Beidh Stephen Fry ar Ros na Rún anocht ar TG4. Looking forward to watching it! (via)
What does Battlefield 3 look like?
You’ve already seen this video but I had to blog it just because I posted videos of BF2 the other day. It looks amazing doesn’t it? Can’t wait!
Check out this article too which covers the demo shown to people last night at GDC. (Thanks Swordsman75 for tweeting that article!)
PS. don’t forget to read Chris’ comment on Woody’s BF3 video. Classic YT rant on a misinformed video. Click on here and look for ReddDragons for all the hilarious replies!
There’s also a Battlefield 3 subreddit to subscribe to too!
Dino D-Day: Nazis and Dinosaurs!
This Half Life 2 mod, Dino D-Day is seeing a commercial release this month on Steam. I’ve never heard of this game but the Big Download Blog is giving away 100 invites to try the beta and I just got one so must give that a go soon!
Nazis and dinosaurs. Wow.
What does Battlefield 2 look like?
Battlefield 3 is coming out in about half a year but many players have never seen or played the previous game. Battlefield 2 came out in 2005 so graphics are nowhere near as sophisticated as in today’s games. What surprised me is just how dated Karkand looks. All simple textures with wide open uniform spaces. The Dalian Plant map looks quite nice however.
Medic montage on Strike at Karkand
More medic gameplay on in Karkand
BF2 – Dalian Plant ownage
While “researching” this post (aka “watching gameplay videos on Youtube”) it struck me how sophisticated the Xbox 360 and PS3 were on release. Even on max settings the graphics in Battlefield 2 are nothing special by today’s standards yet the exact same console hardware is running Bad Company 2!
Strike at Karkand will appear again in Battlefield 3 so get a head start by playing it in BF2 or watching some of the gameplay videos on that map on Youtube!
Parents: baby's first years
I know many of my readers are already parents so they’ve been through the life changing event that is the birth of a baby. The video above may well prepare the rest of you for this moment when you become a parent. Well worth watching. (via)
Minecraft Logo
Meanwhile, I logged into my server and found a sky high railway connecting Tye’s lighthouse with Andy’s treehouse, and an odd contraption Andy built that I must ask him about because a nearby sign says you should “insert arrows here”. Cool.
Minecraft: Gargamel
- Launch Minecraft and make sure you update to the 1.3 beta.
- Go into the single player menu and create a new world. Use “gargamel” as the seed.
- Get out of the dark cave (exit high up on the left) and go, ‘Wow!’
I’m not going to post screenshots, even though I want to. Don’t want to spoil the surprise! More seeds can be found here and I found this one here.
Minecraft 1.3, with beds
Well, they say Minecraft is addictive. Now you can lie down while you deal with your addiction. Version 1.3 includes beds and I read somewhere that you’ll respawn in the last bed you’ve slept in but don’t quote me on that! If you’ve had Minecraft open on your machine for some time make sure you close and reopen it to update the client.
Bukkit hasn’t been updated yet so warps and the /home function on the Minecraft server don’t work.
Once the 1.3 update has quietened down and I know all plugins are ok I’m tempted to enable mobs and deop everyone to make things more interesting. Make sure your building is well lit and defensible!
Minecraft to appear on iPhone, iPad and Android
Woohoo! Looks like Minecraft will be coming to mobile handsets later this year according to Kotaku!
I wonder how they’ll distribute that, will current players have to buy the client again or will it be a free download, but requiring the Minecraft login (that costs money)?
The Best Game Intro
I think the intro to the original Left 4 Dead has to rate as one of the best game intros I’ve ever seen. Great stuff.
Unfortunately when I play the game I can’t hear any sound. Bah.
Update! Someone mentioned on Twitter that Dead Island had a better intro. Strictly speaking, it’s a trailer but boy does it pull at your heart strings. F*cked up. Check it below but don’t click play if there are kids around. After you’ve watched the trailer, check out this IGN edit that plays the trailer in reverse.