• 3May 08

  My PS3 + GTAIV = Bricked (Updated)

  Okay I get home after purchasing a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV expecting to have a great first few hours with the game.

  I loaded the game up and made the initial installation on the HDD without incident. The trouble started in the game's opening cutscene. For some reason after a few minutes the audio partially cuts out, the background noise keeps playing but the dialogue, sound effects and music are muted. I try and quit the game to restart it and try again, but my system then freezes. I perform a manual reset and then complete the 12 steps that Take-Two have posted to help temporarily fix any problems.

  When I next insert the GTAIV disc, the game isn't registered by the system and won't start up. I figured that I could just go back tomorrow and get a new copy of the game without trouble. But when I try to play Dark Sector, that game won't play either and neither did Oblivion or Assassin's Creed or Jericho etc...

  Now my PS3 won't play any games whatsoever. If this was caused entirely by GTAIV than why did R* allow a game with this many problems to be released. This is the most p***ed I've been in a long time.

  Update: Thanks for the input guys . The guys at Gamestation were pretty helpful and replaced my faulty system for me (though I did have to travel around to find a store that had PS3s in stock). They even gave me the Gran Turismo 5: Prologue bundle ! I don't think the system's crash was caused entirely by GTA, but I'll probably wait until R* release a patch before I try and play it again.

  • Posted May 3, 2008 11:39 am PT
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• 2Feb 08

  Games of 2008

  Alone In The Dark.

  

  I have been pretty impressed by what I have seen so far in this revamp of the survival horror series. It looks suitably atmospheric and it seems to be attempting to break the usual survival horror mold by including a lot of variety in its gameplay. Should be worth a look.

  Condemned 2.

  

  Though haven't been able to play the 360 original I am very excited at the prospect of playing its sequel. First person survival horror hobo bashing mixed with CSI type investigation sequences seems like my kind of thing.

  Grand Theft Auto IV.

  

  Having played through and enjoyed Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the PS2 I am looking forward to seeing how the series first next-generation entry turns out. The added emphasis on realism and the fully populated, sprawling redesigned Liberty City make the game stand out. The story of an eastern block immigrant trying to find his version of the American dream sounds interesting as well.

  Prototype

  

  The idea playing as a shape-shifting, government experiment gone wrong in a huge sandbox environment sounds too good to pass up. Hopefully this delivers.

  Devil May Cry 4

  

  The Devil May Cry games were some of the fastest and most intense action games of the last generation and judging from the recent demo, that it going to change as the series makes the jump to PS3. The introduction of new kid Nero should spice things up as well.

  Resistance 2

  
  
  The first Resistance is one of the best games FPS I have ever played, but Resistance 2 looks like its going to blow it out of the water. I can't wait to get back in Nathan Hale's boots and massacre me some Chimeran hordes.

  Dead Space

  

  As a huge survival horror fan, its hard to contain my excitement for this title. Taking its ques from great sci-fi/horror movies and games like Alien, The Thing and Doom 3 this looks like it going to be one of best horror titles of the past few years.

  Killzone 2

  

  The first Killzone was a rough diamond of sorts. I thought it was a good game, but it had too many flaws to keep it from becoming a truly great game. This sequel however immediately caught my eye with its dark and oppressive atmosphere. Hopefully this game fixes the faults of the original and then some, though it will at the very least be one of the best looking games to ever hit consoles.

  Silent Hill V

  

  I have great faith that The Collective will give us another great Silent Hill experience. From the videos and screens I have seen so far, they definitely have the look and atmosphere nailed. Silent Hill has always been one of my favourite game series and though this fifth installment probably won't reach the lofty heights of the second game, it is looking to be another great addition to the series.

  Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots

  

  With this being both Kojima's last Metal Gear game and the last in the series to feature Solid Snake, MGS lis going to go out with a bang. Everything about this game looks epic and it looks like its going to push the PS3 to its limit. Long live Metal Gear Solid 4, my most anticipated game of 2008 .

  Now Watching: Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and Saw IV

  Now Listening To: Come Clarity by In Flames and Crows Fly Black by Tarot

  Now Playing: Devil May Cry and The Orange Box

  • Posted Feb 2, 2008 7:43 am PT
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• 5Sep 07

  Back To School

  Bah, the summer never lasts long enough. The new term started yesterday at my school yesterday and I am in no way ready to having to get up early in the mornings again (I'm lazy I know , but spending 6 weeks doing nothing does that to yah. Maybe I should consider getting a part time job ). But the good news was that I finally got my exam results (well half of them at least, I've got my subjects split over two years so I've still got a load more exams to sit through next June to finish my GCSEs). I managed to get Bs in History and Electronics and Cs in Maths and German which I think is pretty good. Currently I'm studying English, Science (which includes Chemistry, Physics and Biology), Art and Geography.

  After I finish these cources and do my exams next year I would have finish school altogether (and College and University after that hopefully) so hopefully this year will go fairly quickly. On an unrelated note, I've got a busy month on the air cadet front this September. We just spent the weekend helping out at the Elvaston steam rally in Derby, which was pretty fun as we got to wonder round and go on the fair and stuff (went on this ride called the rotor six times, never doing that again. Felt really sick the next day ). We are also helping out at the local out at the local carnival next week, we've some new Probationers having their passing out parade to become full cadets on Thursday, we've got the wing swimming competition, the battle of Britain parade in Nottingham, the wing commander's inspection, battle of Britain charity collections and dining in night to attend (where the squadron gathers and has a big formal dinner) so I've got my work cut out for me)

  Thanks for reading . Cheers !

  Now Listening To: Emigrate by Emigrate (Rammstein solo project )

  Now Playing: Devil May Cry

  Now Watching: Rob Zombie's Halloween

  • Posted Sep 5, 2007 11:45 am PT
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