Video Games

GeekCaster Podcast Episode 11

This week on the show I talk about Sony getting things on track & my growing admiration for what their game platforms offer, I talk about Heavy Rain, Moodle & Mahara, Halo Legends & some ideas for future shows. This week's show contains information about a competition, the full details for which will appear on the blog later tonight. As always please feel free to leave a comment : )
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Heavy Week

Student exams have provided me with a brief opportunity to update the blog while I normally would have to wait until much later this evening. I just wanted to announce to the world in a statement of utter joy that my copy of Heavy Rain was dispatched this morning, with any luck it shall be residing in my PS3 tomorrow evening!! To say that I am excited would be something of an understatement, I honestly consider Heavy Rain to be the most significant game released in my life time. I'm not alone...
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Heavy Rain Launch Week

Heavy Rain is a game I have been looking forward to for over five years now. It's one of the main reasons I invested in a PS3 and will be in my opinion a game that changes the video game landscape forever. That's quite a bold statement and it's not one I make likely out of fanboy admiration. I have enjoyed playing video games for over twenty years, have been formally educated in their creation and have taught subject matter relevant to their design - I consider myself well informed. Although I h...
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Unboxing Mass Effect 2 & Dante’s Inferno Collectors Editions

Equipped with my shiny new Kodak Zi8 I thought a good way to start would be with some unboxing videos - YouTube compression has been applied but the videos should be available in 720p when YouTube is finished processing them... Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntBiLrzqOpU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5b6Hz1qXuA
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Heavy Rain Preview

I really can't wait for Heavy Rain to arrive, it's everything I love in a video game perfectly represented. I just hope it lives up to my expectations. The official site has now gone live, check out the promo videos below!! [flashvideo filename=wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Heavy_Rain_1.mov /] [flashvideo filename=wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Heavy_Rain_2.mov /] [flashvideo filename=wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Heavy_Rain_3.mov /]
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Review: Bayonetta Xbox 360

Bayonetta runs the risk of falling into just about every cliché in the book. On the surface it could be considered a style over substance button masher; targeted at sex starved teenagers with players taking control of a busty femme fatale who dispatches her enemies with an almost unequaled panache. However for anyone who actually takes the time to play the game they will discover that not only is it fantastic but that it manages to avoid the trappings of cliché and actually sets the standard by ...
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Bayonetta

Been feeling absolutely terrible this past few days - I did foolishly try to return to work this morning, but that didn't go at all well. To make matters worse it's bloody impossible to get a doctors appointment; I've been trying to do that unsuccessfully for the past 48hrs. It really makes me mad that I pay hundreds of pounds each month for a health service that doesn't provide for me in my time of need, it's a downright disgrace. Anyway my temperature is not quite as bad as it has been for ...
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Review: Dragon Age Origins Mac

It's seldom that I have the pleasure of reviewing a game of any significance on the Mac platform. Let's face it, games on the Mac are still playing catch up with just about every other platform. It's not that they can't run them, more a case of the platform requiring slightly more effort to develop for and perhaps not having the same mass market audience to sell to as with more established gaming platforms such as the PC or consoles. Thankfully in recent months gaming on the Mac has started to r...
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Cool Stuff 2009

As the end of the year draws in I thought it would be a good idea to look back and reflect on some of the things that interested me or that I enjoyed in the year gone by. It's been quite a difficult year for me personally with the loss of my Gran, and lots of work related issues, but at the same time there have been many enjoyable things in the year gone by. I have made some great new contacts through social media apps, established friendship with some great new people, developed the blog & ...
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Review: The Saboteur

The concept of the saboteur is hardly revolutionary, a WWII sandbox experience doesn't exactly scream originality from the rooftops. Yet there is something extremely enjoyable about the game and it's certainly an experience that's greater than the sum of it's parts. The Saboteur is quite simple in it's premise, you play the role of Sean Devlin an Irish resistance fighter with an extreme hatred for the Third Reich. You find yourself stuck in the middle of an ongoing war between the Germans and th...
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Second Skin Documentary

World of Warcraft holds a special place in my gaming life, although I am presently taking a break from the game, it has been responsible for some of my best gaming memories ever. It is now a world wide phenonomon with millions of players and something I will be returning to in the very near future. Current TV - Sky channel 183 - are showing a documentary about the game and the people who play it on Monday 23rd November at 10.00pm. My copy of the DVD arrived yesterday so I will be watching it ton...
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GeekCaster Podcast Ep 8

Episode 8 of the podcast with reviews of Assassins Creed 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and an update on GCNN. Podcast recorded in new recording studio!!
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