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Nov. 20, 2009
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  • WTF? Edge of all people gave Bayonetta a 10? Really?
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Nov. 19, 2009
Nov. 18, 2009
  • JosephBarron unlocked 12 achievements in Assassin's Creed II
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  • Assassin's Creed II is properly good so far. Desperate to delve further into the mysteries.
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  • Assassin's Creed II get!
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  • Possible, very slim chance, that I might be able to get a copy of Assassin's Creed II this afternoon.
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  • HAHA! Pamela Anderson on Jeremy Kyle. What has the world come to?
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  • No More Heroes is coming to PS3/360. I can't help but feel the charm (ie.slighty crappy graphics and remote swinging) will be lost.
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  • Windows are supposed to keep water out right? Try telling that to the ones in my apartment!
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Nov. 17, 2009
  • New obsession: Gymkhana in Forza Motorsport 3... and painting cars... a lot.
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  • Just discovered the gymkhana course in Forza MotorSport 3. Here come some good times!
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  • twitter on xbox 360 is fucking pointless #XboxTweet
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Nov. 16, 2009
  • Who's getting L4D2 on 360 this week and who's getting Assassin's Creed II? I can't make my mind up!
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  • Time to make a tasty salami sandwich
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  • Goodbye Brawn GP. Hello Mercedes GP.
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Added by JosephBarron on June 26, 2009

Columbia Pictures have announced that a movie adaption of Naughty Dog's Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is in the works. It's being written by Kyle Ward (the man behind the upcoming game adaptations, Hitman 2 and Kane & Lynch) and produced by Charles Roven (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight).

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

A year or two ago when the Metal Gear Solid movie was announced I made an extensive list of casting ideas (which was read out on GameSpot's HotSpot podcast by Jeff  when he was still there). So, I figured I'd have a go at Uncharted casting ideas as well. Below you'll see the characters names with the actors I think would be a good fit listed underneath.

Nathan Drake
Matthew Fox

Elana Fisher
Scarlett Johannson

Victor "Sully" Sullivan
Pierce Brosnan (look at him in The Matador - a perfect fit!)

Gabriel Roman
Alan Rickman

Atoq Navarro
A relatively new/unknown actor

Eddie Raja
Amaury Nolasco



Added by JosephBarron on June 3, 2009

My latest review (which has also been published on www.hookedgamers.com) is for inFamous on PlayStation 3 and you can find it here.

Feedback is much appreciated as always.

Related to: inFAMOUS


Added by JosephBarron on May 29, 2009

Having moved into a swanky new apartment a couple of weeks ago I decided the gaming setup needed some tweaking. The result of which is shown in the image below.

That's a 32" 1080p Samsung LCD with all of the current consoles hooked up. Some PS3 games under the TV and the orange crate contains about 30 Xbox 360 games The rest of my 250-ish strong collection is in some drawers in another part of the apartment, with some older games (Mega Drive etc.) remaining at my parents' house for now.

What kind of setups are you guys rocking?



Added by JosephBarron on March 12, 2009

Sega have announced a new version of the Mega Drive (Genesis) is coming to the UK in April!



Added by JosephBarron on March 6, 2009

My second published videogame review is up on HookedGamers.com. It's for Killzone 2 and you can find it here.

Any feedback is much appreciated!

Related to: Killzone 2


JosephBarron's Reviews
Are you ready to become inFamous? (PS3)
Developed by famed studio, Sucker Punch, masterminds of the Sly Cooper franchise, inFamous is a PlayStation 3 exclusive open-world superhero game in the same vain as Activision's Spiderman series. The story follows the path of Cole, a courier in Empire City, who unwittingly finds himself delivering the most deadly of ...
Reviewed by JosephBarron on June 3, 2009

1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
8-bit meets HD in a remade classic (XBLM)
Space Invaders Extreme was originally released on the PSP and DS in 2008 to mark the 30th anniversary of the arcade classic and it quickly found its niche as a superb pick-up-and-play action title for the portable systems. Taito has breathed new life into the game this year by hiring ...
Reviewed by JosephBarron on May 14, 2009
Drift into a sunny arcade classic. (XBLM)
OutRun has long been one of SEGA's classic arcade racers alongside an impressive collection which includes games like Super Hang On, Crazy Taxi, Daytona and SEGA Rally. What makes it stand out from the rest of this mammoth portfolio is its complete polish and precision. This is one series that ...
Reviewed by JosephBarron on April 20, 2009

3 out of 3 found this review helpful.
A nice piece of nostalgia for Sega fans (PS3)
Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection is a compilation of 49 first-party games released for the Sega Genesis console in the 1980s and ‘90s. The major selling point, as the title suggests, is that the collection contains emulations of all of the Sonic The Hedgehog games released on the system, including Spinball ...
Reviewed by JosephBarron on April 14, 2009
Not fast enough. Not furious enough (X360)
Since the release of The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay on the original Xbox in 2004, Tigon Studios and their founder, Hollywood star - Vin Diesel, have set the standard for videogame movie tie-ins. Their latest project, Wheelman, stars Diesel once again, but takes a very different direction ...
Reviewed by JosephBarron on March 31, 2009
A prime of example of just how powerful the PS3 really is (PS3)
It's been a long time coming, but after a 4 year wait, Killzone 2 is finally out on store shelves. Developed by Guerrilla Games, this is a PlayStation 3 exclusive sci-fi FPS, set in a galactic war between two human colonies, the ISA and the Helghast. This time around, the ...
Reviewed by JosephBarron on March 5, 2009
Great premise that is never completely fulfilled (PS3)
The original Resistance: Fall of Man was a flagship PS3 launch title for Sony. The sequel comes at a time when the market's most expensive system is crying out for another killer-app in the wake of the astounding Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of The Patriots. Does Resistance 2 fit ...
Reviewed by JosephBarron on Feb. 18, 2009
A sequel which fails to learn from the first game's problems (X360)
Reviewed by JosephBarron on Feb. 3, 2009

0 out of 2 found this review helpful.


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OK, the pod for "yesterday's biggest" now correctly works. Look at WoW at number 2!
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A must watch for everyone with Netflix: http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Kazaam/70021434?trkid=738506
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New Giant Bomb homepage is rolling out right now. Site might look crazy for a couple of minutes.
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Has anyone found a clever solution to solve Django's lack of a "ready-to-go" signal? Something that works with both web and mgmt commands?
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RT @KensterFox: @taswell As in: Hoary Glallalujah, this is my ducky lay!
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Brad 12 hours, 10 minutes ago
Feeling strangely liberated since I quit using QuickSilver. Plugins didn't work worth spit in Snow Leopard anyway. Spotlight for life?
MattyFTM 1 day, 5 hours ago
Won the pub quiz. That makes me £8 richer (and when you're trying to survive on £50 a week, and extra £8 makes the world of difference)