VN Cast Special

E3 is on us and this year i will be covering it however not on my blog instead i will be working with a fantastic site called chattygamer.com, you will be able to keep up to date with what is going on at this years E3.

Part of me helping out chattygamer is that i will be covering each one of the press conferences on twitter, so follow @chattygamer for up to the minute news from the conferences.

However this post is to point out that i will be doing a very special episode of the VN Cast, it will be a E3 special and i will have a guest with me to discuss how we feel each one of the conferences went.

So please tune in at 8:00pm and listen in.

VN Cast

As you might know if you listened on Monday i have started a new radio show on Spreaker.com where i will play some music tracks and talk about movies and video games however i really do need your help with a few things.

First off i need some music requests so my show goes along nicely, Secondly i need your suggestions as what to talk about and how to make it better and lastly but most importantly i need you to listen to it so i know how i'm doing.

Now the main problem with me using the free part of spreaker is that my show is limited to only 30 minutes at a time however i can do another show straight after it however i have to have a 5 minute break in between it, the thing is i can't afford to pay for the 12 month subscription as i would love to be able to make the show longer without the break but at this time i can't.

So i know this might be a cheeky request if there is any kind person out there who will pay for the 12 months for me i will always be in your debt, if not then i will just have to stick with the way i'm doing the show at the moment and when i can afford it i will increase the length of the show.

So if you want to get involved then tweet me @VN_Stuart or follow me on Facebook which is STUART2509 (stuart miller) and tell me what songs you will like to hear and also get involved during the show.

Movie Review: Stan Helsing

Plot
Can't be bothered to detail what happens in this piece of crap.

What i Thought
This is probably going to be my shortest review ever as the more time and space i give this absolutely mind numbing pile of excrement the more it does it justice.

The best way i can describe this movie is one simple single word TERRIBLE.

Overall
If you like comedies avoid this, if you like horror avoid this, if you like your sanity avoid this, if you don't want to be bored out of your skull avoid this, if you like your sight and hearing fully avoid this.
By far the worst movie I've not only seen this year but seen in the last few years.
09%

Portal 2 help

Oh yes you can believe your eyes this is a new post and one for a achievement  in portal 2 that might be a bit difficult to get but stick by it as it's worth a huge 75G.

The achievement in question is called Smash TV and to get it you have to Smash 11 monitors in chapter 8, so below is how you do it.

Smash TV - 75G
break 11 test chamber monitors
You must smash the monitors with Wheatley's face on them. Momentum or lasers can destroy them.
*1st monitor can be found in test chamber 1 use momentum to smash it
*2nd one is in test chamber 2  make your way to the button and use the beam to get the cube to the monitor
*3rd one is in test chamber 3 as soon as you enter the room use the beam to get momentum across to the monitor
*4th monitor is in test chamber 4 use the turret to shoot at the monitor
*5th monitor is in test chamber 5 get over to the button and use fire a cube into the beam then shoot a portal on the wall opposite of the screen
*6th monitor is in test chamber 5 next to the button you pressed just follow the route you came
*7th monitor is in test chamber 6 hit yourself off the jump pad as soon as you enter the room
*8th monitor is in test chamber 11 use the fake cube to block off the laser and now find the glass cube and fire a portal on the wall next to the laser and one across from the screen and fire the laser through the portal.
*9th monitor is in test chamber 12 fire a portal on the wall with the laser and then on the wall with the door to get it across the room, get yourself on the platform across from the screen and head to the button to get a glass cube, pick up the glass cube and take it beyond the last fence, fire a portal on the wall from the laser and one on the wall opposite of you so you can use the glass block to fire a laser at the screen.
*10th monitor is in test chamber 15 fire a portal on the ground and one one the celling, drop through the portal and as soon as you exit fire one on the wall across from you and the screen
*11th monitor is in test chamber 16 in the big room make your way to the button and fire a portal on the wall with the beam, press the button for some repulsion gel and go across the beam with the gel, land on the button to reverse the beam, look across the room above the little glass wall and fire a portal on that wall, to take the beam above the turrets and release the gel above the turrets to knock them out, make sure you leave one turret and make your way to it so you can use it to take out the monitor.


