Living the Dream: The tea, ramen and rice edition
Fri, 12/02/10 – 20:26 | No Comment

So the snow has, fingers crossed, finally gone. Brrrrrr. Sadly it’s still cold and as a result I’ve been subsisting on tea, onigiri and beans on toast … and ramen. Yes I have the world’s …

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BioShock 2: BradyGames Signature Series Guide (Review)
Friday, 26 Feb, 2010 – 13:43 | No Comment
BioShock 2: BradyGames Signature Series Guide (Review)

These days strategy guides go hand-in-hand with all the big releases. Even better, many have special limited edition versions which aren’t just about getting from start to finish. These volumes are about the artwork, about …

BioShock 2: Official launch trailer out in the wild
Thursday, 4 Feb, 2010 – 19:08 | 4 Comments
BioShock 2: Official launch trailer out in the wild

There’s less than a week till BioShock 2 finally hits and I can’t wait. I’ve been excitedly following the game since it was announced and really, really want to get my hands on the shiny …

BioShock: Revisiting Rapture
Wednesday, 3 Feb, 2010 – 12:33 | 5 Comments
BioShock: Revisiting Rapture

Now it’s well known that I am not a fan of first person shooters, thanks to one sorta-working eye. BioShock, however, is the one game that I made an exception for. I first played it …

Halo Encyclopedia (Book review)
Wednesday, 18 Nov, 2009 – 18:56 | One Comment
Halo Encyclopedia (Book review)

First off, a confession from me: I don’t like Halo. Actually, that’s not strictly true. The storyline intrigues me and the graphics are gorgeous but the game play … it’s a FPS. Definitely not my …

(UPDATED) World of Warcraft: MMOZine, Warcraft and Ghostcrawler, oh my!
Tuesday, 17 Nov, 2009 – 9:36 | No Comment
(UPDATED) World of Warcraft: MMOZine, Warcraft and Ghostcrawler, oh my!

I think I’ve just about met and/or interviewed most of the big kahunas behind World of Warcraft. This month’s issue of MMOZine once again has the Lich King gracing the cover and includes a review …

World of Warcraft: Kologarn is DOWN, I repeat, Kologarn is down!
Saturday, 24 Oct, 2009 – 16:25 | No Comment
World of Warcraft: Kologarn is DOWN, I repeat, Kologarn is down!

I’ve been meaning to post this for a week or so. I’ve started raiding again and with the help of my very supportive guildies, am quite enjoying it. Look who we downed! Yes, it’s Kologarn …

World of Warcraft: Serisa the Explorer!
Wednesday, 7 Oct, 2009 – 20:20 | One Comment
World of Warcraft: Serisa the Explorer!

So I’ve started playing WoW again and have been somewhat obsessed with getting certain Achievements before Azeroth changes forever with the next expansion. Chief among them is World Explorer. I’ve seen and been to most …

Living the Freelance Dream: The ‘oh crap’ edition
Thursday, 17 Sep, 2009 – 20:04 | One Comment
Living the Freelance Dream: The ‘oh crap’ edition

I firmly believe the universe is all about balance, karma and swings and roundabouts. So, I’m not exactly sure what I did to end up with a broken PC (though I suspect it has something …

World of Warcraft: Rerolling Eshte
Thursday, 10 Sep, 2009 – 22:10 | No Comment
World of Warcraft: Rerolling Eshte

As I’ve been on holiday this week, I’ve had a little time to do fun things. I’ve turned on my 360, read books, nipped into Atreia and, most importantly, I finally dipped back into WoW. …

Aion: The Magazine out now!
Thursday, 10 Sep, 2009 – 21:58 | No Comment
Aion: The Magazine out now!

Snazzy eh? Everyone and their pet goldfish knows I’m a fan of Aion, NCsoft’s new MMO which launches later this month.  Well a little while ago, I was approached to add a new feather to …

Living the Freelance Dream: The ‘I’m on holiday’ edition
Sunday, 6 Sep, 2009 – 21:35 | 3 Comments
Living the Freelance Dream: The ‘I’m on holiday’ edition

Ah the weekend, I was totally blissful until I realised Ceri had an accident when I refused to get up and let her at at six thirty in the morning. Lovely. It’s not really her …

Living the Freelance Dream: The ‘post-BlizzCon’ edition
Friday, 28 Aug, 2009 – 22:18 | No Comment
Living the Freelance Dream: The ‘post-BlizzCon’ edition

So, Cataclysm was announced. Didn’t see that coming (/sarcasm). Actually it was nice to be proven right, I find after working in a WoW-related field for a few years you start to be able to …

Living the Freelance Dream: The filing and photography edition
Tuesday, 11 Aug, 2009 – 19:47 | No Comment
Living the Freelance Dream: The filing and photography edition

I’ve just put my mammoth Secret Project (a special magazine published by Cranberry Publishing and dedicated to Aion) to bed. Well I’ve filed all my copy, it’s not quite finished. I’ve still got loads of …

