http://www.craiglotter.co.za My life and fanboy musings about everything Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:30:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2012/01/03/gaming-update/ http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2012/01/03/gaming-update/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:30:54 +0000 Craig Lotter http://www.craiglotter.co.za/?p=8999 One of the things that pretty much fell to the wayside after having Jessie enter our lives is my gaming. Last year I pretty much sold off all my games (thank you Cash Crusaders) from my collection, and can count … Continue reading →]]> http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2012/01/03/gaming-update/feed/ 0 http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2011/06/16/my-opinion-download-angry-birds/ http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2011/06/16/my-opinion-download-angry-birds/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:30:01 +0000 Craig Lotter http://www.craiglotter.co.za/?p=6656 My goodness, what an additively fun game on any mobile platform! Developed by Finnish software house Rovio, Angry Birds is somewhat of a phenomenon in the world of casual gaming, having easily captured the lion’s share of the mobile casual … Continue reading →]]> http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2011/06/16/my-opinion-download-angry-birds/feed/ 0 http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2011/06/09/opinion-download-x-men-origins-wolverine-uncaged-edition/ http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2011/06/09/opinion-download-x-men-origins-wolverine-uncaged-edition/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 04:00:52 +0000 Craig Lotter http://www.craiglotter.co.za/?p=6333 South African director Gavin Hood's 2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine film was okay at best. Thankfully the movie tie-in XBOX 360 game, X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Uncaged) is a whole lot more satisfying! Well, if you enjoy nothing more than clobbering, disembowelling, hacking, dismembering, slashing and beating your entire way through a proper action title that is... Continue reading →]]> http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2011/06/09/opinion-download-x-men-origins-wolverine-uncaged-edition/feed/ 0 http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2011/04/14/blur/ http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2011/04/14/blur/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:00:23 +0000 Craig Lotter http://www.craiglotter.co.za/?p=5734 May 2010 was a busy month for racing titles, what with ModNation Racers, Split/Second and Blur all hitting the scene round about the same time. Developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Activision, Blur is technically an arcade style racing game that features real world cars in modified real world locations, mixed together with the explosively fun mechanics of power up speed battles. Continue reading →]]> http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2011/04/14/blur/feed/ 0 http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/11/24/hey-all-of-a-sudden-im-a-winna-winner/ http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/11/24/hey-all-of-a-sudden-im-a-winna-winner/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:49:52 +0000 Craig Lotter http://www.craiglotter.co.za/?p=4962 Thanks to the blokes over at the excellent xboxgaming.com, my name was drawn out of the digital hat and I get to walk away with a cool hamper and copy of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 for the XBOX 360! Continue reading →]]> http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/11/24/hey-all-of-a-sudden-im-a-winna-winner/feed/ 0 http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/09/05/cosplay-sundae-rachel-alucard/ http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/09/05/cosplay-sundae-rachel-alucard/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:00:05 +0000 Craig Lotter http://www.craiglotter.co.za/?p=4401 Cosplay Sundae time again and this week we have the ever popular Ms. Himeno Shirayuki bringing to life a high class little lady – or rather timeless vampire – in the form of Rachel Alucard (from the BlazBlue game franchise) to life! Continue reading →]]> http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/09/05/cosplay-sundae-rachel-alucard/feed/ 0 http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/08/22/cosplay-sundae-rikku-final-fantasy-x/ http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/08/22/cosplay-sundae-rikku-final-fantasy-x/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 05:00:48 +0000 Craig Lotter http://www.craiglotter.co.za/?p=4337 Let's head back to gaming for this week's Cosplay Sundae trip, looking up one of the perennial favourites in the gaming world, the legendary Final Fantasy series. Today's cosplay on display takes a shot at one of the characters with the most mixed fan reception that Square Enix has ever had to deal with: Final Fantasy X and X-2's Rikku! Continue reading →]]> http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/08/22/cosplay-sundae-rikku-final-fantasy-x/feed/ 1 http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/06/21/breaking-my-xbox-live-virginity/ http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/06/21/breaking-my-xbox-live-virginity/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:50:17 +0000 Craig Lotter http://www.craiglotter.co.za/?p=4219 Terrance adopted his number 1 team, Italy, while I opted for the evenly matched Germans and we launched into our head-to-head game where it turned out neither one of us could gain an upper hand and so ended it on a nil nil standing! But, the deed was done, my XBOX Live virginity was now broken and I can now proudly stand tall as part of the online XBOX crowd! Continue reading →]]> http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/06/21/breaking-my-xbox-live-virginity/feed/ 6