Happy Halloween!

A pumpkin carved by a guy with way to much time on his hands.

Happy Halloween people! (yes, it's the 31st of October...)
For the guys in different time zones, it's tomorrow (or something close to it) but better early then late.
Halloween isn't that big of a deal in Australia so uhh.... any international guests willing to comment on what they do?
So remember to trick or treat people. If you don't live in a gated community (because they could hunt you down), you should also try pelting their mailboxes with off eggs or leave toilet paper lying around.
Oh yes and try not to eat Snickers, not everyone is aware of your life threatening peanut allergy (what a way to end you night by lying in hospital with a whole bunch of hives on your face).
Hooray!

Paul the Octopus rest in peace

Paul in action

The oracle octopus of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Paul, passed away yesterday on Tuesday, 26th of October due to natural causes (common octopus only live for 2 years). The little common octopus lived in an aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany in a Sea Life Centre and was born in the January of 2008 in Weymouth, England.
Paul's claim to faim was his stunning ability to accuratly predict all of Germany's matches in the 2010 FIFA World Cup (he got 8/8). Paul would be presented with two boxes (both marked with a flag of the countries in the upcoming match) with mussels inside them. Which ever box he swam in first would be predicted to win.
Paul's remains were cremated though they are still deciding where to bury the ashes.
Paul's life was undoubtedly more eventful then any other octopus, and will be remembered for a long time.

INTERNATIONAL CAPSLOCK DAY!!!

HEY EVERYONE! TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL CAPSLOCK DAY!
DATES OF THIS HOLIDAY: 22ND OF OCTOBER, 28TH OF JUNE!
HOORAY!
:D

Fable III Preview

Summary
The third installment to the Fable series,  the action RPG Fable III will be released in a few days. Not very long.
Fable III has had many tradtional RPG mechanics stripped from it, most noticably the menu system. That's right, Fable III has no menu. "How do you change weapons?" you say. Well, when you press the "Start" button, you're transported to a little place called the "Sanctuary". Here you will meet the player's butler, a fellow called "Jasper" who gives you in-game advice. In the "Sanctuary" you will be able to do all the things that have been removed with the menu through items such as wardrobes and shelves.

Information
Fable III is developed by Lionhead Studios (the same people that made the Black and White series) and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The game is to be released on Xbox 360 in four days (seven days for Europe) and on the PC (as part of Microsoft's renewed PC gaming commitment) sometime in November (and I bet the PC version is smaller).

Xbox 360:
North America: October 26, 2010
Europe: October 29, 2010

PC
December 2010

Plot
Set 50-60 years after Fable II, the game takes place on the continent of Albion where the old monach (the hero of Fable II) has died being replaced by Logan, an evil king. Logan's brother (you) is forced into becoming a sort of revolutionary leader, rallying the support of the Kingdom of Albion's people. In the second part of the game, you have overthrown Logan and you must now govern the public along with facing the chance of going to war with the neighbouring country "Aurora".

Gameplay
The big thing about the Fable series the the "morphing" of things depending on your actions (you and your weapon change depending on your actions). For example, your sword will become bigger if you use more advanced attacks and blocks. The menu system is (as I mentioned before) replaced by the Sanctuary. The game is also calssified as "second life" type of thing. You govern everything in your kingdom such as taxes and crime management. Your are also able to marry and have children (in Fable III you are able to adopt children, you can have a homosexual marrage). Fable III introduces area morphing where places change depending on your actions on it (if you tax the place heavily the buildings will look shabby and the people will hate you). Finally a new feature is the "Expression Touch" and "Dynamic Touch". You are able to do things with these functions, like flirt with NPC's and (hehehe) this could eventually lead to a relationship. Fable III developer Peter Molyneux gave some examples of these functions, if a child was in a burning building, you would be able to use the "Expression Touch" to confort it and then use the "Dynamic Touch" to carry it out safely.

Conclusion
Fable III looks like a great game. The graphics are decent, the "morphing" thing seems totally awesome and the whole "you can do pretty much anything" is NEAT. +++!

Fable III E3 2010 trailer
Fable III E3 2010 demo
Fable III E3 2010 Combat in the Snow gameplay
Fable III E3 2010 Love and Life in Albion gamplay

Raver's Fantasy Kingdom Hearts video

This video was created by shadosenimbus. The guy put the song Raver's Fantasy (by German group Tune Up!in 2004) with the video "Birth by Sleep" (a secret ending video in Kingdom Hearts II, a hint about the next game). Enjoy the awesomeness!

For the explaination of what happens, check out the Kingdom Hearts Wiki page, here.
And no, unfortunatly they don't have capes in the actual game due to framerate problems ;_;

We'll host your stories!

