I did stuff this weekend. That's rare in itself, but stuff like chilling with my beloved Dtoid UK bretheren is even rarer. Anyway I was chilling at Eurogamer Expo, playing shit like Assassin's Creed 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Need for Speed Nitro, New Super Mario Bros, Split/Second, Saw and plenty of cool indie games as well. Best of this bunch was undoubtedly Assassin's Creed 2, it manages that same-but-different feel that I think all sequels should aim for. Surprises for me were Saw, which is a lot more cerebral than I was expecting and NFS Nitro, which was just crazy fun. I was disappointed by Split/Second though, for a game coming from the same devs as the gleefully insane Pure it's incredibly safe. Their mention of dumbed down tracks for online racing didn't exactly make me confident either. The demo I played was still a lot of fun, but I just expected a bit more lunacy rather than pure cliche spectacle.
As for games, I've been playing the living fuck out of Tekken 6/Streets of Rage 4. That thing is an insane amount of fun though I do have one request, fix the fucking online kkthxbai. I did get the special edition version as well, a very good special edition too. The art book covers all the characters, their stories and inspiration behind the designs as well as showing how they've evolved from game to game. Some damn beautiful artwork in there. Then there's the hoodie, it's warm and snug and that's really all I can ask.
I want to take this opportunity to take issue with something I've seen return to prevalance on Dtoid, that annoying 'Only for US residents' line at the end of contest posts. The last 7-8 contests have all had that little line which locks out the Canadians and all us Europeans as well and that's really annoying when it looked like more and more contests were going to be open worldwide. Still, that line isn't as annoying as taking part in a Twitter Party for an hour before being told it's US only. I'm fairly sure I'm not the only one who feels a little irritated by this.
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It likely has something to do with your writing them in the Community Blogs editor. As soon as you save your blog so that you can preview it, it becomes locked in the timeline at the time you did so.
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Does anyone know why half my C-Blogs end up in the middle of the page instead of the top when I publish them?
Yeah, though, those are a lot of failtoids.
@armless-phelan
It likely has something to do with your writing them in the Community Blogs editor. As soon as you save your blog so that you can preview it, it becomes locked in the timeline at the time you did so.
Thanks for the caps! And Krow is right--that's probably what you're experiencing.
Dibs on Rochelle! I like to be as different and individual as possible. Like an 'emo' kid at a pop-punk gig.
Oh wait...
'Cap-Fapping. It's all the rage.
You kick ass.
Thanks for the recaps, and sorry for not posting today: my Monthly Musings post is mainly ironic and thus needs heavy review before going live.