Throwback Tuesday - Metal Gear Solid (PS1)

Well I am back on the Throwback Tuesday train and given all the hype around the new Metal Gear Solid game and quite rightly so as it is such a good game it felt only Wright that I go back and check out the first Metal Gear Solid game on the Sony PlayStation. So sit back relax and prepare to watch my worst ever attempt of a game I use to be really good at! My god does time change things.....

 I hope you enjoy the vid and thanks for watching!

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Mike's Game room Tour (A return to video games)

Hey guys so after a bit of time away I have returned ready and raring to fetch you as much gaming and geeky goodness as I can each week with A promise to deliver not two, not three but at least five videos each week! To mark this kind of re-launch of my channel the first video I bring you is a first for me and that is A tour of my gaming setup.

I hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching.

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Throwback Tuesday - Mortal Kombat Trilogy

This weeks Throwback Tuesday takes place on the Playstation. What will I make of Mortal Kombat Trilogy? It's also good to know that I've finally sorted out the audio! 

Thanks for watching!

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Lets Play Fighting Force - Part 2

This is the second episode of my Lets Play Fighting Force on the Sony Playstation. Please remember this is a new microphone i'm testing out so please bare with me on the sound quality, it will get better when i get the correct setup! Hope you enjoy!

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Lets Play Fighting Force - Part 1

The first of many lets plays to come. This time I've gone for Fighting Force on the Sony Playstation. This is a new microphone i'm testing out so please bare with me on the sound quality, it will get better when i get the correct setup!

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Uncharted 4 Reveal Coming Soon

Naughty Dog looks set to showcase more of the eagerly anticipated Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. Studio co-president Evan Wells told GameCrate: "It's coming along nicely. We've been hard at work since E3 and all I can say is that we'll be having some stuff to show you very soon." The PS4 game stars an older Nathan Drake who has been out of the fortune hunting game for several years. Forced back into the world of thieves, he sets out on a globetrotting adventure in pursuit of a historical conspiracy behind a fabled pirate treasure.

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is set for release some time in 2015.

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Microsoft Aquires Mojang For $2.5 Million

Swedish based developer Mojang famous for title Minecraft has been bought by Microsoft for $2.5 billion. In a recent, Mojang have said that the deal would not result in the deletion of Minecraft games and apps available on non-Microsoft devices. You can check out the full blog post below:

'Yes, the deal is real. Mojang is being bought by Microsoft.

It was reassuring to see how many of your opinions mirrored those of the Mojangstas when we heard the news. Change is scary, and this is a big change for all of us. It’s going to be good though. Everything is going to be OK. <3

Please remember that the future of Minecraft and you – the community – are extremely important to everyone involved. If you take one thing away from this post, let it be that.

We can only share so much information right now, but we’ve decided that being as honest as possible is the best approach. We’re still working a lot of this stuff out. Mega-deals are serious business.

Why did you sell Minecraft?
Minecraft has grown from a simple game to a project of monumental significance. Though we’re massively proud of what Minecraft has become, it was never Notch’s intention for it to get this big.

As you might already know, Notch is the creator of Minecraft and the majority shareholder at Mojang. He’s decided that he doesn’t want the responsibility of owning a company of such global significance. Over the past few years he’s made attempts to work on smaller projects, but the pressure of owning Minecraft became too much for him to handle. The only option was to sell Mojang. He’ll continue to do cool stuff though. Don’t worry about that.

There are only a handful of potential buyers with the resources to grow Minecraft on a scale that it deserves. We’ve worked closely with Microsoft since 2012, and have been impressed by their continued dedication to our game and its development. We’re confident that Minecraft will continue to grow in an awesome way.

Minecraft means many different things to millions of people across the world, and to each and every Mojangsta. We feel that this is the best way for everyone – you guys included – to benefit.

What about the other editions of Minecraft? Will they stop being developed?
There’s no reason for the development, sales, and support of the PC/Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, Vita, iOS, and Android versions of Minecraft to stop. Of course, Microsoft can’t make decisions for other companies or predict the choices that they might make in the future.

