Can’t Live Without
I was selected for the Can’t Live Without page for the back of Sunday Magazine.
You may be slightly surprised by the things I can’t live without!
Yes – I’m wearing Ugg boots.
Geek Speak’s E3 coverage!
Here’s a link to the trailers I spoke about on my Geek Speak segment on Hot30 Countdown
http://www.2dayfm.com.au/shows/hot30/blog/geek-speak-the-latest-from-e3/20110607-cjqd.html
Trailers include: Mass Effect 3 gameplay, Uncharted 3, Halo 4 and Final Fantasy XIII-2.
Best comments will win a copy of The Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (not even out yet!) so have a vent!
Red Faction Armageddon goes sketchy
Red Faction are promoting their ‘sketch mode’ with this incredibly funny/clever piss take of ‘Take on me’s infamous clip
MASS EFFECT screen shots MAY 2011
Just released today!! LOOK HOW STUNNING THEY ARE
WILL CONTINUE POSTING THEM WHEN I RECEIVE THEM – SO KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED HERE!
Kid Icarus Uprising trailer
19 years wait between his last game
Mortal Kombat – the movie?
Found this clip on YouTube and it has left me with tears in my eyes from pure excitement.
Jacks, Sonja, Johnny Cage (RIP), Reptile, and most importantly SCORPION!
FINISH HIM!
Now Playing
Playing these games at the moment!
PS3:
DEAD SPACE 2
Trying to play, at least. It’s so bloody scary. Those damn necromorphs make me scream and jump so high! I can’t play it at night anymore. It’s beyond a joke. But so good!
Uncharted 2
I haven’t even had a Playstation for a year so have never played either of the Uncharted games. I knew I would like it – this game is SO my cup of tea! A few hours in and I’m LOVING IT!
Wii:
GoldenEye
I was stupidly addicted to the original GoldenEye when it was relesased in ’97 on the Nintendo 64. I’m so happy they’ve remade this game! They’ve replaced the Pierce Brosnon Bond with the Daniel Craig Bond (no complaints there) and so far, so good! Graphics are a little rusty – still N64 standard at times, but it works for the Bond style.
DSiXL:
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
I put quite a few hours into Dragon Quest IX and the Final Fantasy’s on DS- and this game is very similar. You have a party of young kids who excel in melee, magic and a sharp moouthed ranga who loves flame balls. A LOT of puzzle solving in the caves/dungeons. I just want to kill shit.
The yellow scarf that your character wears looks awfully like a horrific blonde mullet when playing. Hilarious!
Game on! for Red Bull
It’s official – I’ll be doing blogs and videos on all things gaming for Red Bull!
It’s called Game On! and you can find all the latest info there on games, launches, events reviews and my general opinion on all things geek.
It’s only just launched today – so keep watching it grow!
Geek out x
Gamer Tag Hag
Been playing way more games now that I’ve been a tad under the weather.
ON THE XBOX
My gamer tag is: maudie g
Playing: FABLE III
I love the mash-pad style fighting which involves guns, magic AND swords!
I love the unpredictable and sometimes crude dialogue!
I catch STD’s and get knocked up when I sleep around!
PLAYSTATION:
Gamer tag: maudelicious
Playing: Assassins Creed Brotherhood Multiplayer
Kill or be killed. That is what the whole scenario is about. Using a handful of techniques that you can unlock the more experience you gain, try to assassinate your target before you – another players target – gets done for. It’s not just a brutal blood bath with gun spray and snipers, you really need to use your mind on how to use the abilities in the most strategic manner. Do you always have a doppleganger nearby? Or are you all about a quick kill no matter the cost?
Full of suspense.
Giddy up!
My top 5 FUNNIEST Youtube videos
I spend a fair bit of time perusing the glories of the web. Youtube, of course, gets a thrashing.
Therefore I have compiled a top 5 of the funniest youtube videos OUT THERE (imo).
#5 Dave after the Dentist
Ah little Dave, you just got your tooth out at the dentist. What’s that? You were anaesthetised? And you’re out of it? QUICK DAD! GET THE CAMERA!
This is totally preparing the kid for a huge drug-riddled trip.
Best quotes:
“Is this real life?”
“Why is this happening?”
#4 Nintendo 64
I – too – went nuts when Dad brought home a Nintendo 64 in 1996. But nothing like these kids.
The first bit of the clip is the kids insane reaction. The next bit? Well, someone remixed the shit out of it. And that, to me, is so much freaking funnier!
#3 Lady stomping grapes.
2 ladies, in buckets, stomping grapes to win a night at a hotel, on live TV. What could possibly go wrong? Well, how bout this lady stacks it so bad, then makes the worlds funniest pain noises you’ve ever heard. Even Family Guy did a take off on this.
Every time I stub my toe or hurt myself in anyway – these are the noises I make.
WATCH OUT FOR: the reactions of the show hosts when they cut back to the studio
“Oh boy, I think she’s actually hurt”
# 2 Talking Cat
Animals. They’re everywhere on Youtube. Whether it’s the too-cute-kitties or the dog that can do maths. But the talking ones get me. ESPECIALLY when someone puts subtitles on the video of what the cat sounds like it’s actually saying!
Sure, this isn’t what cats usually sound like, which is what makes this vid so damn good.
#1 Leeroy Jenkins
Ahhh welcome to World of Warcraft. Sure, this video is about 7999247599000 times funnier if you’ve played the game, but I still find myself giggling uncontrollably every time I see it.
THE BEST PARTS of this video are the fact that THIS is what gamers ACTUALLY sound like when playing! Everyone has their microphones on, all plotting and planning to strategically beat the common enemy. Here we have a sizeable group of WoWers about to embark on a huge quest – hence the lead guy going through the plan.
I absolutely love it when he asks: ”Can you give a number crunch real quick?” and there is a guy there that A) knows he’s being addressed and B) knows that this means he has to calculate their chances of survival (that is sooo C3PO).
His answer? “32.33 (REPEATING, OF COURSE) percentage of survival”
The response? “Well that’s a whole lot better than we usually do”
Too good.
But yes, it gets better. Leeroy Jenkins is sick of the prep. He’s over it. He wants blood. So, upon yelling his name – he charges in – and shit hits the fan.
Quotes to look out for include:
“Goddamn it Leeroy!”
“Why do you do this shit Leeroy?”
“It’s not my fault”
“Leeroy you are just stupid as hell”
“At least I have chicken”
Shape Magazine feature!
Shape Magazine Australia have asked what it is that I’m listening to/watching/playing this month.
This is it!