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BJK

Wii, Betrayed and Destroyed

As you may know Wii is one of the most popular gaming systems of all time, it's great interactive originalness and  
great games set it apart from the rest in fun. Nintendo has also aimed it's sights at fitness, with the Wii fit regime. But all of Wii's credibility has been stolen by Microsoft and my favourite..... Sony.

The Playstation Move is Sony's attempt at motion gaming, and I far as I can tell it is the same as a Wii, a stick that you move around to make stuff on your LCD move,,, honestly have Wii heard of copyright, Nintendo should sue Sony.

Microsoft's creation is amazing and less influenced by the Wii, it is called Kinect and it is a camera fitted to your X-box that senses your motions, without the aid of a Wii stick and turns the video into "so as I am told" a brilliant gaming experience, now I want one of these. But they have still based their designs of Wii's rock hard foundation.

So COME ON NINTENDO... FIGHT BACK!!!!!!!!!!

Gaming Platforms Generation 8 Preview

If you haven't noticed, we're currently sitting in the 7th generation of consoles/handhelds which consists of three main competitors, Sony (PS3, PSPgo), Microsoft (Xbox 360) and Nintendo (Wii, DSiXL).
However, the 8th generation is soon to start in 2011 with Nintendo releasing a confirmed successor to the DS ( I don't know why they do it, they just released the XL...) named the Nintendo 3DS. There is also another Nintendo console in progress that is designed to replace the Wii although no details have been released (the co-creator of Metroid tested it and said "It will leave your mouth open", so it's gotta be good right?).
Nintendo isn't alone in the 8th gen though, Sony is rumored to be working on a little thing called the PS2P (it's been rumored for a while now, being the subject of fan art and forum wars :p). As much attention it's been getting, Sony hasn't released anything about the hand-held (probably stingy because it'll give them a surprise value when it comes out).
Next to that electronics giant Panasonic has announced that it'll be releasing Jungle, a hand-held with MMO playing in mind (the result is a little laptop thing), marking it's first attempt at making a hand-held platform.
It is unknown if Microsoft will join in with a Xbox 720. Jokes.
So get ready for 2011, the start of the 8th generation.

Mortal Kombat Preview

Voted as the most anticipated game of Sony E3, the upcoming ninth installment of the "Mortal Kombat" series, Mortal Kombat (9) takes place at the same time as MK 1, 2 and 3 but in an alternate universe. Published by Warner Bros. Mortal Kombat 9 will be available on Xbox 360 and PS3 (a PC version is being considered due to the European market) sometime in 2011.  What makes this installment different from the previous ones is for the most obvious, the graphics. High quality 3D characters on a 2D pane, unique animations for each of the characters and large amounts of blood.
Also the user input has changed. There are now four buttons to attack with, one for each corresponding limb. A "super-meter" has been added for value. Every time your character dishes out a combo or takes damage, the bar is given some fuel. When it has reached the required level, the super meter will give the player the ability to perform a special attack, interrupt a combo or perform this critical hit combo called a "X-ray" move. For good reason. The character that performs it will mash the opponents organs/bones with the camera zooming in and showing the bones of the victim.
There are also several confirmed play modes including Tag-team, Challenge Tower and an online King of the Hill. There will be a total of 26 characters, of which 12 have been confirmed. Cyrax, Johnny Cage, Kitana, Kung Lao, Mileena, Nightwolf, Raiden , Reptile, Scorpion, Sektor, Shao Kahn and Sub-Zero. Since Mortal Kombat 9 is basically a retelling of the first three games, most of the characters from them will be in this new one. Additionally there will be several unique fatalities for each character (no characters will be having shared animations). And trust me, just after watching the stage demo fatalities, I understood why the game was rated M.
Mortal Kombat E3 announcement trailer
Mortal Kombat E3 stage demo

Pokemon Naranja

If you've ever wanted to play as Ash in Pokemon games (along with the anime story line) this game is for you! Sen in the Orange Islands, the game follows Ash's adventures throughout the season (all episodes included apparently). You can also get the funny coloured Pokemon that are in the anime as well. Unfortunately it's in Spanish (a hack too) and you might need to get someone to translate it for you (or learn the buttons off by heart). I'm not sure if you need and emulator.
Credit goes to Reala for showing me.
 Pokemon Naranja

Internet Browser Awards

The poll has closed. Here are the results.
Internet Explorer 8: 4
FireFox 3.6: 3
Opera 10.6: 0
Safari 5.0.1: 1
Chrome 2: 1
Judging by the angle of the stars and Orion's Belt, it looks like IE 8 has won. Winna!

New Month C:

Greetings! Well, it's a new month and I thought it was best to say "Hey! New month!" y'know?  Well, since it's nearly end of Winter break, we should have an influx in posts (being in contact somehow gives us material). Jam will be back from Singapore and K will be uhh..... writing?
The drop down menus will be receiving an update aswell. The newer posts will be at the top instead of the bottom.
Have fun!