Evelyn Waugh's Noonday Reviver
1 hefty shot of gin 1 (1/2 pint) bottle of Guinness Ginger Beer Kingsley Amis – ‘Put the gin and Guinness into a pint sliver tankard and fill to the brim with ginger beer. I cannot vouch for... New Pynchon novel: 'Against the Day'
As you may have gathered from my earlier posts, I'm quite a fan of Thomas Pynchon. I won't pretend to undersand Gravity's Rainbow in its entirety, but it is a breathtakingly good novel. ... MMORPGs ruin lives
At some point I will do a long, meandering post on some of the better Web Comics out there, but for now I will just point you towards one. Dinosaur Comics, AKA Qwantz. It is one of the... Japanese Gaming Goodness
I was browsing a selection of sites this morning before breakfast, and came across this wonderful TV ad from Japan for Mario Basketball (or Hoops) 3on3 for the Nintendo DS. I wanted a DS... A note on American literature
I am a moody, irrational, judgemental and generally cantankerous chap, and I've never denied it. Sometimes, however, I'm wrong, and I'm not generally ashamed to admit that either. For many years... Singing mooses is serious business
Another gem from a guildie of mine. This one comes courtesy of Arq, and there really is nothing i can say that will do it justice. Arq's version of Chain Reaction by Diana Ross! You... Don't Drink and Game
Ever since the days of Hardcore Diablo II characters, I have realised that, for all sorts of reasons, alcohol and games (RPGs especially) really don't mix. Earlier, a guildie of mine... I (heart) b3ta
Ah, how could I have forgotten about b3ta ? (credit to threepwood ) They have a wonderful challenge up at the moment of remixed roadsigns, and while the quality of the entries may not be... Thanks, Hannah!
I now, after much procrastination on my part, have a profile banner! Thanks to Hannah for making it... watch for updates as Slothrop moves up towards a sensible level and gets prettier better... Let the celebrations begin!
Not only did the UK team trounce the colonials (well, one colonial and one honorary colonial in Mr Calvert), we also have a rather nice emblem to commemorate it. Let the debate start now as... Grudge Match preparations begin in earnest
As you can see from these exclusive training camp photos today, Guy's thumbs are in perfect working order for the epic contest this evening, and he is preparing for the match in... God will save me! Ah.
One question for you... was this man a fervent Christian, or a dedicated atheist trying to prove a point? I mean, shouting: "God will save me, if he exists" before jumping into a lion pit... Chaos! It's custard raining from the sky.
This rather wonderful video just made its way in the GSUK offices, via some forums. Words cannot express its true wonder. My favourite quote is probably: "Chaos? It's not Fire and Brimstone... I think I may now count as an honorary Hammer...
\o/ I've just moved house. I Hurt. I'm happy. Words still fail me over 24 hours after getting the last box in as things are now really starting to take shape around here. Once I've built the... Wii to be $200?
I was looking through an interesting piece on console pricing on curmudgeon gamer, when a thought occurred to me. Nintendo aren't willing to say, at the moment, how much the Wii will retail... That was on hell of a week...
I've got to agree with Lozza that it's been a fairly intense week. I have absoultely no idea how much more hectic it must have been for the guys on the ground, with the amount of great content... GameSpot wins!
GameSpot just won the People's Choice Webby for games-related sites! Other people's choice winners from the CNET stable incluide CNET.com and Download.com, and you can see those categories on... Oh Blizzard, how I hate thee...
When i read this story an old curse came to mind. For him that Stealeth a Book from this Library, Let it change into a Serpent in his hand & rend him. Let him be struck with Palsy,... Random fact for the day
The Canadian government once banned moshing. That's all. Well, it's about time...
I've been putting this off for two weeks, but as E3 kicks off I think I've got enough cover. I'm GameSpot UK's production and data monkey -- which i'm lobbying to make my official job title --...