Although I usually resist silly online quizzes, I was rather taken by the Which pre-1985 video game character are you quiz.  I’m pretty taken with the result, too. I am a Space-invader. I will happily recruit the help of friends to aid me in getting what I want. I have no tolerance for people getting [...]

With the missus getting increasingly addicted to Guild Wars, it’s been getting harder and harder to get on my PC of an evening.  Accordingly, I have treated myself to a new toy – an Acer laptop. The specs are reasonable, although I could have lived without Vista.  It’s taken me almost a full week to [...]

If you’re struggling to find somewhere with the Wii in stock – or can’t afford to shell out a hundred and eighty smackers on a console – then check your local Morrison’s.  I was pleased to find a Zone Wireless Gaming console in my local for under £18 – that’s a tenth the cost of [...]

Steam – Valve’s digital distribution mechanism – is having a sale at the moment with some reasonable bargains, including a decent deal on Max Payne and Max Payne 2.  Having enjoyed the original and never having played the sequel, I snapped it up. There are problems, however: while the original works fine, Max Payne 2 [...]

In a brave attempt to rid myself of some of the cruft I’ve gathered over the years, I’ve recently had a somewhat brutal clearout.  As well as all the rubbish that I’ve collected, I’m planning to get rid of the vast majority of my old gaming equipment – including my beloved Commodore C64 collection. Accordingly, [...]

Ha! Ceri’s not the only one who can get the MVP achievement in Halo 3. It sounds so much better if I don’t mention the little fact that most of the other players quit early…

I’m starting to think that Ceri’s been practising without me. That’s SilverSparks earning herself the 5-point MVP achievement – and before I did, damnit. Proud doesn’t even begin to cover it.

I offer the following without comment, except to say that Ceri is extremely pleased with herself.

The Halo 3 UGVM league is underway, with our team romping home to abject defeat in our first game. Getting thrashed at Slayer was one thing. Getting slaughtered at Rocket Race could be forgiven due to it being our first time on that mode. But managing to utterly fail at Crazy King was just embarrassing. [...]