Londragon

It only gets better. So many times have I been tempted to restart reading the whole damn thing again, but other books get in the way.

I know, but that's just a symptom of his being in charge for so long. The show was so tight and his discussions always had something new to say, going to miss the guy badly.

There's a load of interviews over at the comic site, but nothing much at the AMC website except a trailer. Unfortunately it based in the US and we can't play their videos. A quick search on Youtube should bring them up though. Why no cover spoiler for 145: Blood for Blood I postulated, well the issue is out and I need to get around to reading it

No cover spoiler for 145 yet, should be along this week I think. But, I want to put it out to watch out on Sunday August 23rd, the Walking Dead spin-off TV show is starting 'Fear The Walking Dead'. It tells of the time of the fall, whilst Rick is still in a coma, but from the perspective of LA, looking good. And because of the freshness of the outbreak, the zombies look different;

December 4th.

I'd buy this if I could get a cheap balance board over here; anyway Wii Fit U and Meter 15.99 http://www.base.com/buy/product/wii-fit-u-with-fit-meter-green-nintendo-wii-u/dgc-nin1102.htm

Summer drought continues on both platforms; 13th August releases. 3DS eShop Temporary Discounts Shin Megami Tensei IV (Atlus, €9.99 / £8.99 until 20th August, regular price €19.99 / £17.99) Citizens of Earth (Atlus, €3.99 / £3.35 until 20th August, regular price €11.99 / £9.99) Nano Assault EX (Shin’en Multimedia, €7.49 / £6.35 until 3rd September, regular price €9.99 / £8.49) Secrets of the Titanic 1912-2012 (Avanquest, €1.99 / £1.99 until until 3rd September, regular price €10.99 / £9.99) Hotel Transylvania (Avanquest, €4.99 / £4.99 until 3rd September, regular price €19.99 / £17.99) Doodle Jump Adventures (Avanquest, €4.99 / £4.99 until 3rd September, regular price €24.99 / £19.99) Excave II: Wizard of the Underworld (Bergsala Lightweight, €5.00 / £4.50 until 20th August, regular price €10.00 / £8.99) Talking Phrasebook – 7 Languages (Sanuk Games, €2.99 / £2.69 until 20th August, regular price €4.99 / £4.49) 3DS eShop Demo I Love My Dogs (Bigben Interactive, free)

Welcome to the limited edition eShop news (limited as in lacking content); 13th August releases. Wii U Virtual Console Mega Man & Bass (Capcom, GBA VC, €6.99 / £6.29) Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts Darksiders II (Nordic Games, €12.49 / £9.99 until 27th August, regular price €49.99 / £39.99) Bombing Bastards (Sanuk Games, €4.99 / £4.49 until 20th August, regular price €6.99 / £5.99) Spot the Differences: Party! (Sanuk Games, €2.99 / £2.69 until 20th August, regular price €5.00 / £4.49) Citizens of Earth (Atlus, €3.99 / £3.35 until 20th August, regular price €11.99 / £9.99)

