So, everyone knows it. The King of Pop is dead. He was found on the floor in his house in Beverly Hills and not breathing when an ambulance was called and has taken him to UCLA Hospital where doctors tried to resuscitate him for an hour before he was pronounced dead at 2:26pm local time.
His oldest brother Jermaine Jackson had to release the news to the press which was obviously extremely hard for him to do, and requested that people respect the families privacy during this time of hardship.
Many millions of people around the world who both idolised and respected Michael Jackson are mourning his death and the next few weeks will be very hard for them to deal with. I myself am saddened by his death and will pay my respects to him.
28 June 2009
22 June 2009
Is Schumacher Really The Stig?
A lot of speculation to be honest... Many people think that Schumacher is not the Stig and that he was in fact set up as a joke. It seems possible really, especially seeing as right at the end of the episode Jeremy Clarkson said "I don't think that Michael Schumacher is the real Stig."
Also, this has been a theory for a while now, but many people think that the Stig is in fact several people and not just one. To be honest, I don't see how this would be any good to the show. The idea of the Power Laps, Stig's time to shine, are to get a fair and accurate time out of a car on the Top Gear Test Track but it wouldn't be very fair at all if it were several different people, all of whom presumably have different driving styles. The Stig manages to keep a very consistent style while driving cars around the Top Gear Test Track, so personally I throw that theory out of the window and continue to believe that the Stig is just one man, whether he is Michael Schumacher or not.
Also, this has been a theory for a while now, but many people think that the Stig is in fact several people and not just one. To be honest, I don't see how this would be any good to the show. The idea of the Power Laps, Stig's time to shine, are to get a fair and accurate time out of a car on the Top Gear Test Track but it wouldn't be very fair at all if it were several different people, all of whom presumably have different driving styles. The Stig manages to keep a very consistent style while driving cars around the Top Gear Test Track, so personally I throw that theory out of the window and continue to believe that the Stig is just one man, whether he is Michael Schumacher or not.
21 June 2009
It's Michael Schumacher!!!
Holy fucksticks... What can I say? Well, the Stig DID reveal himself on tonight's episode of Top Gear and it was none other than Ex-F1 driver Michael Schumacher! The man, the legend!
To be honest, I was expecting an F1 driver, but not Schumacher... I was expecting Damon Hill. Schumacher was my favourite F1 driver until he retired in 2006, so I was really excited that it was him, lol.
It seems as though all of that Ben Collins malarkey was all a big mistake... Unless it was a cover up, hehe... Nah I don't think it is.
So... Who'd have thought it? A British National Treasure is a German! Well, Jeremy Clarkson did say that it would be a rather big surprise.
To be honest, I was expecting an F1 driver, but not Schumacher... I was expecting Damon Hill. Schumacher was my favourite F1 driver until he retired in 2006, so I was really excited that it was him, lol.
It seems as though all of that Ben Collins malarkey was all a big mistake... Unless it was a cover up, hehe... Nah I don't think it is.
So... Who'd have thought it? A British National Treasure is a German! Well, Jeremy Clarkson did say that it would be a rather big surprise.
Top Gear's Stig 'to be unveiled'
BBC NEWS Entertainment Top Gear's Stig 'to be unveiled': "The Stig, the mystery driver who tests high-performance cars on Top Gear, will take his helmet off for the first time later, the BBC has confirmed"
Well it was only a matter of time before something like this would happened. Perry McCarthy, a Formula One driver who played the original Stig and originally wore black overalls and helmet, was killed off in the first episode of the 3rd series after revealing his true identity in his autobiography, and replaced by the current white-clad Stig, who some have recently named as stunt driver Ben Collins who has worked on many films including The Quantum of Solace. The BBC refused to confirm or deny the allegations.
Revealing the Stig's identity will probably upset many Top Gear and Stig fans, and some speculate that this could just be a publicity stunt to get a larger viewing audience, and may in fact NOT reveal the Stig's identity. Personally I hope that this is not the case, and knowing Top Gear, they always do as they promise, so it looks as if we will finally find out who the Stig. Ooh, this is exciting!
The Stig will apparently barge onto the set of tonight's pre-recorded episode of Top Gear for BBC2 at 8pm and remove his helmet and all I know is, once the Stig has been revealed, odds are he will have to resign from the BBC and have to be replaced by someone else. Shame really... He is an awesome driver.
