Well, we're back from Auchinawa, Glasgow's largest Anime Convention and can we just say we had one hell of a good time! We met so many weird and wonderful people it's unreal, and made many new and worthy allies in our great war against crap games review sites. We'd like to extend a huge amount of thanks to everyone who took the time to come and chat to us at Auchinawa, and to all our new friends and subscribers as well, we love you all.
But we can't just sit here reminiscing about the good times, we've got reviews to be doing! So lucky for you lot that Darren has completed his very first solo review on a game particularly close to his wee hairy heart: World of Warcraft. Or to be more precise, the brand new expansion Wrath of The Lich King featuring the titular Royal bastard himself Arthas/Ner'Zhul (we're not sure how it works either). Plus that and all our usual gaming nonsense. So read on dear people, and enjoy the stunning new issue from The Queens of The Pwn Age!
Hullo folks, Sean here! And man, we're knackered. Why you ask? Well we're still recovering from our guest appearances at AUCHINAWA! And can I just say it was fucking awesome! This isn't one of your fancy, company-sponsored shindigs either, no this is a grass-roots convention built by a dedicated team who just fucking love anime. It's now in its second year and we were more than happy to be there!
Now it was our first convention, and the myriad of sights and sounds was tremendous. Cos-players of all types, stalls selling creepily realistic dolls, a games room equipped with enough gaming gear to almost challenge us (almost, let's not get carried away), cross-dressing mulleted men, an anime screening-room with some of the best anime I've seen in a while and approximately nine million Naruto characters. All in all, a solid weekend!
It was also a first for us, as we got to meet two self-confessed fans (although we consider you guys more as friends) that have been with us for a long time. The rather hyperactive JJ4eva who spent the whole weekend being mental and running away from the superior beardy might of Darren and myself, and he lovely young Onikage who made our day by asking for a photo with us. We also met another good friend from our Bebo site in passing (HI MEGZY!) but we'll get her next time (shakes fist).
But we also made a whole bunch of new friends too. The rather eccentric Moley: king of trading card games, The Miami Vice Squad: who were meant to be characters from Final Fantasy but looked like hip 1980's cops instead, A male Marilyn Monroe impersonator with some very extreme chest implements indeed who is also the proud owner of a signed QOTPA orange work shirt, and many, many more. I'm sorry if I haven't remembered your name or mentioned you here, but I am very, very tired!
But I'll stop prattling on now, have a look at some of these pics below, and also check out our Auchi folder. Thanks guys, you made it an awesome weekend! See you in 2010 ;) And for everyone who wants to see our antics at this most awesome of conventions, well stay tuned for the DVD which will be coming soon ;)
We're well fed up here at QOTPA HQ. Why you might ask? Well we're sick of beggars.
No, not the ones you find on the street (we're socially aware types around here…well at least Kenny is). We're talking about YouTube beggars, and believe me when I say they are infuriating.
You may remember a few weeks back we did a video review of the rather lovely Killzone 2 beta. We did this cause we liked it, and we fancied sharing some of its joys with you lovely lot. And we're quite chuffed that it is our most popular video to date and still gets a bugger-load of views on our YouTube channel every day.
However, it has brought out the woodwork some of the most moronic and annoying individuals we've had the misfortune to encounter. We literally get inundated with personal messages from tons of completely random strangers asking for us to share the Beta with them. Well chaps the answer is NO!. These requests come in all shapes and sizes ranging from the subtle "add me to PSN, maybe we can share some games ^^" to the downright retarded "Can too have Killzone Betz Plz?". And one guy sent us the rather disturbing "Here's my PSN, give me the Killzone Beta". What's with these moronic bastards?
We love that people are interested in Killzone 2, and we love that so many come to us to get our opinion, but we ain't gonna share our Beta, so quick begging. Random YouTube Beta Beggars = FAIL!
It's the news PS3 users have been waiting for: After January 2009, all PS3 titles must be fully Trophy-compatible. This news was broken last week and much rejoicing has taken place in the PS3 community. The Trophy system is of course based on the XBL achievement system, but with more of a focus on types of Trophies and experience. This also see's the death knell of annoying Trophy Patches to make games compatible, and also says goodbye to having to replay entire games to get those much sought-after Platinum's.
And more good news: Street Fighter IV finally has a release date! PS3 and Xbox users should expect to get their fists on Capcom's fighting behemoth in the US on the 17th February 2009 and the UK will get it three days later on the 20th. The QOTPA can hardly wait!!!
It's going to be a very merry Christmas for the employees of Nintendo Australia off the back of some stunning sales figures for the region over the past financial year. Independent research by GfK Australia, which supplied the latest figures, has shown that the Nintendo DS currently has an install base in Australia of more than 1.5 million units. According to a press release by Nintendo Australia itself, this makes Nintendo DS the fastest selling console to reach this milestone in 194 weeks. Similarly Wii has reached the milestone of 750,000 units sell through in 102 weeks, making Wii the fastest selling console to hit this mark.
After 2 short years the Champion Gaming Series will be shutting its doors. Here's the official press release
AN IDEA WHOSE TIME CAME TOO EARLY
Today BSkyB, STAR and DIRECTV ended their Championship Gaming Series® (CGS) joint venture.
While the concept was ahead of its time and we are extremely proud of what we ve accomplished, it became increasingly clear as this ambitious project evolved, that profitability was too far in the future for us to sustain operations in the interim. Our goal was to be ahead of the curve in the e-sports space, and conceived of CGS as a true sports league. We invested wholeheartedly in the venture and presented viewers with a top-notch production, but the economics just didn t add up for us at this time.
Our only regret is that we will lose a team of creative and talented individuals who invested their hearts and souls into Championship Gaming Series. We recognize their achievements and thank them for their hard work and passion.
BSkyB, STAR and DIRECTV continue to be committed to the video games sector, which is an important part of many of our customers lives and a great source of entertainment.
A sad day for the gaming community…oh well, back to playing LittleBIGplanet!