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Yes the game got buggered half to death by the critics but I actually quite enjoyed it. Also it gets bonus points for a building that looks like Optimus Prime hidden away in the ancient city of Acre. Could be an accident but I hope not. Cheers

Halo 2 with its wacky cliffhanger ending really got me and I couldn't wait for the next installment. I wanted to see what happened to the chief, kill more aliens, and play with new weapons, but mostly, I was keen to see how Bungie would approach the development of a next gen game. I was expecting new baddies, better AI, a longer campaign, stunning graphics, a host of new weapons and vehicles and perhaps some overwhelming innovation in gameplay. What I got, however was a reasonably competent shoo… Continue

A couple of people with far too much time on their hands glitched the Halo 3 beta to give us a brief glimpse of the Chiefs ugly mug. Here is a screen grab and the full video. You can have a butchers at the original posting on Gaming Today here http://news.filefront.com/the-face-of-halos-master-c… Continue

Looks like a new yellow Pikachu DS is to be released in Japan. Looks cool. Anyone want one. You can see the full story here if you can read Japanese http://mantanweb.mainichi.co.jp/web/2007/06/ds_54.html. There is also talk of a new Second Life-ish community game to be released.

The west holds a very particular view of Japan. To many it is either looked upon as a mysterious realm filled with samurai (侍) , sumo (相撲) and kimono (着物) clad women performing intricate ceremonies involving hot green beverages, a country so entrenched in tradition and a beguilingly complex ettiquette that outsiders have no chance of understanding it, or as a land of suited men (サラリーマン), tiny electronic devices and school girl molestation (痴漢). Channels such as Discovery seem to produce endless… Continue