No releases for 6th August just sales, abysmal 3DS eShop Temporary Discounts Brunch Panic (CIRCLE Entertainment, €2.99 / £2.49 until 27th August, regular price €3.99 / £3.39) KAMI (CIRCLE Entertainment, €1.99 / £1.59 until 27th August, regular price €2.99 / £2.39) Sweet Memories Blackjack (CIRCLE Entertainment, €2.99 / £2.39 until 27th August, regular price €3.99 / £3.19) Angry Bunnies (Cypronia, €4.49 / £3.99 until 5th September, regular price €6.49 / £5.99) Bubble Pop World (Cypronia, €3.74 / £3.35 until 5th September, regular price €4.99 / £4.49) Color Zen (Cypronia, €2.54 / £2.54 until 5th September, regular price €2.99 / £2.99) Color Zen Kids (Cypronia, €2.24 / £2.24 until 5th September, regular price €2.99 / £2.99) Fishdom H2O: Hidden Odyssey (Cypronia, €3.99 / £3.59 until 5th September, regular price €4.99 / £4.49) My Style Studio: Hair Salon (Cypronia, €3.74 / £3.35 until 5th September, regular price €4.99 / £4.49) Darts Up 3D (EnjoyUp Games, €0.99 / £0.89 until 3rd September, regular price €2.99 / £ 2.69) Dress to Play: Cute Witches! (EnjoyUp Games, €1.99 / £1.79 until 3rd September, regular price €3.99 / £3.59) Football Up Online (EnjoyUp Games, €1.99 / £1.79 until 3rd September, regular price €3.99 / £3.59) Toys vs. Monsters (EnjoyUp Games, €1.99 / £1.99 until 3rd September, regular price €3.99 / £3.99) Hello Kitty & Sanrio Friends 3D Racing (Pqube, €19.99 / £14.99 until 3rd September, regular price €39.99 / £29.99) 3DS Demo Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden (Bandai Namco, free) 3DS DLC Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley: Crop Set 1 (Rising Star Games, €0.99 / £0.89) Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley: Crop Set 2 (Rising Star Games, free) Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley: New NPC – Male (Rising Star Games, €1.49 / £1.39) Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley: New NPC – Female (Rising Star Games, €1.49 / £1.39) Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley: New Outfit Set 3 (Rising Star Games, free)

Wii U eShop releases hitting us this Thursday 6th August. Wii U eShop Beatbuddy (Threaks, €8.99 / £8.09) – Available from Wednesday 5th August. Sanatory Hallways (Wegenbartho, €9.99 / £8.99) Wii U Virtual Console Star Fox Command (Nintendo, DS VC, €9.99 / £8.99) Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber (Nintendo, DS VC, €9.99 / £8.99) Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones (Curve Digital, €6.99 / £5.99 until 27th August, regular price €13.99 / £12.99) High Strangeness (Midnight City, €4.99 / £4.49 until 9th August, regular price €9.99 / £8.99) Angry Bunnies: Colossal Carrot Crusade (Cypronia, €3.14 / £2.69 until 5th September, regular price €6.99 / £5.99) Cake Ninja 3: The Legend Continues (Cypronia, €3.69 / £3.33 until 5th September, regular price €4.99 / £4.49) Color Zen (Cypronia, €2.24 / £2.24 until 5th September, regular price €2.99 / £2.99) Color Zen Kids (Cypronia, €2.24 / £2.24 until 5th September, regular price €2.99 / £2.99) My Style Studio: Hair Salon (Cypronia, €3.74 / £3.35 until 5th September, regular price €4.99 / £4.49) My Style Studio: Notebook (Cypronia, €2.39 / £2.15 until 5th September, regular price €2.99 / £2.69) 99Seconds (EnjoyUp Games, €1.49 / £1.34 until 3rd September, regular price €2.49 / £2.29) Darts Up (EnjoyUp Games, €1.49 / £1.34 until 3rd September, regular price €2.49 / £2.29) Rock ‘N Racing Off Road (EnjoyUp Games, €3.99 / £3.59 until 3rd September, regular price €5.99 / £5.39)

