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We all live in a pokemon world for realsy

Posted on July 31, 2016 11:44 pm by lartens

Its happened, it’s finally happened, you go out into the real world with scary people and you literally catch wild digital pokemon. And every other bugger is doing the same thing, it’s practically normal. Huzza. I’m not saying there’s going … Continue reading →

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My first via ferrata Kandersteg Allmenalp

Posted on June 20, 2016 12:54 pm by lartens

My first via ferrata, class 4 not recommended for beginners as you’ll see lol. But it was manageable, just don’t look down hehe If you get bored then skip ahead to 19:00 for the last 30 secs, other good moments … Continue reading →

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NiGHTS into Dreams Statue

Posted on April 16, 2016 11:44 pm by lartens

So NiGHTS is here, in all his pointy butt glory. This is the exclusive edition with the light up moon. It’s been a long time coming and First 4 Figures have delivered on an well made detailed statue of one … Continue reading →

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Woah, the Vive is how much!

Posted on March 12, 2016 1:16 pm by lartens

HTC Vive is coming in May for the princely sum of buh, that’s £689 to you and me plus £57.60 for shipping, holey moley. We all know the £499 price point of the Oculus Rift, which seemed insane compared to … Continue reading →

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Time didn’t fly as a kid

Posted on December 10, 2014 1:10 am by lartens

So I recently completed an Ebay bid for my favourite Zelda game as a birthday present from my mom, much like it was from my brother 24 years ago. Zelda II The Adventure of Link. Sure I had it as … Continue reading →

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Sword Art Online II

Posted on August 10, 2014 7:35 pm by lartens

As we count down the days for the Vita release of Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment, a second series of the anime has started. As of writing episode six is available on crunchy roll, they have an app and if … Continue reading →

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Minecraft comes to Vita and others in August

Posted on May 23, 2014 12:26 am by lartens

Mojang have pretty much announced that XBOX One, PS4 and Vita version of their massively popular sandbox game is coming in August. Better yet the Vita version can swap saves with the p3, it’s also part of that buy on … Continue reading →

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Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment heading to EU Vitas

Posted on May 16, 2014 12:29 am by lartens

So get this right, there’s an anime/manga/light novel that focuses on characters who play an online MMORPG with the use of an emmersive headset that intercepts any movement and puts it into the game rather than their physical bodies. Except … Continue reading →

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My top kickstarter games to keep an eye on right now, cos I just looked

Posted on May 10, 2014 12:18 am by lartens

Did you want to play a simulation game like the new (last year) Sim City V but were put off by the failure and publisher, well sometime in the next couple of years, probably three by Kickstarter standards there is … Continue reading →

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RetroN 5 may no longer be a myth

Posted on May 8, 2014 11:53 pm by lartens

It’s close, it’s so very close, sources say that the retroN 5 will be in the hands of suppliers end of June, that’s only 2 months away, surely after delay upon delay it can’t be a ploy to lower our … Continue reading →

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