Hope this guide helps you out and if you need more help on the game let me know

Movie Review: Scre4m (Scream 4)

Plot
10 years have passed since the Ghostface killer went on his murderous rampage at Woodsboro and the victim of all of this Sidney Prescott has returned to her home town on her last stop of her book tour however the past is getting ready to strike again and no soon enough the Ghostface killer is back and ready to repeat what happened 10 years ago.

What I thought
Now before i get into anything I have to say that i'm a huge fan of the first two Scream movies they showed that horror wasn't dead and that there was a way of breathing life into it however with the third movie Wes Craven lost the plot as it was just plain terrible so with the 4th one in the movie franchise he is trying to regain some ground he lost with the third one and for the most part he has succeeded.

We all know how the first movie went and it introduced us to and horror icon so with the 4th movie he wanted to bring the Ghostface killer back up to the forefront again as Freddy, Jason and Michael Myers have had updated movies in that time so is Ghostface still as scary as before, well the simple answer there is NO.

You see the main problem i had with Scre4m is that it didn't try anything new at all, instead of it being the reboot of the franchise that Craven was hoping for it turned out to be just a sort of remake of the first one.
Now i'm not going to go into any plot spoilers but i will say that if you have seen the first one then you will probably be able to map out the entire film from how people are killed down to the ending and for me this is a bad thing as the best thing about the original Scream was that you didn't know what to expect and from start to finish you were always trying to guess who the killer was.

It's not all doom a gloom though there are a few elements of the movie that did work, firstly the opening 15 minutes are actually done quite well and while doesn't hit the high that the first one did it's still a very enjoyable opening.
Secondly the humour of the Scream movies is well intact with this one as there are points that you will laugh, one point of the movie that brought a smile to my face was the slight mickey take of the Saw franchise calling it out by saying that it's just torture porn and gory for gore sakes.
Finally the character who i liked through the other 3 movies is on top form here and that's Deputy Dewy who is brilliantly played by David Arquette, plus it's nice to see Gale still having a bitchy side.

So while this is nothing new and fails on some aspects it's nice to see the Scream movies have found there way after the awful Scream 3.
One other thing to quickly point out is that the writer of the movie is credited to Kevin Williamson who wrote the first two however there were a few problems with the script that he did so they got the writer from the third one Ehren Kruger to make a few rewrites and you can probably tell as the part she did was the middle 20 minutes and this is where the movie just gets boring like the third movie.

Score 70%

Movie Review : Source Code

Plot
An American army pilot played by Jake Gyllenhaal wakes up on a train in a different man's identity and before he can figure out whats going on the train explodes and he wakes up in a machine called the Source Code unknown why he is there and how he got there.
Appearing on the screen of the pod appears another solider who tells him that he has be recruited in a top secret mission to find out who blew up the train that he was on and with the help of the machine that he is in he can find out who did it, unfortunately he only has 8 minutes each time to uncover the truth with each trip unraveling the answers. 

What I Thought
The first thing you need to know about Source Code and one of the most important things is that the director of it (Duncan Jones) first movie was the fantastic Moon so you know that you are not going to get a very simple story you are in fact going to get something that feels fresh and unique and it has to be one of the best Sci-Fi action movies since the brilliant Inception.

During each trip that Gyllenhaal makes a trip in the Source Code you find out more about the character who he has taken over and the relationship with his female friend only for him to start liking his friend and this part of the movie adds heart that is missing from most movies these days.
If you have watched the trailer you might have seen that the movie has been done on a big scale however thats not true as very few sets have been used and in my eyes this helps the movie as it doesn't deviate from what it's trying to attempt by adding stupid plot points and useless characters.

Yes there is a couple of problems with the movie, a few people might be put off by the fact that the movie goes back and forth a lot from the world in the Source Code to the really world that Gyllenhaal is in and also the explanation of the Source Code seems a bit simple and pointless but don't let this put you off as i guarantee that these are just minor problems in a movie thats engaging, complex and interesting from beginning to end.  

To say i liked Source Code is not doing it much justice lets just say that it is the best movie i have seen since the brilliant Inception and i urge that if you haven't seen it or were on the fence about it get to the cinema now and watch it, that's an order.

Score - 85%

Movie Review : Sucker Punch

Plot
When a girl is sent to a mental asylum by her abusive stepfather for killing her sister she hatches a plan with four other girls in the asylum to get out however things don't go according to plan when the only way for her to get out is to find 5 items but it will not be easier than she thinks.

