#Skyrim Legendary Collector's Edition Guide!

Soo, earlier this week Prima Games released it's Legendary Edition Guide for Skyrim (4th June 2013) three days ahead of the Legendary Edition of the game's release here in the UK.

I happened to be looking for some Skyrim merchandise or something physical i could display or use when the game isn't being played and was looking at the guides available, i like having guides for my favourite games, it seems a bit silly in one sense because usually i know a LOT about the games I like most. But i like reading different perspectives and seeing if there's anything i didn't know or hadn't thought of yet. Anyway after looking around, i found a few older versions of the guide & didn't know whether to bother with them or not. I sat there pondering it for a while, after a little while Danielle (my fiancé) started asking me about the Legendary Edition of the guide, so i had a look at it on Amazon & before i knew what had happened she told me that she'd got me the Hardback Collector's Edition!

I can't thank her enough!

This Guide is truly EPIC. It arrived this morning via Royal Mail & straight away i could tell it was huge. The package was very weighty & large in size.

The guide is very well put together & the hardcover looks fantastic, the only thing that very very slightly disappointed me was that from the pictures i thought it was a textured front & back cover but it's totally smooth, however it does look amazing & in a way i think it's quite cool that even now it can fool you into thinking it is textured when it isn't.

The guide itself is very, very thick. But then that is definitely expected considering the gigantic scale of the game. On the inside of the front & back covers you can find the extras such as the very large double sided map and the poster of Alduin's Wall and at the back of the guide (between the back cover and the shrink wrap) you can find your code to access the online guide & maps on the Prima Games website, found HERE.

It's too early for me to comment on the content of the guide but i have flicked through it & it looks EXTREMELY detailed, the index itself is about three pages long & there are extensive appendices at the back. I can't wait to sit and read some of the content in it, it's sure to be incredible. Put it this way, reading the guide is a daunting enough prospect so i can't imagine how much time and work went into making this!

Here is the amazon description for the guide i have:

COLLECTOR'S EDITION BONUSES INCLUDE-
EXCLUSIVE POSTER - 24" accordion style poster displaying Alduin’s Wall and signatures from Bethesda Game Studios!
RIBBON BOOKMARKS - Use premium ribbon bookmarks to keep your place in this massive guide!
HARDCOVER BOUND - This keepsake is protected by a stylized protective hardcover for collectors and fans.
UPDATED eGUIDE ACCESS – Use the interactive world map, which now includes Solstheim and additional Dragonborn™ content.


• MORE THAN 1,100 PAGES – Complete, accurate, and Bethesda approved content covering all game add-ons.
• LARGE 2-SIDED MAP POSTER – All Hold Capitals, Strongholds, and important locations labeled.
• MORE THAN 500 ENEMIES and 2,000 ITEMS DETAILED – Exhaustive Bestiary and Inventory chapters detail critical data.
• MORE THAN 350 QUESTS - All possible quests revealed with best outcomes highlighted.
• MORE THAN 250 COLLECTIBLES GATHERED – Explore the main and hidden locations across Skyrim and Solstheim.
• 3,000+ HOURS PLAYED – Expert advice on character creation and tactical knowledge for the most difficult battles. 

Here is the Bethesda Blog Entry interviewing the lead writer of the Guide David Hodgson which gives you a much clearer idea of how vast the guide is and the effort that went into it, i would highly suggest giving this a read, it's informative & funny too! Link: Writing the Skyrim Legendary Edition Guide on the Bethesda Blog

Anyway here are a few pictures of my Guide! I would definitely suggest buying this if you love Skyrim! Truly Epic!

Definitely Recommended Content

Hi there people,

For once this post isn't anything about me really. This time I'm going to be making sure you guys check out some wicked talent. For those of you who don't know, haven't noticed or haven't bothered, I have a "Definitely Recommended Reading" Section at the side of the screen and directly underneath is "Quality Youtube Channels"

These sections are fairly self explanatory and I've not just put them there for fun or recognition. They are there because they have a lot of VERY good content and things that most of you would be interested in. My fiancé's (Mallynista) blog is the only one that would be considered an exception, but there are many girl gamers on my twitter friends so i think even that is relevant, plus she does awesome reviews and tips for makeup.

I aim to get more and more content in those sections over the coming days & months so PLEASE make sure you check it out regularly.

I'll not go into each specific link but they are ALL worth checking out.

As of this moment the two that are updated most regularly are:

Mallynista's blog
Chris Brennan's blog & Youtube Channel

Re-Live Your Favourite GTA Vice City Moments!

