 Hello again! Three hotly anticipated games for 2011 |
On behalf of all Call Sign gamers, DaC’s Jon Winterburn asks… Gaming: What’s worth playing? |
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 previews are available online and if they’re anything to go by, Diablo 3 will possibly be the best game in 20 years. More about Diablo 3 at: http://us.blizzard.com/diablo3 Portal 2 (PC, Mac, PS3 & XBOX 360): Touted as "the best game of the year" by PC Gamer, this is a first person action/puzzle game that is the sequel to the award-winning Portal. This futuristic game involves using a portal gun to open up temporary worm-holes on almost any flat surface, which allow you to traverse the levels and solve the puzzles. I played the first Portal game a few years back and loved it; it was very addictive and provided me with hours of first-person shooting action, whilst solving puzzles. The video previews and developer blogs certainly don’t disappoint – this looks set to smash its predecessor’s record! Portal 2 is available from 19th April – get it on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com |
Deus Ex: Human
Revolution (PC, PS3 & XBOX 360): This is the upcoming third
game in the Deus Ex trilogy, although it’s actually based 25
years prior to the first Deus Ex game, in the year 2027. In this
dystopian future, mechanical augmentations are widely available
to the population, allowing them to modify their bodies with
upgrade "features" such as Combat, Stealth, Technology and
Social. You play Adam Jensen, a private security officer, chosen
to protect an experimental biotechnology company. But after
experiencing a chilling attack on the company, in which he is
mortally wounded and has to undergo augmentation to survive, his
life changes and the conspiracy begins. Video previews show that
every objective you need to complete can be done through one of
three paths: aggressive, adaptive or stealth. This should make
the game more interesting as you can tackle each problem
differently, rather than the usual "run in and shoot like crazy"
approach to so many first person shooters. Deus Ex: Human
Revolution is due out in August 2011. More here:
http://www.deusex.com Well, that’s all folks! See you in July – till then, great gaming…!
Jonathen Winterburn |
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Shanghai Motor Show displays their TX4! |
The boroughs must be running short of readies… |
LTI’s Chinese partner, Geely,
have displayed their
version of the London TX4 at the Shanghai Motor Show to much
curiosity from the taxi fraternity. The cab is called the
Englong SC7 and is aimed primarily at the lucrative Chinese taxi
market.As soon as you look at the Englong, there is no mistaking which vehicle it is based on. There is a section for the driver with room for five in the back. It also has two jockey seats and rear-hinged doors rather than sliding ones. The original intention was to bring the TX4 out to China, but few taxi drivers out there could afford it, so the inscrutable Chinese built their own cheaper version! But Geely haven’t just copied the London taxi, their Engrand GE looks to us very much like a Rolls Royce – but without its famous flying lady bonnet mascot! A sign of the times? |
Not content with the huge
income they already
receive from the poor motorist, London boroughs have now
increased the cost of Penalty Charge Notices for parking
offences. The two biggest benefactors of the taxi trade’s
unbounding generosity – and especially Dial-a-Cab on
behalf of its drivers – are Westminster and Camden. Their £120
fine will now increase to £130, whereas Barnet and Haringey go
from £100 to £110. However, the usual 50% decrease if paid
within 14 days remains. The reduced rates for overstaying your
time at a parking meter remain unaltered.According to Nick Fairholme of TfL’s traffic enforcement, they do not levy fines to raise finance, but to help the traffic keep moving. At the time of writing, several pigs were seen to be flying over Camden and Westminster…! |
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