What I thought
Now I'm a huge fan of Zack Znyder as he has done some great movies in the past with Dawn of the Dead remake being one of his best so it was probably about time that he made a bad movie however when i saw the trailer for Sucker Punch i never thought i would say that this was going to be his stinker but unfortunately this is and what a stinker of a movie.

First off you expect a movie that features lots of explosions, gorgeous girls in skimpy outfits, nazi robots that look like they have come out of Killzone and dragons to be a entertaining roller coaster ride of a action movie however i was bored throughout as each section of the movie where the girls are looking for the items they need just feels like a boring music video.
Secondly you might have a idea on how the movie is like when you have a actress that was in the High School Musical movies, one that made her acting debut in the terrible Ghost Ship and another one who's claim to fame is Dragonball Evolution to turn out and you would be exactly right if you guessed at it being terrible.
Finally if the director of the movie can't even be bothered to sit down and write a script that has even one brain cell then you know that something has gone really wrong. 

It's really really hard for me even to recommend this car crash of a nightmare to anybody, the only people in my eyes who should go to see this is those that are blind and deaf or if you want to punish yourself with something so bad it would of been less painful if you listened to even one song from Justin Beiber.

Before i give you my score though i do have to say that the first 10 minutes of the movie where it supposedly sets out the story is actual OK because it feels like the director was going for a really dark and brutal movie but after the first 10 minutes you realise that you are so wrong.
Score - 29%

Something very random

I was planning to put a movie review post today however with me going to see Scream 4 tomorrow i thought i would wait and see that then post up the movie reviews.
So with me leaving the post for a few days it gave me a bit of a problem as i could think of what i could post up in it's place and then it struck me why not post up something very, very random and i think you will agree that this has to be the most random post i will put up on my blog.

What we have here then are a few animals who seem to like gaming, so enjoy.

There we go something a bit random

Wii Want More

Over the last few days it seems that the internet has been going mad with rumours and speculation about what to expect from the next Nintendo console so i have looked over all of the rumours and thought why not i tell you what i think.

Speculation 1 - It will be more powerful than the PS3 and Xbox 360
To me i think this is a given because for the next Nintendo console to challenge the other two they have to match the power or be much more powerful, this in my eyes is also one of the main reason why some developers don't want to release some of there games on the Wii.

Speculation 2 - More games will be aimed at the core market rather than the casual.
Again this is another given as the Wii seems to be a hot bed of shovelware games and children games so the best way for them to get more people to play there next console and make everybody happy is to get more adult orientated games on there console.

Speculation 3 - The games will be on Blu-Ray and not DVD
Now the main thing here is that the rumour is that the games will come on a blu-ray disc and not that the console will also have a blu-ray player built in as Wii games run off DVD discs and this is not a DVD player.
This would be the best way for them to have better games and textures in there games if they running off a media that can support more space then this can only be a good thing.

Speculation 4 - The controller with have a touch screen section.
The thing is do we need this, now we know that the controller will be motion based like the Wii and we can guess that they are going to make it much more responsive so the big question is do we need another add on to this and in my eyes i say NO, what we do need is a better control method with motion added to it becuase the Wiimote does work well however it alienates a lot of games and gamers. 

Speculation 5 - It will be shown at this years E3 and be out next year
In my eyes this has to be 100% true because for Nintendo to get more people to buy there next console they need it to be out before the other two as there is no sign that Sony and Microsoft are planning to announce a successor to there consoles any time soon, plus the end of next year has to be the latest they can release there next console.

So thats what i think and we should know for certain when Nintendo have there press conference at this years E3

1 minute review Dragon Age 2

When you are regarded as one of the best gaming developers out there you are given the benefit of the doubt when you make a average game or when you slip up just a little and thank god that over the last few years Bioware have not been one of those as time after time they seem to hit the right notes and release pure quality with every game that come out however it seems that time has come for Bioware to slip up a little and unfortunately it had to be the follow up to what some people call one of the best action RPG's on this generation of consoles.

To kick things off with Dragon Age 2 you have the usual Bioware thing where you get to create the look and style of your character from what their face looks like to their gender, after this has been done it's time to choose what class you will be playing as throughout your journey and trust me when i say this that this is one of the most important decisions you will have throughout the game.