Well it was only a matter of time before something like this would happened. Perry McCarthy, a Formula One driver who played the original Stig and originally wore black overalls and helmet, was killed off in the first episode of the 3rd series after revealing his true identity in his autobiography, and replaced by the current white-clad Stig, who some have recently named as stunt driver Ben Collins who has worked on many films including The Quantum of Solace. The BBC refused to confirm or deny the allegations.
Revealing the Stig's identity will probably upset many Top Gear and Stig fans, and some speculate that this could just be a publicity stunt to get a larger viewing audience, and may in fact NOT reveal the Stig's identity. Personally I hope that this is not the case, and knowing Top Gear, they always do as they promise, so it looks as if we will finally find out who the Stig. Ooh, this is exciting!
The Stig will apparently barge onto the set of tonight's pre-recorded episode of Top Gear for BBC2 at 8pm and remove his helmet and all I know is, once the Stig has been revealed, odds are he will have to resign from the BBC and have to be replaced by someone else. Shame really... He is an awesome driver.
17 June 2009
Game Review: Prototype
To start, the game throws you right into the action just to give you a taste of the controls and Alex Mercer's full capabilities. This is nothing more than show casing Alex's arsenal of weapons but really captures your attention and makes you want to play on.
The game is set in Manhattan in NYC in an open world map. This sandbox type of play which is great if you don't mind traveling from one end of Manhattan Island to the other for your next mission, or if you like the occasional free roam to explore or even for the side missions... which are less like missions more like mini-games.
When the actual story starts, Alex is no where near as powerful as he will eventually become with the upgrades that become available, and he has no recollection of what has happened before the moment that he awakes.
Your way of combating this is to find key people, inside and outside of the story line, and consume them taking their memories as well as their form (which can be used to sneak into public places) building up what is called the Web of Intrigue. Adding to this helps you piece by piece build the story as to why you are the way you are and who released this virus upon the city and for what reasons.
The missions are quite varied with different tasks, all of course requiring different methods of execution, whether it be a stealthy mission that requires tactical thought, or an all-guns-blazing mission that involves not much other than great combo skills and smashing the crap out of everything that stands in your way.
Your health can take quite a pounding from time to time and there are three ways in which you can replenish it. First off is the old fashioned, all time classic of getting out of harms way and resting up. Simple but not very effective if you wish for a quick regeneration. Secondly, the mutants who are infected with the virus drop glowing red life orbs that you can collect for a quick boost, but the most interesting method by far is to grab yourself a human or mutant and consume them.
The Graphics are not up to par. They are in the same league as PS2's Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City in terms of characters end vehicles, but the city scapes in this game are truly something to be admired and the colour change in the scenery as are you enter a virus infected area is quite impressive as well. The subtle change from a regular blue and gray city atmosphere changes quickly into a red and debris filled surrounding that isn't all that welcoming.
The weapons, shields and sensing powers that Alex displays are all works of art. Each weapon handles differently and add a variation to your awesome power. The weapons in Alex's arsenal are all made from the biomass within Alex that he can control and form into rock-hard clubbing, knifing and stabbing, manipulating his DNA instantaneously.
Over all this is a really good game with one of the strongest protagonists in gaming history, brilliant skills, great weapons, awesome action and some awesome, if a little repetitive, scenery and a really good story line that the game ties well into.
It gets a well deserved 9/10 from me.
The game is set in Manhattan in NYC in an open world map. This sandbox type of play which is great if you don't mind traveling from one end of Manhattan Island to the other for your next mission, or if you like the occasional free roam to explore or even for the side missions... which are less like missions more like mini-games.
When the actual story starts, Alex is no where near as powerful as he will eventually become with the upgrades that become available, and he has no recollection of what has happened before the moment that he awakes.
Your way of combating this is to find key people, inside and outside of the story line, and consume them taking their memories as well as their form (which can be used to sneak into public places) building up what is called the Web of Intrigue. Adding to this helps you piece by piece build the story as to why you are the way you are and who released this virus upon the city and for what reasons.
The missions are quite varied with different tasks, all of course requiring different methods of execution, whether it be a stealthy mission that requires tactical thought, or an all-guns-blazing mission that involves not much other than great combo skills and smashing the crap out of everything that stands in your way.
