So close...yet so far
[By Anthony]
No nightly updates from me tonight I ventured out to the Manchester Apollo to go and see one of Britain’s finest comedians, Russell Brand. The show was amazing, some top notch jokes and a great performance all ’round. He did a bit of a meet and great after the gig, sadly, neither myself or my mate got to meet and/or greet him. Some ok photos though…well the one above’s alright.
[By Anthony]
Whilst porusing the interwebs as I usually do I found this little video from the guys at Mega 64. It’s extremely funny and is a great way of showing how much everyone liked EGM Magazine. Check it out below.
Enjoy!
Filed under: Crazy Ass Ramblings | Tags: 1Up, 1UpFM, Eat.Sleep.Game, RebelFM Podcast, UGO, Ziff Davis
[By Anthony]
It’s not often I give any site or product as blatant a plug as this one, but I feel it’s only right. RebelFM is a new podcast, brought to you by some of the former 1Up guys who used to run the 1UpFM podcast.
The first episode went live on January 8th and I urge everyone to download it. These guys are great, they’re funny and, best of all, they know their games.
They’ve no major backing (yet) and need the support of, well, pretty much everyone. I’m glad to see they’re giving the fans something, even after the Ziff debacle. I give my best wishes to all of the guys over there and wish them the best of luck in the future.
Check out Eat.Sleep.Game for more info and to download the podcast.
Filed under: Crazy Ass Ramblings | Tags: 2009, Microsoft, Nintendo, PS3, PSN, Sony
[By Anthony]
Ok, so last year was hailed by the people at Sony as ‘The Year Of The PS3′ and sure it’s sales have grown and the number of people adopting the system has increased pretty rapidly, but still there was the complaint that “the PS3 has no games”. Last year saw the release of Metal Gear Solid 4, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, Resistance 2 and LittleBigPlanet, but even that didn’t convince many that Sony’s juggernaut of a console was worth dropping the cash on. I think that’s about to change. I’m about to put my neck on the line and say that 2009 will be officially ‘The Year Of The PS3′. Hit the jump to find out why. (more…)
Filed under: Crazy Ass Ramblings | Tags: Kojima Productions, Konami, Metal Gear Solid, PS3, Sadie's Gaming Infection, Sony, UltraNeko, YouTube
[By Anthony]
YouTube is a great place. Full of music videos, old movie clips, and people like UltraNeko. After a friend showed me a couple of her videos I have grown to hate this woman with, let’s just say, a passion.
For those who don’t know UltraNeko hosts a ’show’ on YouTube called ‘Sadie’s Gaming Infection’. Which is usually horribly bad, but this week it was a little different.
Sure, the presence of UltraNeko herself was a little annoying (ahh the voice!) but she had with her a few very special guests.
*Drumroll*
…The cast of Metal Gear Solid 4, well some of them at least. Somehow UN had gotten them all together to do some Metal Gear Improv. Hit the jump and have a look. (more…)
Filed under: Crazy Ass Ramblings | Tags: Media Molecule, PS3, SackBoy, Sony, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
[By Anthony]
It looks like the guys over at LittleBigPlanetoid have been busy using their imagination over the Christmas period, making a list of great costumes they’d like to see in LittleBigPlanet (one of them being above). They drempt up 20 different characters/franchises they’d like to see made into costumes and, well, check em out for yourself.
How cool would it be to have the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in LBP. Answer: Very Cool.
Filed under: Crazy Ass Ramblings | Tags: Kintting, Media Molecule, SackBoy, Simply Knitting, Sony
[By Anthony]
Calling all knitters!… eh? Yes the gaming and knitting community has finally collided, yes folks that is a Sackboy. British based magazine Simply Knitting (issue 49) includes a knitting pattern (made by Alan Dart for those who’re interested) for everyone’s favourite sack-based game character, and it looks nicer than those from Play-Asia.
It looks like those who want their Sackboy plushie might have to make it themselves, either that or have a granny at hand. The pattern will also be printed in other magazines, more appropriate for the gaming community. I’m thinking he could look a little darker, but that’s just me.
