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Nov. 21, 2009
Nov. 18, 2009
  • RT @RyanKMacleod A Christmas card from Royal Mail. Brilliant, now I need to get them one.
    3 days, 14 hours ago via Twitter
Nov. 17, 2009
  • EA shutters Pandemic studios. A real shame that they didn't have a title that broke through this gen. So, is Saboteur being sent to die?
    4 days, 8 hours ago via Twitter
  • Assassin's Creed 2 reviews are looking really strong, @jimjoggingjones will be pleased. http://bit.ly/2agoha
    4 days, 8 hours ago via Twitter
Nov. 16, 2009
Nov. 14, 2009
  • He's going to be shocking tomorrow RT @JoanneDaly He canny walk, but he can tweet. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you - @robertflorence
    1 week ago via Twitter
  • RT @charltonbrooker: Can someone hurry up and invent a Sky Plus type system for the weather please?
    1 week ago via Twitter
  • GHWT Drums: Had them for a week and I'm still getting used to them. They work brilliantly with World Your and the e... http://bit.ly/2RL9aX
    1 week ago via Twitter
  • 5th Time Lucky: Just a quick follow up on the GHWT drums mentioned below. I like them a lot, but they're not very r... http://bit.ly/3WPHVX
    1 week ago via Twitter
Nov. 13, 2009
  • PrawnToast unlocked 11 achievements in Ghostbusters
    1 week, 1 day ago
  • Retweet this message to help unlock an exclusive Xbox LIVE item for Final Fantasy XIII #FFXIIIXBOX http://xbox.com/ffxiii
    1 week, 1 day ago via Twitter
Nov. 12, 2009
  • Grfrdeds
    1 week, 2 days ago via Twitter
  • So, apparently #MW2 sold 1.23 million copies on it's first day in the UK. That's insane.
    1 week, 2 days ago via Twitter
Nov. 11, 2009
  • PrawnToast unlocked 18 achievements in Modern Warfare® 2
    1 week, 3 days ago
  • @RyanKMacleod Help stop the Nazis? Did he think it's still 1940?
    1 week, 3 days ago via Twitter
Nov. 7, 2009
  • Day one, confirmed RT @charltonbrooker: There's a bit where a monkey drives a car!!!!! [not really]
    2 weeks ago via Twitter
Nov. 4, 2009
  • Almost time to drop some knowledge on the fine citizens of Doncaster. Let's so this.
    2 weeks, 3 days ago via Twitter
Nov. 1, 2009
  • @aegies Well said, Sir. /slow clap
    2 weeks, 6 days ago via Twitter
  • @jeffgerstmann Nicely done, Mr G. I'm jealous. as I went for the standard edition.
    2 weeks, 6 days ago via Twitter
  • @CheapyD I've been playing DJ Hero all weekend, it's fantastic. Faith in the future of music games restored.
    2 weeks, 6 days ago via Twitter
Added by PrawnToast on Jan. 19, 2009

I started Bioshock on it's UK release date in August 07 and really enjoyed working through it. Then I hit a brick wall with a part near the end.
I tried and tried but couldn't get past it. In the old days I would have kept at it until I'd got past this barrier but I've realized that nowadays my attention span is much shorter and when I hit a game stopper I rarely have the appetite or patience to get past it.

Now, I'm not advocating that games should be easy - that would be dumb. I just wish that play-testing made some of these difficulty spikes a thing of the past. 

Last week I went back to Bioshock and managed to make it past the part I'd previously been blocked at and made it to the end with little difficulty. The ending was really great, but I'd have enjoyed it even more if I'd experienced it back in Aug 07 when the plot and characters were fresh in my mind.

It also made me think that the announced sequel seems a little unnecessary.

Anyway, a great game that only took me 17 months to complete. For shame.
Related to: BioShock


Added by PrawnToast on Jan. 7, 2009

Roll call for the Ziff Davis employees who lost their jobs yesterday in 1UP/EGM/UGO debacle.

I hope you all find new jobs quickly and that the creative teams find a new outlet for their talents.

Adrian Frieg
Amy Mishra
Amy Moran
Andrea Garcia
Andrew Fitch
Andrew "Skip" Pfister
Anthony Gallegos
Cesar Quintero
Christina Rosa
CoyLou Steel
Derek Chinn
Doug Parsons
Eric Ellis
Giancarlo Varanini
Greg Ford
James "Milkman" Mielke
Jason Bertrand
Jason Wilson
Jervilyn Jaramillo
Justin Frechette
Leslie Gelfand
Marci Yamaguchi
Matt Chandronait
May Tong
Meredith Stowe
Michael Donahoe
Monique Convertito
Ndubuisi Madu
Nick Suttner
Norris Boothe
Philip Kollar
Rey Serrano
Robert Bowen
Rosemary Pinkham
Ryan O'Donnell
Ryan Scott
Shane Bettenhausen
Simon Cox
Tammy Ross
Tipler Ubbelohde

1UP 2003 - 2009

Gone but never forgotten
Gone but never forgotten










Added by PrawnToast on Jan. 4, 2009

Jan 09 - Wk 1
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
Far Cry 2
Alone in the Dark
Lego Indiana Jones
Saints Row 2
Quantum of Solace
Tomb Raider Underworld
Prince of Persia
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
Gears of War 2
Call of Duty : World at War
Fable 2
Fallout 3
Left4Dead
Grand Theft Auto 4
LittleBigPlanet
Okami
God Hand
Kingdom Hearts 2

So many games...so little time.

Have a whole week off work in at the end of January, so I'll have a good chance to get stuck into it then. If only I could stay away from the RB and GH games, I might actually get some other games completed.


Added by PrawnToast on Jan. 3, 2009

Damn it Harmonix, we have a strange relationship, don't we?

You just can't seem to get it quite right. When RB1 came out we had to wait half a year to get our hands on it and when it did arrive the price was stupidly high.

So when RB2 rolled around it was a good chance to put things right, make up for past sins.

Then it all went pear-shaped again with a continual denials of release dates (leaving it to MS to leak the date in an ad campaign) and when it does show up, as magnificent as it is, the instruments fail to make the trip across the pond.

Why do you do this to me, Harmonix, why?

It's 2009 now and still no official word on RB2 instruments in the UK but MadCatz may have let things slip by confirming release dates for the cymbal add=ons for early Feb 09 - so it's probably a safe bet that the RB2 kit should be out by then.

Come on Harmonix, get the finger out.



Added by PrawnToast on Oct. 12, 2008

Well, it's official. I at competitive multiplayer FPS's.

I haven't played either COD4 or H3 in such a long time that my 'skills' are very rusty but, damn, my performances in the rounds I played was nothing short of embarrasing.

Looks and plays nicely, BTW, for those interested. The pack of angry dogs for 7 kills in row in a bit odd - tonaly is seems very out of place. Bizzarre.


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Awesome Yelp review typo on local burger joint: "Nothing spactacular. Ambiance leaves a lot to be desired. Prices are ok and god is so so."
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There are multiple delicious-smelling things going on in the kitchen here.
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My new power to change the GB homepage's tagline at will is surely going to lead to ruin.
Vinny 1 week, 1 day ago
So easy to join! RT @jeffgerstmann: Square's new Scientology recruitment video. That guy looks so calm and in-control! http://bit.ly/3OtQH2
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xabhie is almost finished w/ Gears 1
kratos 5 months, 1 week ago
NHL 09 is still awesome, playing the shit out of it
nat 5 months, 2 weeks ago
nat is going to finally get into fallout3, i've put it off for nearly a year, can't wait anylonger!