Ye olde geeky blog

I loved the first two Robocop movies (not so much after that...), I remember very fondly from my childhood watching those movies and playing pretend (I would have liked it a lot to have gun that comes out of my leg!). Anyway, they're doing a remake, and it looks freaking amazing: Dead or alive, you're coming with me!

Last year Firaxis finally brought out a very long overdue remake of XCOM games - XCOM: Enemy Unknown. It is a great game and I enjoyed it thoroughly! Their first DLC for it, however, I didn't even bother getting - all it added was a new council mission, and you had to start a new game to actually be able to play it (if I'm not mistaken...). Anyway, in a few weeks they'll be launching a new DLC for it, and it looks to be just what the fans wanted! It includes new ways of leveling up your soldiers, new enemies and items, plus Mechs! Here's a gameplay video showing off some of the new things we can expect - also can't wait for this one!

Samsung did indeed reveal their next model, the Galaxy Note 3: This time around it seems they have a stitched case giving it a more authentic notebook type feel. And here are the official specs: (borrowed from the awesome guys at Mybroadband, here's their article:  http://mybroadband.co.za/news/smartphones/86121-samsung-galaxy-note-3-announced.html ). Specifications Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Maker - Samsung Dimensions -151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3mm Weight - 168g Operating system - Android 4.3 Display - 5.68-inch 1080p (1080×1920) Super AMOLED Rear camera - 13MP Front camera - 2MP Storage, internal - 32GB/64GB Storage, expandable - microSD RAM - 3GB (nice!) Processor - 2.3GHz quad-core (LTE); or 1.9GHz Octa core (3G) (nice too!) Battery - 3,200mAh That is some fine ass specs for a cellphone. They also changed the pen you get with it, making it more accurate. And another nice feature, you can have two windows open ...

September is looking to be a really exciting month for us geeks. Firstly, on 4 September Samsung is doing a big reveal, and everyone is pretty sure it's the Galaxy Note 3 . I really hope it is, and that they bring it to South Africa ASAP, I so want to get that phone! Sony is also announcing their follow up on their really cool Xperia Z, and I think the new one will be called the Xperia Z1 . Very VERY curious to see what they come up with this time... Also, the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5C - the 5s will look the same, but apparently with an upgraded camera, processor and storage options. The 5C will have a plastic case, which can be changed to all kinds of funky colours. So far, it looks like 10 September is the date to look out for that one... As far as gaming, the biggest title of the year: Yes, Grand Theft Auto V is being released, and I keep getting more and more excited about it by the day. It will have 3 main characters that you play with, and it seems like the map ...

I was pleasantly surprised to learn over the weekend that Telkom have doubled all of their capped accounts' data allowance, meaning I have a sweet 40gig now instead of 20! In South Africa, I have found it very important to have backups in terms of internet connectivity. On the one side, we have Telkom, who we can't avoid unfortunately, them having that nice monopoly of theirs and all. Their data flows through the SAT3 undersea cable. If SAT3 is down, then you're pretty much screwed. So it is wise to have a backup, especially if you work from home like I do. I also use Openweb, and Afrihost. But, it now and then happens that the actual copper line coming to my house is down, then it really feels like we're in the dark ages. And phoning Telkom usually doesn't help at all, you get through to some or other call centre in Bloemfontein or Jhb, and they never really give you much in terms of how long it's gonna take, or even what's wrong! The last resort when...

My good friend told me about Limit Theory - an open space exploration game developed by a one-man indie developer. His name is Josh Parnell  and I am constantly in awe with what this guy is creating. He is 20 years old. He put his project on Kickstarter, and it was successfully funded - he managed to get about $185k for his game, and on his Kickstarter page he calls the game " An RPG, RTS, and sandbox space exploration game all-in-one. Explore, trade, build, and fight in a beautiful, procedural universe. " Every time I see one of the videos he posts about the progress of the game, my jaw almost literally drops to the floor - the thing is, I've delved a bit into games programming myself, and it is no easy task believe me! Here's this guy, all by himself, creating this masterpiece! I mean, look at it!! (I borrowed them from the official site )  That's some fine ass visuals, especially for a single developer! Josh, I salute you, and I can't wait...