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Me and my mic Tina on another adventure

- For out first game review, we'll review 'Flight Control'. See... theres a man behind me...hes enjoying it...I give it an 8. End Review.

-You know if there was one person in this room that I had guess made games, it would be you.

- I really enjoyed this one. Casual and laid back.

Unfortunately it looks like I may have to drop Tina like a wife on Fable 2. Shes broken and funny looking.

STUPID GAMESPOT CROPS THE PHOTOS, WILL RESIZE THEM LATER

Posted by markB0SS, 04/20/2009 3:28pm
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Game Of The Decade? GOTD 00

The Past decade has seen the video games industry blow out of control; further into the mainstream and deeper into the pockets of the world. The games at the frontline on the whole have received notable awards for their achievements in the standard GOTY (game of the year) awards. But what of the best over the past ten, a look at the grander scheme of things. Games that change the medium, 'turning point' games, evolving the medium from Warcraft to World of Warcraft.

The 90's saw what most heralds as the best game of all time- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time. The game by which most 10/10 games get compared to, the "citizen cane moment in gaming history"* (*Edge magazine).

And with this decade dwindling out, I don't think there has been a game to match it, albeit against the view of some high ranked video game review sties* (*IGN review on GTA IV).

This is not to say that this decade has been a letdown in terms of medium accomplishment, in fact far from it. In 2005 Shadow of the Colossus brought about the discussion of video games as art. 2006 saw Wii sports being embraced by a wide age range most notably among them old grannies. And in 2007 Halo 3 unofficially slowed down the box office during its opening weekend.

Dare I say it, but I believe this decade has seen the most accomplishments in the gaming medium, and not so much through singular games that are groundbreaking in their genre, but on the industry as a whole.

I mean, old grannies getting a turkey in Wii bowling! I would never have imagined that back when I was riding through Hyrule field in the late 90's.

Jokes aside, these really are some great accomplishments, and here's my personal list of nominees for GOTD '00-

*Split into 'personal' and 'professional' opinions. Personal being more to my own unique taste, and Professional where I aim for the gaming community as a whole. Both recognise originality, quality and achievement.

*Games listed under 'Notable mention' are games that would have won it, if not for the tough competition that year.

Year- (Developer/ Publisher)

2000-

Personal-No One Lives Forever (Monolith Productions/ Fox Interactive)

Professional- The Sims (Maxis/ Electronic Arts)

2001-

Per- Silent Hill 2 (Konami/ Konami)

Pro- Grand Theft Auto 3 (DMA Design/ Rockstar Games)

Notable mention- Halo: Combat Evolved ( Bungie Studios/ Microsoft Games Studios)

2002-

Per-Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar North/ Rockstar Games)

Pro- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar North/ Rockstar Games)

2003-

Per- Beyond good and evil (Ubisoft Montpellier/ Ubisoft)

Pro-Star Wars: Knights of the old republic (BioWare/ LucasArts)

2004-

Per- Metal Gear Solid 3 (Konami/ Konami)

Pro- World Of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment/ Blizzard Entertainment)

2005-

Per- Shadow Of The Colossus (Team ICO/ Sony Computer Entertainment)-DRAWN WITH-Fahrenheit (Quantic Dream/ Atari)

Pro- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom/ Capcom)

Notable mention- Guitar Hero (Harmonix/ Red Octane), Psychonauts (Double Fine Productions/ Majesco Entertainment)

2006-

Per- Dead Rising (Capcom Production Studio 1/ Capcom)

Pro- Elder Scrolls: Oblivion (Bethesda Softworks/ 2k Games)

Notable mention- Wii Sports (Nintendo EAD/ Nintendo)

2007-

Per- Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/ Activision)

Pro-Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/ Activision)

Notable mention- Halo 3 (Bungie/ Microsoft Games Studios), The Darkness (Starbreeze Studios/ 2K Games)

2008-

Per- No More Heroes (Grasshopper Manufacture/ Ubisoft)

Pro- Little Big Planet (Media Molecule/ Sony Computer Entertainment Europe)

Notable mention- Fallout 3 (Bethesda Game Studios 2K Games/ Bethesda Softworks)

*List as of time of writing- 8/4/09

*Games listed by earliest international release date

*GOTD 90'S

Per- Final Fantasy VII (Square/ SCE Europe)

Pro- The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time (Nintendo EAD/ Nintendo)

Posted by markB0SS, 04/08/2009 1:05pm
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gamerVLOG - Gameshow, Chobot, Gameplay

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Posted by markB0SS, 03/22/2009 5:00pm
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Sneak peak

I haven't managed to post a vid blog in a while as my laptop is in for repairs, so id thought id make it up to you with a photo sneak peak at that video games programme I'm working on. Taken from last weekends test shoot rehearsal.

So far, so good.

Posted by markB0SS, 03/12/2009 4:04pm
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A vlog staring me

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Unfortunately the YouTube quick capture cut off the last bit of the post, but the majority of it is there.

Posted by markB0SS, 02/20/2009 4:26pm
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I'm Mark. I'm the guy on the banner. (Full banner on http://blogs.ign.com/markB0SS). I guess I consider myself as a casual gamer in terms of competitive play, although in terms of overal appreciation, I'm up there. It all began with the Nintendo Game Boy and a little Soviet Union uncopyrighted game called Tetris. It was my brothers birthday and he got the coolest 'it' product to hit the shelves during the 80's. Having no idea what a computer game even was until then, I played it for the rest of his birthday and ran the batteries dry. I didnt really understand the rules, I was just amazed that you could control what was on the screen. To my surprise my dad let me know that I actually had my own console in the loft that would run on a television. The Sega Master System. Over the following years I went from someone that just enjoys to control whats on the screen to someone that played for its escapism and now to someone that appreciates games as a form of art, its casual entertainment and for its culture. So here I am, writing this blog, with an over usage of apostrophes and memorable one liners. Hopefully one day to use as a reference to possible gaming journalist positions in the future. The blog as a whole is going to be aimed as a supplementary read, but it will also be a place for me to store my reviews and feature articles. Ive writen most of it with a unique form thats informational but also offering something different then that offered from other sites.Its also a position from where I can hire gamers to one day form the best clan of all time. 'The international unisex everyday other superhero liberal hippy punk rock space pirates and/or cowboys of peace love and rock and roll. Inc.' I hope you like my blog header, because ALOT of the stuff in there has been photo shopped(Full banner on http://blogs.ign.com/markB0SS) to a subtle extent as if to make it appear real. The banner obviously, but also every single video games related object, including the Pikachu statue near the shop. Most of the other ones are well hidden. My favourite video games TV show of all time is 'Games Master' (UK). My favourite games movie Mortal Kombat. My game collection varies in genre. I have an unopened Amiga in the attic. Some of my favourite games of all time are Final Fantasy 7, Zelda Ocarina of time, Metal Gear Solid, Fahrenheit (indigo prophecy), Sonic the hedgehog, Snatcher, Night Trap (there's always one that other people don't like), Burnout 3, Mortal Kombat, EA hockey 91, Mario six golden coins, Grim Fandango and Okami. I see the future of gaming as the next evolutionary step in entertainment, a form of complete sensory emersion in narrative or sports or other possible situations-a mix of the hollow deck from star trek with one of those virtual reality arcade machines they use to have in the 90's. Other then that I really hope you enjoy my blog. I like to know what people think of my writing, and I also really enjoy a good talk about anything envolving video games, so please feel free to leave me messages or blog replies. Cya on the 'green' (Xbox live), if anyone wants to game, just drop me your gamer tag. Same goes for my Wii number.

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