Jet Man successfully crosses the English Channel

September 26, 2008 · Filed Under Gadgets & Tech · Comment 

Yves Rossy, otherwise known as ‘Jet Man’ successfully managed to cross the channel after a jump from a plane more than 8,000ft above ground, with his Jet-propelled wings which weigh in at around 55kg, with four kerosene jet engines.

Jet-mans journey started at Calais and ended in Dover, this traced the first person to fly across the channel in a plane 99 years ago; French aviator Louis Blériot.

Jet-man reportedly was flying at speeds approaching 125mph, the 21-mile Journey was estimated to take about 12 minutes, but took less than 10 minutes.

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European PSN Updates for 25/9

September 26, 2008 · Filed Under Gaming, PS3, PSN Store, PSP, PlayStation · Comment 

PS3 Games:
WipEout HD (Full Game) [£11.99]
Burnout Paradise PSN (Full Game) [£24.99]
Mega Man 9 (Full Game) [£6.99]
Buzz!: Video Games Quiz (Game Pack) [£3.49]
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (Playable Demo) [Free]
Beijing 2008 (Playable Demo) [Free]
Mega Man 9 Trial (Playable) [Free]
High Stakes: Poker Add On2 (Game Pack) [Free]

PSP Games:
Burnout Legends (Full Game) [£14.99]
Burnout Dominator (Full Game) [£17.99]

Trailers:
PES 2009 Trailer (HDTV 720p)
Valkyria Chronicles Trailer (HDTV 720p)
Ferrari Chellenge Video Trailer
Pure Launch Trailer (HDTV 720p)
Pain: Amusement Park: Truma Trailer (HDTV 720p)
Pain: Amusement Park: Call Da Shot Trailer (HDTV 720p)
MGS4 Game Trailer (HDTV 720p)

Themes:
BioShock Theme (PS3)
Fallout 3 Brotherhood Of Steel Theme (PS3)

Rock Band DLC can be found after the break: Read more

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Lazy Bloggers

September 24, 2008 · Filed Under Funny, Internet · Comment 

Apologies for the lazyness on our part recently, soon we shall get back in to the normal swing of things…here’s a random YouTube video for your enjoyment.

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Soft Image: Metal Gear Case Study

September 18, 2008 · Filed Under Gaming, PS3, PlayStation · Comment 

For those of you who appreciate all the crazy technical graphics and stuff involved with the creation of the Metal Gear Solid 4. There is a comprehensive technical guide here which you should check out.

It is an interesting read, you might not understand 100% of it unless you study computer graphics or something like that though ;)

Oh it’s a very long read by the way!

[Via PS3 Fanboy]

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The Weekly Roundup - 13th September

September 13, 2008 · Filed Under Gadgets & Tech, Gaming, Internet, Legal, Windows PC · Comment 
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The Weekly Roundup

Saturday 13th September

Good week for:

- Far Cry fans, release date for the sequel has been confirmed as October 21st for North America and 24th for Europe.

- Warner Bros, the ‘Dark Knight’ has reached $500 million.

- Eco concerned peoples, HP has released the ‘Laptop in a Bag’ which aims to reduce packaging by 97%

Bad week for:

- Apple, they’ve been sued for selling too many iPhones!

- IT companies, a recent security poll shows that 88% of staff ‘would steal sensitive data if they happened to be fired.’

- Google, the ‘End User License Agreement’ for their new browser has been criticized as unfair.

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