With GTA V getting ever nearer i've found myself remembering some of my favourite moments from previous GTA Games. Vice City being my favourite of the series so far. I loved being able to cruise around in my favourite cars listening to some quality tunes.

These are some things i think that a lot of us probably did, some of them might just be me being bored and stupid however.

• Cruise around listening to your favourite radio station/songs.
• Stayed in the car until you've either finished listening to you're favourite song, even if you're just about to finish a mission.
• Got a nice shiny car in the colour you want it, then cruised around stopping at all the lights, until some fool plows into your car, at which point you calmly get out and shoot the fucker in the face, then return to your motor like nothing happened. (or something similar)
• Immediately cycled the radio stations when getting into a new vehicle to find your favourite tunes, even if time is of the essence.
• Stolen the police car of the cop that tried to arrest you, either or tried to steal a police car while he cops are inside. 
• Used a spawn vehicle cheat on the highest building you could find, then driving it over the edge.
• I remember once (On San Andreas) driving over the top of the tallest building while the parachute was on my back, then bailing out of the car while it was in the air and deploying the parachute, just like some James Bond stunt. I never manged to do it again though!
• Again on San Andreas, stealing the Jumbo Jet and then seeing how many barrel rolls i could pull off without crashing the plane.
• On Vice City, getting suited up in the best looking outfit and then taking the helicopter on the roof of your mansion to go around all of your businesses and pick up the profits.
• Whacking anyone who gave you lip.
• Doing the Vigilante missions in a Tank or the Army Helicopter (Brown Thunder?), that was fun.
• Outfitting your car with a bomb and then intentionally leaving it somewhere to get stolen.
• Outfitting your car with a remote bomb and then driving it really fast at a crossing, jumping out while it's moving and then detonating the car at the point of most destruction.
• Stole the Invincible car and keeping it for yourself during one of the Early VC missions, storing it in a garage for later use. (It's an admiral i think)

Those are just some of the things i can think of, let me know some of your favourite memories from the GTA series. I reckon we have all done similar things!

Anyway. As Vice City is my favourite one of the series, mainly due to the music, i have found my favourite radio station to share with you. I tried uploading this myself, but youtube decided that it was copyright infringement, so i deleted the video that took about 6 hours to upload. Yet somehow this guy, with the exact same video & music, has managed to keep it on youtube. So here it is!

FEVER 105!


If you would like to download this Radio Station or ANY of the other Radio Stations in Vice City, please visit my Download Page. 

So get in touch! Let me know your favourite memories & favourite radio station/s!

BGT? Hungary's Got Talent! VIDEO

I've not done a blog post in a while but i'm going to keep this short and sweet.
Firstly i dont know why acts from other countries are even allowed to participate in BRITAIN'S got Talent but to be honest I'm glad they are because if they weren't i would never have seen the group called "Attraction" from Hungary. They make pictures and show stories using their shadows. This has to be THE best unique audition i have EVER seen!

Check it out!

Black Ops II - Lucky Me

I'd been trying to get the "Hail Mary" challenge on Black Ops II (Get a long range kill with a combat axe) as part of the humiliation set of challenges for a few games and in the game i was just in i hadn't managed it at all the whole game. I heard the timer ticking down to the final killcam and thought sod it i'll just lob these two axes before the game ends, so i launched them over the rooftops and this is what happened:

Been playing Black Ops II

Hi people,

So.. I know that it's one of the most annoying series' of games but no matter how much it's just the same stuff over and over again every time they release it, most of us still get the latest CoD. Personally i just like to shoot stuff every now and again, i would say it's stress relief and fun but if you got teamed up with some of the fools i've encountered, you'd know its quite the opposite of stress relief.

I'd like to say i was amazing at the game but i'm probably about average or a little better. Depending on the team i get dealt i can come in the top three nearly every time or i can end up with an absolute shitter of a game and come near the bottom. I've said loads of times that if i can play as good as i can but if my team are getting slaughtered i'm going to feel the wrath of the enemies killstreaks too. I've also noticed my teams have an awful tendancy of rushing to the enemy spawn when im trying to play conservatively, meaning by the time i've carefully made my way across the map, im getting the enemy spawning behind me i their masses!

Either way i've played far too much of it lately, unlocking camo's challenges etc and have worked my way to almost prestige 6. For once, i am determined to get the max prestige on one of these games!

Feel free to comment on here or get in touch with me on twitter @MarcusPeachey and let me know you're experiences on Black Ops 2. If you're any good and would like to team up, my psn is at the side of the page (the same as the blog title)

On a good note, i made a very short video clip of something i did last night on Yemen, Kill Confirmed. Check it out below :)