Your health can take quite a pounding from time to time and there are three ways in which you can replenish it. First off is the old fashioned, all time classic of getting out of harms way and resting up. Simple but not very effective if you wish for a quick regeneration. Secondly, the mutants who are infected with the virus drop glowing red life orbs that you can collect for a quick boost, but the most interesting method by far is to grab yourself a human or mutant and consume them.
The Graphics are not up to par. They are in the same league as PS2's Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City in terms of characters end vehicles, but the city scapes in this game are truly something to be admired and the colour change in the scenery as are you enter a virus infected area is quite impressive as well. The subtle change from a regular blue and gray city atmosphere changes quickly into a red and debris filled surrounding that isn't all that welcoming.
The weapons, shields and sensing powers that Alex displays are all works of art. Each weapon handles differently and add a variation to your awesome power. The weapons in Alex's arsenal are all made from the biomass within Alex that he can control and form into rock-hard clubbing, knifing and stabbing, manipulating his DNA instantaneously.
Over all this is a really good game with one of the strongest protagonists in gaming history, brilliant skills, great weapons, awesome action and some awesome, if a little repetitive, scenery and a really good story line that the game ties well into.
It gets a well deserved 9/10 from me.
11 June 2009
Power Cuts... Ugh!
I was woken today at 10:30am by my nan calling me on the mobile telling me that the estate had a power cut. I wouldn't have minded, but I was tired and couldn't give a flying fuck as it wouldn't have bothered me for another few hours.
Anywho, I thought I would just let my brother know, so I woke him to give him the news and instead of going on the internet to catch up on the days news, look for a job, or browse blog and game updates for the day, I thought I would go for a walk because there is not much else that I could do. I suppose it cleared my head though, so s'all good, lol.
Got back to my estate and after wandering about for a bit, I see the lifts had power again so I rushed home to find everything was working, woot! At least now I can check the latest news on the latest games coming out and finally feel normal and watch TV while reading the news.
Thank God (who?) someone worked out it was the circuit breaker down the road and fixed it :D
Anywho, I thought I would just let my brother know, so I woke him to give him the news and instead of going on the internet to catch up on the days news, look for a job, or browse blog and game updates for the day, I thought I would go for a walk because there is not much else that I could do. I suppose it cleared my head though, so s'all good, lol.
Got back to my estate and after wandering about for a bit, I see the lifts had power again so I rushed home to find everything was working, woot! At least now I can check the latest news on the latest games coming out and finally feel normal and watch TV while reading the news.
Thank God (who?) someone worked out it was the circuit breaker down the road and fixed it :D
9 June 2009
Prototype
Basically Prototype is a game being released on the 12th of June (only three days aahhhh) in Europe and was released today in North America after three and a half years... yes, 3.5 years in production. That right there is dedication and makes it something promising to look forward to.
Today I saw a video on GameSpot which introduced the story and revealed some game play and I must say, it looks absolutely, insanely, ludicrously awesome and I can not wait to get my hands on this game so that I can ware my thumbs down into tiny stumps.
I will write again once I have fully checked out the game and give my opinions on it, but in the mean time, peace out! x
Today I saw a video on GameSpot which introduced the story and revealed some game play and I must say, it looks absolutely, insanely, ludicrously awesome and I can not wait to get my hands on this game so that I can ware my thumbs down into tiny stumps.
I will write again once I have fully checked out the game and give my opinions on it, but in the mean time, peace out! x
3 June 2009
E3 2009
So it is that time of the year that E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) has come back to life. Having missed it last year, I made myself adamant that I wanted to see the expo this year, which started on 1st June. But having missed the start day due to some other commitments (a lot of alcohol and raving at Fabric) I am sure that I wanted to see the rest of it, which ends on 4th June.
The expo, which is airing live from LA on GameSpot from 6pm GMT, brings all the latest news a gossip about some of the most anticipated games of the last 12 months including inside sneak previews and release dates.
As an avid gamer I have some games that I am looking forward to this E3, which include Modern Warfare 2, Halo 3: ODST, Army of Two: The 40th Day, Need for Speed: Shift, Need for Speed: Nitro and Guitar Hero 5.
Today is day two of the show so be sure to get over to GameSpot and check it out, as well as tomorrow, before it is too late!
E3 2009, Monday 1st June – Thursday 4th June
6pm GMT – 2am GMT, each day
http://e3.gamespot.com/
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