Archive for February, 2006


Quick-Ass Burnout 3 Review, Only A Year Late

Burnout 3 has been out for a good LOADING year already. I’ve had it for that long. I PRESS A TO CONTINUE didn’t like it that much. Couldn’t put my finger on LOADING why. LOADING Most reviews have PRESS A TO CONTINUE been very positive LOADING. Makes me wonder whether I’m playing the same Crash [...]

Xbox 360: Got My Controller, Now Where’s The Damn Console?

I gave Dick Smith some money ($AUD59.95), and they gave me an Xbox™ 360© Controller* For Windows® – the boxed, wired USB version that’s compatible with Windows and with your (upcoming) Xbox® 360™. It works okay in Windows. It’s nicely put together, feels right in the hand, and I’m getting used to the bump buttons [...]

2005: A Dull Year For Games

Huge call, but by volume of quality titles, I was underwhelmed with 2005 to say the least. My Standout PC Titles of 2005: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – my Game Of The Year Freedom Force vs The Third Reich Battlefield 2 Demo (the full game wasn’t as good, and I don’t play it any [...]

My New MCE Doesn’t Like AMD Cool and Quiet

I upgraded from my last little box to a new monster of a thing (that I’m really going to have to work out how to cool more quietly). This involved going from a P4 3.2 HT socket 478 to an Athlon64 3500+, probably pre-Venice core, and an Nvidia 6600 PCIe from a Radeon 9550. Everything [...]

More Windows Live Messenger Beta Invites (not actually a competition)

If you’re still looking for beta invites, look no further. Just leave your answer and email address in the comments (you might want to fuzz it a little so that The Spammers can’t get to you easily). 1) Which PJ blogger kicks more ass? 2) Choose: Xbox 360 or Media Center PC? (you’re not going [...]