 AM |
Category: Role Playing |
Todd Hargosh of Game Industry News took the time to play and write a review for Mass Effect and here is a sample of what he has to say about the XBox title:Upon receiving a distress signal, they investigate the situation only to find out one of their own, a Spectre (elite military operative) named Saren has gone renegade and sets his plan into action to bring a race that long ago destroyed an entire civilization back into the fold. Read more about Mass Effect.
| Thursday, January 17, 2008 |
Star Trek Film Site Launched
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 1:35 PM |
Category: Movies |
The official Star Trek Film site is now online but it's still under construction. Meanwhile over on IGN they posted an article about site launch and the upcoming film.From director J.J. Abrams (Mission: Impossible III, Lost and Alias) and screenwriters Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman (Transformers, MI: III) comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, Star Trek, featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before. That is all on IGN.
| Wednesday, January 16, 2008 |
Alpha Prime Review
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:06 PM |
Category: First Person |
Worthplaying put up a Alpha Prime Review and here is a sample of what the reviewer has to say about the FPS game:Just as I was starting to perfect the art of placing a well-shot bullet into the head of a crazed human, Alpha Prime's security force felt the urge to step in and make my day even worse. The security force is an assembled army of robotic workers that has been given one simple command: destroy all personnel on Alpha Prime. Oh, and if things weren't bad enough, there's still no sign of that new boyfriend. Have a look at the rest of that Alpha Prime Review.
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 |
Halo Wars Concept Art
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:01 AM |
Category: Action |
Over on io9 they put up some concept art from Halo Wars.The massive juggernaut of gaming that is the Halo trilogy has a strategy game prequel coming out this year, and while there hasn't been much news about it since last summer's E3, the developers have quietly been putting up new concept art over the past few months. Also hit the Official Halo Wars site for more info on this action strategy, Xbox title.
Get Into The Vinyl Groove
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 1:35 PM |
Category: Music |
According to Time it looks like Vinyl Is Getting Back In The Groove.Vinyl records, especially the full-length LPs that helped define the golden era of rock in the 1960s and '70s, are suddenly cool again. Some of the new fans are baby boomers nostalgic for their youth. But to the surprise and delight of music executives, increasing numbers of the iPod generation are also purchasing turntables (or dusting off Dad's), buying long-playing vinyl records and giving them a spin. Sounds good to me XD.
Project Origin Screenshots
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:28 AM |
Category: First Person |
I spotted on Worthplaying that they posted 12 screenshots from Project Origin, which continues F.E.A.R.'s supernatural storyline.The sequel will continue the original game’s spine-tingling supernatural suspense story of an escalating paranormal crisis that threatens to destroy a major American city. At the center of the calamity is the mysterious Alma, whose rage against those who wronged her triggered a chain of events that have spiraled completely out of control. Now that she has free reign, the consequences will be unimaginable. Have a peek at those screenshots.
| Saturday, January 12, 2008 |
What Did Kill Of The Dinosaurs? New Theory!
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:58 PM |
Category: Science |
I was looking at the Time site and noticed they have an article that looks at the possible causes of what happened to the dinosaurs and why they suddenly died off. Obviously well all know the theory of how a comet or asteroid hit the Earth like a fist of an angry god, but what if.... it was actually something smaller.... you know, like Insects!The dinos died pretty quickly, they admit, but not quite abruptly enough to be explained this way. So alternate theories — the dinosaurs succumbed to allergies, from the rise of flowering plants, or to world-shaking volcanoes in what's now India, or to disease — have always bubbled around the periphery of the conventional wisdom. It certainly is an interesting theory and you should read more about what those Insects did.... or may have done.
David Jaffe Figures All Consoles Should Merge
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 1:19 PM |
Category: Developer |
Next Genertaion posted up an article where David Jaffe is Calling All Consoles to Merge.Famed God of War designer Jaffe, who previously predicted that a one console future is inevitable, has now wholeheartedly jumped on the train in favor of a standard platform, joining fellow proponents of the school of thought such as Denis Dyack and EA exec Gerhard Florin. Sounds like an interesting proposal if you ask me but the last console I owned was the Atari 2600...
| Thursday, January 10, 2008 |
Is Painkiller: Overdose Worthplaying?
