As you probably already know, MGS HD collection is out this Friday! I am a HUGE fan of the franchise and to be able to go back and play these classics in HD is a dream come true. This might actually be the first game i endeavour to platinum. Trophies trophies trophies!!! I have only played MGS2 the once and am thoroughly looking forward to naked flips with Raiden and attempting to understand the confusing as hell script. I usually don’t both with HD collections as they just seem a con usually, but this is one I woudn’t mind shelling out for. (And the Zone of the Enders HD collection )

I’m thoroughly enjoying Resident Evil Revelations on 3DS also. Quite impressed with its graphics and espically how well the 3D effects are implemented. Shame about the abysmal plot and script though. But that’s a Resident Evil norm i guess.

That’s all from me, nothing too huge has happened in video games that I care to write about. Also work is pretty busy, still trying to make sure the Vita actually has content to download on day one! Its almost here!

Ciao for now.

A Guest Post by Sophie Carroll

Maybe it’s all of these things and more. Someone I once worked with said ‘everyone is a geek for something’, whether that ‘something’ is the Twilight saga or H.P Lovecraft.

The ‘origin of the geek’ is not something many people think about. In modern society, it generally refers to anyone who is an enthusiast or very intelligent. The other word they might use to refer to themselves would be ‘nerd’, someone with an obsessive interest in a particular thing. In fact, ‘geek’ has its origins in old English dialect; ‘geck’ meaning ‘freak’. The word still survives in the Dutch language today and, in eighteenth century Austria-Hungary, gecken were circus freaks. Have you ever heard someone refer to a freak in an affectionate way? Probably not.

The geeks we know and (mostly) love today range from people interested in technology and new media to mathematical geniuses who spend all their time in the library at school. Typically, they pride themselves on not being mainstream and following the crowd, so it’s not really surprising that geeks do not have many friends at school. Think back to your days in school. Did you despise the pressure that was put on you to get a fake ID, smoke or do something ‘cool’? Did you feel that those same people despised you because you weren’t joining in? Maybe you’re just incredibly anti-social but, more than likely, you were a blossoming geek.

My ‘development’ as a geek is probably one that most other ‘geeks’ are familiar with. I didn’t have that many friends at school and was much more concerned with studying and writing stories. Suddenly, at university, I discovered that there were hundreds of other people with similar interests who were tolerant of anything geeky I might throw at them. I think I fall into the group of geeks who agree that their confidence grew after leaving school, once realising that there were much more important things than being ‘too cool for school’. Today, I consider myself a geek for many things; Japan, anime, blogging, reading, writing and studying. Even as a graduate, I like to pick up a History book and read it for fun.

The best thing about being a geek with geek friends is not having to worry about embarrassing yourself in front of them. Geeks are very tolerant of each other and welcome all manners of weirdness, as long as it’s not harming or offending anybody! I have only ever gone out with fellow geeks; not because I seek them out but because I am naturally drawn to them. It’s strange how quickly you’ll warm to someone when they know what you mean when you say ‘go home and be a family man’.

Even if someone doesn’t ‘look’ like a typical geek (glasses, playing on their DS, painting figurines in Games Workshop), they will still have ‘geekish’ tendencies because they’re human and are naturally interested in things. Your mum might be a new age geek; your employer might be a numbers geek; your sister might be a fashion geek; your lecturer will more than likely be a geek for their own subject. Anyone who is particularly interested in just about anything can arguably be described as a geek because, in true geek style, they’ll want to talk about it at every possible opportunity.

However, the people you’d normally recognise as geeks will like more than one of the following; Star Trek, video games, anime, manga, board games, Dungeons and Dragons, World of Warcraft, LARPing . . . The list goes on. These are the ‘geeks’ that are celebrated on Geek Pride Day on 25^th May, an unofficial holiday that has been growing in popularity over the last few years. So, if you’re not fond of mathematics, Star Trek or the like, you probably wouldn’t be inclined to celebrate this particular day.

The purpose of this article is, of course, mostly for a bit of fun. However, I like to think that it is something that a lot of you can relate to. Whether you cosplay or speak Klingon, you’ll have felt isolated from normal society at some point in your life. Have no fear – there are millions of other people just like you around the world. Maybe you’ve already met them or are struggling to fit in with ‘normal’ people. By all means, geeks can be friends with normal people too; so don’t think you have to segregate yourself. It took me a while but I’m now more than happy to call myself a film geek, Japan geek, anime geek and more. Geeks are cool. Live long and prosper, and all that jazz.

 ‘Geek’ used to be an insult, especially in school, but as you grow older and understand more about yourself, the word becomes a badge of honour.

Written By Sophie Carroll, check out her amazing blog! Sophie’s Japan Blog

It looks ruddy amazing. Like the perfect blend of horror and action. Resi 4 pulled off that blend, so fingers crossed Capcom can nail it again. There was no sign of the legend that is WESKER though!

The slicked back bad boy hair, the dark shades and that lovely upper middle class British accent…….

I think the biggest piece of news is that Max Payne 3 has been pushed back to MAY. Last week I blogged that Ghost Recon, a title I am really looking forward to, is dropping that same month. Looks like May is going to be a fun month, my B’day and two great games! Looks like it’s going to be expensive also…..

Things with Sony are pretty quiet, for now. It’s like the calm before the storm. The storm being the Vita launch in February O_o

That’s all from me folks. But before I go, here is a message from my sponsor.

The Ghost Recon franchise is one that is near and dear to my heart. I have spent countless hours playing both co-op and versus modes with friends. And the realism of these titles is something I truly appreciate. In most cases its one shot, one kill. Non of this waiting to heal nonsense.

Future Soldier has been teased by Ubisoft for far too long. I recall it being touted to come out in 2011, but considering all the titles that came that year, maybe it was for the best that it was held back. I’m hoping that this extra development time will mean for a really solid, fun and engaging title.

My only fear for this game is that it may lose its sim-like roots. This needs to stay a shooter based mainly on realism. I’m going to believe in Ubisoft and hope that they don’t attempt to make this a run and gun. Ghost Recon for me was all about drawn out and tense fire fights, were each death was a big deal.  Slow and steady usualy won the race as patience was key.

I wasn’t even going to post today but this just got me screaming like a little girl

Come May 25th don’t expect any birthday partys at mine. Expect sniper shots to the ribs and eye.