Posted by Notcot on May 20, 2011 in
Steampunk
(Region free, Full English language, will play on any PS3 console system)
- 5 Games, One Box: The Orange Box is the ultimate collection of innovative action games for the PC or console, and an amazing introduction to the Half Life series for console gamers.
- Epic Storyline: Half Life 2: Episode Two takes gamers deeper into one of the best-known stories in gaming, following the desperate struggle of Gordon Freeman against the mysterious Combine. In this episode, gamers will leave the confines of City 17 for the first time.
- Redefining Action: Portal delivers an innovative new action gaming experience. Arming players with a portal gun allowing them to create portals from one location to another with the press of a button, Portal will forever change the way that gamers interact with their environment.
- World-Class Multiplayer: Team Fortress 2 is the sequel to granddaddy of role-based multiplayer action games. Featuring nine distinct roles – Heavy, Spy, Scout, Demoman, Engineer, Medic, Sniper, Soldier and Pyro – Team Fortress 2 is one of this year`s most anticipated multiplayer games for any platform.
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Posted by Notcot on Mar 16, 2011 in
Cult Film
It might be lower key and less overtly comedic than you may be expecting from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, but there are plenty of reasons nonetheless to commend their nostalgic 70s drama Cemetery Junction. Leaving behind the style of comedy the pair fine-tuned to perfection with The Office, Cemetery Junction instead concerns itself with telling the story of three young men.
These men all live in their home town of Cemetery Junction, each working for an insurance company. Joining them there is their boss, played by Ralph Fiennes, with the cast also fleshed out by the likes of Emily Watson, Gervais himself and the terrific Matthew Goode.
But it’s Christian Cooke who catches the eye in what turns out to be the lead role of Freddie. It’s Freddie’s evolving professional and personal life that forms the core of the narrative, and laced with some fine comedic moments, he anchors the film well. It helps that Gervais and Merchant are so focused on how to put across the story, with the dingy style of 70s Britain captured terrifically well.
It’s quite a low key project, perhaps, and it doesn’t tread too much in the way of new ground. But Cemetery Junction is nonetheless fine work, and a quality British movie. It’s well worth seeking out. –Jon Foster
Stills from Cemetery Junction (click for larger image)
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Posted by Notcot on Mar 15, 2011 in
Noir
Pandemic Studios invites you to experience the ultimate open-world action/adventureas The Saboteur. Fight, climb, and race your way through a uniquely stylized version of Nazi-occupied France, and hunt down your sworn enemies who have taken everything from you. Enter the seedy underground world of a saboteur living in 1940s Paris, where the women are sexy, the missions are epic, and the revenge is satisfying.
Play as Sean Devlin, a street-tough Irish racing mechanic seeking personal redemption in the first open-world action game set in Nazi-occupied Europe. Now, its time for paybackwith the help of the French Resistance, British intelligence, an arsenal of weaponry, and your own street smarts and brawn, you must exact revenge on those who aimed to destroy your life. Motivated by retribution and armed with tactics of sabotage, blow up zeppelins, derail trains, implode bridges, destroy armoured tanks, and level enemy facilities in the name of vengeance.
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Posted by Notcot on Mar 9, 2011 in
Noir
Pandemic Studios invites you to experience the ultimate open-world action/adventureas The Saboteur. Fight, climb, and race your way through a uniquely stylized version of Nazi-occupied France, and hunt down your sworn enemies who have taken everything from you. Enter the seedy underground world of a saboteur living in 1940s Paris, where the women are sexy, the missions are epic, and the revenge is satisfying.
Play as Sean Devlin, a street-tough Irish racing mechanic seeking personal redemption in the first open-world action game set in Nazi-occupied Europe. Now, its time for paybackwith the help of the French Resistance, British intelligence, an arsenal of weaponry, and your own street smarts and brawn, you must exact revenge on those who aimed to destroy your life. Motivated by retribution and armed with tactics of sabotage, blow up zeppelins, derail trains, implode bridges, destroy armoured tanks, and level enemy facilities in the name of vengeance.
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Posted by Notcot on Feb 28, 2011 in
Steampunk
Two years after Commander Shepard repelled invading Reapers bent on the destruction of organic life, a mysterious new enemy has emerged. On the fringes of known space, something is silently abducting entire human colonies. Now Shepard must work with Cerberus, a ruthless organisation devoted to human survival at any cost, to stop the most terrifying threat mankind has ever faced. To even attempt this perilous mission, Shepard must assemble the galaxy’s most elite team and command the most powerful ship ever built. Even then, they say it would be suicide. Commander Shepard intends to prove them wrong.
