http://www.sidtheturtle.co.uk No more Mr Nice Gaius Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:55:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I spent today burning through Gears of War on insane difficulty with my brother, which was quite an fun way to breach the 10000 point barrier. Regarding Gears of War itself, there are only two observations I have- firstly the cooperative AI is too daft to play the game on insane ... http://www.sidtheturtle.co.uk/2008/08/03/10000-gamerpoints-and-counting/ Genre: Action adventure Platforms: PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 Developer: DICE (EA Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment) Publisher: Electronic Arts Release date: "Late 2008" Mirror's Edge comes from the Swedish developers DICE, most famously known for the Battlefield series. It's nice to see them producing something very different from their recent games and I'm sure ... http://www.sidtheturtle.co.uk/2008/07/17/e3-2008-mirrors-edge/ And so it that time of year: E3 is upon us, allowing us to gaze into the future at what games we will be playing this year and beyond.  The big three have had their press conferences, individual publishers and studios are demoing their wares and the big gaming sites ... http://www.sidtheturtle.co.uk/2008/07/17/e3-2008/ A movie trailer for the often mentioned but rarely seen Max Payne movie has been released. I'm not sure if it was intentionally let out into the wild as the official site in the trailer bounces to a Fox website, and the link there bounces to a domain place-holder! ... http://www.sidtheturtle.co.uk/2008/07/10/max-payne-the-movie-trailer/ I just killed my last Templar - quite stylishly I might add by countering his attack and sticking my hidden blade through his neck - netting me 40 gamerpoints bringing me to the full 1000. I got Assassin's Creed back when it was released in November 2007 and looking at my ... http://www.sidtheturtle.co.uk/2008/06/29/1000-gamerpoints-assassins-creed/ A quick heads up: some promotional Microsoft Points have expiration dates.  This is probably not new, but it is news to me!  From the billing FAQ: When do my Microsoft Points expire? Purchased points don't expire. Any points you get through promotions can have expiration dates. Typically, points expire within thirty days ... http://www.sidtheturtle.co.uk/2008/06/28/promotional-microsoft-points-may-expire-after-30-days/ Or: A Post On My Decent Further Into Geekdom A catalogue from Forbidden Planet dropped through the door the other day and amongst the myriad of Star Wars memorabilia, Doctor Who tchochkes and slightly disturbing animé statuettes were the new Gears of War action figures designed by Neca. They stood ... http://www.sidtheturtle.co.uk/2008/06/21/neca-gears-of-war-action-figure-photos/ Although I never got round to the long planned series of posts on Eye of the North, I did take plenty of screenshots. I have included the best of the bunch below. [gallery] http://www.sidtheturtle.co.uk/2008/06/18/exploring-guild-wars-eye-of-the-north-mega-post/ A quick rant: I recently put together a HTPC (Home Theatre PC) and Scan came out the cheapest for most of the parts as well as stocking a few hard to find bits and bobs. Annoyingly they were very quick to take my money and then waited a full 24 ... http://www.sidtheturtle.co.uk/2008/03/23/dont-use-scancouk/ I am a sucker for gaming art books so I thought it'd be an idea to summarise some useful information I have gathered on the subject into one post. This is coming from the perspective of a fan here, apologies to any art/gaming students/professionals who disagree with my ramblings. ... http://www.sidtheturtle.co.uk/2008/01/27/videogame-concept-art/