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Sony has announced that the PlayStation 3 will retail for an astonishing £425 in the UK, £109 more than the US retail dollar equivalent. Doh!
“It’s got blu-ray” is not nearly enough to persuade this robot that it’ll be worth that kind of outlay. I won’t be going near the PS3 until the price drops considerably, […]

First impressions of the PS3 at the E³ Insider official website. Screenshots are both impressive, and, at the same time, nothing really new. I’m utterly unconvinced that the jump in processing power will bring any advancement in gameplay.
The controller is out, too, and after all the brouhaha about the concept ‘boomerang’ controller, this duplicate of […]

I’ve had a few weeks to get used to the PSP and whilst it’s undeniably sexy to look at, I thought that my impressions of actually using it might be interesting:

Battery life is excellent. I’m not very good about remembering to charge it but I haven’t had a crap-out yet.
The ergonomics are okay, but not […]

Early history of real money trades in MMORPG’s
Cosplay girls in Akihabara geek cafés. I really should have checked this out.
Half Life 2 domino effect machine on Google video.
Definitions: retcon, fanon

What WarioWare can teach us about Game Design. Wario Ware is going to be the first game I run on the PSP GBA emulator when I […]

I’ve had something of a reverse Midas touch when it’s come to consumer electronics recently. Everything gold I’ve touched has turned to shit.
At Christmas I bricked Lara’s iPod mini whilst trying to change the battery. I don’t want to go into details as the memory is still painful - financially, partly, as I had to […]

The arrival of an X-box has re-ignited some gaming passion in me. My brother bought it for me as a thank you, and I would like to publicly thank him back because it’s excellent.
More accurately, Halo is excellent. Very excellent.
When contrasted with some of the other games I have, Indiana Jones and the Emporer’s […]