Happenstance

When it comes out in the UK i'll probably get one (and it must come out at some point). Ive wanted a tablet for a while now for digital comics and with DC going exclusive with the Kindle Fire for digital graphic novels it should be good.

Damn Kirkman posting images of his comics, making me want single issues again, im so weak!

Games Radar as well, one of their tweets was a spoiler, although theyre now saying if you read the full article then its not but I cant be arsed.

Ooooooh, Enchantment table:

Yes but it doesn't hurt to ask as well :p

So what kind of game is it then?

Happy Birthday to the Odwin!

Blue is one of my favourite comic stories, not just Spider-Man ones. I just really liked the flashbacks to when Gwen was still alive, it showing how strong Pete and MJ were and how much he still missed Gwen. Yeah I read Grim Hunt, hated the art though so it put me off it. Ive only properly liked a few arcs since BND, those were New Ways to Die, American Son and Big Time. A lot of it though has been to do with the art, as most know I prefer more common comic art styles and they went very gritty and lost a lot of detail for a lot of the arcs which put me right off. Im not sure where sell the disk collection anymore. This is an updated version of it at Amazon but its not in stock: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazing-Spider-Man-Complete-Comic-Collection/dp/B00110S2JE/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1317330101&sr=1-1

I think I have at one point but I dont remember it all that well. Ive got issues 1-500 on a load of cds in one of those packs so ive read quite a bit. Id say my favourite storylines have been: Spider-Man Blue Death of Gwen Stacy Amazing Spider-Man #248 The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man Coming Home (First Morlun battle) Ultimate Spider-Man Vol.1 Marvel Knights Spider-Man (First 3 volumes where Aunt May has been kidnapped) Probably quite a few more but those are the ones that spring to mind. Really not sure which id have as my absolute favourite though.

Oh just rub it in! :p I do keep trying to get a new PC but im weak when it comes to saving my money. I know as well that there are too many good games coming out over the next few months so it'll still be a while before I can afford the new PC. Bow down to your Minecraft master! :p

An old Dell laptop with 896 mb ram, AMD Sempron Processor 3600+ and some crappy intergrated graphics. It was never meant to play games well, just needed something cheap after my old PC broke.

People who've found Minecraft laggy since 1.8 came out, the Optifine mod has now been updated so you should try that. I just installed it and mines running a lot smoother now, been able to raise my distance level to short instead of tiny which is so much better. http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/249637-181-optifine-hd-a-fps-boost-hd-textures/

I enjoy Eureka, its just a nice sci-fi comedy show. The first couple of seasons are pretty much "problem of the week" episodes but after that while that format does stay, there does tend to be an overall season arc as well.

The second 1.9 pre-release is out now, heres whats been found so far:

Of all time? And are we just counting this as 616 or Ultimate as well?

You know it still annoys me in football games that you get that loss of control with a player when you know they should be able to move and tackle or something but its like auto move/targetting has taken over for a second and you cant do what you need to.

I own most of TNG but not all. What i'll probably do is try and get hold of the sampler or rent a disk and see if its worthwhile first.

Was just wandering around the server a bit and noticed a lot of trees still hanging in midair. As well as replanting thats been talked about, when you cut down trees can you make sure you get all the wood so the leaves can vanish as well.

Looks like TNG is finally getting a blu ray release next year, might have to get those boxsets!

Teen Titans #1 - Seems to be off to a pretty good start. Tim Drake being one of my favourite DC characters I was a bit worried he would have changed a lot but he still seems to be the impressive detective he was before and the new costume may even grow on me. I look forward to reading more of this book though, the story seems interesting and I want to see what Teen Titans history is supposed to be seeing as the Red Hood book seemed to hint that the original team did exist. Ok then, now that ive read all the DC #1s that I was planning on I can probably list the ones I plan to stick with: Batman Wonder Woman Superman (For a while at least) The Flash Teen Titans Aquaman Green Lantern New Guardians Green Lantern (For this first arc at least) Justice League Justice League International Batgirl Nightwing Superboy Supergirl

Superman #1 - Didnt really like this one. It felt a bit old fashioned, too much exposition and writing on the page and the art felt almost cluttered, sometimes becoming too small so that more could be fit on the page. The villian as well was completely boring, we didnt really get to see much of what makes Superman different to the Action Comics one or the old DCU one. I just hope it gets better because it was a book I was looking forward to. Flash #1 - Art by Manapul was good but I dont know if theyve changed the colourist since last time, didnt seem as good here. Still though I always like the way he conveys the Flash's speed. Story seems ok, interesting enough to keep me wanting to come back. Aquaman #1 - Thought this was pretty awesome. Not a lot happened but it addressed Aquaman's status in the human world which made me laugh a few times. Also introduced a new villian who look like they could be pretty good. Green Lantern New Guardians #1 - I enjoyed this probably just because Kyle Rayner is my favourite Lantern, otherwise it didnt seem to have a lot happen. It was mostly setup for the entire book though so i'll stick with it to see where it goes. Kick Ass 2 #4 - Interesting developments but I cant help having the feeling that too much of this book is just trying to top the shock value of the original instead of just telling a good story. Ultimate Spider-Man #2 - Enjoying this book. Its definitely a slow burn into him becoming Spider-Man but the characters seem interesting and the new powers should mix things up a bit. Nice cameos as well. Also Sara Pichelli's art is really great, perfect for a book like this. Just like Bagley's was originally. Ultimates #2 - I dont think this is up to the quality of the Ultimate books that have come before it (the first ones anyway). By the time I read this id forgotten who the bad guys were and didnt realise again until I read a review which said it. Its also feeling a bit too much of a Thor book, id rather be reading about the rest of the team as well instead of them just being in a panel or two. Amazing Spider-Man #670 - The story still seems ok but I think its being dragged out a bit, im starting to stop caring about whats going on with Spider Island. Brilliant - I got bored about half way through this. Bendis just doesnt change his style enough from book to book, they all end up reading the same. I doubt i'll read the next issue.

http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Spleef

Once its properly finished i'll be leaving chests full of snow and shovels so that it can be played and repaired without me having to be online.

Just had Grunch and Raining help me test the Spleef arena, we had a few games and its working well. Im unbeaten so far :p Just got some more work to do on it, add some walls, new floors and decorative stuff then it should be done.

Heres my list from last year: 08:00 - Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions 09:10 - Medal of Honor 10:30 - iPod casual games (while bloody Medal of Honor downloads an update on a 128k connection!) 11:00 - Football Manager Handheld 2010 11:30 - Medal of Honor (Completed) 16:00 - Minecraft 16:40 - A Boy and His Blob 17:00 - Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions 18:20 - Final Fantasy I 18:45 - Super Mario Bros 20:45 - Gunstar Heroes (Completed) 21:50 - Fifa 11 22:45 - iPod casual games 23:10 - Medal of Honor Frontline 23:30 - Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions 02:30 - Minecraft 03:20 - Hustle Kings 03:40 - New Super Mario Bros DS 05:20 - Fifa 11 06:20 - C&C Red Alert 2 07:00 - iPod casual games 08:00 - Sleep!