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:01 AM |
Category: First Person |
Over on Worthplaying they put up a Painkiller: Overdose Review and here is a chunk of what is said about the game:This is a (slightly) glorified fan-mod packaged as a whole new Painkiller experience. This alone wouldn't be such a bad thing if the fans in question hadn't botched the process so badly. For example, the weapons, highly touted on the box as "Eight radically designed demonic weapons," are in fact nothing more than the same weapons from Painkiller and Battle Out of Hell, only with new skins and sound effects. Have a look at the rest of that Painkiller: Overdose Review.
| Wednesday, January 9, 2008 |
Fallout 3 Concept Art & Faction Profile
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:57 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
If you put a hit on Shack News you'll see that they posted up some newly released Fallout 3 concept art that Bethesda has revealed. Also the official Fallout 3 site was updated with this Faction Profile – the Brotherhood of Steel dealie.
Space Siege Impressions
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:28 AM |
Category: Role Playing |
Over on Gamespot UK they posted up their updated impressions for Space Siege.You'll have plenty of weapons at your disposal, as well as skills and abilities. However, the true challenge in Space Siege is figuring out how much you want to turn Walker into less of a human being and more of a cybernetic organism. Take a gander at the full impressions article.
Hottest PC Games Of 2008
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:32 AM |
Category: General |
Instead of looking back at the games of 2007, Computer and Video Games is looking forward to the hottest games of 2008 in this article.As we began our search for the great games of 2008, we realised the scope and scale of what lies ahead. Put simply, the industry that supplies us with so much pleasure is rapidly diversifying. At the top end, the big names continue to pump out huge, technically sophisticated blockbuster titles. If you want to read more then I suggest you hit that article.
George MacDonald Fraser Dies At 82
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:18 AM |
Category: Books |
My Dad pointed out to me that George MacDonald Fraser passed away at the age of 82, so when I got online this morning I looked for info about the authors death and found an article on the BBC News. He was the author of the Flashman series of novels and he also wrote the screenplay for the Octopussy film.MacDonald Fraser served as a soldier in Burma and India during World War II and later rose to be deputy editor of the Glasgow Herald newspaper. Read more right here.
| Saturday, January 5, 2008 |
Shacks Awards The Best Games Of 2007
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:25 PM |
Category: General |
Shack News put up an article for what they consider to the best games of 2007 in the Game of the Year Awards 2007.It is probably not presumptuous to predict that 2007, like 1998, will go down in gaming history as a watershed year for the medium. It saw some of the best, freshest, and most ambitious titles to be released in recent memory, with great games spanning all genres and platforms. So go hit that Game of the Year Awards 2007 article.
STALKER: Clear Sky Screenshots
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:15 AM |
Category: Role Playing |
PC Games posted up some new screenshots from the upcoming STALKER: Clear Sky. Hit the official site for more info on the game. The game is scheduled to be released in the first quarter of 2008.
| Thursday, January 3, 2008 |
Fantasy Wars Review
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:55 AM |
Category: Strategy |
Over on Gaming Excellence they put up a Fantasy Wars Review so lets take a look at a snip from what Michael Calva has to say about the strategy title:Whether the story engages its audience or not, the turn-based, hexagonal playing-board style that the game possesses certainly will. Without jumping through too many hoops, Fantasy Wars manages to take a familiar war and breathe some life into it. Have a look at the rest of that Fantasy Wars Review.
| Wednesday, January 2, 2008 |
Space Siege Preview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:16 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
Hooked Gamers put up Space Siege Preview and here is a snip:
Space Siege, developed by Gas Powered Games, is a play on words of their previous game Dungeon Siege, save for the fact that it takes place… in… you know… Space. The action role playing game puts you in the shoes of Seth Walker. He is one of the few remaining humans alive after an alien race called the Kerak destroyed not only every other human settlement in space, but Earth as well. Go forth and read the full Space Siege Preview.
Happy New Year!!!!
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:47 PM |
Category: Entertainment |
Happy New Year Everybody! Wow, the holidays sure went fast, didn't they? Now that a New Year has rolled around, lets hope that 2008 is a great year for all of us. Here are a few interesting links that I just dug up:So now I must go and find some food. Have a good day!
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