- Mankind’s Future is At Stake
- From the makers of ‘Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic’, ‘Dragon Age: Origin’s, and ‘Mass Effect’ comes the dark second instalment in the thrilling Mass Effect Trilogy!
- Command a unique team of amazing characters on a perilous mission in the most dangerous regions of space.
- Players of the first Mass Effect can import save games to continue the story of their own Commander Shepard. New players will find a thrilling standalone adventure awaits them, a polished and action packed journey that surpasses the first game in nearly every possible way.
- Intense Third Person Combat
- Take cover, command an elite squad with ease, utilise 19 weapon classes including heavy weapons, and unleash deadly powers against your foes with an all-new and improved combat system.
- Increased intensity with precision shooter controls to let you control the action and overcome insurmountable odds.
- Featuring a new location based damage system: target key weak points, and blast off limbs, ignite enemies, or cripple and disable enemy troops.
- An Entire Galaxy to Explore
- Travel the distant and deadly reaches of space to assemble your team for the mission at hand. A cast of amazing characters aThe sci-fi role-playing epic continues, as the Mass Effect story delves into darker territory and the fate of Commander Shepard, his crew and the entire galaxy.
The saga continues with even more action and intrigue |
Enemies will keep on coming even with missing limbs |
Mass Effect 2 will see the return of many familiar faces |
Equip and upgrade many new weapon types and biotics |
A streamlined combat system makes the game even more action-packed than before, with a new regenerating health system that means you spend less time fiddling with menus and more time shooting enemies. You can also direct teammates individually with a simple press of a button, giving you greater tactical control over every encounter.
The number of planets you can explore, and the complexity of the sub quests you find on them, has been greatly expanded from the first game – giving you a whole galaxy to explore at will. The original game was the most cohesive mix yet of action game and role-player and this sequel goes even further in combing both genres into one giant space opera.
Key Features
- Episode Two: Commander Shepard returns as the award-winning action role-player offers up even more intense storytelling and a whole new threat to humanity.
- All action: All-new combat options make the game even more action-packed, with more versatile controls, more weapons and better management of allies.
- Age of discovery: Even more exploration options than before, with more detailed side quests and many more developed planets to visit.
- Good talker: Revamped conversation system is more dynamic than ever, with faster, more realistic dialogue and a new cinematic camera.
- Ongoing story: If you have a save file from the first Mass Effect then the decisions you made will have an effect on the new game and old characters will remember you.
About the Developer: BioWare Corp.
This Canadian developer has become one of the most renowned makers of Western style role-playing games, with titles such as Baldur’s Gate, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Jade Empire and Mass Effect. Star Wars: The Old Republic will be their first massively multiplayer online game.
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Posted by Notcot on Feb 26, 2011 in
Gadgets
Elephant bean bags have been specially developed to enfold you in gigantic squashy comfort. Oversized and stuffed full of thousands of tiny beads they suspend you in blissful contentment and are perfect for relaxing into with a book or a late-night drink. Whether snuggling up in winter or basking in sleepy summer sunshine youll find sinking into an Elephant bean bag the comfiest way to unwind. And not only are Elephant bean bags big – theyre also beautiful! Available in a dazzling range of paint-box primaries and deep rich shades theyre a great way of adding a splash of colour to studio apartments sunny lofts family rooms teenage hangouts conservatories and living rooms – in fact anywhere you want to relax! Elephants look great as single bursts of colour but pairing them together or even investing in a whole herd can produce stunning effects. Here are a just a few of our favourite combinations: Zesty orange smoke grey and urban black make a funky set for city pads Team merlot red with real mocha for classy Italian-style interiors Set a neutral room alight with vibrant red shocking pink and zesty orange Pair ocean turquoise and shocking pink for a contemporary take on Eastern influences Couple smoke grey and urban black for a masculine monochrome effect Tone midnight blue chocolate brown or bottle green with classic decors Voluptuous adaptable reliable and strong – we think our bean bags more than do their namesakes justice. Beware imitations! *Please note that these items are shipped directly by the supplier and may be subject to slightly longer delivery times.
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Posted by Notcot on Feb 25, 2011 in
Steampunk
There aren’t many games which list a critique of objectivism as one of its selling points, but then Bioshock isn’t like other games. Indeed the only titles it can easily be compared to are System Shock and its sequel, to which this is a spiritual successor. Instead of being set in a derelict space ship though the game’s story involves you exploring a mysterious underwater city after a plane crash. The city had been created as an art deco paradise for the intellectual elite but is now in ruins and populated only by grotesque mutants – both physically and mentally.
