L4D and Valve Updates

While I appreciate that Valve are looking to provide some DLC soon for Left 4 Dead, I'd really like them to sort out a couple of things with the game. I mean, we've caned our way through the game multiple times and played an obscene amount of Vs. but how things like the melee and grenade bugs crept through after they went through that hassle with CS I don't know. Wouldn't mind giving the QA team a proper slap! ;)

To SEGA

Hello SEGA and Sonic Team, how are you? Looking forward to Christmas? I hope so. Here's a present from myself (and maybe Jay, who knows) - an idea we had for a brilliant Sonic game! Whilst the little blue chap has gone off the rails recently to some extent, yesterday I had a great plan for what you should do with him next.

It's radical. It pushes boundaries. It sits close to the cutting edge. What's more, it'll be great fun. See screenshot below:


Fantastic, eh? How's about it?

... please?

PLEASE?

PLEASE?!?

You know you want to.

Likewise...

Our preseason tour of Portugal drags on, with injuries flying about left, right and centre.

However, Javier Mascherano seems to be annoyed that I have not allowed him to talk to Olympic Marseille and has gone on a one-man strike behind the dugouts. Git.

In other news, I have been linked with two players that I have not even looked at. Not sure why anyone would think I am after Adrian Mutu especially - I prefer my players to be a bit less inclined to take various substances, thanks.

If all else fails....

.... shoot Steven Gerrard. Having scored a brilliant hat trick against Portuguese side Leiria, they seem to have taken a rather brutal measure to halt their embarrassment. Either that or the poor guy's taking a pre-season nap.

Serious gaming action

We've been treated to a few really decent titles as of late. Certainly worth seeing how much you can blag out of the fat man this Christmas. My latest Christmas present is a new server to put the site on...when it's done. Gawd I feel like 3D Realms with the site overhaul deadline - needs must as the devil does his business and all that!

Gooooal

Me and the lad Jay have been playing multiplayer games on FIFA and Pro Evo over the past week - the big man preferring a bit of Konami's footy, myself being rather more partial to EA's. Hm.

Just scored a classy goal as the lad Torres on Pro Evo, mind - ran through and sent a gently curling sidefoot in off the inside of the post. Quality. Jay wasn't best pleased.

Fooooootball

Still trying to fathom out which football game to buy this winter? Here are two blurrovision videos demonstrating a half of footy on both Pro Evo 2009 and FIFA 09 to give you an idea of how each plays (but not looks, obviously, although you get a good idea of the atmosphere and general impression).

Pro Evo 2009



Things to look out for: Rooney wonder goal, general ineptitude.

FIFA 09



Things to look out for: Drogba being offside a lot, more ineptitude.

Warspanner

I like Matt have been thouroughly enjoying Warhammer Online. It's addictive and highly accessible. Being an MMO fan myself, it makes a nice change to actually get involved with a game to the point that you miss it while away. So much so that I've had a couple of pints, sat down and clicked on "join server" only to find out that once again the server's full. While recently cloning our server it would seem that no bugger has moved and so we're at exactly the same point as we were a few days ago...sigh...click, click, click....sigh.

Over the moon

So, I have finally managed to get Jay into Football Manager! We've started a Premiership season as Liverpool (me) and Spurs (the big man) and currently our situation as of three games (well, two for me) is as above.

A great 4-0 win at Anfield over Villa and a solid 1-0 win away at a tricky Wigan sees me 4th with a game in hand, whilst Jay's had a win, a draw and a loss in his first three.

Watch this space for updates (such as both of us losing our jobs before Christmas)

Death Magnetic

Right, I presume that we've all found a way of hearing the new Metallica album, aye? Whether you were brave enough to risk downloading it and have Lars Ulrich possibly crawl through your telephone line and punch you in the face repeatedly or simply you have managed to pick up the various snippets and such that have been gradually released by the band themselves, if you're a Metallica fan and haven't heard it yet then you're either very disciplined or living under an internet rock.

All I can say is YEEEEEAAAAH! This is the kind of Metallica I like - not the confusing onslaught of noise that was St. Anger. Riffs flying left, right and centre, James Hetfield roaring away in some kind of blinding rage and some top, top songs. Current favourite tune: All Nightmare Long.

Perfect stuff for soothing the pain of having to watch Jay grind through Too Human! Looking forward to laying down the cash for the physical release next week (er, just in case Lars is reading of course :-)).