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This pretty much sums up my motivation towards my final 3 exams for my degree...

So far, from what I have seen of this game, I am very impressed by how this game is shaping up. The 12 minute gameplay video released not that long a go (found at:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zw8SmsovJc ) is definitely one that caught my eye. So much so that I really hope I have the money to afford a new high-end PC by the time this game officially comes out (November 2011). Having played the original Battlefield games (1942 etc.) on computer and having very fond memories of them, I really feel this is a series of video game that is best suited to the computer, rather than the console. The Call of Duty series has become very predictable and generic. I still think that the overall gameplay and multiplayer experience are good and Zombies is always there for an occasional laugh. However, the rush to get a game out every year with the COD series has meant, in my view, the quality suffering (hence with all the problems Black-Ops has had and the multiple of patches being released...

Updated a previous post the other day, however, when Blogger went down yesterday, for some reason that part disappeared off the face of the planet. In hindsight I very much doubt anyone would have seen it so making a whole new post seems more logical now! I tried to get a screenshot from the same sort of angle as the last one (if you scroll down on my home blog page you will see what I mean). I have added a ship to this project, as well as an indoor rollercoaster of some sorts. If anyone is interested I can try and post some more screenshots or even attempt a video guide for it. Just drop me a comment!

I for one am very excited by this game and can't wait to play it. As soon as I saw the first trailer for it last year I knew I was definitely going to be buying it. Having been largely disappointed with GTA IV, Rockstar then clawed it back (in my eyes) with the awesome Red Dead Redemption (which I swear is the longest game ever!). The concept of L.A.Noire is intriguing. Rising through the ranks by solving different forms of crime sounds cool, however I do worry this may be overly linear and predictable but I hope that I will be proved wrong and still thoroughly enjoy it! Red Dead Redemption did get a little repetitive after a while, but I'm sure L.A.Noire will not suffer with that problem because every crime case is going to have a different story to it. Definitely looking forward to playing this game after finishing my final exams as a treat to myself lol. BlogCatalog As I'm more than likely going to be unemployed for some time shortly (I refer you to:  http://www.bbc...

To all those who have noticed (or more likely not), dissertation time came around meaning this blog has been rather neglected. So apologies firstly for that. Moving on, the main topic of this post (which has been floating around my mind for some time) is towards, as I see it, the recent 'trend' of notable/major companies websites or services being hacked. Since the turn of the year, the number of website hacking happening to various companies has become a worrying trend. I had the delight of having to cancel my debit card after being told by Lush Cosmetics (I used them to get a Christmas present for my girlfriend, I swear :p) that their whole website had been compromised and all credit card details and the like had been taken. A few weeks later, I was then contacted by play.com informing me that I was more than likely about to receive more spam than I already do because all their customer contact details (held on a company affiliated to them I must add) had been hacked. The...