Feature-laden…

Man, the problem with being a games journalist is that sometimes there’s just not much stuff coming out. Right now, it seems to be nothing but Wii games, none of which are very good. As such, I’m doing a lot of gaming features and case reviews. Cases are something I can do just fine, but it isn’t something I particularly enjoy if I’m honest – mainly because it’s the same routine each and everytime. There’s only so many ways you can disguise a tin box.

Features on the other hand are great to write and I have pretty free rein, but I’ve done a lot of them of late and I feel like I need a bit of a break. Ah well, I still love my job and this is naught but a momentary lull anyway. Doing more hardware etc. is at least helping me broaden my horizons.

I’ve been reading a lot of comics lately, catching up on some of the decent X-Men stuff. I especially recommend the Civil War, House of M and Decimation storylines. Son of M especially is really good, though I didn’t especially like the art style. Civil War and House of M are more my kind of speed. I think I’m going to read some more World War Hulk after this, as well as X-Men: The Day After if I can get hold of it. Superman: Red Son looks good too, asking “What if Superman was born in the Soviet Union?”. Messiah Complex also looks pretty interesting, but I prefer to pick up the stories all in one instead of following them for ages.

Garry’s Mod 10 had an update recently, adding in the new Orange Box engine. I’m having a lot of fun with dynamic lights and shadows. Here are some screenshots – click for big and leave some comments if you can be arsed.

Out, Joe