This Thursday you'll be downloading these delights (or not, to each their own); 3DS eShop PICROSS e6 (Jupiter, €5.00 / £4.50) Flick Golf 3D (Full Fat Productions, €4.99 / £4.49) 3DS Retail Download Lucky Luke & The Daltons (Anuman Interactive, €29.99 / £24.99) 3DS eShop Temporary Discounts Tomodachi Life (Nintendo, €27.99 / £24.49 until 6th August, regular price €39.99 / £34.99) Bit Boy!! ARCADE (BPlus, €0.99 / £0.89 until 27th August, regular price €7.99 / £7.19) PUZZLEBOX Setup (BPlus, €0.99 / £0.89 until 27th August, regular price €2.99 / £2.69) Code of Princess (Agatsuma, €14.95 / £12.49 until 13th August, regular price €29.99 / £24.99) Sayonara UmiharaKawase (Agatsuma, €12.40 / £9.99 until 13th August, regular price €24.99 / £19.99) Castle Conqueror Defender (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.49 / £2.79 until 20th August, regular price €4.99 / £3.99) Demon King Box (CIRCLE Entertainment, €2.99 / £2.39 until 20th August, regular price €3.99 / £3.19) Quell Memento (CIRCLE Entertainment, €2.99 / £2.39 until 20th August, regular price €3.99 / £3.19) 3DS HOME Themes The Magic Unicorn (Sanrio, €0.99 / £0.89) Hello Kitty and friends (Sanrio, €0.99 / £0.89) Cupido (Sanrio, €0.99 / £0.89) Blu Bubbles (Sanrio, €0.99 / £0.89) Hello Kitty Little Princess (Sanrio, €0.99 / £0.89) Hello Kitty Bundle (Sanrio, €3.99 / £2.84)

The games to hit the Wii U eShop this Thursday are; Wii U eShop BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition (Frogmind, €9.99 / £8.99 until 13th August, regular price €11.99 / £10.79) Wii U Retail Download Legend of Kay Anniversary (Nordic Games, €29.99 / £19.99 ) – Available on Friday 28th July. Wii U Retail Demo Just Dance 2016 (Ubisoft, free) Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts Elliot Quest (PlayEveryWare, €10.99 / £8.00 until 13th August, regular price €12.99 / £9.49) TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition (Keen Games, €4.99 / £4.49 until 13th August, regular price €7.99 / £6.99)

Just don't make the mistake I did when my 3DS battery expanded and nearly exploded. I immediately took the over used battery out, then ordered a new one online, waited 2 days for delivery, inserted the new one, powered on and lost all my save data for StreetPass and games. Had to start over from scratch. Had to format the entire system and start over again, linking the same NNID did however allow me to download old eShop purchases, but all the save data was gone. This is apparently a problem when exchanging batteries on the older models, just do it fast, make sure your old battery does not completely die in the mean time, get a new one and change them over within 10 minutes of taking the older one out and you'll be OK.

Wii U eShop releases for 23rd July; Wii U eShop Canvaleon (OXiAB Game Studio, €11.95 / £10.80 until 6th August, regular price €13.95 / £12.59) Blocky Bot (Mobot Studios, €2.69 / £1.89) Wii U Virtual Console Yoshi Touch & Go (Nintendo, DS VC, €6.99 / £6.29)

3DS eShop releases for this Thursday; 3DS eShop 3D Streets of Rage 2 (Sega, €4.99 / £ 4.49) Ninja Battle Heroes (Tom Create, €1.99 / £1.79 Mercenaries Saga 2 (CIRCLE Entertainment, €4.99 / £3.99) 3DS Retail Download I Love My Cats (Bigben Interactive, €24.99 / £19.99) 3DS Temporary Discounts Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom, €29.99 / £24.99 until 30th July if you’ve downloaded Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Special Demo Version with the same Nintendo Network ID, regular price €44.99 / £39.99) Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars (Atlus, €14.99 / £13.49 until 30th July, regular price €29.99 / £24.99) Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX (Akaoni Studio, €4.99 / £4.49 until 21st August, regular price €7.00 / £6.30)

