The Elderly Gamer

Bundle in A Box: Adventure, Indie Game Bundles The Next Chapter

2012-05-23T15:00:00.000+01:00

"Bundle in A Box: Adventure" is a unique and landmark take on the standard indie gaming bundle, with a pricing system that supports both indie game developers, meaning more new unique, quality games for us and the pleasure of knowing your also making a significant contribution to charity. No guilt, no pain, hours of classic, mind altering, indie adventure gaming and all for the price of the

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale 2011

2012-05-06T17:15:00.000+01:00

Continuing my "Elderly At the Movies" series, featuring films I must pick up when I'm not constantly being distracted by video games. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale is a 2011 Taiwanese historical drama, directed by Wei Te-Sheng and produced by John Woo, based on Wushe Incident in central Taiwan in 1930. The most expensive production in Taiwanese cinema history. The film is

Rosh Online The Return of Karos mmorpg Wallpaper

2012-05-05T15:50:00.000+01:00

All sized 1920x1200 Rosh Online The Return of of Karos, is a free to play online mmorpg, and essentially an upgraded version of Karos Online. Based in a world torn by blood, the once peaceful ROSH council has fallen to the Ismaul clan. Now warriors around the kingdom are taking up arms to usurp the Ismaul and restore the council that once brought peace and democracy to the land, The

Xbox 360 Skins Best of the Month

2012-05-02T20:25:00.002+01:00

Hi Alf the Helper here! Following my completely unpopular post "How to apply a Ps3 skin" last month, mr.Edlerly has kindly allowed me to come on here and redeem myself. It is therefore with extreme gratitude and the bore of a 12 gauge shotgun pointing at me that I would like to introduce my hand picked selection of Xbox 360 skins plucked from the vaults of Amazon,

Dragon's Dogma, Trailer, Wallpaper and Popcorn

2012-04-30T18:20:00.000+01:00

Wallpaper 1920x1200, more on Official Website An action RPG close to release by Capcom for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, due May 22nd US, May 24 Japan, and May 25th 2012 for Eu. An open world fantasy environment which has drawn comparisons to Capcom's own Monster Hunter series as well as The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Throw in the hack and slash and survival horror elements

The Elderly Gamer has Expanded

2012-04-29T16:49:00.003+01:00

Well I'm using the royal we here, less of course I count Alf The Helper and Seamus the Leprechaun, who, much to my chagrin, is still hanging around here somewhere. By expanded I mean of course the blog is wider, much as I would like to switch to a .com address, I'm afraid coding skills and my ludite ways are still with me. November 9th 2005 I trudged my way through the blogger interface and

Pandora's Tower Wii Game Review Summary

2012-04-28T15:29:00.001+01:00

Wallpaper 1024x768 Released for Wii in Eu and Australia on 13th of April 2012. Despite an online fan campaign "Operation Rainfall" to release the game for US audiences, no word to date of any such plans by Nintendo The Plot Your friend Elena is cursed, doomed to mutate into a demonic abomination unless you can free her from her horrible fate. Armed with the Oraclos Chain you must devour

Max Payne 3 post preview, preview

2012-04-26T19:34:00.000+01:00

Widescreen Wallpaper 1366x768 Max Payne 3 Mulitplayer trailer Max Payne 3, due 18th May For PC, Xbox 360 and Ps3 Ah yes my first ever game, post preview, preview, which gives me another opportunity to explore the hidden treasures on the Max Payne Site and watch some youtube eyecandy. Alf the Helper: So what's new in the Post Preview, erm... Preview mr. Elderly Elderly: I'm glad you

Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings Game Wallpaper 壁紙

2012-04-25T19:47:00.001+01:00

All sized 1920x1080 Obsessed? Me? .....never.... Witcher 2 Official Website See all "Game Wallpaper" posts

Geralt of Rivia Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings Twitter Icon

2012-04-24T18:33:00.001+01:00

Having written his first ever game review Summary, my assistant Alf the Helper, went off and made these quite useless Twitter icons, specially sized at 250x250 for twitter compatability. For the Witcher enthusiast amongst you with a Twitter Account. Contrary to popular rumour, Alf's rations have been increased. Geralt of Rivia Geralt of Rivia aka Gwynbleidd (white wolf) is a "

Retro Music 1959 Paul Anka "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"

2012-04-23T20:11:00.000+01:00

Okay so I'm begining to get the hint that my Retro Music post is as popular as a Referendum on the European Fiscal Treaty, and that by now I should really just pack them in. But something continues to draw me to these flickering, grainy black and white images and crackling monaural sound. Perhaps it's my age or indeed signs of early dementia. This time I at least attempted to

Witcher 2 "Assassins of Kings" Xbox 360 Game Review Summary

2012-04-21T13:40:00.000+01:00

Hi Alf The Helper here!! :) ...unfortunately mr.Elderly is too busy at present getting to grips with the Witcher 2 control system to blog himself. In fact between you and me, his game tutorial retention was so bad the game started him on Easy mode.. hee hee...! Okay first off, the bits you already know, Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings is a third person non-linear RPG based on a series of

