Sackboy Knitting Pattern

From the response to the home made Sackboy posted on the GAMEOV3R forums it seems everybody wants one. I was aware that one of the knitting magazines (Simply Knitting) printed a pattern to take you through the process but not really being down with the knitting scene I didn't get a copy that month.

This may be old news but I just found out that courtesy of The Sun they've made the pattern available as a free PDF right here.

Print out in hand I'm off to find someone who can knit!

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Super Paper Mario Returns!!!

Well, ok, he doesn't actually return. In fact Mario is nowhere to be seen in any form here in this article. What I do have though is a game thoroughly inspired by Paper Mario and the concept of taking a gaming icon and turning him and his world paper thin. I give you..... Super Paper Snake!!



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Snow Fun!

We've already had a few snow men posted on the forum and this is one sent in to Kotaku from a reader called Anneka. Can you do better?...



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Feeling great!

After a long day at the office there’s nothing quite like a massage to relieve the stress from those aching shoulders. Thanks to the XNA Community games a massage is now available straight from your 360 controller!

Rumble Massage is a new community game which will set you back 200 Microsoft points or for an even cheaper thrill .. erm .. I mean for a free taster you could always try the demo. There are various vibration settings to satisfy even the hardcore massage fans including the mind bogglingly named "Epic Mode".

Official description: Shoulders and back getting stiff from 18 hours of straight Gaming? Try Rumble Massage! Put a controller behind your neck and feel the soothing vibrations of the Xbox 360 controller. With the ability to control the rumble intensity and pulse, relaxing after a hard day of gaming has never been easier.
Note that the developer clearly states where you place the controller. Even so this piece of software reminds me of the rumble pants designed to work with REZ. Can’t imagine why I would think that.

Cheap thrills also available HERE

Killzone 2: Living up to the hype?

I haven't really got caught up in all the fuss surrounding Killzone 2. The first one didn't grip me and I kind of felt that there was just too much weight being put onto this new one that it couldn't possibly do anything other than disappoint. Then I watched this...



and then this. It's not original for sure but it certainly looks a hell of a lot of fun!

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Looking good!

I downloaded and tried out the Resident Evil 5 demo on Monday night and I have to say that it looks utterly gorgeous. If a survival horror can be described as gorgeous that is. The environments are stunning and exceptionally realistic and the main characters are as life like as any perfect looking humans would, I guess, look. Capcom have pulled out all the stops here.

Memories of the awesome RE4 came flooding back to me as I set off running down the dusty, winding track. The gameplay of the demo feels identical to RE4, I played through the Game Cube version, and as soon as I started to move around and aim there was a feeling of natural familiarity. Great to see the over the shoulder camera, that refreshed RE4 so much, is in full use in RE5. Claustrophobia here I come!

If you're familiar with Resident Evil you'll recognise lots of the series usual items. The herbs are here to collect and combine as you wish and the dead zombies melt away revealing piles of gold and ammo. Breaking open boxes with your knife is staple RE stuff and it’s here too. So is standing still to shoot. Yes it's still in there! I guess it's part of RE lore but come on! Running and shooting at the same time would have been a nice improvement Capcom.

After playing through both the demo levels of Resident Evil 5 my opinion of the game and my desire to play the full version has changed. It's gone from my "must have" list to my "maybe" list. Despite the hot and dusty setting of the game I've been left feeling a bit cold and disappointed.

It could be all the expectation and hype that’s been surrounding the game, though I haven’t been too wrapped up in that, or it could just be that what I’ve played so far isn’t a great leap from RE4. Improved visuals notwithstanding. It could also be that Dead Space took survival horror to a new level whereas Resident Evil appears to have stood still. Maybe reading some RE5 reviews will put the game back to "must have". Or maybe not.


Resident Evil going stale and rotten? Sounds like it should pull up a chair next to Gameov3r

Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage

Fallout 3 was easily the game of 2008 for me. Despite a bit of a slow start it developed into something I couldn't put down and I easily put 70, maybe even 80 hours into it by the time the ending came. I encountered a couple of bugs along the way but rather than spoiling my enjoyment they actually raised a smile. Seeing a Rad Scorpion suddenly fly hundreds of feet into the air for no reason is a sight to behold.

All this puts me in a bit of a dilemma. The recently released DLC called Operation Anchorage seemed like it would be right up my street. More Fallout 3... how can that be a bad thing? Priced at 800 points it's said to provide 4-6 hours of extra play but all the reviews I've been reading of it suggest it's nearer 2-3 with the quest being a pretty linear combat based experience. I'm no longer sure it's really worth the £6.80 asking price which is a shame. Anyone downloaded this and want to share their opinion here or on the forum?

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