Mass Effect, PC - £26.98 delivered
Bully : Scholarship Edition, Xbox 360 - £17.99
Bully : Scholarship Edition, Xbox 360 - £17.99 delivered
Gears of War, Xbox 360 - £14.69
Gears of War, Xbox 360 - £14.69 delivered
Apply code "B4U" for 2% off.
Lost Odyssey, Xbox 360 - £18.61
Lost Odyssey, Xbox 360 - £18.61 delivered
Apply code "B4U" for 2% off.
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution, Xbox 360 - £27.99
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution, Xbox 360 - £27.99 delivered
I am going to Omega Sektor in Birmingham, and you are all invited!
Me and a few other British folk who are going to be going to PAX this August (including my Mum!) thought it might be a cool idea to all meet up before we go. We decided that a good venue for said meet up would be Omega Sektor in Birmingham, Europe's largest LAN and Gaming Centre. Then we thought, "why not invite a whole bunch of people, the more the merrier!".
All the readers of SavyGamer are officially invited to the 'Pseudo-pre-PAX Birmingham meetup 2k8'.
The vague itinerary so far is:
1. Meet at Omega Sektor around 11:00 a.m. have a mooch around, see what's what and where it is.
2. Play various games for around an hour or so.
3. Have lunch somewhere - probably not in Omega Sektor, but depending on prices.
4. Play for 4/5 further hours.
5. Find a pub.
6. Drink alcohol until it's time to catch our train home.
We only officially started planning this a couple of days ago, but already there's about 6 confirmed attendees, and if we get a big group of us together, it might even be worth trying to get some bulk discount, and split into teams for some big games.
If anyone in the Birmingham area, or anyone who fancies a trip to a cool LAN centre to play a bunch of games, then let em know either by email or a comments here, and I'll keep you posted as the plan develops.
APZonerunner (resident Brummie) has given a great (albeit slightly outdated now) write up of Omega Sektor here and here if you want to read more about it.
It would be great to meet any/all of you guys face to face, and I'm sure it'll be a wicked day.
Update: It's probably useful if I tell you the date isn't it. It's on Saturday the 26th of July.
Updated RSS feed
If I have done this right, I should have updated to a new RSS feed. The new feed can be found here, and it is also on the right sidebar. This feed should have slightly faster performance, but the main reason I have switched is that it will give me a better idea of how many people read SavyGamer just by RSS, which beforehand I had no idea about.
I guess it's market research to some degree, but I hope no one minds. If anyone has any trouble with the new feed, or if anyone would like to not be counted, send me an email or comment here and I'll see if I can keep both feeds going, one completely anonymous, and one which gives me some pretty basic information (literally just numbers of subscribers and clicks, that sort of thing).
Cheers!
Update:
Or possibly I completely misunderstood how this works. Don't change anything yet, gimme a minute to check I have done this right.
Update2:
Yeah, ignore me, I have updated the old address to forward to the new feed, you don't need to change anything at all. If any of you would prefer to stay completely anonymous, I recommend checking out ANObrowse, which includes and anonymous RSS reader.
Let me know if any of you experience any problems with the changeover.
Thanks!
Psychonauts, Xbox - £5
Psychonauts, Xbox - £5 delivered
Only one in stock, so be quick. Crazy platformer from the gloriously demented brain of Tim Schafer.
I am the Milkman. My milk is delicious.
Grand Theft Auto IV, Xbox 360 - £29.99
Grand Theft Auto IV, Xbox 360 - £29.99 delivered
Not available yet. It goes live on Sunday.
Yakuza 2, PS2 - £24.98
Yakuza 2, PS2 - £24.98 delivered
It really is amazing to see proper games getting released on the PS2 this late in it's lifetime. Sure, this has been out in Japan for quite some time, but from what I gather it has required pretty extensive localisation.
I never did play the first one, although I meant to. Should I track it down?
Animal Crossing: Wild World, DS - £17.99
Animal Crossing: Wild World, DS - £17.99 delivered
From the makers of The Legend of Zelda, playable on Nintendo DS consoles of any colour, by boys or girls.
Dragonball Z : Goku Densetsu, DS - £4.98
Dragonball Z : Goku Densetsu, DS - £4.98
Spend £15 for free delivery.
Lost Planet - Colonies Edition, Xbox 360 - £17.98
Lost Planet - Colonies Edition, Xbox 360 - £17.98 delivered
Age of Conan - Collectors Edition, PC - £47.99
Age of Conan - Collectors Edition, PC - £47.99 delivered
New Zealand Story Revolution, DS - £3.75
New Zealand Story Revolution, DS - £3.75 delivered
Looks like it is the USA version, but it's completely region free.
Guitar Hero 3 + Guitar, Xbox 360 - £45
Guitar Hero 3 + Guitar, Xbox 360 - £45 delivered
Update: Expired now.
The Homebrew Channel has launched!
The Wii homebrew killer app we have all been waiting for has finally launched for public use, The Homebrew Channel Beta 7.
From the team:
"The Homebrew Channel is a channel for launching Wii homebrew applications without the need to run the Twilight Hack first. It will list apps stored and organised on an SD card in a nice little GUI, which you can very easily customise with descriptions and shiny little .png icons all by yourself if you want. You can also launch homebrew apps via TCP (with a correctly configured PC) or USB Gecko. Both of those built in options make it extremely convenient for testing out new code, as well as a general purpose homebrew launcher."
It can install as a .elf via the Twilight Hack, or if you can boot games from a disc, you can burn it as an .iso
Here's a video of it in action:
Head here to download it.
Thanks guys! Fantastic work.
