Sievers

I'm with you on this, yorac. I saw it a week ago in glorious 2D and perhaps the marketing misled us in that it would be more true Sci-Fi like Blade Runner but what we got was like a combo of Alien and Aliens which totally makes sense because Ridley and James Cameron consider those the only canon films of the series. I do wish it was more pure Sci-Fi but personally I enjoyed watching this more than something like The Avengers (which I totally dig). Alien was Horror while Aliens was Action, I thought the natural progression would be Sci-Fi but Prometheus was very much a combo of the both and I'm ok with that it's just a shame Ridley didn't ask more questions.

3 trailers and we still don't really know the plot of this movie. Love it, wish more marketing was like this. We are aware it is coming without spoiling too much.

Fun popcorn entertainement movie I thought the film was at its best when the team were talking/arguing with each other rather than the massive action set pieces. Still prefer Whedon's Serenity. See it in 2D if possible. Hulk totally steals this movie and I really enjoyed Hiddleston as Loki again.

I've purchased from him a few times with no problems.

I quite enjoyed this movie at the cinema. Does the Blu treat IMAX the same way The Dark Knight disc did? I know Brad Bird was debating what to do with it via his twitter.

I wouldn't worry too much about iparcel, I got a free upgrade on some shipping last month and the last update says it's in California when in fact it has been sitting on my shelf for a couple of weeks

Argh I noticed you've been playing a bit, as soon as I got the game I’ve only been able to play an hour here and there due to life getting in the way! Have only done Mars and the moon level to get Garrus back. Trying to avoid spoilers from friends and the net but its getting harder by the day especially after complaints about the ending and Day 1 DLC. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with the Vanguard right now. Played it as my main on the last 2 games but now playing on Hardcore it feels just a bit easy, I take a shotgun along just in case but honestly I’ve hardly even used it since Charge/Nova combo pretty much decimates everything so far.

I have both but pretty much use the Xbox exclusively, my PS3 collects dust unless an exclusive title comes out that i'm interested in. Sievers81 is my gamertag on both systems, hoping my phone lines get fixed soon because the net is running at almost dial-up speed right now - i'd like to try ME3 multiplayer before it dies off.

I'll be picking up my Collector's Edition on the way home tonight but won't be able to get into it until tomorrow night. I can’t wait its my all-time favorite game series and I’ve been able to avoid all spoilers so far despite being out for a couple of days and the nature of internet trolls. I’ve been told that it should be played on a difficulty harder than Normal as it is far too easy and you’ll blow through the game. Lots of people probably just select default but I feel it’s a disservice to play this game as a soldier, you miss out on so much if all you do is blow off endless rounds into enemies for that long.

Mine shipped with the exact same info as roachy. I have no doubt it will arrive well before that. Having seen the Australian version in JB yesterday I'm definitely glad I opted for the much better packaged (Aus one seems like it is just a slip in a regular cover) and priced US version.

Currently $34.99 on Amazon.com , a steal at that price. I predict this series will sell very well for HBO, the show built its audience greatly as the series progressed and it has a broader appeal than the slower paced Boardwalk Empire (which I enjoy greatly as well). Everyone I know that has watched GoT loves it and watched the entire series within a couple of days.

Wow the metal case version of T2 is worth that much to people? I kind of regret throwing the slip away now.

After playing Uncharted 3 for a couple of hours up to the Chateau when it was first released I put it down because I was disappointed. Last Thursday on my holidays I put it in and decided to give it another go and ended up finishing the rest in a single sitting. While I don't think it soared to the heights of UC2 I just loved spending time with these characters again and some of the set-pieces are truly awe inspiring. Though I was slightly disappointed that the story ended up the same as UC2 . If Naughty Dog do another one they seriously need to overhaul the gunplay and AI because it already feels dated. The cover system is archaic and most of my enemy related deaths were caused by the shoddy chest high walls and not sticking to them properly etc – they need to look at the system games like Gears of War, Splinter Cell and Deus Ex use because it really felt like ND were just coasting by this time and used the mentality of “if it ain’t broke” well guys it is so innovate in gameplay as much as you do in the storytelling and UC will be the series to beat. The less said about the AI the better, how many times did you guys have an enemy kill themselves with their own grenades (without shooting at them)?

