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So its been literally *forever* since I last did a real post on here, why ? just because!

I don’t really have a great deal to write about at the moment, everything seems to be moving along at a nice pace and I’m pretty busy.

Gaming wise since I last posted I have purchased Rockband 3 with the Keytar, which I must admit it highly epic! And I also got the Kinect with Dance Central, which again, is epic! Other than those two I’m finding it hard to fit in gaming between study, work and trying not to get bogged down by it all

Went to Brixton to see the Goo Goo Dolls which was incredible! I have always wanted to see them live and when the opportunity cropped up I jumped at the chance, they were also supported by the excellent Unkle Bob who did an awesome support job and set the scene perfectly.

It’s getting near to Christmas now and I have almost done all my shopping, I have a few things to finish off but nothing major. Hopefully I should get a little more disciplined in regards to updating this place as its a shame to see it sat here and get spammed to death

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Meant to do a post on this earlier in the week but it’s been a hectic one and I’m just getting around to it.

So! Last week I got the chance to go to EuroGamer on the Saturday. Cost me an almighty £8 and was worth every penny.

Firstly I struggled down to London straight after work. Taking the train from Banbury I headed in to Marylebone and then made a quick detour to go meet up with Ducky (@VampireDuckling) outside Earls Court for a few pints and a chat.

From there I went up to Holloway Park where I met up with my Brother and his friends for some drinks in an awesome little bar called Big Reds (the local rock’n'roll night spot) and stumbled back to his around 3:30, forgetting that I needed to be a 30 minutes tube ride down in Earls Court as of about 9 the next morning.

4 hours worth of sleep later I got up, had a quick wash, donned my absolutely awesome Train2Game T-shirt (Big thanks to Marty @BHMediaMarty for an awesome job) and headed to Earls Court on the tube, feeling really nervous I might add.

Checking my phone I found everyone was already queued up outside the centre, so made my way to the front where I was welcomed by a gang of Train2Game shirts and some very welcoming people, and it was great to put some names to faces.

Chatting and laughing we managed to get in pretty sharpish and get our wrist bands to be led up an elevator and unleashed upon the show floor.

There was a lot to see and do and I wanted to make sure I met up with all of the other students, so to say I was on a bit of a mission was an understatement.

I got in and I immediately sat down at a free Fable 3 station that was running the “Prince” demo, I was in no way enticed by the attractive girl in the Fable t-shirt … honest.

Now Fable 3 was a game I initially had very little interest in, I had played the previous two and while I enjoyed them the idea had kind of got old and I wasn’t expecting much but wow was I impressed! Not only have they changed the graphical style quite considerably, it feels so incredibly polished (bar a few bugs with subtitles I noticed) that it was instantly engrossing. The story the characters and the way in which the game immediately begins challenging you with decisions you know will affect things in the future is very satisfying and makes you want to play more.

I would buy this purely for the story, I got 30 minutes of play and I REALLY wanted more.

The biggest surprise for me by far was AC:Brotherhood. They only had the multiplayer demo on show but it was everything I wanted an assassins creed multiplayer game to be.

Imagine the scene, 8 players all given individual avatars. The streets are filled with multiples of those same to act as the “crowd” and its everyone’s jobs to assassinate everyone else! Using the scenery, buildings, your stealth, cunning and skills you have to outwit each other and get the one important strike on your opponent before you are killed.

It all leads in to very fun and intense multi player battles, it’s a shame that you cant buy this portion on its own as I would be there with bells on!

Anyone who knows me would see this coming a mile off, I have been a constant fan of the RB series even since before the first game came out and ever since I have been following every single weekly release of tracks and every single game release Harmonix have done in the series.

My main plan was to try out the keyboard peripheral, which happily I managed to to, I got to play Light My Fire by The Doors an the experience was a good one. Like with any of the new instruments there is a learning curve but once I worked out which buttons I had to use it flowed well and felt good, can’t wait to get the keyboard and get some practice in!

Other than that I had a go in the band mode on the Bass, same old affair looks really nice but I got to have a go on Huey Lewis, which is always a bonus and I found it kind of ironic seeing as I seem to be listening to it a bit too much as of late.

Those were the main three I tried, I had a brief go on Fallout Vegas but mainly I was watching the games and soaking up what everyone else was doing while playing them.

Spent a lot of time talking with the other Train2Game guys and gals and met an absolutely awesome group of people, it really felt like something special and was an absolute pleasure to be a part of.

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I could bullshit about not having time to post and other such crap as that but in reality I’m not gonna lie, my life really isn’t that worth blogging about!

But what IS worth blogging about in my eyes is this ..

Now you may or may not know that Rockband, Rockband 2, Rockband ACDC, Beatles Rockband and Lego Rockband have taken up a significant amount of my playing time since they came out over 2 years ago (in the uk anyway), I have invested a stupid amount of cash into them and as a result have a massive library of songs.

The above picture signifies the first glance at the direction I hope the series is going, notice the keyboard and three part harmonies ? this is a good sign!

However what they DO with these will make a big difference and also the impending announcement regarding old DLC.

What is going to happen to the hundreds of pounds I have spent on DLC that is supposed to be forward compatible ? Because quite simply, im not gonna re-buy that shit!

Time will tell I suppose, but the chance of November Rain and Bohemian Rhapsody are enticing to say the least!

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I think it’s times like this I kind of realise how old I am ….

It seems that after 17, yes SEVENTEEN years that Supergrass are splitting up. Yes they may not have been in the limelight for years but they have done some classic genre defining songs and were such an icon of British music in the nineties its a shame to see them go.

While they are apparently going their separate ways and I’m sure it wont be the last we see of their side burns it’s still sad.

Also, its been a long time since I’ve done this :

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (April 20) and PlayStation 3 system (April 22):

Coheed and Cambria – “Guns of Summer” +
Coheed and Cambria – “Here We Are Juggernaut”
Coheed and Cambria – “The Broken” +
Siouxsie & The Banshees – “Peek-a-Boo”
Supergrass – “Sun Hits the Sky” +
The Violent Femmes – “American Music”

Yey for Supergrass in my opinion! I’m not sure if this is co-incidence but its a good song choice, not Pumping on Your Stereo or alright but its a solid choice.

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I’m a big Weezer fan so I’m happy to see more tracks and very glad that their new track is on there but still, I would have liked something Christmassy

Weezer – “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To” +
Weezer – “Beverly Hills”
Weezer – “Let It All Hang Out”
Limp Bizkit – “Build a Bridge” +
The Offspring – “A Lot Like Me” +
Yellowcard – “Ocean Avenue” +