You have 3 classes to choose from, first off there’s the typical warrior who will be able to wield big swords and charge at enemies like they are covered in £5 notes, secondly there’s the Rouge class who prefer to attack their enemies with a bit more stealth and love to sneak up on their enemies before hitting them with some devastating attacks, lastly and by far my favourite class is the mage who loves to use magic and likes to stay in the background attacking from afar with some devastating magic attacks.

So why is choosing your class one of the most important things well when I created my character I thought I would play it safe and use a warrior however I soon found out that the warrior is rubbish and I was starting to becoming more and more interested in the mage, by the end of the game I don't think I used the warrior that much as i just couldn't get to grips with her.

So after all of that you are ready to set foot on your journey from a lonely poor person all the way up to being the most important person in the game, now I’m not going to bore you with the story as in my eyes it's very week but I will say that for the first 2/3 of the game it's very generic it's not until the last 1/3 when the game comes alive and you fully find out which one of the characters you meet along your journey that you really do care about.

Speaking about the characters there are a few hit and miss ones for me the best character in the whole game and the one I seemed to use the most is Anders the mage, he seemed to be the most interesting character with a story that you want to take interest in.

The same cannot be said for most of the rest of the characters who are just boring and whine a lot apart from the brilliant varric who interjected with a few wise cracks throughout your quest.

Like I said in the opening paragraph Bioware are geniuses when it comes to this type of game so why did I feel like they missed the mark on a few aspects first off it takes ages for the game to become interesting, during the first 2/3 of the game you have the same generic quests that seem to be a part of any of these games it's not until you have gone past the 2/3 line before it becomes more gripping and interesting and by the time you hit that mark you will see that you have been playing for 20 hours plus.

Secondly the areas that your quests are set in get used over and over again so while they do look interesting the first time you see them they just becoming boring and lifeless the more you have to traipse through them.

Lastly throughout the game I came across some really stupid bugs from characters not loading to cut scenes repeating themselves over and over again.

It's not all doom and gloom though there are times when Bioware flexes there gaming muscles with some really interesting quests especially the one called haunted where you have to journey through a haunted house to help one of your team mates.

The graphics have also got a really interesting simplistic look to them which in my eyes work really well for this type of game and the soundtrack does have a very epic movie feel to them.

The best thing though about this game though is that when it gets the quests right and the characters stop being whining moaning arseholes then you are in for a treat as the game becomes something we have known Bioware for and that’s pure excellence.

Overall

There is nothing more worse than when you have the highest praise for a company only for them to let you down and while this is not a terrible game it just doesn't hit the mark like some of the previous games, yes it does have some fantastic elements to it and yes you will be captivated with it for some of the game but it takes so long for it to get it right that you really do have to stick with it and by that time you just think to yourself why bother.

+ Some really Interesting characters

+ When the quests are done right they are really engaging and interesting

+ Some nice graphical touches

+ At it's best the quests are brilliant

- Takes too long to get going

- Some really annoying characters

- Boring and over complicated conversations

- Some of the quests just seem to be to pain by numbers

Rating 75%

VNQ10 Bouncy's Turn

Right 2 people have had there turn and so from now on the VNQ10 will be from the people on my twitter friends list or xbox live friends list.

So first up off my list is a great chap who is a little bit insane however in a good way, this chap is a huge gamer and a big movie fan like yours truly.
I hope you enjoy his responses and don't forget if you would like to take part leave a comment in the section below or let me know on twitter @VN_Stuart.

1 - If you could be any videogame character who would you be and why?
Would love to say Sonic the Hedgehog, but no... I would have to be Yusuf from GTA IV - Ballad of Gay Tony (as voiced by Omid Djalili). Just an amazing character with warmth and far too much money.
2 - What does your favourite movie say about you?
My favourite movie changes a LOT, so I guess it suggests that I have fickle tastes.
3 - If you could play truth or dare with anybody from the past who would it be and what truth would you ask them and what dare would you tell them to do?
I almost said Darth Vader then... anyways. Erm... I would say Jesus. I would require him to give me the truth about who his father was and as a dare I'd get him to be a Muslim for a week.
4 - If Videogames were to end what would you like to end it on?
One huge Super Smash Brothers type game with EVERY major character from the last 40 years.
5 - The PS3 has been related to a sandwich toaster, so what sandwich would you toast in it?
Meatball Marinara.
6 - What movie would you like to see turned into videogame?
Battle Royale.
7 - Apart from where you live what country would you like to live in?
Canada or Finland - I love snowy towns that have it almost year-round.
8 - If you had a lot of money which videogame company would you buy and why?
Sega, as I adore Sonic the Hedgehog and that way I would OWN HIM! Also I'd be able to stop any future games having 'Dr Eggman' instead of Robotnik, as well as commissioning Shenmue III.
9 - What is your favourite chocolate bar?
Although not specifically a bar as such, Cadbury's Creme Egg - I can't stand the 'Twisted' Creme Egg bar.
10 - Which famous celebrity would you like to see turned into a videogame character and how would you kill them in the game?
I would rather have a version of Bulletstorm which replaces all enemies with 'celebrities' who have appeared in Heat or OK magazine in the last five years. Then I'd let rip.

