Don’t get me started on how one side always wins.

I recently read somewhere, I wont quote where, because I don’t know where I read it. But take my work that I did read it.
Why does the UK copy everything the US does?

Now, the amount of comments was staggering. While I’m sure both parties have copied the other in some way or another. But either way I will list what I do know:
The Office UK. USA copied it with their own version.
Kath and Kim Australia. USA copied it (I think).
Skins UK. USA copied it, and it ran for 1 season, then flopped.
The Weakest Link UK. USA copied it.
Probably more.
Now Sherlock is being copied by the USA. Which mind you is probably a bad idea. Sherlock is purely British. The USA could not possibly copy an even decent version.
Series 2 of Sherlock just concluded, and there’s going to be a season 3 in 2013, or sooner. Both lead actors play movie roles which will probably justify them doing  Sherlock later.

And there you have it.

Now on to more pressing matters.
Sherlock series 1 – 10/10
Series 2 – 10/10
Probably the best “crime” shows I’ll ever watch. I’m seriously grumpy about cop, crime and detective shows. I’m sick of them. But this isn’t the only genre it falls into, there’s more, which I wont list.

It’s an excellent show, worth your time, and a spot on your shelf where you hopefully have Rome Season 1 and 2, as well as Game of Thrones next to it.

So anyway, Harvey has finally got with the times and is now offering games for a cheaper price, online only. Directly imported from the UK probably, but either way, it’s a whole lot better than retail.
Skyrim for $59, Deus Ex: Human Revolution for $26, and Battlefield 3 for $62. With a flat fee per game postage of something like $3.

Some prices are not better than OzGameShop, some might be, I honestly don’t care right now because I’m wallowing in the depression that is Internode got bought out by iiNet.

So Harveys fancy new slightly better priced website is super long and is is is: http://www.harveynormandirectimport.com/

And just for shits and giggles OzGameshop is: www.ozgameshop.com

Personally, I buy from whatever is the cheapest. Zavvi, Play-Asia, OzGameshop, whatever. Usually the shipping takes a long time. But at least you save yourself money. Play-Asia fortunately has choices, I usually ship via FedEx, and still save myself a healthy amount. In the process, Play-Asia gives you coupons with literally (really) every order for $5 off. Last time I got a sticker. Yes it’s awesome.

So there you have it. A shitty article, in my usual style.

My main gripe is the graphics and character customisation.
The story is somewhat good. The bonus quests are annoying (like killing 45 of x, kill leader, turn in) and the main quests are nothing new. Though you have a class storyline that rocks.

It is a beta, yes. But I seriously hope quests are something new, and graphics are a lot better than what they are. I can suffer with everyone looking the same, but quests are a big thing for an MMO. Graphics also play a major role.

I kinda enjoy it. Though a Jedi tank is a pretty shit class to play. I might try inquisitor or the Jedi dual-wielding DPS class-thingy.

For a 100 million or more costing game, it looks depressing. I hope it improves. If not, I’ll have a good statuette to put on my shelf with the other collector editions I have bought, and I’ll go back to playing single-player RPG’s and the one MMO I will ever play for a prolonged period of time (EVE, though I’m unsubbed atm due to boredom.)

Fingers crossed, I hope it will improve in the next 2-ish weeks.

I’m basically at the end of the game, and I only have something silly like 10% completion… Really? The fuck is that meant to mean?
The fact that you can’t complete -ALL- of the side missions at the end of the game also pisses me off. So I’m going to have to restart the game, complete side missions as they come along.

I highly doubt I’d get any replay ability out of it at all, that’s basically what [RPG] games are these days, good for once, not for any more.

On other points, I like Revelations, playing as Al’tair when he’s an old dude is fun. And Ezio’s later life really intrigues me. Though to be honest, I kind of hate the 100% synch thing, but it’s a nice touch if you like to crack at these things over and over and get it right then and there. I probably wont see the point in doing it again, but who knows – it may be the last in the franchise, which I sincerely hope it isn’t.

Either way though, it’s a fucking awesome game and I like it.

Onto another point, SW:TOR is nearing release date, and I really, really, REA-FUCKING-LLY hope it’s a game worthy of my money and thus my monthly subscription. MMO’s have been pretty shitty releases, not to mention other games that have been hyped to hell in recent years have released with an overall lack-lustre reception come the levels that the big reviewers didn’t bother to get to (and sometimes the starting levels too).

I’m seriously looking for a decent PC game to download, I think I might get The First Templar, despite what people say about the voice acting. I mean hell, The Witcher number one people said the voice acting was shite, but hey, I quite liked it, it was a great game in my books, and still is. Which brings me to my next point, I’m probably gunna play Assassin’s of King’s again just to try the new patch thingmies, and mods.

