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When something gets me down, I have this natural defence mechanism of going into some kind of mental shell. I stumble home, swallow some whisky, lose myself in a video game and then fall asleep until the local Chinese take-out is open again. Then I just slump in front of the telly or a movie, finish any work I need to do until four in the morning and wake up on schedule feeling tired but a bit better for it. Repeat until the damage has been repaired. It's not healthy really, but a combination of it and my mother probably saved me from suicide during my childhood. Minus the whisky and Chinese food of course.

I wouldn't have even the faintest idea that someone was flirting with me if "flirting" involved being repeatedly kicked in the face. Unfortunately, as you can probably guess, my own ability to flirt is by extension horrific.

A white dude armed to the teeth blasting the crap out of hordes of Africans, zombified or not, was always going to be just a little bit of danger area. Just as long as there are other black, positive characters (A Luis-esque sidekick or something) I don't see a problem. Just so the distinction is clearly made between zombies and the people they were.

Awesome, greatly looking forward to this. The cutey japanimation style and playful customisation are a huge draw for me.

There'll be fights over who has to be the Arbiter though.

You're going to have to give us some sauce on this.

Bioshock sounds fantastic but somehow just doesn't light my fire as much as some other upcoming titles. It'll probably be something I get for the PC about five years down the line, and I'll wonder why I ever delayed.

"I have mated with a female. Inform the men." I also hope Nixon makes a return. "I didn't live a thousand years and fly a gajillion miles just to stare at another man's gizmo!"

Either somebody misheard or it was typo. It's 16 episodes.

Could somebody just run this concept of "boosting" past me?

The strikes are sporadic half day affairs across the whole country for the next couple of weeks I think. Just enough to make their point.

Upcoming releases: A personal overview: Bioshock - Maybe Blue Dragon - Nah Two Worlds - Nah Stranglehold - Give it a rent Fatal Inertia - I have F-Zero Halo 3 - I kind of have to really. Virtual Fighter 5 - Give it a go. Blacksite - Wait for the reviews. GTA 4 - Play first. Call of Duty 4 - First in... Army of two - Nay. Assassins Creed - Yay! Project Gotham Racing 4 - Hell yeah. Mass Effect - Preodering. Splinter Cell: Conviction - Not my cup of tea really.

Ignore them. They're just fourteen year old jackasses trying to sound kewl. Really, they honestly think they're the bees knees.

My friend dug up this of the ol' D&D club, which makes this photo at least four years old. I'm the handsome looking devil on the left.

Hold on to it. The new releases are going to start rolling in like insults from Halo 2 fanboys over the next couple of months.

This is my No. 1 anticipated game for the 360 by a long way. I currently spend my days playing the extended trailer over and over again while foaming at the mouth.

Any opinions on Chromehounds then? I heard the multi player can be pretty fun. One or the other will end up in my disk tray at any rate.

Is Armoured Core any good? I like my big, stompy robots I do.

Ahhh, Beach Boys. Your soft summer sounds warm the heart in any weather.

Holy Shigsy in heaven. Mass Effect looks like a freaking Pixar movie. A Pxar movie directed by James Cameron.

I have something in my pants for Call of Duty 4.

My only gripe is that at the end Clarkson claimed that "two men with little knowledge and mostly drunk" made it across thanks solely to the car. I'd love to see them try again without those Norwegians picking up after them. I'd take the dog sled any day.

Top Gear special tonight at eight anyone? They're racing a 4x4 against a dog sled. Across the North Pole. Just don't think about the carbon footprint.

Of course it will. But will it sell enough?

Oh poo to you. Lack-lustre? Third party titles? Go play Madden, Rabbids, Sonic, SSX, Heatseeker, Eledees, Metal Slug... oh hell, just get yourself to a game store will you?