Well that's Bouncy's answers and like I've said above if you would like to take part when i get back then let me know

VNQ10 James Turn

It seems that i might of struck a little gold with my new idea and i have a few people that want to take part which makes me a really happy bunny.

Todays VNQ10 will see James (Relinquiish) take part so a usual the same 10 questions have been asked and i think that a few of the answers will be a bit surprising to people who know James.

1 - If you could be a videogame character who would it be and why?
For me it would have to be the Eyebot from Fallout 3 as life would be sweet floating around the wasteland all day listening to music.
2 - What does your favourite movie say about you?
Pirates of the Caribbean is my favourite movie and it says that i would like to live life like a pirate, ARAGH.
3 - If you could play truth or dare with anybody from the past who would it be and what truth would ask and what dare would you give?
I would like to meet Winston Churchhill, the truth i would ask him would be how many cigars do you smoke a day and the dare i would tell him to do is to go up to Hitler and kiss him on the cheek to see if he would like it.
4 - If videogames were to end what would you like to end it on?
A new Fallout game.
5 - The PS3 has been related to a sandwich toaster so what sandwich would you toast in it?
Grilled cheese with Worcestershire sauce.
6 - What movie would you like to see turned into a videogame?
Cloverfield.
7 - Apart from where you live what country would you like to live in?
America.
8 - If you had a lot of money which videogame company would you buy and why?
I would buy Bethesda and the reason i would buy them is down to there good quality games.
9 - What's your favourite chocolate bar?
Kinder Bueno.
10 - Which famous celebrity would you like to see turned into a videogame character and how would you kill him/her?
I would like to see the Jonas Brothers turned into videogames characters and i would make them get chased by the Dahaka from Prince of Persia only for them to fall into a pit of lava.

So that's James answers to the questions tell me what you think and if you want to take part let me know in the comment section below and i will get back to you

Goodbye for now

Now this post might be a bit early however i just thought i would warn you in advance.

As of Monday the 21st this blog will go on a break as i will be without my internet connection for 4-6 weeks, the reason for this is down to sky/BT as they have told me that it would take that long for them to activate my phone line in the new place that i'm moving into.
I know this is a problem and if i knew any other way to fix this then i would however i don't so when i do get back i hope that you will return to the blog as the time away might be good for me to think up some new a great ideas.

So i will be posting up a new VNQ10 today and one final one for a little while next Saturday so i hope you enjoy them and don't forget that if you would like to take part then leave a comment and i will get back to you.

VNQ10 Greg's Turn

So this is it the first VNQ10 and thank you to Greg for being the first person to take it.

I hope that this will take off as i think it's a really interesting idea where we find out what people are really like just from 10 interesting questions and i hope that these 10 question might give you a insight into them.

So without further ado here are Gregs responses to the 10 questions.

1 - If you could be any videogame character who would you be and why?
Ezio from Assassins Creed 2 and Brotherhood, because he is extremely skilful and awesome.
2 - What does your favourite movie say about you?
Well my favourite movie is Saving Private Ryan and i hope that it shows that i will go out of my way to help people specifically my friends.
3 - If you could play truth or dare with anybody from the past who would it be and what truth would you ask them and what dare would you tell them to do?
I would like to meet William Wallace, the truth i would ask him would ask him would be what made you think that you had to lead the Scots against the Brits and the dare i would tell him to do would be to run out in front of the English wearing the colours of the English.
4 - If Videogames were to end what would you like to end it on?
It would have to be Mass Effect 3.
5 - The PS3 has been related to a sandwich toaster, so what sandwich would you toast in it?
I would give the PS3 to subway and ask them to make me a sandwich.
6 - What movie would you like to see turned into a videogame?
Inception.
7 - Apart from where you live what country would you like to live in?
Ireland.
8 - If you had a lot of money which videogame company would you buy and why?
I would buy Bioware because i know i will be in charge of a company that doesn't release the same game over and over again plus there games are pure quality.
9 - What is your favourite chocolate bar?
Yorkie.
10 - Which famous celebrity would you like to see turned into a videogame character and how would you kill them in the game?
It has to be Justin Bieber for me and he has to die from a firing squad made up of every videogames character and when he is dead they have to finish him off by T-Bagging him.

