Posts belonging to Category Gaming

Different Strokes for Different Folks

So I rented Portal 2 yesterday. I didn’t buy it as a) I’m not buying any games until L.A Noire comes out for the sake of saving money and b) I’ll come to b in a moment. I’m not going to have a huge amount of time with it. By the time I got home [...]

Lending Games

My next door neighbours’s 13 year old son (for those on Twitter I’m talking about the nice ones, not the noisy new ones) has been coming round lately to borrow games. He’d borrowed a few PS3 games in the past but he must have remembered that I have a house full of games. This time [...]

Control

Control is an interesting topic. A topic that deserves many more words than I care to offer right this second. It’s the anniversary of my Dad’s death tomorrow. While I have very vivid memories of that day, I also have just as vivid memories of today 3 years ago too. It’s weird seeing yourself as [...]

Early Impressions of the 3DS

Rather exciteably I picked up my shiny new Aqua Blue 3DS on Friday, although not as early as I hoped. I pre-ordered it through a friend who’s manager of a local store. It meant that I got a month’s free rentals there and the satisfaction of knowing I was getting it from somewhere that I [...]

Zuma Blitz, the 3DS and Pile of Shame update

I’ve been rather obsessed with a Facebook game lately. Yes, a Facebook game. Sorry about that. Do I have to hand over what precious reputation I have now? The game in question is Zuma Blitz. A bit of background to explain – I love Zuma. It was one of the first XBLA games I bought [...]