Is it me or does every link you click on lead to some mention of another film/sports/pop star, musician, artist or general more-money-than-sense z-list so-called celebrity falling pregnant?
In the last few weeks alone we’ve discovered Victoria Beckham’s pregnant, Kate Hudson too, oh and Natalie Portman, Emma Bunton, Danielle Lloyd, Jessica Alba, Holly Willoughby and Kym Marsh.
Whoopee! Great! Who really cares?
Who really should care outside of the immediate family and friends?
Do you care? I know I don’t.
And you know the very second you hear/read/view the news you’re going to be faced with months and months of coverage about what it’s like to be pregnant, what pregnant celebrities are eating, and what they’re wearing.
And then we also have the continued ‘joys of motherhood’ stories from birth, and then the pictures and videos after.
Joy oh joy oh joy.
Why promote something which should ultimately be private?
It’s like Facebook. I swear we get to a certain age (around 30 or 31) when every other person’s FB picture is a cute picture of their kid.
Oh, and then we get the status updates such as ‘little timmy did his first poo today’.
I. Am. Sorry. But.... why would anyone want to know that?
Does that small snippet of information better my life? Would it ever???
It’s a weird weird world we’re living in.
And it’s a weird weird future we’re heading towards where kids are thrust into the limelight, be it celebrity or parents-who-want-their-kids-to-be-celebrities.
Yes, be proud. But what happened to wanting to be private with family matters?
Here are the latest games releases:
Title: Test Drive Unlimited 2
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Price: £49.99
Hit count: 88%
Test Drive Unlimited 2 promises gamers a Massively Open Online Racing (M.O.O.R.) experience and, on the islands of Ibiza and Oahu, Hawaii, it certainly delivers.
So vast and varied are the challenges across these nuggets of paradise it’ll take you months to conquer everything in single and multiplayer modes, with your online XP gauge gradually increasing and encouraging you all the while.
From car-wreck discoveries to traditional competitive races, a thriving online community scene to the countless properties, clothes and cars you can collect, a challenge lies round every corner.
It’s a shame that the core racing events aren’t particularly enthralling or difficult, but this is a minor gripe in an open world gaming experience that offers so much.
Free exploration is a joy, in whatever cars you choose to collect, and when a game focused on racing even offers the option for customising your in-house coffee table, you know it’s a beast of a game, crying out to be conquered.
Title: Mario Vs Donkey Kong Mini-Land Mayhem
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Action
Price: £34.99
Hit count: 86%
Mario has created an amazing theme park called Super Mini-Mario World and he wants the first 100 guest to receive a free mini-Pauline doll.
Donkey Kong subsequently gets wind of this and comes storming in, arriving too late and, in his rage, he steals the real Pauline, leaving Mario no option but to send in this trusty wind-up minis to go and save the day.
And so begins a fantastic puzzle adventure that offers up an incredible amount of content to conquer and unlock, as you guide the mini-characters around each level to achieve your goal, reach your exit door, or batter the big boss levels.
As most Mario games go, it’s incredibly ingenious, infuriatingly addictive, with a brilliant soundtrack to accompany the game play.
Nintendo’s done it again, and prove that even when mini, Mario still packs a stonking puzzling punch.
Title: Bop It!
Platform: iPhone
Genre: Party game
Price: £1.79
Hit count: 72%
Hasbro hit on a fantastic handheld party game with the original Bop It! and the iPhone translation works just as well, making full use of different finger commands on the touchscreen and the device’s accelerometer to provide an interactive and challenging party puzzle experience.
The microphone even comes into play as one of the Bopjects available to unlock, as you work through the eight single and multiplayer modes that will see you bopping, pulling, twisting and flicking your way towards higher and higher scores. The ability to challenge friends on Facebook will no doubt spark a spate of ’Bop It!-wars’, and when you’ve got pals around you the fun takes on another dimension as you pass the phone around like a hot potato.
Slick, colourfully presented and just as addictive, Bop It! is one iPhone experience you have to sample.
