Tuesday 18 March 2014

Pretty fly for a guy in a mech suit - Titanfall controller!

Take a look at this beauty! I get home from work after some overtime and what does Dan, (my other half) have in his hands? A Titanfall controller! They had a couple of controllers in stock in Leeds GAME when he was having a browse, so he picked one straight up!


It took a few seconds to open that little circular clear sticker at the bottom of the box - of course, I opened it carefully... But I was pretty excited, so I might have rushed it a bit. Inside the box, it came with 2 AA batteries and some health & safety information.


The controller actually feels a bit better than the original Xbox One controllers. One of the problems I have with the original Xbox One controller is that the seaming around the back of the pad is a bit raised and uncomfortable to hold for long periods of time. With the Titanfall controller, it feels a bit more rounded and smooth rather than seamed. The panels of plastic on each controller handle don't feel at all loose either, which is a problem I've seen on a few of the Xbone controllers during play and testing.

I'm pretty sure that I play Titanfall 300% better on it too.

Thursday 13 March 2014

I am addicted to this game


I have a confession to make. I am addicted to Threes!

Threes is a game about numbers. And sliding tiles. 

There's an iOS version, which is right here!
There is also a browser version, right here. This one is my favourite, but it's a bit not official..
And in the past few days, an Android version was released... And that's right here.

No Windows Phone version though.... That sucks.


Wednesday 12 March 2014

Jim Lee - Master of the comic book!


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Hey everyone! It's been a while since I've written anything here. I've taken a step back from twinstickgaming.com for a while whilst I focus on weddings, my career, being short and other general Hollie things. I still want to continue writing however, so here is a little article about my favourite comic book artist.

So... Jim Lee.

Jim Lee is another comic book artist maestro, (I wrote about Fiona Staples some time ago on this very blog) most known for his pencilling and inking work with DC comics - specifically Batman: Hush. He started in the industry with work in Punisher War Journal and The Uncanny X-Men, where he hit it big and co-formed Image Comics, a publisher for independent comics. Image Comics is a fantastic concept - a platform for publishing where independent comic book artists and writers are not as restricted with their content.

He also designed and drew some comic book covers for the Gears of War comic series (notably #19, pictured left).

Jim Lee, top notch geezer
Batman: Hush is probably one of my all-time favourite Batman story arcs, panning a total of 12 comics (Batman #608-619). The series was pencilled by Jim Lee, with inking from Scott Williams, writing from Jeff Loeb and colouring by Alex Sinclair.

Jim Lee has a degree in medicine. His study of anatomy and muscle structure within his degree may have something to do with his passion for drawing heroes -well, I would definitely use a knowledge of the human body to my advantage if I were an artist!

He uses an F Lead pencil for the majority of his pencilling work, and a quill for inking.



Truly a master of his art!

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