We’re extremely proud of all editions and the awesome things you have achieved through playing together.

Is the game going to change? Will we still be able to make videos, mods, awesome builds, and all the cool stuff we’ve created over the past few years?
Minecraft will continue to evolve, just like it has since the start of development. We don’t know specific plans for Minecraft’s future yet, but we do know that everyone involved wants the community to grow and become even more amazing than it’s ever been. Stopping players making cool stuff is not in anyone’s interests.

What about the Mojang staff? What’s happening to you guys?
Though it’s too early to confirm which of us will continue working on Minecraft or other projects, we predict that the vast majority (if not all) Mojangstas will continue to work at Mojang for the time being.

The founders: Notch, Carl, and Jakob are leaving. We don’t know what they’re planning. It won’t be Minecraft-related but it will probably be cool.

What’s happening to the other Mojang projects, like Scrolls?
We don’t know yet. We’ll share any news as soon as we do.

Will you still be able to tweet about features and interact with the community on a personal level, just like you’ve done over the years?
Yes! That’s not going to change.

How much money was the company bought for?
Microsoft acquired Mojang for a smooth 2.5 BILLION dollars.'

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PlayStation's E3 Conference Gets Time And Date

Sony's E3 2014 press conference will take place on June the 9th at 5pm UK time. The event has not been officially announced as of yet but invitations have been sent out to certain members of the press. Shortly after at 5.30pm is Microsoft's press conference which is followed by EA at 8pm. What is a disappointment however is the fact Nintendo aren't holding a traditional conference instead choosing to hold a digital one instead.

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Cel Damage Overdrive HD coming to PlayStation

Another great game is about to get the HD treatment, this time its Cel Damage Overdrive a driving combat game that was originally released on the Playstation 2, Xbox and Gamecube back in 2001. A Canadian based studio is working on a remake for the PS3, PS4 and PS Vita with the game being due out Spring time with Cross game saves being mentioned which means there will be a one off purchase on all three platforms. 

Cel Damage Overdrive for the people that have yet to play is a Twisted Metal type game with cel-shaded visuals which comes with Deathmatch, Capture the Flag and normal racing and features up to 4 players playing simultaneously allthough this has yet to be confirmed in the re-release

The original game was published by EA and featured favourable reviews. 

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PS3 Owners Can Pre-Load GTA V Before Release

Rockstar have promised in a tweet that European pre-loads of Grand Theft Auto V can be downloaded on September 15th at 3pm. Also confirmed is that US gamer's can download on September 16th at 3am. What we are sure of is that it is growing ever closer and you can be sure to see our review on what surely is gonna be one of the Games Of The Year. Meanwhile to wet your appetite check out this crazy trailer below.

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Sony announces new PS Vita

Sony has announced a new updated PS Vita model titled as the PS Vita 2000. The new PS Vita will be 20 percent lighter and 15 percent thinner than the current console and will come with 1GB of on board storage. The redesign boasts a high definition five inch LCD display, rather than the current Vita's OLED screen. The new PS Vita will launch in Japan on October 10th with a retal price of 18,980 yen (US$190/£109) and will be available in 6 different colors: Black, White, Limegreen/White, Light blue/White, Pink/Black and Khaki/Black.

SCE said this in a statement:

"PCH-2000 series has been developed to be more casual and friendly for a wider range of users... In addition, a high-definition liquid crystal display (LCD) has been newly adopted for the 5-inch front display which is one of the PS Vita's greatest features.
SCEE's official line on a European release is that it's "not made any announcement about whether the 2000 series will be releasing in the UK / Europe."

"Thanks to the rapid progress of LCD technology in recent years, the new display provides users with the highest-level image quality, perfect for deep and immersive gaming experience that is at the core of PS Vita."