Video Game Fanart Tulio Minaki

2012-04-18T19:39:00.001+01:00

Cammy Street Fighter Shiva Final Fantasy vii Shiva Final Fantasy viii Tifa Lockhart Final Fantasy Game Character Fanart from talented Brazilian Tulio Minaki Low res images here only, full size and more on his Behance page Deviantart Page Blog See all "Fanart" posts

Final Fantasy Xiii-2 Forum Avatar

2012-04-17T18:57:00.003+01:00

right click, save image, for 400x72, click image for 550x100 Fresh from the vaults of the Elderly Gamer, designed specially for my 3 forum avatar fans, with a nod to little Alf and his pet spider. See all "Forum Avatar" posts Alf the Helper: (mutters) ...a living wage wouldn't go astray.... Elderly: What? speak up!! Alf the Helper: ...just saying... they look great on the

Skyrim Ps3 Console Mod

2012-04-16T17:59:00.000+01:00

From the supremely talented jrquelme aka Mandioca Gamer, forgive me while I take some time to pick my jaw off the floor..... Vist the maestro, jriquelme on Facebook for more images Mandioca Gamer Blog

Street Fighter X Tekken Character Concept Art

2012-04-14T13:08:00.002+01:00

Released March 2012 for xbox 360, and Ps3. Developed by Capcom, Street Fighter X Tekken features characters from both the Street Fighter franchise and Namco's Tekken series, with Namco currently working on Tekken X Street Fighter. Official Game Website Official Capcom Blog See all "Concept Art" posts Alf The Helper: You know I'm glad we decided not to mention the furore over Xbox

How to apply a Ps3 skin

2012-04-11T21:33:00.002+01:00

Hello! Alf the Helper here. :) I'm assuming You've got your Ps3 skin, you've got your Ps3, the instructions either haven't come with your kit or they read like a novel and suddenly things are not looking as easy as you first thought. So if your confidence level isn't as it should be at this stage, these instructions I hope should be of some use to you. Sitting comfortably, let's begin.

Battleship Movie Poster

2012-04-10T19:12:00.003+01:00

A staggered release in cinemas worldwide commenced with the premiere in Japan on April 5th last and will culminate on May 18th with it's release in Canada. A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals. Directed by Peter Berg and staring Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna,

Max Payne 3 Preview xbox 360, Ps3

2012-04-09T13:43:00.000+01:00

2003 was the last time Max was let out to play, a release scheduled for 2009 suffered the dreaded "Push Back" syndrome, one "benefit from having more development time" press release and in depth fact finding mission to Brazil later, now Rockstar games are ready to release Max Payne 3 on an unsuspecting public for xbox 360 and Ps3 on May 18th, May 15th if you live in the US. Remedy

Porn for Leprechauns Marching Band Video

2012-04-06T16:41:00.002+01:00

Greetings faithful and loyal followers, Seamus the leprechaun here from beyond the grave. Taking control of the regular boring Wrinkly Gamers posts to introduce the latest instalment of the legendary "porn for leprechauns" series. This post features the extraordinary talent of 8 dancers in matching green band uniforms. Dammit! but I do love the colour green. Released 2007, Destination

Samus Aran Metroid PVC Figure from Max Factory

2012-04-04T19:18:00.002+01:00

Samus Aran サムス・アラン Samusu Aran, lead character from Nintendo's legendary "Metroid" video game series. Samus ranks alongside Chun Li as one of the earliest female protagonists depicted in a video game. Orphaned at a young age, Samus was brought up by the extraterrestrial avianoid Chozo race, who trained her as a capable warrior. Following a stint as a Galactic Federation

Game of Thrones The Game, Walking Dead The Game

2012-04-03T01:35:00.001+01:00

Ahh the Good Old Days..... sigh!... A time, when, long before the release of a console game, there would be a veritable gallery of screenshots to wade through, a plethora of trailers and gameplay videos to eat your popcorn to, a feast of Wallpapers to embelish our desktops, dogs barking on every street corner.... well okay maybe not every corner, but certainly a lot of dogs..... suffice it to

Game Tattoo #9

2012-03-31T17:11:00.000+01:00

Dedication above and beyond, and should be no surprise to me to see someone with a skyrim tattoo, now if only I had the courage..... If you've got one you'd like to share, please post a link in the comment box. In order first to last: Skyrim tattoo from Walyou.com Chrono Trigger from Gamingtattoos Joker Tattoo from list09 Quake 3 Logo from Gamegrin forums Alf the Helper: Clever,

Hunger Games Wallpaper

2012-03-30T16:56:00.000+01:00

all sized 1920x1200 Hi Alf the Helper here, as mr. Elderly said "we may as well make this a Wallpaper Blog for all the good it'll do". So in an effort to please the old man, Ripper and I present our fan made wallpaper for your delectation, brought to you at absolutely no expence.....whatsoever. The lady featured is Jennifer Lawrence, who as many of you know plays the heroine

Xbox 360 Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings, Dark or Enhanced

2012-03-28T16:59:00.000+01:00

Set for release May 17th 2012, Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings is an third person non-linear RPG based on a series of books by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski and one of those few 18 certified console games we can expect to be just that, mature content aimed towards and adult audience. Developers CD Projekt are labeling the console release as an "adaptation" not a port, and