Hero’s for Hire had its roots in a relationship I thought was beautiful in my mind. Little did I realize the girl I was dating was just using me to make her boyfriend bad. I sucked with girls and was a dork in highschool, didn’t even have a girlfriend until I was a senior
Read MoreThere were rumours about Sony redesigning its hardware in the run-up to E3, and they proved to be true. The PSP without a UMD drive emerged, but the slimline PS3 (not PSThree, that would be too hideous for words) did not. Will it make a real difference?
Read MoreI’ve been shopping this week – both online and in my local town – and something is troubling me. There are too many cheap games on the shelves, and some of the deals just seem too good to be true. I realise this may sound like an odd argument, but does the cheap price mean we value the game less?
Read MoreThe last thing you want is some virgin who on your wedding night throws up on you because your no-no spot frightened him. You need practice and sexual chemistry. If you are hot you need to use it to your advantage, because, just like the power pill in pac-man, it will wear off and then you will be in the alley behind the strip club giving out rides for bus transfers.
Read MoreIt’s the Music from the podcast.. It was made by Peter Renton…
Read MoreSo, I did my bit to boost the economy by buying an Xbox 360. I’ve never been an early adopter of a new console (a subject I will return to in a future column, I imagine) but I judged this was the right time to take the plunge. With pre-owned games cheap and some great new games on the way, it was logical.
Read MoreI had a dream in which some people were trying to kill a family i was with… we were hiding
Read MorePackaging. There are times when you appreciate it, and there are times when you hate it. The games industry has a long history of unusual packaging, but that’s not what this column is about. No, this is about frustration and annoyance.
Read MoreThe recent Piratebay trial has highlighted the issue of software piracy once more. The eagerly anticipated Spore from Will Wright was available to download very soon after its release, and thousands took that opportunity. Will piracy sink the industry one day?
Read MoreI’ve just completed Guitar Hero Aerosmith on the PS2, and it got me thinking about the whole Guitar Hero (and Rock Band) series. What started out as a novelty arcade game with Konami’s Guitar Freaks has become a phenomenon, and now the music industry sees gaming as a legitimate source of extra revenue.
Read MoreWe talk to Dylan Walshe, a solo artist from Dublin, Ireland.
Read MoreThis one started when I got an a message from a gentlemen claiming to be “manage of ghana gold miner compery of ghana”.
Read MoreIf you have a question or a problem that cannot be answered by anyone, do not despair, you can always Ask the Professor! If Professor Lazarus can’t find the answer then there probably isn’t one.
Read MoreThis time on MySpace Interview we speak to Kristopher Andrews AKA Bambi master of the “Sexual intercourse” sound.
Read MoreSusan Linda aka beautylove2g5 is another one of my yahoo friends from Accra , Ghana. She has been boring me for a while.
Read MoreIf you have a question or a problem that cannot be answered by anyone, do not despair, you can always Ask the Professor! If Professor Lazarus can’t find the answer then there probably isn’t one.
Read MoreEveryone loves a good metaphor in a column. You get to say “I get it” and the columnist gets to say “That’s a clever bit of writing”. So, what strained, pureed and mashed line of thought am I going to use to describe the difference between what gamers say they want and what they actually buy? It’s food, of course.
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