Golden Joystick awards - Can LOTR online make it 2 years in a row?

I have just received notification that last years winner of the ‘PC Game of The Year’ award, Lord of the Rings Online, has been nominated for the same award yet again!! Up for the award in the now legendary Golden Joystick awards, LOTR online hails from the Codemasters camp (Who incidentally are in the running [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Gaming Stuff, Johnny5_Hull's BoudoirPosted on June 24th, 2008

XTR Game Servers Steam Group

OK, so it’s not exactly a new thing, but it hasn’t always been numero uno on the list of things to get on with, however I thought we could put it off no more. So lo and behold, the XTR Game Servers community page on steam is now open for peeps to sign up to [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Johnny5_Hull's Boudoir, XTR stuffPosted on June 23rd, 2008

Codemasters Duo receive CBE honors

That’s right, the crazy duo, fondly adored by many of us gamers of a more ‘mature’ standing, have finally been given the due recognition they deserve. David and Richard Darling have received a CBE for services to the UK games industry, as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Codemasters was started up in 1986 by [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Gaming Stuff, Johnny5_Hull's BoudoirPosted on June 18th, 2008

Hull City FC & Wembley

OK, so this is a gaming blog, not a football one, but as we all know the ‘Great Game’ infringes on almost every walk of life these days.
Now as you may or may not know, XTR headquarters sits rather happily in the East Riding of Yorkshire, just a stones throw, nay, a girly stones throw [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Johnny5_Hull's BoudoirPosted on May 23rd, 2008

My First Blog

Ok so where do I begin, well I think I should begin by clearing up the fact that this isn’t actually my first blog, I used that as a title for dramatic effect, but it is my first blog in the XTR Coffee Bar, so you can exit that email to trade descriptions right now.
So…….. [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Johnny5_Hull's BoudoirPosted on May 22nd, 2008