Kester's Blog (7)

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 Continue

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. Continue

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

I hope I dont come across as a boring pedant by posting this, but one thing that never ceases to irritate me about the internet is the sheer volume of misspellings, grammatical inaccuracies, misuse of tenses and other afronts to the English language that I find there. I teach at a Korean School in Japan where English is a second or even third language for most of the students, however they display a far greater understanding of English grammar than most native English speakers I have encountered… Continue

I have just finished reading a press release by microsoft stating that they now have 6 million xbox live members and I must say that I feel inclined to congratulate the all powerful corporate entity for providing such a great service and for giving gamers all over the world the chance to battle it out online in a plethora of diverse gaming experiences. I have to say that I am totally satisfied with my xbox live membership. So why the negative title? I hear you ask. Well let me explain. Microsof… Continue