Top 20 UK charts via GFK Chart Track. 01 (NE) PS4 F1 2015 (CODEMASTERS) 02 (NE) XBO F1 2015 (CODEMASTERS) 03 (01) PS4 BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 04 (02) XBO BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 05 (03) 360 LEGO JURASSIC WORLD (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 06 (04) XBO THE ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS) 07 (05) PS4 THE ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS) 08 (10) PS3 LEGO JURASSIC WORLD (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 09 (09) XBO LEGO JURASSIC WORLD (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 10 (08) PS4 LEGO JURASSIC WORLD (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 11 (12) PS4 THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT) 12 (13) 360 MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION (MICROSOFT) 13 (11) XBO THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT) 14 (16) XBO HALO: THE MASTER CHIEF COLLECTION (MICROSOFT) 15 (14) PS4 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2) 16 (15) WIU SPLATOON (NINTENDO) 17 (07) WIU YOSHI’S WOOLLY WORLD (NINTENDO) 18 (17) XBO GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2) 19 (18) PS3 MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 20 (06) WIU LEGO JURASSIC WORLD (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) Yoshi and Splatoon holding on in there. All Formats Uk charts. Individual Formats.

This week's Japanese sales charts and figures. Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales) 1. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright / Conquest (Nintendo, 06/25/15) – 54,896 (315,571) 2. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ (Nintendo, 06/11/15) -34,467 (301,193) 3. [Wii U] Splatoon (Nintendo, 05/28/15) – 34,135 (382,175) 4. [PSV] Persona 4: Dancing All Night (Atlus, 06/25/15) – 13,028 (107,064) 5. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SCE, 03/19/15) – 11,941 (232,530) 6. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 7,833 (1,053,734) 7. [3DS] Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden (Bandai Namco, 06/11/15) – 6,656 (105,445) 8. [3DS] Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale (Marvelous, 06/18/15) – 4,992 (60,768) 9. [PS4] Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition (Capcom, 06/18/15) – 4,920 (47,246) 10.[3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 4,719 (2,653,053) 11.[3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo, 11/08/12) – 4,276 (3,992,729) 12.[PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Spike Chunsoft, 05/21/15) – 3,529 (125,567) 13.[3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 09/13/14) – 3,325 (2,253,580) 14.[3DS] Girls Mode 3: Kira Kira Code (Nintendo, 04/16/15) – 3,148 (161,545) 15.[PSV] Zettai Geigeki Wars: Metropolis Defenders (Acquire, 07/02/15) – 2,831 (New) 16.[3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (GungHo Online Entertainment, 04/30/15) – 2,708 (272,776) 17.[PSV] Chaos;Child (5pb., 06/25/15) – 2,556 (12,882) 18.[Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo, 12/06/14) – 2,536 (651,565) 19.[PS4] Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward (Square Enix, 06/25/15) – 2,430 (41,188) 20.[PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Evolution (Kadokawa Games, 06/11/15) – 2,142 (30,275) Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales) New 3DS LL – 19,475 (21,818) PlayStation 4 – 18,171 (14,482) PlayStation Vita – 14,067 (23,134) Wii U – 12,781 (13,166) New 3DS – 5,506 (8,294) PlayStation 3 – 3,102 (2,761) 3DS – 1,394 (1,396) 3DS LL – 861 (847) PlayStation Vita TV – 741 (820) Xbox One – 235 (243)

The sale won't take effect until 2:00pm UK time. That's when the eShop updates to this week's downloads. To see the discounted prices, yes you'll have to purchase Toki Tori first, then it'll indicate their sale prices in Pink/Purple. 3,5 Euros left leaves you choosing between Swords and Soldiers, or Edge and Rush. Both the latter are puzzle games in a similar vein to each other, nice, but short lived experiences (worth the little asking sale price in my opinion). I don't know about the 2D tower defence game S&S much though, but it seems to be highly regarded for its genre, good on the Wii U, not so on the 3DS which has technical problems. If you had a little more money I would definitely recommend Bit Trip Runner 2, highly enjoyable runner game, Guacamelee, which is one of my favourite download games on the Wii U, or Trine 2, which is best played with others.

Happy Birthday!

