News – FGUK Episode 3 Briefly Delayed

Due to the work we are carrying out on our site episode 3 will be ever so slightly delayed. Fear not, normal service will be resumed shortly and you can expect your bi weekly dose of audio bargains to land on your i pod in the very near future. Stay Frugal People.

Comment – Killzone 2

I can’t really put my proverbial finger on it. As gaming goes, I’m usually happier than a pig in brown stuff when a solid first person shooter darkens my door. Particularly if there is a large multiplayer component containing a rewarding ranking system bolted on. I have spent more time on COD 4 than I’d care to admit and if I’m being honest, the thought of reaching prestige was akin to a wild uncontrollable addiction.

So why, oh why, do I just not get on with the uber popular Killzone 2?

Comment – The CrankyGamersUK Break Up

I did not know whether to pen my thoughts in a serious fashion or not. However I have ultimately decided to apply my usual writing style to this document despite the sad circumstances’ surrounding what has happened. The end result is a mixture of humour and a serious tone.

CrankyGamersUK the podcast has breathed it’s last. Much to the dismay of it’s loyal dyed in the wool community, which I am proud to be part of, messrs Tozol and Fly have unexpectedly gone their separate ways. As is cursory with events of this nature, details are sketchy and many important things have yet to be addressed satisfactorily. Major stumbling blocks such as who will retain the cranky name and which of the hosts will get custody of site mascot, Silenthitoshura, remain unanswered.

I realise it is profoundly arrogant to assume my opinion on the matter carries any weight with my fellow community members. But I’m going to go right ahead and express it anyway.

The Force Is Strong…

There’s A Disturbance In The Force…

It’s as if millions of voices suddenly cried out and were then silenced by a bloody good bargain.

Comment – The Sour Taste Of Costly Appetisers

Things were far simpler when I was a lad. Multiplayer meant you had to buy another one of these fragile one button joysticks that lasted approximately two rounds of Daly Thompsons Decathlon. 128k was a bucket load of horsepower and game demos were designed to sell games before their full release.

Things have moved on of course, and the eventual progression of technology had improved the gaming experience immeasurably. Well apart form gaming demos of course; they have evolved into something quite different from what they were originally intended to be.

News – Big Red Potion Episode One

It’s been a slow month for news and my immediate house move has put paid to regular blog updates for the month of February. However some things just merit a damn good blog post and this happens to be one of the chosen. Shoinan, writer for thegamereviews.com and author of the youhavelost wordpress mega blog has kicked of his very own fake radio podcast show.

Along with Meh from the CGUK forums, I was fortunate enough to grace the first episode of the soon to be uber popular “Big Red Potion” podcast. If this show turns out to be anything like Sho’s writing then it will be unmissable, unrivalled and a shoe-in on your i pod. Download the episode “Downloadable Malcontent” here.

Audio Review Of Resistance 2 (From CGUK Episode 57)

Listen to the Resistance 2 co-operative review from CGUK episode 57. Originally intended as a “directors cut”, laziness prevailed in the end and the same version on the show makes its way over to this blog. But fear not, there is still a reason to download and re-listen, as there is a funky new theme song that was the result of to much Jack Daniels and a chronic case of insomnia. Feedback would be very much appreciated on the alcohol fuelled introduction to the review.

Oh, and if you have not subscribed to the finest independant gaming podcast on the planet then check it out here. Your podcasting habits will never quite be the same again.

Audio Review – Shaun White Snowboarding – PS3

Thank you to everyone who offered their feedback on the last audio review. Following on from that Fallout 3 near 20 minute epic, its a trimmed down affair this week clocking in at around half the time thanks to some merciless editing. The subject of the second audio review to spout forth from the lips of CGUK’s very own Nory316 is Shaun Whites Snowboarding. So sit back, tune in and turn up the waffle.

Listen to the review here.

Or leave feedback / subscribe via i Tunes here.

PS – Thanks to Toz, Fly and everyone at CGUK for their support.

3D or Not 3D?

You know you’ve reached a crucial stage of the console life cycle when the next evolutionary step is announced. With “super HD” still a long way off and only in the early stages of development, hardware producers had to look elsewhere for the next big thing to win the hearts and minds of the paying customer.

Step forward 3D, more of a regurgitation than a revolution, Sony proudly displayed the next must have fad for gamers at this Years CES. Revisiting a tried, tested and failed idea from the 70’s may seem like folly but according to IGN it looks fantastic and promises much.