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PS Vita TV announced

Sony has announced PlayStation Vita TV which brings portable gaming to HD TV's. Using a mini console measuring just 6.5cm by 10cm PS Vita TV will feature the same chipset as the and system software of the PS Vita and will include a Dualshock Controller and will allow users to play over 1,300 PS Vita, PSP and PlayStation games on a television. As well as all this owners will be able to watch movies, read eBooks and PlayStation Plus will also be accessible on TV and PS4 games will be playable via Remote Play.

PS Vita TV will launch in Japan on November 14 priced at 9,480 yen (£61 / $95), or 9,954 yen (£64 / $100 USD). Additionally, the device will be available for 14,980 yen (£96 / $151) bundled with a DualShock 3 controller and 8GB memory card. Globally a release date has not been announced yet.

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EU PS Store Update

Here is the list of the updates for the European Store:

PS3 games

Best Of PSN, Vol 1
Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons (Trial available)
Castle Of Illusion (Trial available)
Crazy Strike Bowling
Dancestar Digital
Deadly Premonition: Director’s Cut
Diablo 3
Farming Simulator 2013
Hatsune Miku Project DIVA F
Hunter’s Trophy 2 – America (Trial available)
Whatchever

PS Vita

Atelier Meruru with Bonus
Killzone Mercenary (available from 6th September for UK/IRE)
The Walking Dead
Virtue’s Last Reward: Complete Collection

PSP

Elminage

PlayStation Mobile

Reflection Speed Game
Unicorn Savior

PS3 DLC

Borderlands 2 (x7)
Dancestar Digital (x3)
Dead Or Alive 5 Ultimate – Complete DOA5 Costumes
God Of War: Ascension (x7)
LittleBigPlanet 2 (Cross-Buy) – Warriors Of The World Pack 1
Metro: Last Light – The Tower Pack
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (Cross-Buy) – Heavy Hitters Pack
Saints Row IV – Dubstep Expansion
SingStar (x7)
Snowy: Treasure Hunter -Expert Pack
Tales Of Xillia (x11)

PS Vita DLC

LittleBigPlanet 2 (Cross-Buy) – Warriors Of The World Pack 1
Soul Sacrifice – The Iron Lady’S Tears Of Red

Racing deals

Absolute Supercars – Was €20.99/£16.99, now €6.19/£4.99
Ben 10 Galactic Racing (Vita) – Was €19.99/£14.99, now €9.99/£6.99
Crazy Taxi – Was €7.99/£6.49, now €3.99/£3.19
CRAZY TAXI: FARE WARS (PSP) – Was €4.49/£3.69, now €1.99/£1.59
Daytona USA – Was €7.99/£6.49, now €3.99/£3.19
DRIVER 76 (PSP) – Was €9.99/£7.99, now €4.99/£3.99
DRIVER San Francisco – Was €14.99/£10.99, now €9.99/£7.99
Ferrari Challenge Deluxe – Was €12.99/£9.99, now €3.59/£2.99
FERRARI THE RACE EXPERIENCE – Was €14.99/£11.99, now €4.49/£3.69
FUEL OVERDOSE – Was €11.99/£9.69, now €1.99/£1.59
GRID 2 – Was €59.99/£49.99, now €24.99/£19.99
Mad Riders – Was €9.99/£7.99, now €3.99/£3.19
MotoGP13 (Vita) – Was €49.99/£39.99, now €19.99/£14.99
MotoGP13 (PS3) – Was €34.99/£29.99, now €29.99/£19.99
NASCAR 2011 THE GAME – Was €9.99/£7.99, now €3.99/£3.19
RIDGE RACER 7: 3D License Ver. – Was €19.99/£15.99, now €9.99/£7.99

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PlayStation All Stars gets Coked up!

PlayStation All Stars Island is available as of now for IOS and Android for the European market. As of yet no reason has been given as to why its not available anywhere else. PlayStation All Stars Island is much akin to the great Temple Run and feature 4 different levels, although only one has been released as of yet featuring Uncharted's Nathan Drake. To keep the game fresh players will be able to scan QR codes featured on the back of Coca Cola bottles to unlock hidden features and exclusive downloads. 

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