[By Anthony]
Liverpool’s Spanish striker Fernando Torres is out injured for three whole weeks (get in!), and thanks to MCV we know what he’ll be doing with his time off. The star Spainiard has installed three ”PlayStation Rooms” in his house each containing a massive plasma screen tv, surround sound and of course a PS3 console. He’ll be feeding his PS addiction then, it’s nice to know that stars like that have some normality in his life. Although living in Liverpool, he might get himself robbed.
Filed under: Crazy Ass Ramblings | Tags: LittleBigPlanet, PS3, SackBoy, Sackboy Toys, Sony
[By Anthony]
I just thought i’d let everyone know that import website Play Asia have got stock of the Japanese Sackboy plush toys that were announced a few months ago. There are four available (Pirate, Solider, Normal and Sunflower – all above) and retail at around $9.90. I’m sure there’ll be people clamoring for these, I wonder when they’ll get released in the U.S. and Europe?
[By Anthony]
I would first like to point out that there was a small discrepancy with my FIFA 09 review that went up a few weeks back. I failed to mention that in ‘Manager Mode’ you are unable to change the squad numbers of players, something which has been a feature of FIFA for years.
This has obviously caused some outrage within the FIFA 09 community and members have created a petition thread on the forums, lets hope EA take notice. I said i’d plug them on here, as I think it’s really dissapointing that it’s not in there. To voice your outrage (as you should), go here.
Filed under: Crazy Ass Ramblings | Tags: Dave, Mercenaries 2, Rant, XeNonX
[By Anthony]
I’ve got a bit of a rant here, i’ve not had one in a while and I thought this’d be one that would appeal to pretty much anyone. The rant concerns a friend of mine and EA’s Mercenaries 2. Hit the jump for a tale of sheer stupidity and the wasting of a good £40. (more…)
Filed under: Crazy Ass Ramblings | Tags: IGN, Podcast Beyond, Ryan Clements
[By Darren]
Ryan Clement’s, editor for IGN’s Playstation channel has been announced on Podcast Beyond as the “Hit of the Week“. For those blissfully unaware, Hit of the week is a weekly community ritual of IGN Playstation Team which entails choosing a PSN user name either by random or by request from readers and participating in friendly online competition.
XeNonX Editors will be Online Throughout the Week to Join Ryan Clement’s on The Playstation Network.
Filed under: Crazy Ass Ramblings | Tags: Banjo Kazooie, Insomniac, Microsoft, Rare, Ratchet & Clank, Sony
[By Anthony]
This article started life as a rant about Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts being a Ratchet rip off. Look what you’ve got now. An article that does speak about said games, but says more about the two companies behind them. I think it’s better for it too. Hit the jump for the monster of a thing.
Filed under: Crazy Ass Ramblings | Tags: October, Play.com, September, Videogames, XeNonX
[By Anthony]
Over the next few months there are a ton of new games coming out. Now it’s not unusual (Tom Jones FTW!) for this to happen towards the end of the year but this year it is insane. There’s some really cool games coming out it’s just a shame that they’re all out within days of oneanother. I’ve made a list of the really good stuff coming out and have included dates so you can see this for yourself.
September:
- Mercenaries 2: World In Flames – 5/09/08
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – 19/09/08
- Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway -26/09/08
October:
- FIFA 09 – 04/10/08
- Saints Row 2 – 17/10/08
- BioShock – 24/10/08
- LittleBigPlanet – 29/10/08
- Fallout 3 – 31/10/08
- Dead Space – 31/10/08
- James Bond: Quantum Of Solace – 31/10/08
There’s more cool stuff coming too I really do think that i’m gonna be strapped for cash over the next few months. Some of those dates have not been confirmed but this is what Play.com have got down so i’m sticking with them.
Filed under: Crazy Ass Ramblings | Tags: GameSpot, Kotaku], LittleBigPlanet, Media Molecule, PS3, SackBoy, Solid Snake, Sony
So yesterday I said it’d be cool if LBP embraced other videogame franchises by having themed Sackboys based around prominent game characters (i.e. Solid Snake). Anyway, thanks to Kotaku and GameSpot I have found the ultimate sackboy, yes ‘Solid Sackboy’ is real! Sadly only in Photoshop form. I’d still really love it if Media Molecule did this, it be sweet. There’s an image of said Sack above.
