Happy [belated] Christmas to those that I’ve not already had the chance to personally pass it along to. The New Year is creeping up at an alarming rate, and with a host of stuff still to be done before the New Year kicks off I thought it would be good to throw some thoughts down. 

 I’m well aware that it’s been almost a month since the last update, but this “blog” serves no real purpose other than a place for me to vent and write when I want to. I’ve seen various posts written out there by people on top tips to grow your blog, etc. They normally involve statements like “know your audience”, “write with a purpose”, “have your own style” and “update regularly”, I’m fairly confident I fall down at most of those hurdles but m’eh. I write this for me, I sort of know me, and I guess I have my own style…so maybe I’m not far off. Not that I don’t like having other people read it, it’s always nice to feel a little less ’small’ in this world. 

That’s a fairly extensive aside for an intro, it’s a round about way of apologising to the one reader that complained about no update (even if they were taking the piss!). Its been a busy time and 2009 isn’t going to get much quieter with a Q2 release to get out so when I’m tight on time I guess I’d rather be playing games than venting and there have been some goooood games to play! 

In an attempt to give myself something to write about tomorrow, I’m limiting this post other than to say, my “Holiday Mission” isn’t going as well as I’d hoped despite a decent start and in the top left corner you’ll see “The Ninja” a sneak preview of the new look coming to the site when I can actualy get some time to sit down and figure out wordpress templates (unless anyone wants to help?). 

Holiday Mission being to complete a number of games that I’ve not got around to playing over the course of the year.

The list includes:

  • Braid
  • Call of Duty - World at War
  • Bioshock
  • Portal (already done it on PC but want to do it again on XBOX)
  • Tomb Raider Underworld
  • Gears of War (Never did finish that last level before)

Braid’s been completed, and is an awesome game, was one puzzle piece away from finishing it in one sitting. Had to tap out around 3.30am 

COD 5 is also down, single player nothing online done, good but I still prefer COD4 just for the setting. See the epic fail in action @ my gamer profile.

Tomorrow - The over use of the word “epic” in videogame marketing. A subject close to my heart!