Battlefield 3 - First Gameplay Footage!

Here it is!




Well, there it was...
Once again the trailer doesn't show any where near as much stuff as we'd like it to. However, it's looking in good shape, Beta testing should be starting in the next few months and some more info should be released in the coming weeks. Rumours of another trailer are swimming about out there too! Hopefully the next one will be a bit longer, more in depth and hold our interest for a bit longer than 30 seconds.

Set for release in Autumn 2011 - Can't wait!

Dead Space Review!

That's right, here's a review of Dead Space...1!

Oh yes, we're with the times here, totally up to date...okay, okay I'm about 2 years late with this but since Dead Space 2 got released a few days ago I decided to crack open my copy of the original and actually play the thing.

And this was my initial reaction.

Battlefield 3 Teaser Trailer!

Yes - You read it right a Battlefield 3 Teaser Trailer!

For something that's been so hush-hush, a trailer!? Oh boy, this is going to be great!

So, here it is:



...wait. That was it?

That's not a trailer; at most a helicopter exploded!

Disappointed.


Well anyway. Here's something better to have a read about. It's been announced that they're reintroducing prone into the game. YES! PRONE! You can lie on the floor and stare at the worms again! Just like you missed being able to do!

They're also making it 64 player multiplayer as well! Bringing back jets from Battlefield 2. Those notorious bomber noobs will be back above you, raining down death (Or their own aircraft for those pilots which lack depth perception) on top of you.

They're using Frostbite 2 as their engine now, souped up from Battlefield Bad Company 2. Sounds like they're building back in the factors that they lost in Battlefield 2 from the progression to the first Frostbite engine.

We shall see you in the Battlefield (3) in Autumn 2011 soldier!

Indie Games from Get Games (go?)

Yesterday GetGamesGo.com let the world know about a new service they're calling "Indie Games" (which is more of a description) where they hope to help out independent developers by giving them a bit more attention than other portals.

Currently they've got a promotion on with some of the games getting up to 75% off! Not too bad, and it also runs for a whole week up til Feb the 11th 2011.

Here's what else they had to say:

“With developers such as Croteam, Trine, Firefly, Bit Barons, Bumpkin Brothers, Revolution and Anima Games already signed up to the service, we are looking to add many more over the coming weeks and months as we expand this service for independent developers,” said Graeme Struthers, CEO at Get Games. “If you are an indie developer and you are interested in joining the Get Games service then we would love to hear from you and to add your games to our service.”

I had a quick look and already I can see some pretty good bargains like Clover: A curious tale at £2.99 and Zombie Driver for £3.50 (and of course, The Machine at £3.75) but there's 20 games on sale overall so worth a check!

Anything that helps independents has to be good news! Visit GetGamesGo here...

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution - Wot?

Wot indeed. Warning, Ranty post ahead!

I recently had a few people ask me what I thought about this upcoming game from Relic on the back of their Open Beta invitation to anyone who's pre-ordered the game.

Dawn of War 2: Retribution is the next in a line of Real Time Strategy titles that Relic have created featuring squad based control (as opposed to the traditional single unit control method used in most other RTS titles.)

Unfortunately I'll not be participating in the beta because I'm as likely to buy DOW2:Retribution as I am to call up Warren Spector and tell him "Hey, I'm really glad you put universal ammo into Deus Ex 2. That was great work."
Let's not beat around the bush, my reasons for not pre-ordering are threefold...

Interstellar Marines want you to believe!

More importantly they want you to give money to their cause in exchange for a promise, the promise being that they will release a completely awesome game...sometime in the future.

Do you wish to know more?

Back to the wasteland! Fallout New Vegas Tips and Tricks

After well over 30 hours of wandering around this fast area I feel I am able to bestow some essential (or at least helpful) advice upon those of you who have just aquired Fallour New Vegas.

Review of Fallout New Vegas!

Lately my life has mainly consisted of playing Fallout New Vegas which somehow I've managed to spend well over 30 hours on so far has been the reason for my recent lack of posting. And while I've only just completed it once (and one way) I feel I've seen enough to make a fair judgement (or at least a fair-nuff judgement?)

Picaroon Out Now!

Oops, it's been out for a while. Since the 7th of Jan thie year to be precise! Bad Andy, Bad!

Anyway, free-to-play, rts, mmo and all those words that mean you can hurt your friends in a virtual world without any visible bruising!

(nice trailer after the jump)

Steam Owns my Drive!

I've just had to faff about re-partitioning my hard drive because I'd run out of space on one of my partitions!

And the party to blame (and thank?) for 140gb partition being full is those folks over at Steam!
My I: Drive, affectionately called FAT DISK contains only one folder. One single folder: Steam



However! Using a rather neat piece of software, I've given Steam more space to eventually move into - Fantastic! It now has 293gb (About a 3rd of my 2nd drive) all to itself to enjoy! I personally see this as a bit of an omen. And what is that omen? To buy more Steam games of course!

If anyone is in a similar position (Having to delete games in order to install new ones) I suggest the partition adjuster I used pretty highly! It's called MiniTool Partition Wizard! Uses a graphical interface, just shift the boundaries as you please. Keep all your games and use up waste space!
(However, make sure you follow what it says, and make backups. Don't want to goose your PC do you)