Category Archives: General

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Minecraft gets a release date 11/11/11 pure poetry in numbers

At the risk of literally repeating everything notch has said over at his blog http://notch.tumblr.com. Mojang had a meeting today and decided to say that Minecraft will be released on the 11th November 2011. Now i know what you’re thinking, … Continue reading

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New Commodore Style Computers, Yes Please :D

If you’re the kind of person who actually reads this blog, then you are more than aware that Commodore are the mac daddy home computers of the 1980’s. From the vic 20 to the Amiga 1200, these were prosperous times … Continue reading

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Aminal Team plays Streets of Rage remix

What used to be a day for Aminal to play some guitar, and write a little music, soon turned into a day where Super Street Fighter IV was played with our Tournament Edition Arcade Fight Sticks. And thus the birth … Continue reading

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Dark Side of the Groon

Welcome one and all (or more likely, Lartens and Bedgell), and buckle up as we go on a journey through time, for you join us on a retrospective jaunt of epic proportions! We come here today with a sense of … Continue reading

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Mojang win March Mayhem 2011 the Developers Showdown

Over at http://www.escapistmagazone.com they seem to have an annual contest by which you, the voters, vote for game developers in a series of rounds. This takes place during the majority of March and ends in April. Last year another favourite … Continue reading

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Any Old Iron?

This afternoon, I felt the final nail slip noiselessly into the coffin of ye olde world of video games. And what bastion of the old order was filling today’s tomb? The casual video games trader. Back in the day when … Continue reading

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Adding new menu to WordPress theme to be customised by the admin

So a friend messages me about custom navigation that can be edited within the Content Management System(CMS) of wordpress and not hard coded into the website template. Of course i’ve only done a little in wordpress and php but this … Continue reading

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Grig of the Dump

It’s another dark day in Segaville. Not quite your standard Sega-tinted gloom, the like of which you may expect to be accompanied by the release of a new Sonic game, but a darkness deeper and more menacing than even the … Continue reading

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sega rare merch on ebay about to go, hurry hurry folks!

This will have to be a quick blog, though no ones gonna see it. The sega merchandise on ebay is about to end. ###update#### Well the bids for the good stuff is over. Dreamcast Hoodie = £537.10 Dreamcast console bag … Continue reading

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Minecraft gets some official tees @ jinx.com

There’s nothing like showing off appretiation for ones geekery, and officially supporting developers, so instead of buying a cheapo t shirt from taiwan, why not head on over to http://www.jinx.com/minecraft.aspx and snap up some official merch of minecraft. I know … Continue reading

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