PSN finally back online but for how long?

Earlier today Sony announced that playstation network is back online but just hours after being back online Sony had to shut it down again because so many people logged on but it is back online now. The only problem is that you can't get access to the Playstation Store yet and surprisingly I have not seen any evidence of the promised one month free playstation plus service! obviously I am glad that the service is back online but I am a bit disappointed that they haven't actually brought every single service back online! I would rather they have waited a bit longer and brought everything online rather than brought it up early for customer satisfaction incomplete! listen to episode 22 of Gary's Gamer Podcast this weekend for more info!

Peace out guys and happy gaming
Gazza

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Gary's Gamer Podcast episode 21

Here is the link to the latest episode of Gary's Gamer Podcast. hopefully Jake will be on the podcast again next week.

Gary's Gamer Podcast episode 21 - saints row 3, PSN update, fifa 12 and other news

007 Bloodstone Review

Storyline
007 bloodstone is the latest game in the James Bond Series and is the 24th James bond game to be made and it is a third person shooter which is different from the previous James Bond game Quantum of Solace. Bloodstone is one of the first James Bond game not to be connected to a film. The game starts off in Athens Greece where you are called in to stop a terrorist from planning a suicide bombing at the G20 photo shoot. The next morning you are called in to investigate a missing scientist.

Gameplay
The gameplay is very different from Quantum of solace however I prefer it the way it is in Bloodstone because things run a lot more smoothly the only let down to the smoothness of the game is the loading between cut scenes and missions. Bizzare studios have also introduced a new takedown system, instead of pressing L3 and then pressing one of the other buttons to complete the takedown all you need to do now is press the square button.

Not only have they introduced the revamped takedown system they have also introduced something called focus aim which is bit like the one shot kill system used in Splinter Cell: Conviction. In my opinion this helps the game but I do find it a little unrealistic at times. The new driving dynamics in Bloodstone is absolutely astonishing the realism of it all is amazing you really feel like your driving down the road yourself!

Graphics
The Graphics in Bloodstone are astonishing the characters are much more life like than in quantum of solace and the actual environments look amazing even the guns look real. everything looks so real in fact, that you could quite easily be in the game yourself.

Music
Now this is not something I would usually talk about in a review and most certainly not in an action game but for this title in particular I am going to make an exception because it is just amazing! The way all the instruments merge together to make a certain atmosphere is just incredible!

Screenshots
Here is a screenshot from Bloodstone:

Final thoughts
My final rating for 007 Bloodstone is 10/10 and trust me if I could go any higher I would!


  

Who is to blame for Playstation Network getting hacked?

Playstation Network has been down for at least two weeks now and Sony have been constantly updating there blog with apoligies and plans, however the strange thing is that Sony have been saying they are going to do stuff to stop the hack and they haven't actually done anything other than say that when or if Playstation Network comes back online they will offer a free one  month trial of the Playstation Plus service but personally I don't see the point of it because not many people will actually use it!

Now we have to answer the question who is to blame for all of this? We have a few options to choose from

• Anonymous ( The group that hacks loads of companies)
• Sony ( The developers of the |PS3 and Playstation Network)
• Sony security company ( They provided the actual sercurity for the PS3)

Who do you think is to blame? comment below for your opinions or email gary.cunningham190@googlemail.com

Don't forget to listen to the podcast for even more info on this.

Happy Gaming guys

Yet another ps3 hack update

As I reported late last year playstation network has officially been hacked. it is believed that it has been hacked by a group calling themselves anonymous and their spokesperson said " we have hacked the playstation 3 system because we believe that we have a right to speak out" the hack that anonymous have performed what they call a denial service attack of DSA which overloads the server for playstation network with requests forcing it to shut down.  A Sony entertainment spokesperson allegedly insisted that " The system would only be down for a day or two" unfortunately this was was not the case.

Unsurprisingly, on the anonymous blog the group denied any responsibility for this hack and claimed that " If another group like us has decided to act then that's their decision and we did not do anything to disturb the playstation 3 system"

More info will be shared when it becomes available to me.  

Alpha protocol: should the critics have given it more of a chance?

Alpha protocol is the first espionage RPG to be developed. it was developed by SEGA and created by obsidian entertainment, even though SEGA are a successful and recognized game developing company best known for the development of the sonic the hedgehog games a lot of the game critics gave very low scores to their first RPG attempt Alpha Protocol, in my opinion didn't give Alpha Protocol a chance. I am currently playing through Alpha Protocol for the first time and from the first bit of action in the game I said to myself "This game is going to be good" I going to be honest when I got stuck on hacking the computer I did have a slight change of heart but I'm telling you now the more further I got into the game the more I enjoyed it. so in my opinion I think that the critics should have given this game a decent chance to prove itself then we might have seen a second Alpha protocol this year!