Although at first sight the game appears to be a first person shoot ‘em-up it is not primarily an action game. Your goal is survival, not extermination, with ammunition limited and many enemies far more powerful than yourself. You are able to upgrade your abilities though, both physical and psychic, by collecting Adam – the mutagen which was the cause of the disaster in the first place. Even so the best way to defend yourself is to play the creatures and environments against themselves, tricking one group into fighting against another or taking control of security robots and devices.
The game gives you full freedom to play the game exactly as you want, while at the same time creating a living world which carries on with or without you – with many creatures not even bothering to acknowledge you unless you attack them. With stunning graphics, especially the water effects, and an extremely disturbing atmosphere this could well be the most intelligently macabre video game ever made.
HARRISON DENT
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Posted by Notcot on Feb 25, 2011 in
Photography
Product Description
This strobe is typically used for background, fill, or highlighting. These are very high quality professional strobes that will give you years of service.
This is a strobe, not a continuous light. Because of the way a strobe bursts a huge amount of energy in a very short period of time, the strobe will not generate any lasting heat. This is much easier for your models/subjects. Also, strobes produce daylight-type color temperatures (5600K), so you do not need special films or filters.
They are perfect for commercial studios, location photographers and advanced amateurs. You can use this strobe for a main light, fill light, back light, or hair light. With the variable power setting you will have complete control over your light output.
- Professional-grade studio lighting
- Great background lighting
- 180 watts of power
- Not continuous light
- Does not generate lasting heat
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Posted by Notcot on Feb 16, 2011 in
Photography
Product Description
Don’t just take snapshots! Take control over your composition with increased camera performance and sharper images that will exceed your expectations!
With the use of a tripod you can achieve greater performance and maintain image quality for cropping and larger picture sizes. Also, it will allow you to hold steady enough to deliver all the performance the equipment you invested in can provide. You might even get into some pictures yourself, with the self-timer feature and your camera held secure on this tripod.
- 53-Inch Full Size Professional Tripod for Any Camera & Camcorder!
- Multi Section, Folds to 20 Inches, Light Weight & Heavy Duty ( 7-Pound Load Capacity) !
- Includes Nylon Carrying Case with Shoulder Strap: Convenient, lightweight protection and mobility
- 3-Way, 360-Degree Swivel Panhead For shooting at any angle
- Quick-Release Photo/Video Platform Makes changing equipment easy
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Posted by Notcot on Feb 10, 2011 in
Photography
Product Description
180W Flash Strobe:
This is a strobe, not a continuous light. Because of the way a strobe bursts a huge amount of energy in a very short period of time, the strobe will not generate any lasting heat. This is much easier for your models/subjects. Also, strobes produce daylight-type color temperatures (5600K), so you do not need special films or filters. They are perfect for commercial studios, location photographers and advanced amateurs. You can use this strobe for a main light, fill light, back light, or hair light. With the variable power setting you will have complete control over your light output.
Black/Silver Umbrella:
33″ (84 cm), Silver/Black Backing Umbrella. Silver umbrellas are used to bounce light onto a subject. They provide softening, with a harder shadow than a regular white umbrella. Light loss is usually ~1.5 f/stop compared to the same light used direct, bare light. The black backing cuts down on stray light.
Wireless Radio 16-Channel Trigger:
Wireless radio 16-channel trigger set in the package which is the best tool for supporting camera-flash synch solution. A transmitter sets on the camera, while the receiver plugging into the flash’s sync socket. By the 16-Channel, it can trigger multi-flash light synchronously.
190cm Aluminum Light Stand:
Lightweight heavy duty aluminum stands that extends to 190cm. We utilized reinforced brace supports, and heavy-duty, riveted joints, to help ensure maximum stability and security. The three reinforced legs spread wide to prevent the stand from getting tipsy. These are top quality heavy duty stands that more than adequately support the strobe units in this kit.
Package Contents
2 x 180W Strobe light
2 x 75W Modeling bulb
1 x Power Cord
1 x Sync Cord
2 x Light Stand (Max: 190cm Height)
2 x 33″ Black/Silver Umbrella
1 x 16 Channel Radio Studio Trigger + 1 Receiver Set
- 2 x 180W Strobe light
- 2 x Light Stand (Max: 190cm Height)
- 2 x 33″ Black/Silver Umbrella
- 1 x 16 Channel Radio Studio Trigger + 1 Receiver Set
- Brand New – One Year Warranty!
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