Things I Have Been Doing this Weekend

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John Griffin
on February 10, 2007
in Gaming, Life, Movies, Music, TV and Tech
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  • Fixing python RSS scripts to work with the ‘new and improved’ F4WOnline.com. No Bryan I don’t like the new design.
  • Going back to XNA but now in Vista (thanks Dave). Here is a screen shot of a space ship in space in 3D. Yes.
  • Playing the latest episode of Sam and Max
  • Watching Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe. Great great great TV show about TV. Mondays 10pm BBC 4, you will love it.
  • Remembering the music from Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe is also in the movie 28 Days Later which I have just realised has an amazing soundtrack in addition to being an awesome movie. I need this in HD.
  • Cackling manically as my dual core CPU bails under the strain of the Supreme Commander demo. This one is a beast folks and the first barrage of many that will force us all to upgrade our PCs in 2007. Even those of us who did so less than a year ago. Damn.
  • Wondering why the hell I pay for PC Gamer if all the articles are just going to wind up online from now on.

6 Responses to “Things I Have Been Doing this Weekend”

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  1. 1 Ray
    February 11, 2007 at 7:38 pm

    Damn, I never thought PC gamer would commit such a crime. The number of subscribers is now sure to drop!

  2. 2 John Griffin
    February 11, 2007 at 9:13 pm

    They had always teased going online but this is the biggest jump I’ve seen yet. I guess they are feeling the pinch from the colossal amount of free content already available online.

    Then again there’s the Napster argument that says if you put it out there and people like it actual sales improve. I’m interested to see how quickly it’s updated in relation the magazine’s release date.

  3. 3 Andy
    February 11, 2007 at 9:38 pm

    I didnt like 28 days later…

  4. 4 Tim
    February 14, 2007 at 12:15 am

    The DVD pressing of 28 days is dire. It’s over compressed and the contrast is awful. You often see low motion faces just completely freeze whilst their ears continue to move…
    The sound is also crap - there’s just no dynamics - everything is the same volume.
    Oh yeah, and is the daughter’s acting deliberately shit!? Pisses me off. In my opinion it ruins the film. I have no urge to re-watch it.

  5. 5 John Griffin
    February 14, 2007 at 8:56 am

    I think the US DVD must be ok cause I didn’t notice those artefacts/sound problems. Agreed about the girl’s acting but I still enjoy this movie.

  6. 6 Seph
    February 17, 2007 at 5:34 pm

    Supreme Commander looks like a beast. I had intended to grab the demo, but from what you’ve said I don’t think I’ll bother.
    I need more cores first. HT just doesn’t cut it anymore, oh, and one of those newfangled ATI R600 based cards wouldn’t go a miss. X2800-XTX2 anyone? ;)

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