Most people I know aren't really into owning BD/DVD's but I have a couple of the Harry Potter box sets on the way for my sister and I since we're the only fans. Other than that I just generally buy them on a regular basis and none are really going to be under the Xmas tree.

Same as you guys on the HP Box set (Nov 30) i've ordered 2 as Xmas gifts for people - hope they make it in time.

Batman Arkham City w/ Robin DLC was $55 at JB yesterday, not sure if its a weekly special or not.

It was a great game. I'm surprised you are having trouble with AR Training after having solved every riddle since some of those require you to do some gliding through tight spaces. The only advice I could give is just go really easy on the stick, slight touches are best because the momentum you gain after dive bombing is really sensitive when moving around the sky.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/11/30/game-of-thrones-dvd/ Just a shame we couldn't have it in time for Christmas. Although March 6 gives a good lead-in for Season 2 in April.

I own the SF4 Tournament stick and the price tag is definitely more than just brand recognition, the build quality on that particular one is second to none – it has real weight and quality parts to it. It took some getting used to but it improved my game significantly. You also mentioned having a cord as a bad thing but most people who play fighting games prefer it because wireless ones often have issues with slight lag from time to time and you know in a fighting game that split second could be the difference between winning and losing a match, especially online. I much prefer Street Fighter as a fighting game but it is just a bit of a shame that the stick doesn’t translate that well to the new Mortal Kombat since SF4 and its stick are designed for square gate fighting games as opposed to MK which is circle gate so I still mostly just use my regular controller for that one.

Battlefield 3 - thought I was done with modern shooters but this is such a blast witha few friends online 26 days since my LIVE account was hacked and frozen pending investigation and I get the email today that I can finally restore it. So the trial account I had is now useless and I have a month worth of unlocks to start again in BF3 /wrists and a bunch of Batman achievements. But best of all I can finally start SKYRIM to finally see what the hype is all about.

Skyrim was $63 yesterday at JB, anyone else pick it up? Thought it was a very fair price compared to the usual Aussie ones.

I'm still not up with the whole Skyrim hype. Its all i've heard this year and how amazing it will be, I love a good RPG and I'm certainly a geek but i've never fully got into dragons and knights as the pinnacle of geekdom. I'll take sci-fi or a post-apocalyptic world any day of the week. I WANT to be jazzed for it but i'm still indifferent to it.

Definitely play through Batman, Felix. I was overwhelmed with it at first but completing a second playthrough made me realise what a masterpiece it really is. Sublime game which thankfully the dev's didn't add things like co-op or multiplayer (not taking a jab at UC) just that the Arkham series really doesn't call for it at all. Rocksteady are on par with Naughty Dog in storytelling but in different ways of execution. Any gamer who skips it is really missing something special, especially in an age of rehashes and constant generic modern shootersl. I'm not going to bother waiting for a patch but I have a free weekend for once and i'll give UC3 some uninterrupted time, a lot more fun that way. I'm only at the Chateau but I might just be in a minority of preferring the puzzle solving (albeit too easy) and platforming over any shooting sequence so far. Drake and Sully banter is still my favorite part of this series.

So I read Naughty Dog are going to patch the aiming, have they given an ETA because I feel it is so broken right now that I might just hold off playing so I can enjoy it properly without getting all worked up over how bad it is right now.

I ended up buying it. Only played for a couple of hours but UC3 is probably the only game that I enjoy watching more than playing. The story is so well executed and charming but the gunplay aiming and the controls are so clunky that I’m actually finding it annoying to play so far, I don’t remember UC2 being this clunky all the animations during gameplay seem really awkward. Was UC2 this bad to control? Is it 2yrs of subtle evolution in gaming? Is it coming off Gears of War 3 which has third person shooter controls and animations that are best in the industry?