Lee Dixon

I always love Bad Lip Reading videos, but this one really made me laugh. From someone who did watch some of the Zuckerberg congressional hearing, this isn't that far off! :)

Well they have been dropping hints that something big was coming for the 1st of September and they were not wrong.....  With 7,541 pieces in total it's the biggest Lego model they have ever sold, but at £650 UK, I don't think it will be making its way to our house sadly.

Had a morning visit to  Madame Tussauds Blackpool this weekend. We haven't been in many years so thought it was would be good for an hour or so. Of course it's not on the scale of London's version, but was ok for a walk around and a few pictures. Some of the models are really good, Ed Sheeran, Barbara Windsor, Brian Cox, The Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise to name a few, but some of them, Cheryl, Sir David Frederick Attenborough, Lewis Hamilton and The Duchess of Cambridge I really struggled with.  Here are the images that I took while walking around.

New Media I have added this month to my "watch, read and listen" list, should keep me going for a while I think...... TV: Rick and Morty Season 1 The first season of the American animated television series, Rick and Morty originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. It premiered on December 2, 2013 with "Pilot" and ended on April 14, 2014 with "Ricksy Business", with a total of eleven episodes.

A large amount of trailers have been released in the last week or so. Thought I would do a post of the ones that caught my eye.  I know that I haven't got them all, but this will keep me going all year in the films and tv viewing... READY PLAYER ONE

I do love the Xcom games. I'm old enough to have played the first ones, and have loved the relaunch of the series 1 and 2. Now a new DLC is on the way called War of the Chosen. The story tells about the Chosen, a race of aliens with their own personalities and skillsets.

This is very cool.  RealmPictures  was approched by IO-Interactive to make a real life Hitman level. I think they did an amazing job. they also have a behind the scenes video 

 Amazingly cool full length trailer for Street Fighter V. This game has come along way since Super Street Fighter II on the SNES, which was my first introduction to the game. Loved the switch over to the new look, but I just wish they wouldn't do so many versions and DLC content. It never feels like your getting the full game until you have bought it all.  Some more images after the link.

In a very surprising move, Amazon have released their own gaming engine for all to have a go with. And giving this even more of a twist is that it will be completely free, no download cost or royalties to pay.  It's a very nice, and one that might make Unity and Unreal 4 have to have a long think about where they stand, because if Lumberyard gets the support from the gaming public and enthusiasts, it will become the go to engine. Link to the download  here.

Now that Super Bowl 50 is over let's, look at what is really important, the film trailers in the commercials.  I have to say I'm getting more excited for Civil War now, and Jungle Book looks great. Deadpool Captain America:Civil War

This make the little boy I used to be very happy and jumping about, the adult me... a little smile :)

    Very Cool

Another month and more image for June.  Animals and festivals for June :) Knowsley safari park. Leyland Festival. Preston Caribbean Festival.

 So finally the day has come (hopefully) that Starbound the game makes its beta release to the public. I have been waiting for well over a year for this. Today they have also release the trailer which shows off well some of the things that are going on in the game, but I would imagine there is so much more to see and find :) And here are a few screen grabs I found online, so looks good.   :)

Loved this film when I was a kid, but always thought there was more to it, or that I was missing something. Anyway it turns out the the version we all got to see was not the one Jim Henson and Frank Oz originally intended. The producers thought it would be confusing and too dark for audiences.  Many thanks to scoodidabop who spent the last two years remastering this cut so that we might see it they way they wanted it to be viewed. This version removed the narrator, inner monologues, and the Skeksis very rarely speak English. There are some restored additional scenes and musical scores that were removed.   Enjoy.     some info/text via: http://geektyrant.com Going to sit one night and watch this :)

 Well she has been away for sometime, but I think she is back on form, and looking rather hot....... Welcome back Britney  :)

   My newest favourite album is an old favourite band - Barenaked Ladies. There latest album Grinning Streak is very good and most of the songs have that feeling you might of heard them before, which is a trait I thing of these guys. It aslo marks there 25th Anniversary which is a great thing :)    click the more to watch the Boomerang track.

I know she has been away having her two kids, but it does seem like a long time since we had anything from Mariah. Beautiful ft. Miguel

 I am so looking forward to this. I was a big, big fan of Total Annihilation and all the addon's ( that's what they were called in the old day's before DLC ) that you could get. Supreme Commander is another that I loved and still do play once in a while when I want some epic mech battles, I have both 1 and 2 and again all the addon's.  So I have hi hopes for this as it is being made by those very guy's who created those games. The idea behind this I think is basically more, much more now on the side of planets not just maps or levels. Watch the pre alpha video below and let me know what you think. As its an alpha it only gives you a little look and what is to come but the kickstarter video has more action.

Now this is impressive. I'm a big fan of Unreal and there engine tech, this is the latest graphics demo 'Infiltrator'.   Hope we don't need too much of a beast of a system to run the games coming on this.