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rubbishcorp® is on honeymoon in Costa Rica untill April 16.
This blog will not be updated until that date. Do not fear massive readership, the fascinating stream of data and interesting pictures will be returning just as soon as rubbishcorp® arrives home.
Motorstorm PS3
MotorStorm is such a visual tour-de-force that it flat-out embarrasses the vast majority of racers that have preceded it. Gears of War may take the cake in the realm of stylized content, but MotorStorm easily edges it in terms of photorealism. It looks awesome. Nearly everything is spot-on, from the spectacular lighting to the dust and dirt that trail each vehicle. Though it does not display in 1080, the 720 visuals are crisp and clean (the above shot is from my TV), and totally free of flickering and jaggies.
The gameplay is supreme, both online and off. It’s like an off-road version of Burnout Revenge, and that is a very, very good thing. The physics and handling are incredible and make the experience highly enjoyable and addictive. As much as I’d like to moan about the slow loading times and the lack of split-screen multiplayer, its status as a first generation release means it’s not expected to be as extensive as a second-gen Xbox 360 game.
MotorStorm is great for what it is; and it’s only a first-gen PS3 title - the future looks very bright.
Queens Park Station
Featured ‘Film Maker’
Jim Gildchrist is this month’s featured film maker. Jim is a nice man and is good at wot he does. He has done some films for Nike and Tango. Here is some of his work.
ROKA - Charlotte Street W1
Roka rocks. Lovely, lovely Japanese food in a casual and easy-going atmosphere.
Highly recommended.
Air Force 1 Nike ID
Limited edition 25 year Air Force 1 NIKE ID. Sweet. And much better than Waterfall’s (see below). Thank you Holly. x
See, they look rubbish.
My home for the weekend
Thank you POKE for a top weekend in lovely Welsh Wales.
For Sony with (conditional) love
I hope it’s worth it, I have sold my Wii to support this purchase. 10 years ago I would have considered myself a Judas.
This is from the Newcastle Virgin today, is there any point in a PS3 pre-order? Do Sony really have too many consoles or does no-one want one?
How to replace an iPod Battery
Thanks to some frends at work, I have a new battery in my iPod and it only cost me a tenner. That’s about £80 shy of the Apple Store price.
Following another lengthy whinge about my power going, it was suggested by Greg (who sits opposite me),
that I get a replacement from eBay. Then, all I did was cleverly deligate the task of popping off the back of my iPod, (in this case to Mike, who also sits opposite me and next to Greg),
with the levers provided and slot in the new one.
I even managed to get Mike to snap it back together again and hey presto - invalid warranty.
But that doesn’t really matter, because at least now I can listen to more than 4 songs in a row.
Thanks Dudes.
Singer Swallows Microphone
It’s the noise she makes at the end. Brilliant.
Funny
Kapiti Coast
I took this picture on Otaki beach just North of Wellington. The figure is Peter Vere-Jones, my lovely wifes dad.
Topical Cricket Fact
From Metro this morning:
Good work.
Apple
Is it just me, or does Apple come across as a smug, self-satisfied little twat in its recent series of ads?
It’s funny when massive corporations latch onto the ‘latest thing’ without really doing their homework - in this case someone has been told about Mitchell and Webb. What Apple/Apple’s Agency seem to have overlooked is that people generally don’t like the scrawny, arrogant, ginger git as much as they like the pointy nosed, chubby, loveable one.
The PC.
I have an Apple and I’d personally love to see PC tell Apple to “Fuck off”, and twat him with his BMX.
Kew Gardens
Which was nice.