The last blog I posted was on April 12 of this year, and it dealt with my thoughts about becoming a soon-to-be father and how this would affect my gaming habits. I won't go in to too much detail on what happened between then and now, but I ...

My wife and I are having a baby. I’ve written variations on this sentence many times now over the last week while texting people to notify them of the good news, sending emails to friends and family to let them know, or on Facebook to make ...

Back in the early 1990s I was a big Sega fanboy. I was the proud owner of a Sega Megadrive (Genesis for the American readers out there), and as a diehard Sega fan I regularly purchased Sega gaming magazines. One of my favourites was the Bri...

I love rain. I love the sound of rain, especially on a tin roof. I love watching rain as it trickles down a window. I love the earthy smell of a rain shower after a hot day. I love how soothing rain is, and how relaxing it can be to just cu...

In January 2011 I got married to the love of my life. No, I didn't get married to video games. I got married to a real, human woman! We decided not to take a honeymoon straight after the marriage. Instead, we planned to wait until it was wi...

Ahhhh, holidays. They are a time for catching up with the family, spending time with my wife, going outside and enjoying the beautiful Summer weather (it's Summer here in New Zealand, you crazy northern hemisphere weirdos), but more importa...

If you read my first blog about Ultima VII you may remember that I finished it with the Avatar having just left the gates of Trinsic, ready to venture out into the world of Britannia... I decided to head North, and before long I came acros...

My friend Stephen has just teamed up with a mate of his to form a company called Broken Planet, and they're in the process of developing their first game called "The Broken Planet". Here's their website: http://brokenplanet.co.nz/blog/welco...

It's funny what random things can spark video game memories. Yesterday my wife and I went to a barbecue out at a friend's place in the countryside. It's about 30 minutes outside of Nelson and the drive is filled with beautiful scenery. Any...

Last night, as is traditional for me on a Friday night, I stayed up once my wife had gone to bed so that I could get some game time in. I was at a loss for what to play, so I had a scroll through my games that I'd downloaded from PSN and ca...

I don’t really have much of a history with the Ultima series of games. Other than vague memories of my older brother playing the games on his Amiga 500 when I was a kid, and a brief stint playing Ultima Online around 1999, I haven’t played ...

I bought a three day pass to PAX Australia! This is kind of a big deal. Living at the ass-end of the world (New Zealand) I always dreamed of one day attending a big gaming show like PAX or E3, but in reality I realised it probably was never...

So, I've been playing a bit of Skyrim lately. I bought it a few months ago for PC, but it's taken me a while to really get into it. I don't have a lot of free time to game, normally only on the weekends and the occasional weeknight, and Sky...

Wow, so...ummm...long time since last blog. Can't be bothered explaining, but there was the situation with the aggressive panda and then the police got involved and then I had to leave the country. But, I'm back! In all honestly, I've been...

So, I now own a PlayStation Vita. I've been interested in the handheld since before it was released, the sheer power of the thing made my nipples tingle in anticipation. I didn't buy one on launch, mainly because I had a long term plan to g...

It's been a while. My plan to post at least once a week has, as usual, flown out the window. I always start off well but then get distracted and lazy and start slipping. Since my last update, which if memory serves me was the "10 Things a...

Yes, I'm a mindless zombie who follows others. I want to be one of the cool kids! 1: I used to be "mildly obese" Back in my last couple of years of High School I started going to the gym to work out. However, being young and dumb I real...

The above quote is one of my favourite lines from Bulletstorm, which I picked up a few days ago on Steam when it was only $7.99. I had previously played the demo of the game on Xbox when it was first released. I kind of enjoyed it, but I co...

Two posts in two days?! Has the world gone mad? No, but today is kind of a special occasion. Today marks the second anniversary of my sister's death. In honour of this, I thought I'd write about one of my favourite gaming memories involving...

So much for my weekly updates. It's been two weeks since my last post. For shame! Anyways, I've been playing a few games over the last couple of weeks. I've continued on with Killzone 3 multiplayer, and I'm still doing well. I'm up to leve...

I recently downloaded the free Killzone 3 multiplayer trial to give it a spin, and to my surprise I've become really addicted! I'm generally not much of an online FPS fan, the last game I really got into was Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare bac...

Yes, I have started playing Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines again. I first played this game waaaaaay back, not long after it was first released. I remember doggedly fighting my way through the countless bugs and rough edges of the game...

That title will probably be better than the update itself... So, yes, it's been a long time since I've made any substantial updates to my blog. That's not to say I haven't been playing any games, I simply haven't felt motivated to put fing...

Check out this music video by the hottest new boy band, Viva La Dirt League! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XPHUgA3mfVM

...is speeding along as Optimus Prime in vehicle form in Transformers: War For Cybertron, jumping and changing back into robot form in mid-air, and then powersliding along when I hit the ground. It honestly made me laugh out loud with joy w...

I finally got my consoles set up tonight after moving into our new place two weeks ago. I've been waiting for our TV to arrive from Wellington, the damn freight company sent it pretty much all over the country before it finally arrived here...

I saw this while my wife and I were on our honeymoon recently. The salon is located in the city of Kuching, Borneo. I think that we can all agree that this has to be the greatest salon the world has ever seen. Please proceed to leave va...

*Note, this is a repost due to an error I had with my CBlog* In three days time I should once again have access to my consoles and PC, which I'm ridiculously excited about. My wife and I got back from our three month overseas adventure/hon...

If you've been paying attention to video game releases over the past 2 or 3 years, you will have noticed that HD remakes of old games have become more and more common. To name just a few we've had games such as Rez HD and Super Street Fight...

I'm lying here in the dark in a hotel in Vietnam because there is a power outage. It's pouring down with rain outside, and I find my thoughts drifting to video games. This has been happening a lot while my wife and I have been travelling. I...