So thats Greg's responses to the 10 questions and i want to thank him for being the first person to take part in it.
If you are interested in taking part in this then please let me know in the comment section and i would be happy for you to take part.

VNQ10 What the hell is it

So a friend of mine came up with a idea where he is going to interview everybody on his twitter friends list and this gave me a interesting idea.

So what the hell is it well VNQ10 is something new that is coming soon and it will involve me setting 10 questions each week for people on either my twitter friends list on or my Xbox Live friends list.

Now it sounds a bit vague however i think the description below and a example will solve everything.

• First off there will be the same 10 questions asked every week
• Somebody new will be answering the questions each week
• The answers to each question will go up every weekend
• An example of this is that i might ask what is your favourite colour (not one of the questions) and i will put up there answer to this question, so in this case it would be Black.

So i hope this explains it all and if you have any questions about what i'm attempting then let me know and also if you want to take part then tell me in the comment section below or in the shoutbox to the right.

1 minute review (sort of) Enslaved and Dead Space 2

So you and i thought this wouldn't happen but guess what i have finally gotten round to doing a new 1 minute review however because i've had very little time to fully do one this one is slightly special.

So why is this special well it's for two reason first off there are two games getting reviewed in this post in the shape of Enslaved and Dead Space 2.
Secondly it will not be a 1 minute review however instead it will be a quick 10 second review where i will tell you why you should buy it instead of just rambling on and on.

So i hope that you will look over the review and i do promise that the full 1 minute review will be back once i have everything sorted out.

Enslaved
So first off is the really good Enslaved and the reason why you should buy this is down to the fact not only are the characters likeable but the story is very engaging and the whole graphical feel of the game is wonderful.
There are a few problems however with the game, firstly it's very generic in the fact that nothing new in this game, secondly there are a few times in the game where you will get frustrated and finally the ending is so strange it goes up there with MGS4 and Halo 2.

If you are after a really engaging game with some fantastic characters that you want to find out more about them on there journey then please go out and buy this game as it's not just your everyday hack and slash adventure, this game has heart.
87%

Dead Space 2
Have you ever played a game where you have jumped so much that you get so scared to sleep in the dark, well i haven't however Dead Space 2 tries it's bloody best to do that and in most cases it works.
You see the whole point of a survival horror is to scare the crap out of you and the original Dead Space did that to me and while the sequel didn't scare me as much as the original i still jumped a few times.

Where Dead Space 2 succeeds is in it's scale because now you are not just stuck on one ship this time you are on a whole space station so this gives a more action feel to the game this time.
The main problem however with Dead Space 2 is that it doesn't have the impact that the first one did you see with the first one the whole point was to be nervous and scared throughout and while there are a few moments in this where it does happen most of the time it just feels like you are playing a action game and not a survival horror.
One other down point about this game is that the difficult curve is silly because one moment you might be able to breeze through sections then you come across a part where it takes ages to get past it because you are dying all of the time.

apart from the few niggles i had with this game it's still a brilliant one and a game that should be played by any one who enjoyed the first one and even people who  had slight doubts about it.
90%

Again sorry for the small reviews this will only be a one off for now so next time the one minute review will be back.

Worthless Easter Egg In Black Ops Zombies

Now i said i would have a post for you and when you read this you will think thats it's a bit of a cop out however over the last week i haven't had much time to do anything and over the next few weeks things are just going to get a lot worse for me however i di say i would put up something today and i have.

So the post i have for you is a video from the latest Black ops zombie map Ascension which shows you how to get the Death machine and how bloody pointless it is to get.

So yes this post is a bit of a cop out however i promise next week there will be a special 1 minute review that will feature both Dead Space 2 and Enslaved so please check that out now.

