Christopher Moore "Fool"

Somehow this little none-news managed to slip by me. This is the book cover for the US hardback of Fool by Christopher Moore, best selling author of Lamb and A Dirty Job. The UK release, most likely by publisher Orbit, will almost definitely feature some kind of cold CG artwork like all his reprinted books are now carrying. In the mean time you can pre-order the US hardback version.

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Buy Bangai-O Spirits

The sequel to one of Treasure's Bangai-O is out now in Europe.

Buy now.

I am being serious about it. You do not need a review to tell you, it is fucking Treasure for christ's sake.

If you love incredibly insane games, you have to buy it.

Not even a new dead-pixel, conspiring to have me buy a new DS Lite will put me off recommending this masterpiece.

If you hate none-games masquerading as video games, you have to buy it.

Whatever you do, just buy it and play it.

This delightful treasure game is available from Amazon UK or Play-Asia.

Julie Moult is an idiot

Julie Moult is an idiot. Julie Moult used to write for the Scum where she came up with such stories like the classic invading Nazi raccoons and an anti-Muslim diatribe that turned out to be totally false. Julie Moult currently writes for the Daily Hate.

More here (really I can't be arsed to even copy and paste the whole challenge here)...

Via The Register

Original image by Darhawk

Nintendo Game & Watch: Parachute

Found this while clearing up some rubbish at my aunt's. I remember playing this when I was still a tot (it probably is one of the first ever portable game I played, but I can't be sure). Released in June 1981, Parachute was the first of many Nintendo's Game & Watch wide screen games. Gameplay is very simple, just use the left or right keys to move the boat and catch the parachutes from falling into the shark infested water.

Stella Artois PSP is rather nice, too bad the beer is so-so

While I never bought that whole 'reassuringly expensive' campaign, Stella Artois's sales department (under Foster's apparently in Australia) deserves a pat in the back for their cunning use of the PSP console as a marketing tool. While I hate Foster's (super boring) and merely find "Nelson" to be 'okay', I hope someone there releases the XMB theme because I find it somewhat nice.

More here.

Final Fantasy Agito XIII PSP looks fantastic

Bleeding hell. It may be difficult to imagine that the above screenshot is from PSP-powered game, but it is. An unnamed character above will be one of the twelve confirmed brooding school characters. Final Fantasy Agito XIII, previously thought to be a Japanese mobile phone exclusive is one of the few confirmed games within the Fabula Nova Crystallis: Final Fantasy XIII series. It will feature a Crisis Core-like and card-based battle system.

More here.

Chrono Trigger DS box-art

Looks familiar? Well it is the same cover art that was used in the original North American SNES version. Pretty isn't it (though a bit too white)? The DS port will be the first time the game is officially made available in PAL regions, though with the DS region free you should probably import it.

London 2012: Oh dear me

Judging by the eight minute performance at the Beijing Olympics closing ceremony, I believe that London has cocked it up big time. Talk about being utterly predictable and well, rubbish. I have no idea why Michael Johnson thought the segment was wonderful. Everyone here was stunned silence by the unremarkable and frankly cringeworthy performance.

Team GB looks miserable during the party when other nations were having a wild time. Even the double decker buses in London isn't like that (oh I wish it was). And Boris with that unbuttoned jacket... at least he got the flag, maybe he ought to be in the relay team.

Anyway the whole 16 days has been wonderful. Thanks to the BBC for the TV coverage and congratulations to China for a great event.