Jools Watsham of Renegade Kid stated that if you bought the 3DS version of Xeodrifter already when the Wii U version comes out you'll get a free download code. Looks like he's had to take that back though. http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/07/early_adopters_of_xeodrifter_actually_may_not_receive_a_free_copy_of_the_wii_u_port, but it will be cross-buy for those that buy it after the release of the Wii U version. Jools Watsham @JoolsWatsham Due to technical limitations outside of our control, we may not be able to offer a free Wii U copy of Xeodrifter to current 3DS owners. 12:26 PM - 7 Jul 2015 Jools Watsham @JoolsWatsham We'll still support cross-buy, but only those who buy 3DS/Wii U after Wii U is launched might get a DL code for other SKU on their receipt. 12:26 PM - 7 Jul 2015 Jools Watsham @JoolsWatsham I am very sorry about this. I want early adopters of Xeodrifter to be rewarded with Wii U for free, but it may not be possible. 12:27 PM - 7 Jul 2015

Nice sale this week, 9th July Wii U eShop downloads; Wii U eShop Never Alone (E-Line Media, €14.99 / £12.99 ) Funk of Titans (EnjoyUp Games, €8.99 / £8.09) Wii U Virtual Console Mega Man Battle Network 4 Red Sun & Blue Moon (Capcom, GBA VC, €6.99 / £6.29) Wii U eShop ‘Epic Indie Sale’ You need to own one or more of these Wii U eShop games on the same NNID, then the following offers are applicable; BIT.TRIP Presents: Runner 2 Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (Choice Provisions, €4.79 / £3.99 until 23rd July, regular price €11.99 / £9.99) EDGE (Two Tribes, €0.79 / £0.71 until 23rd July, regular price €1.99 / £1.79) Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (Black Forest Games, €5.99 / £5.19 until 23rd July, regular price €14.99 / £12.99) Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (Drinkbox Studios, €5.59 / £4.79 until 23rd July, regular price €13.99 / £11.99) Mighty Switch Force! 2 (WayForward, €2.00 / £2.00 until 23rd July, regular price €5.00 / £5.00) Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition (WayForward, €3.99 / £3.59 until 23rd July, regular price €9.99 / £8.99) RUSH (Two Tribes, €0.79 / £0.71 until 23rd July, regular price €1.99 / £1.79) Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse (WayForward, €6.79 / £6.39 until 23rd July, regular price €16.99 / £15.99) Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party (KnapNok Games, €3.59 / £3.20 until 23rd July, regular price €8.99 / £8.00) Swords & Soldiers (Two Tribes, €1.19 / £0.99 until 23rd July, regular price €2.99 / £2.69) Toki Tori (Two Tribes, €0.79 / £0.69 until 23rd July, regular price €1.99 / £1.79) Toki Tori 2 + (Two Tribes, €5.99 / £5.19 until 23rd July, regular price €14.99 / £12.99) Trine 2: Director’s Cut (Frozenbyte, €6.79 / £5.39 until 23rd July, regular price €16.99 / £13.99) Trine Enchanted Edition (Frozenbyte, €5.19 / £4.39 until 23rd July, regular price €12.99 / £10.99) Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts Spot the Differences: Party! (Sanuk Games, €2.99 / £2.69 until 16th July, regular price €5.00 / £4.49) Bombing Bastards (Sanuk Games, €4.99 / £4.49 until 16th July, regular price €6.99 / £5.99)

9th July's underwhelming 3DS eShop releases; 3DS eShop Bike Rider DX2: Galaxy (Spicysoft, €2.99 / £2.69) 3DS eShop DLC Bike Rider DX2: Galaxy: Append Stage [Moon] (Spicysoft, free) Bike Rider DX2: Galaxy: Append Stage [Ex] (Spicysoft, €0.99 / £0.89) Bike Rider DX2: Galaxy: Append Stage [Tatsujin] (Spicysoft, €0.99 / £0.89) 3DS eShop Temporary Discounts Talking Phrasebook – 7 Languages (Sanuk Games, €2.99 / £2.69 until 16th July, regular price €4.99 / £4.49) Snow Moto Racing 3D (Zordix AB, €3.99 / £3.59 until 23rd July, regular price €7.99 / £7.19)

I'd buy it.

HAppy BirtHday!