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This week I am going to do a Top 5 list. A Top 5 on the best soldiers in video games, in my opinion. I'll only be talking about soldiers in video games I've played.

At #5 Chris Redfield enters. He worked for S.T.A.R.S and later BSAA. While S.T.A.R.S is a part of the RCPD (Raccoon City Police Department), BSAA can classify as a military organization due to the nature of their work. While they are one organization they do have different teams for different locations, such as the Europe BSAA or the Far East BSAA, it seems that Chris' team goes over the world. Chris Redfield as been to Africa, China and Europe.

At #4 it's Chains from the Payday series. The reason I picked him is that in his back story it is said that Chains has been in the military for 10 years. The fact that he is vet means he is instantly a bad-ass and means he is well suited to be a heister. He also has ties to the cameo character, John Wick who is also awesome (unfortunately not Keanu Reeves in the game).

At #3 my favourite alien, Garrus. Personally I prefer Garrus as a character over Shepard. Shepard did save the universe from the reapers but lets be honest, Garrus is a bad-ass. Smart and deadly with a sniper, Garrus also loves making calibrations. Him, Mordin and Liara are the only characters I wouldn't want to die in the series. 

At #2 is the super soldier, 117. Yes in the 2nd spot, Master Chief resides. John was chosen for the Spartan program at the age of 6, and out of 150 candidates John and 74 others were conscripted into the UNSC. In the HALO storyline John is currently AWOL, and on the 27th of October we'll see why he went AWOL.

Finally, at #1 is the one and only, Big Boss, aka Naked/Venom/Punished Snake (Or one of his many other names). Its obvious why. He is probably the most iconic soldier in video game history. He survived radiation from a Davy Crockett, he stopped WW3, he is the "father" to Solid, Solidus and Liquid Snake. Not to mention that he also developed CQC with The Boss. We will finally get to see his story end on September 1st.

This weeks song is "New Order" by Elegia. You might recognise it from the MGS V E3 2015 trailer. This song sends chills down my spine and I think it is a good song. This proves that not all songs need lyrics to convey emotions. Check it out below and until next week o7.

E3 Roundup

All the E3 presentations are over. So lets do a round up of what we saw, what I am hyped for and what went wrong.

Firstly, Bethesda. They showed a lot of game play of Fallout 4. They nailed it. Showing off the right amount without giving too much away. They nailed it so hard. Here is a video of their presentation below because it is worth watching it all. Trust me.

Next, I watched most of the Ubisoft presentation and they did good. They showed The Division PVP, Rainbow Six: Siege and some other games including the secret reveal, Ghost Recon: Wildlands and if you know me you know I am a massive Ghost Recon fan. The only bad thing was Just Dance, its not my type of game and it was a boring segment. Here is the Ghost Recon reveal trailer below.

I heard that the EA conference was okay, with the only noticeable thing being the Battlefront game play trailer, however I am sceptical about it since EA are publishing it and DICE are making it. I also heard that the Nintendo conference was the worst one there this year.

Finally, the Sony and Microsoft conferences. I stayed as far away from them as possible due to past E3 conferences, however I did hear at the Forza reveal Microsoft dropped a car into the centre of the stage which is pointless. One bright side at the Microsoft conference is that it was confirmed that Fallout 4 PC mods will also work on PC. Finally, PC Gamer held the first ever PC gaming conference which was okay.

So all round the conference was good. So that being said this weeks song is Friction by Imagine Dragons. You might recognise it from the Ghost Recon trailer above, and that's one of the reasons this is my song of the week. That and its a good song to listen to. Check it out below and until next week o7

Its all over......

Okay admittedly I haven't got a new game to review, I am waiting till the steam summer sales before I get new games and I might do quick reviews of them.

So. Fallout 4 reveal. It was a big announcement last week. Fallout being my favourite RPG series this announcement was amazing. From all the false hype built up around the Survivor2299 hoax I was reluctant to believe that this was real. As soon as I saw that a screenshot was leaked an hour earlier on the website I was ready on the Betheda twitch for the reveal.

The trailer looks nice, though some people don't like it because it looks "too cartoony" or "too colourful". I think that a bright Fallout game is what we need, its why on Fallout New Vegas I installed mods that made the sky look brighter and the world look clearer.

Many have analysed some aspects and theorised over the trailer. If you want to stay up to date with Fallout 4 (or MGS V) watch YouTuber YongYea as he does videos regarding those games. From the small trailer Yong has managed to extract so much information, such as that the world looks to be seamless and you can upgrade your pipboy.

All I know is that Bethesda is going to make A LOT of money off this. I am waiting for Bethesda's E3 presentation where we will see more information about the game (hopefully).

So are you interested in Fallout 4? Have you seen the trailer? If you haven't its embedded below.

So, my song of the week is a song from an old game that I use to play called "Parasite Eve 2" called "Forbidden Power" check it out below. And until next week.

A look at the month of June

So. Its June now. Its near the end of the College Year for me. I will be leaving College for the holidays in 4 weeks time. Yay!

Anyway, lets look at the week ahead.

I just wanted to point out that 2K have announced XCOM 2, check out the article that PC gamer released here: XCOM 2 Announcement. I'm hyped for it but unfortunately for anyone who enjoyed XCOM: EU on console, its only been announced on PC so far.

Hatred released today on PC. Hatred is a ultra violent cop and civilian killer game, some comparing the level of violence to that of A Clockwork Orange. Its on a list of games I want to try because its got a lot of positive reviews on steam.
     The next big release this month is Heroes of the Storm, aka Blizzards MOBA to contest with LoL and DoTA, on the 2nd. Its ironic since DoTA was made in Warcraft 3, which is a Blizzard game but Valve made a team to make the 2nd installment. Heroes is the 2nd MOBA that I've enjoyed playing, the first being Smite. Heroes is out for PC and Mac.
     If you have a PS4 you can get The Escapists on the 2nd also. I've played it on PC and I have to say it is a funny indie game. Though it is an indie game, it feels that it does have some money put behind it. Its worth looking at.
     On the 9th you can expect to see The Elder Scrolls Online to be available to buy on PS4 and XO. I played a bit of ESO and I enjoyed it. I don't play it now though as I don't want to pay for it, I got it on a free weekend and I think I already explained my story with the key that I bought (was a key that was sold using a stolen credit card) so if you are looking to get into another MMO that isn't Neverwinter (Neverwinter is better in my opinion because its D&D) then mark the 9th on your calendar.
     ITS PAYDAY FELLAS! Well, it is on the 16th when Payday 2: Crimewave Edition hits XO and PS4 with most (or all) of the DLC released for the PC edition of Payday 2. If you have never payed Payday 2, think GTA V Heists but no free roam but more weapon customization and a cool British Character. Payday: The Heist did heist games before GTA V was announced and Payday 2 was released before GTA V Heists were announced (I think, could find any information relating to GTA V Heist announcement).
      Finally the 23rd sees Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition and Batman: Arkham Knight release for PC, XO and PS4. DmC 4 is a good game, its not the best but its not the worst. Batman: Arkham Knight sees Rocksteady make a return to the Arkham series. Plus, the Batmobile. Who doesn't want one in real life?

My game of the month is defiantly Heroes of the Storm as a fresh game. Release wise, Payday 2. Seriously, its a game you have to get, its a fun 4 player co-op game with lots of DLC included (22 Paid DLC and over 15 free DLC on PC included in the price on XO and PS4).

My song of the week is "Way to Fall" by Starsailor. If you played MGS 3 you might recognize it. I can't remember if I already put it as one of my songs of the week, but it is worthy of being in for a 2nd week if I already have. Check it out below and until next week!