Battle Of The Bands, Wii - £12.99
Battle Of The Bands, Wii - £12.99 delivered
If you spend over £20, apply voucher "newsiteplay08" for £2 off
Half-Life 2: The Orange Box, Xbox 360 - £23.98
Half-Life 2: The Orange Box, Xbox 360 - £23.98 delivered
Nintendogs: Chihuahua And Friends, DS - £14.99
Nintendogs: Chihuahua And Friends, DS - £14.99 delivered
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky, PC - £13.71
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky, PC - £13.71 delivered
Apply code "PP-02-DISCOUNT" for 2% off.
Penny Arcade Adventures - Episode One: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One, PC/Mac/Linux - £10.16
Penny Arcade Adventures - Episode One: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One, PC/Mac/Linux - £10.16 download
This is how a digital download service should be implemented. I love steam, but it is not without it's flaws.
This is completely DRM free. You can redownload your games indefinitely, purchasing one license gives you access to the PC, Mac, and Linux versions should you so wish, and most importantly, they are not price gouging based on region whatsoever.
From Kristin at Hothead games:
"What I do know is that Ep. 1 will be $19.95 US everywhere (except Canada), and that in the same spirit that we aim to be platform agnostic, I can imagine that we wouldn't want to penalize you because of where you live."
Current exchange rate pegs that at £10.16 plus any credit card charges (or paypal fees)
A demo for all formats is also available.
Note - I am actually in an exam right now, but I have scheduled this post to align with the release date/time. If it's not actually out right this second, it will be soon.
Spam
I seem to be on the receiving end of a lot of unpleasant comments spam. I had hoped to keep my comments sections completely open and anonymous, should individuals so chose, for as long as possible, but it looks like that is no longer the case.
I think the best alternative that blogger will allow me is to have it so that anyone with a google or OpenID account can post comments, but if someone wished to remain anonymous, it will have to go through moderation. This means that if, for any reason (that is none of my business) you want to remain anonymous, or can't be arsed to get a google account or whatever, then you can still post comments, there will just be a delay between when you send it and when it gets published.
Geometry Wars: Galaxies, DS - £9.99
Geometry Wars: Galaxies, DS - £9.99 delivered
As I said on the Wii post, I've got this, got it for pretty cheap around launch, and can't recommend it enough.
It comes with a version of 'Retro Evolved', the XBLA/PC version of Geometry wars, but the meat of the game if the fantastic Galaxies section, which features a whole host of levels which all mix up the rules, and some RPG light elements.
It's a must own at a tenner.
Geometry Wars: Galaxies, Wii - £9.99
Geometry Wars: Galaxies, Wii - £9.99 delivered
Bought so hard.
I have Retro Evolved on the PC, and the DS version too, but I've always wanted to check out the Wii version. It has classic controller support for if you want dual stick controls, but I think I'll go for the Wiimote + nunchuck control scheme first.
Lost Odyssey, Xbox 360 - £19.98
Lost Odyssey, Xbox 360 - £19.98 delivered
Was this price at play.com, but they put it up to £30.
VideoGaiden Series 3 Torrent
I've just created a torrent of VideoGaiden series 3. It can be streamed from the BBC's web site, but this will be useful for anyone who wanted to watch it on an ipod or PSP or whatever.
If you guys would help me seed, that'd be ace.
Edit: Whoops, looks like I included series 1 and 2 too by accident. I guess that's a bonus. They aren't zipped so if you don't need them, you can just untick them (in utorrent at least)
Rayman 10th Anniversary, PS2 - £8.93
Rayman 10th Anniversary, PS2 - £8.93 delivered
Contains:
Rayman M
Rayman 2: Revolution
and Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc;
EchoChrome, PSP - £16.99
Echochrome, PSP - £16.99 delivered
That's certainly an interesting box art they chose for the UK release..
Sign this petition
Yes it's fucking political.
Everything's political.
It's not cool/sexy/rock and/or roll, but it's a good cause.
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars [Limited Edition], PC - £6.93
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars [Limited Edition], PC - £6.93 delivered
£1 off today only!
One Life Left @ Nordic Game
One Life Left did a special live broadcast from Nordic Game Festival in Malmö, Sweden yesterday, including hosting the Nordic game awards. Various developers make appearances throughout.
Recording can be found here, It's in 3 parts -
Preamble
Show
Awards
Thanks go to Densy at The Triforce forums for recording and hosting.
Be sure to listen to the pre-amble, it's totally the best part. It's a bit rought and ready, because of the live nature of the broadcast, but it's a highly enjoyable listen.
The House of the Dead - 2 & 3 Return, Wii - £19.99
The House of the Dead - 2 & 3 Return, Wii - £19.99 delivered
10% off when you buy two games at thehut
Thehut have 10% off the total when you buy any two games for today only. It includes preorders too, and they already have some fantastic prices.
Just add them to your basket and it should come off automatically.
Grand Theft Auto 4 [Special Edition], PS3 - £59.99
Grand Theft Auto 4 [Special Edition], PS3 - £59.99 delivered
Student Discount is available on this too, which would bring it down to £53.99
Puzzle Quest - Challenge of the Warlords, PSP - £14.99
Puzzle Quest - Challenge of the Warlords, PSP - £14.99 delivered
Prince of Persia Trilogy, PS2 - £11.74
Prince of Persia Trilogy, PS2 - £11.74 delivered
Apply code "PP-02-DISCOUNT" for 2% off.
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology, PSP - £13.71
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology, PSP - £13.71 delivered
Apply code "PP-02-DISCOUNT" for 2% off.
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