• 11Jun 11

  Post E3 and my first car

  Another year means another E3. I haven't seen any announcements that left my jaw on the floor but there were some great games at the show. I managed to catch all the press conferences; I guess I liked EA's best if only for all the games they showed. Wii U looks like an interesting new platform, Nintendo games generally aren't my thing but I can imagine the potential with the Wii U. Here are my top 3 games at this year's E3:
  
  #1 Mass Effect 3
  
  As most of you know I am a major Mass Effect fan so I am obviously looking forward to this game. We got a fair amount of info on the 3th part of this trilogy during E3 and it looks like the game is shaping up nicely. Combat seems a lot more diverse with Shepard having more abilities to use and a new melee attack in the form of the omniblade. I am glad they decided to push back the release date to give the game all the attention it needs. I'd hate to see them rush this game just for a favorable release date.
  
  #2 Skyrim
  
  The Elder Scrolls is another RPG series that I really enjoy and it looks like Skyrim is about to become the best chapter yet. Dualwielding weapons and spells, better combat and another huge world to explore. I love how the Elders Scrolls series allows you to mold your own hero and always leaves some stuff open to your imagination to really make each game your own adventure.
  
  #3 Tomb Raider
  
  I am slightly skeptical about the next Tomb Raider game. The trailer and gameplay we've seen at E3 look really great but the game does seem totally different from the previous games in the series. I know they're going for a reboot but they do seem to throw a lot of "canon" out of the window. Nevertheless I am really looking forward to see how the game turns out.
  
  An honorable mention goes out to Far Cry 3, I really enjoyed the first game (didn't like the 2nd) and FC3 definitely looks promising.
  
  Come September I'll start at the university of Nijmegen to study English language and culture. School will take some getting used to after working full-time for the past year but I am quite excited to go. Since it's a 50 kilometer drive to the university and I can't really be bothered with public transportation anymore I decided to buy my first car. After looking around for a while I bought this Peugot 206, needless to say I am quite happy
  
  
  
  • Posted Jun 11, 2011 12:21 pm GMT
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• 7Apr 11

  Photoshopping

  I've been getting back into Photoshop lately, I really love making graphics although I usually lack the creativity to be really good at it. I've tried my hand at some union banners again and I am quite happy with the way they turned out.
  
  The Battlefield Union:
  
  
  The Dragon Age Universe:
  
  
  I still need quite a bit of practise so I'll be taking requests for union/profile banners on a first come first serve basis. If you'd like one let me know via a comment or pm.
  • Posted Apr 7, 2011 2:37 am GMT
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• 22Dec 10

  Resistance is Futile

  I've done it again, I couldn't resist...
  
  Yes I bought Cataclysm. I had not played World of Warcraft for 1,5 years, a fact that I was actually quite proud off. After Wrath of the lich king I figured I was quite done with the game and moved on. When Cataclysm was announced I wasn't really interested either. I figured I was done with World of Warcraft, a grand total of 4 years well spend but in the past now.
  
  When Cataclysm was released two weeks ago some form of curiosity started bubbling up inside me again. I ended up checking out some of the websites, reading some of the reviews and slowly a twitch of longing returned. It wasn't until one of my best friends announced he had bought the game that I really started considering the option. Most of my friends aren't really interested in computer games so when it comes to gaming with friends he's the only one I turn to. I think I've spend the past two days considering my options to finally arrive at the conclusion that with no other interesting games being released in the too-near future, playing Cataclysm with my buddy would actually be a great deal of fun. I doubt I'll be going all out with it but perhaps it will keep me entertained until Dragon Age 2 arrives in march next year.
  
  So here I am again, I caught the WoW bug. Damn you Blizzard, damn you!
  • Posted Dec 22, 2010 8:22 am GMT
  • Category: Games
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