What to expect from us

So 2010 has been and gone and i have to say for me it was the worst year of my life however this post isn't meant for me to rant on about how shit 2010 was for me it's meant for me to tell you what plans we have in 2011 and what to expect.
Hopefully we can bring most of the stuff that i promise however we can't predict 2011 so we don't know if everything we have said we are going to do we will do but we can only try and to me that's the main thing.

So 2011 is set out to be a big year in the movie and games industry and we hope that we can add a little bit more to it so the first thing i promise is that the 1 minute review will come back and it will be here sooner than you might think as i'm playing a game at the moment that i have to tell you about, so expect the 1 minute review to be back in the next few weeks.

As for the blog i'm hoping to switch from a blog to a proper site so we can get more people to find us so i hope that the blog will end only for something better to come out of it.

As you also know we have somebody on here who loves to make some fantastic montage videos, so in 2011 we know we can expect some great things from him however we are part of a great forum and they have just started a games night once a week so we hope to bring you some great and funny footage from them alongside some of the usual montage stuff.

Podcasts seem to be the big thing still and while i know to make a good one is really hard to do i do think we can try and bring you one that might work so we are going to look into brining you a podcast however if that doesn't work we know a fantastic podcast so i'm hoping to high jack it and appear on that.

So thats a few things you can expect from us, i know i will be able to bring you more things like the usual brilliant trailers and some interesting posts.
Lets hope though that 2011 will be a better year that 2010 which can't be a hard thing can it.

2011 Whats to come in Videogames

So another year has come to a end and while we had some really good stuff i for one am glad that it's over as it's been one hell of a year.
Now 2011 is here what in the world of entertainment can we expect well hopefully we get more triple A titles when it comes to videogames and my hope for the movie industry is that they see that movies can be made on a small budget and that you can treat your viewers with a little bit more intelligence rather than the idiots that they think we are.

Videogames
2011 should be a interesting year as we expect the 3DS to take form and maybe even do what Nintendo are good at and that's innovation and fun however there could be a few problems there you see over the last few years people have lost interest in Nintendo as they seem to be churning out basic kiddies titles and the 3DS could be the new home ground for these games, plus 3D technology can be very hit and miss so it's unknown if playing the 3DS for a long time would hurt your eyes.
You see you might be thinking that I'm hitting the 3DS hard however i'm really looking forward to it as i can't wait to see how it works and how it pans out.

It's not just hardware that should be a big hit in 2011 we also have some huge games to look out for including the new Deus Ex, Uncharted 3, Arkham City and many many more however i think i speak not only just for me but for James and Greg when i say that the game we are waiting for the most is Mass Effect 3 as the first 2 have shown how videogames should be made with care,attention and just overall brilliance.

Whether 2011 will turn out to be a great year for videogames remains to be seen however what i do know is that we can expect some grade A titles, a few big surprises and one or two of those little gems that nobody seems to play but make a impact on the people who do play them.

So thats a couple of things to look out for in 2011 however we also have the world of movies to look out for so in my next post i will be pointing out a couple to look out for.
Don't forget to comment in the box below and tell us what games you are looking forward to in 2011

VN Awards 2010 Random Awards

So our main awards have been dished out however we have come up with a few little random awards and we also have a special contribution from somebody else in the form of Sean.

So without further here are the random awards of the year.

Best TV Programme
James - Fringe
Stuart and Greg - The Walking Dead
Sean - Family Guy Series 9

Best Revival of a Old Series
James and Greg - Splinter Cell Conviction
Stuart - Lost Boys The Thirst
Sean - The Comeback of Daft Punk

Best App
James - Rage HD
Greg - Prince of Persia Warrior Within
Stuart - Game Dev Story
Sean - Enter Shikari App

Most Disappointing Thing
James - Fallout New Vegas
Greg - Prince of Persia Forgotten Sands
Stuart - Lack of Original IP
Sean - DeadMouse Being Cancelled

Best Box Cover
James - Vanquish with it's Lenticular Sleeve
Greg - Assassins Creed Brotherhood
Stuart - Pandorum
Sean - Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare

Biggest Surprise
James - Assassins Creed Brotherhood Multiplayer
Greg - The Band Enter Shikari
Stuart - How Good Heavy Rain Turned out to be
Sean - The DJ Squellex

Well thats it our awards have come to a end and what a year it has been in the world of entertainment, so lets hope 2011 can top it.

There will be one more post this year and that will go up sometime next week where we choose a few things you should look out for then.
So until then have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS