I’m sure I remember reading something like this at the start of the year (I’m making the quote up). We (Google) are now going to stop releasing stacks of new stuff, and instead focus on improving what we haveIt’s not...
The recent shooting at Virginia Tech has affected, and shocked, many people and it’s a terrible tragedy that something so awful could happen. My thoughts go out to all those involved and I hope they can get back to some...
I went to see 300 at the Imax cinema in London recently and it is one of the best films I have seen in a long time. I like powerful films and, whilst the story was a little thin, this...
Arstechnica have put together the three rules of effective cutscenes as taught by God of War 2.The rules are… Keep it Short, Stupid I shouldn’t be Superman in a cut scene but Clark Kent in the game If your engine...
I was recently contacted by a very nice lady at Warner Bros. asking whether I would like to run a competition to promote a film. Normally I just ignore this sort of thing but (not that it happens very often!)...
I posted the applications I install when I get a new computer the other day, and it got some interesting comments so I thought I would post the Firefox extensions I use as well. Many blogs have this type of...
I went to see the new British comedy, Hot Fuzz, the other day – and it was absolutely great.I haven’t seen Shaun of the Dead, despite hearing that it’s really rather good, but that didn’t stop me from wanting to...
I got my first laptop computer this weekend and, as with all new computer purchases, it’s time to fill the hard disk with the software I use on a daily basis. I thought I would list the software I use,...
Videogames are regularly blamed for many things, the most popular being making children fat and violent. So when something new, such as the Nintendo Wii, comes along everyone is happy. The Wii gets children exercising again, and it doesn’t feature...
As some of you may know I make video games – both for work and as a hobby.About a year ago a chap named Alan Broad posted a demo of a game he was intending to give away on a...
They have gotten quite a bit of press in the uk recently – largely (only?) because of David Beckhams move to the US, and I wasn’t particularly interested however now I have seen the final images and I really like...
I’m a lucky person. Last year work took me to Estonia for our Christmas do. This year it was Istanbul, Turkey.Unfortunately I have been really busy these last few weeks so this post is a little delayed.We had a couple...
Advertising in games is something that has been getting a lot of media attention recently. Some reports say that gamers love it, provided things are in context (ads on billboards in a city for example) and, more recently, they say...
A couple of weeks ago I took my girlfriend to Paris for a long weekend away. I would have written about it earlier but two days after returning I went to Turkey (Istanbul) for my Christmas party with work, so...
I read the first two Eragon books recently, the third and final is currently being written. My timing seems to have been quite good because as I was reading the second book, I found out that there was a film...
I have been thinking about the whole “blogging for profit” thing recently – in particular ReviewMe.Have I really sold my soul to the devil if I start reviewing other peoples stuff?So far I’ve had two offers to review things from...
After the east coast we headed back to central Malaysia and Taman Negara. Taman Negara is Malaysia’s premiere National Park, and the largest rain forest in Malaysia covering 4343 square kilometers.In our time in Taman Negara we went on a...
After the coolness of the Highlands we went over to the East coast for some more sea based action. We spent a day traveling from the highlands down to the coast, and stayed in a small place in Marang (or...
Justin Shattuck hit me up with a new meme that’s been started. It’s only two layers deep at the moment which is unusual since I nearly always seem to be tagged right at the end of a memes life. I...
The Cameron Highlands (I really like their website) are the highest place in mainland Malaysia, so are also the coolest. Because of the cooler climate they grow a wide variety of fruit and veg (many strawberry’s) in the Highlands. They...
The reason I went to Malaysia is because my Aunt and Uncle are teachers at a college over there. They have been living in Malaysia for 3 or 4 years now and will likely stay there for at least a...