Thursday 29 May 2008

Summer slog


The hot and sweaty days are upon us. Three computers and all the associated kit that goes with it can generate quite amazing heat when I close the door and windows. I dare not turn on the Xbox or the room will go into a supernova-style meltdown. Though a 360 and it's power pack make an excellent back-up radiator should you find yourself a bit chilly during the winter.
What are you playing at?
Nothing meaningful right now. Most of my games are now beaten and I am just collecting achievements like the whore I am. Going for the Dark Sector-Brutal achievement and then I've got a few little things to wrap on Condemned 2. Most likely take a while though as the work and nice weather make gaming a less exciting prospect than usual. Looking forward I don't see too much that takes my fancy either. Gears 2, Pinata 2 and banjo are some way off though I do have a freebie coming from Codemasters after I did some work for a Race Driver: Grid artbook. I tried the demo and it was very nice indeed.
Sitting on your fat spiny Tat Ass
It's been such a long time I showed off any of my tat warez that I almost broke my back in two reaching through the attic for this green plush monster. Hope you ingrates appreciate the pain as I type this out. Released to coincide with Final Fantasy something-or-other back in the mid 90s this whopping plush breaks all records for taking up space in your house and looking quite crap. The missus wanted to give it away to a hospital or charity but I managed to hold onto it. Better get it back into the attic before she throws it to one of those charity vans that drive down the street every other hour.

2 comments:

ImortalComputec said...

Race Driver: Grid is a prime example of why PC gaming is a mugs game these days. If your hardware is anything more than 6-month's old then you can forget it. The game should come with a free Core Duo 2,66GHz rig and Ati Radeon X1950 graphics card.

Regarding the tat, were those guitars hanging on the wall PS2 Guitar Hero freebies?

Gary Harrod said...

Freebies? God no! I don't get much industry chicken nowadays working for myself. Nope, those guitars are real and paid for. I started with the strat on the right then upgraded to the Ibanez when I was playing a little better. Who needs plastic rubbish when you can rock for real!