Aion: The Tower of Eternity monitor advert released
Wednesday, 22 Jul, 2009 – 15:17 | No Comment
Aion: The Tower of Eternity monitor advert released

I’ve blogged about this on Massively but it’s so awesome I felt the urge to mention it here as well. NCsoft released an amazing advert for the new LG monitor in the wee small hours …

House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii Review)
Tuesday, 28 Apr, 2009 – 15:06 | No Comment
House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii Review)

I admit, I was initially sceptical. My zombiephobia is well documented but these are not, apparently, zombies so I figured I’d give the game a go and I freely admit to be pleasantly surprised.
If I …

Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection (360 Review)
Thursday, 19 Mar, 2009 – 21:21 | No Comment
Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection (360 Review)

I’m a child of the original Console Wars, when Sega and Nintendo went head to head with the Mega Drive and the SNES. I backed Sega – yes I was a bit of a fan …

World of Warcraft: Serisa at 80
Thursday, 19 Mar, 2009 – 0:30 | No Comment
World of Warcraft: Serisa at 80

This is my beloved main Serisa, this evening she finally dinged 80 and it’s awesome. Within half an hour I was back raiding in VoA and half of Violet Hold on Heroic and IT IS …

World of Warcraft: Blood of Gladiators Loot GET!
Tuesday, 17 Mar, 2009 – 9:50 | One Comment
World of Warcraft: Blood of Gladiators Loot GET!

Young Tom is awesome, he got a giant parcel ‘o loot in the Upper Deck office yesterday (cards that are ‘rarer than a Spectral Tiger’s tooth’) and dutifully started dishing it out to the great …

SteelSeries: Wrath of the Lich King Limited Edition Zboard (Review)
Thursday, 29 Jan, 2009 – 18:54 | No Comment
SteelSeries: Wrath of the Lich King Limited Edition Zboard (Review)

World of Warcraft is big business with over eleven million people around the world paying a monthly subscription and for hardcore players, anything that enhances the game experience is a must have, especially if it …

World of Warcraft: AAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!
Wednesday, 28 Jan, 2009 – 19:29 | No Comment
World of Warcraft: AAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!

This is my Refer-A-Friend page, it the source of much bane in my life right now and, sadly, I am not having any luck with Blizzard’s European accounts department and it shows no sign of …

World of Warcraft: BlizzPlanet, Troy Lewter and Me
Tuesday, 6 Jan, 2009 – 10:08 | No Comment
World of Warcraft: BlizzPlanet, Troy Lewter and Me

A few months ago, on my previous blog. I posted an interview with the lovely Troy Lewter of TOKYOPOP. I randomly found myself on BlizzPlanet reading an except of Christie Golden’s novel Arthas when I …

Happy New Year: 2009 is Here!
Thursday, 1 Jan, 2009 – 18:40 | One Comment
Happy New Year: 2009 is Here!
Protected: PURE Hell: Part One
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Protected: PURE Hell: Part One

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World of Warcraft: The Path of Redemption
Friday, 12 Dec, 2008 – 23:35 | One Comment
World of Warcraft: The Path of Redemption

After getting my Collector’s Edition of Wrath, I rerolled Eshte, my Death Knight, as a Draenei (rather than a Blood Elf, damn PVP) and – after weeks of awful internet access I finally got around …

The Guild: Leveling Up
Wednesday, 3 Dec, 2008 – 22:34 | One Comment
The Guild: Leveling Up

Video: The Guild Season 2 Trailer
I started watching Felicia Day’s web series The Guild back at it’s first episode. After all, anything inspired by World of Warcraft has to be good, right? While I was …

Epic Fail: How BT Lost a Customer
Thursday, 27 Nov, 2008 – 21:34 | 2 Comments
Epic Fail: How BT Lost a Customer

This is the Failoc, the Murloc Lord of Doom and All Things Gone Horribly, Terribly Wrong. Actually, okay, it’s Serisa in a murloc costume borrowed from King Mrgl-Mrgl of Borean Tundra but that’s not the …

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Strategy Guide (Review)
Wednesday, 26 Nov, 2008 – 16:56 | No Comment
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Strategy Guide (Review)

So the new World of Warcraft expansion means it’s also time for BradyGames to release their new strategy guide. Yes it sounds like old hat but the thing about BradyGames’ guides is that, while squarely …

New Xbox Experience Gets Personal: Meet the new Mii … uh Avatar.
Monday, 24 Nov, 2008 – 22:06 | 2 Comments
New Xbox Experience Gets Personal: Meet the new Mii … uh Avatar.

This is my new Avatar; the Xbox version of the Mii which not only looks cool but also lets me have a little more inviduality on Xbox Live.
You can put yours online by visiting here.

The Cinematic Art of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Review)
Sunday, 23 Nov, 2008 – 22:56 | One Comment
The Cinematic Art of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Review)

At BlizzCon one item in the store captured my interest: an artbook focusing on the Wrath of the Lich King cinematic. Sadly I wasn’t able to get a copy but I did Google the title …