Old Games, New Games - something for everyone!

nobody@vox.com(The Golden Monkey) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:54:38 +0000

Well, it's been a while since I found time to post and I am sorry about that - life has been rather hectic with one thing and another and time has flown past. So, what's new? Well LittleBigPlanet has finally landed and, to be honest, I was ge...

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Are computer games to blame for illiteracy in children?

nobody@vox.com(The Golden Monkey) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:08:57 +0100

Ok, so it's not my usual lightweight fare, but I've been thinking recently about this (what with the huge round of media coverage in the UK following record GCSE results that was then followed by the usual backlash from Universities and businesse...

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Salad Days Revisited. Or, Why Obsolete Stuff Is Fun...

nobody@vox.com(The Golden Monkey) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:12:48 +0100

A while ago I posted about the little G3 iMac and the PowerBook G3 I bought and how I thought they were great, which I am sure you remember and, given that I am typing this on the PowerBook, I think it's safe to say I haven't changed my mind jus...

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MGS4: The post-game review...

nobody@vox.com(The Golden Monkey) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:40:47 +0100

Ok, I've finished Metal Gear Solid 4. In a word - "wow". First up, I don't really want to spoil the plot for you, as the story-telling is what really puts the MGS series apart from its rivals (Splinter Cell, et al), but suffice to say that yes, i...

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Apologies and other news...

nobody@vox.com(The Golden Monkey) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:39:11 +0100

Ok, so I made a mistake. I'm only human and it happens to us all. The mistake I made was to play Uncharted: Drake's Fortune on a TV less than 32" wide and in standard definition. This made the shooting sections almost impossible and, thus, m...

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Nerd and Proud

nobody@vox.com(The Golden Monkey) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:03:55 +0000

I, like most of you probably, am a regular visitor to b3ta - I read the email newsletter with glee and like to confirm that I am not the only twisted individual on the planet by reading the answers to the Question Of The Week. I think we all gain...

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New TV, New Job, New Games...what a month!

nobody@vox.com(The Golden Monkey) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:54:32 +0000

Well, where to start? March is barely started and I am already left with my head spinning with everything that's happened. So far, I've ordered a new TV (37" 1080p goodness - not bad for £500!), after trying out a Techika in my local Tesco, I fi...

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Well, life's a funny old thing...

nobody@vox.com(The Golden Monkey) — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:12:05 +0100

For a while now, I have been raving about how I think the PS3 is going to be the king of the hill once developers start getting to grips with it (not to mention showing some tasty snippets from some rather lovely up-coming games), when two things ...

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Woo,it's a PS3 game...

nobody@vox.com(The Golden Monkey) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:53:37 +0100

Firstly, forgive the cheap pun, but I couldn't resist. The point of this article is that, as part of my on-going PS3 research, I have discovered that a game that is also being developed for PC and XBox 360 is shaping up to be potentially revoluti...

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Non-crappy Movie Tie-in Game Shock!

nobody@vox.com(The Golden Monkey) — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:05:38 +0100

Could it be true, could it really be the case that a game based on a box office smash-hit might not be a foetid pile of monkey poo? Yes, the Spiderman games were...ok, but the golden rule has always been that the bigger the license, the worse the ...

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