Blah blah blah, so on and so forth.

I for one am terribly excited for Revelations, which is on it’s way to my doorstep. I should get it this week. In the meantime I get to play Batman Arkham City lots.
And by lots I mean I’ll have to replay it every single time it decides to wipe my save games. I’ve had it happen twice already now, so, so depressing.

I’m still baffled as to why Rocksteady haven’t fixed it within the first week of it being released. I mean seriously, it took 2 weeks to get to me from the UK.

If it wipes my save again, I’ll burn it, then post it to Rocksteady and ask very nicely for a refund.

Though so far, the game is pretty good. But I haven’t played it all.

As for Revelations, I hope it isn’t the last game in the franchise. Though I probably am wishing for too much at this point. A lot of people aren’t too happy with the fact it’s much of the same old. It’s a decent finish to the story of Ezio – this much I do know. But I really do like the series.

Apart from those 2 games, I myself scored a beta to TOR, like everyone else – it’s a weekend test. This is another game I have a hard-on for, despite the graphics not being too orgasmic (i.e BF3).

Now in other news, Intel’s 2011 CPU’s are listed in a few stores. The 3960X going for $1,249 at one particular store. I’m tossing up whether to spend spare money on a generator. Or just blow it all on an upgrade.
Yes, I need a generator as unfortunately I run a business and need to have access to the Internet everywhere I go. Having an Internet aerial in itself doesn’t exactly allow me to run my laptop 24/7. And the bastard thing takes 165 watts, :HP:.

Teen girl Taylor Hillridge gets a a laptop for her birthday and signs up on a social networking site. She starts to feel alone as her friends ostracize her and she falls victim to cyberbullying.

It’s the unfortunate, painful and very real truth about cyberbullying and bullying in general.
However it does have a nice ending.

I wont rate it, as it’s more an eye-opener than a movie. It happens every day, and it really needs to be stopped. Bullying is very bad, cyberbullying even worse.

I currently bought a Razer BWU less than a month ago. And about 2 weeks into using the product, the LED on the “Y” key seems to be flickering at the 2 brightest settings. While on the lowest it only has recently just started flickering.

It’s a mechanical keyboard with the lot – Macro Keys, LED’s, and naturally the disable the Windows key feature, media keys, number pad and on-the-fly macro recording. All along with Razer’s excellent software and auto-profile switching.

I “upgraded” to this from a G15 which I had ever since the refresh version was released. It still works, however it isn’t mechanical. Which is the main reason why I chose a Razer product – mechnical, LED + macro’s.

All in all, it is a good product, but it fails on the quality. So I can’t exactly recommend it unless you don’t mind spending $X returning it to the retailer, or to Razer themselves each time is starts playing up.

However, when and if Logitech release a mechanical keyboard product. I most definitely will be buying one of those. I’ve never EVER had a Logitech product fail on me.

Anyway, it wont stop the Razer fans from buying their products. Nor will telling people Dell and Alienware’s are overpriced stop them from buying their products. But I felt I should update the blog and write a quick and shitty review anyway

Now Merlin series 4. Also a great TV show. More geared towards the kids. But none the less a great show all-over. King Arthur has aged since I last saw him in series 3. It could be the haircut, but he looks a bit older. Merlin however looks the same. Great actors in the show, and hopefully Morganna wont have as big a role. My main gripe is her, I hate her character and the person playing it. Be the directors having her grinning in the background – whatever. They truly annoy me with her character and the actress playing it.

Both are great TV shows none-the-less. Both are available on BBC-iView I believe. In Australia – ABC (not sure about Downton though).
Go ahead and watch them.

In other news – I finished watching the whole of 24, and I must admit that is also an epic TV show. So if you haven’t watched it – go do it. Pity about it ending though. I really like Kiefer Sutherland

Saitek, known for making completely fucking awesome flight control systems, have their sister company MadCatz… Known for making shitty products.
Well they’ve stepped up their game and I recently bought an R.A.T. 7 Gaming Mouse. While pricey, I find it’s well worth it.

The unique feature of this, ugly mouse is it’s completely customisable, save for the buttons and thumb rest. Though mind you the thumb rest is movable in, our, forwards and backwards.
The pinky rest has 3 parts, one which will cause no drag, and 2 which I probably wont try out. It comes with a built in tool to the mouse allowing you to undo all the bits to remove, or completely change them.

All this combined with weights, and 3 different palm rests (1 smooth, 1 grip-like and 1 high profile) and an awesome glide with a satisfying click make this mouse my favourite to date.

I’ll let the pictures do all the talking.