Is bebo.com for racism??

I have not used Bebo in a while but yesterday I logged on and had a message from
Toby. The message was really racist, abusive and offensive. So I decided to report the user to bebo. This is the message I got back:

"You recently reported abuse for member Toby. on July 29, 2008. The best thing for you to do is block this person from your profile. If you ignore this person chances are they will get bored and leave you alone. I have provided instructions below on how you can do this."

Then there was instructions on blocking someone.

Ignore them and they will go away?? It was not the fact that Toby got to me, (in his message he said I was a Pakistani lover but used racist words and also insulted many different races and cultures) The message from toby did not even offened me I just don't think this should go unreported.

As you can imagine I was quite annoyed with the reply so sent another message back

"Yesterday I reported a user who sent racist, abusive and ofensive message to me, I have just recived this reply from Bebo:

"You recently reported abuse for member Toby. on July 29, 2008. The best thing for you to do is block this person from your profile. If you ignore this person chances are they will get bored and leave you alone. I have provided instructions below on how you can do this."

So the best advice you can offer is to ignore it? it is now suitable that someone can be extremly racist and get away with it, the user's account is still active so he could do this again and again.

"If you ignore this person chances are they will get bored and leave you alone." It is not a matter of them leaving me alone the user can say anything he wants to me and I will not get annoyed but I do not find it suitable that your site takes racism lightly, if nothing is done about this I will report this site and take the matter further."

I thought now they would listen to me but I just got this reply
"Hello

Thank you for contacting Bebo.

I would like to look into y=this further, can you provide me the username of the account?

also the location of the racism, and the content if you can. I will need to see it before any action can be taken

I hope this helps.

Kindest Regards
Robert G."

I ignored his typo and went to copy and paste the message Toby. had sent me...Strange I didnt delete the message, checked my inbox,my trash nothing! It had just vanished. I sent the following reply:
"I have just checked my inbox and the email as "mysteriously" vanished since I reported it, I did not delete it and nothing is in my trash or inbox folders, I find this very suspicious on your half. The user who sent the message is http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=2296792476

I copied the entire message he sent in the first complaint I sent yesterday, that is is if that too as not "mysteriously" vanished "

Is Bebo racist? would they really go to lengths to delete my message after I said I would report them? Seems to me like who ever is in charge at Bebo is in favour of racism, until I get a reply and find out the action taken that will stay my opinion.

P.s. Toby. Is a racist emo i'm not condoning anyone send him the type of message he sent me in any way shape or form ;)

P.P.S. Bebo, Inc., 795 Folsom St, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. If it was a homophobic message would the message had vanished under such circumstances?

Checkout my 8 year old brother first 3d animations!

My brother was bored in the summer holidays so yesterday I put 3dmax on his laptop, a few hours later this is what he came up with! Be kind with the comments he is only 8 and this was him just messing about with the program for a couple of hours.

uncharted 2 confirmed

It’s pretty well known I love Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. Hell, I gave it Game of the Year. Fans of the series can expect some more adventure/shooting action as Naughty Dog has confirmed a sequel. Christophe Balestra, VP at Naughty Dog, confirmed it in an interview.

Force Unleashed demo coming in August

Matt Shell, Marketing Manager at LucasArts, has sent out word that a demo of their upcoming game, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, will be will be hitting Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network in August.

The level available in the demo will be a reworked version of the Tie Fighter Construction Facility from the retail game and the demo will feature special force power that would not have being unlocked at that point if you were playing through the full game.

Furthermore, in a nice change from the norm LucasArts have said the the demo will actually contain a unique ending instead of just ending abruptly - like most other demo’s do. This ending will also be exclusive to the demo, and not be a part of the retail release.

Who is using all the bandwidth?? CHINA!!

China now has the world's largest net-using population, say official figures.

More than 253 million people in the country are now online, according to statistics from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC).

The figure is higher than the 223 million that the US mustered in June, according to Nielsen Online.

Net penetration in the US stands at 71% compared to 19% in China suggesting it will eventually vastly outstrip the US.

The development is significant because the US has had the largest net-using population since records of how many people were online started to be kept.

"This is the first time the number has drastically surpassed the United States, becoming the world's number one," said a statement from the CNNIC, the nation's official net monitoring body.

The 2008 figure is up 56% in a year, said CNNIC. Analysts expect the total to grow by about 18% per annum and hit 490 million by 2012.

About 95% of those going online connect via high-speed links. Take up of broadband has been boosted by deals offered by China's fixed line phone firms as they fight to win customers away from mobile operators.

China's mobile phone-using population stands at about 500 million people.

Despite having a greater number of people online, China's net economy still has a long way to go to match or exceed that of the US or even that of South Korea.

Figures from Analysys International said China's net firms reported total revenues of $5.9bn (£2.96bn) in 2007. By contrast net advertising revenue alone for US firms in 2007 stood at $21.2bn (£10.6bn).

Shigeru Miyamoto: The man behind the Nintendo Wii

The telegraph has a good artical about the Shigeru Miyamoto, in it he confirms he is working on a new pikmin game read it HERE

Wii homebrew pack generator OUT NOW!

WiiBrew is proud to present the Wii Pack Generator! For those of you who aren't familiar with the concept of a Pack Generator, I'll give you a quick rundown. The Wii Pack Generator is a web based utility that allows you to select from the most recent, up to date, and high quality homebrew for your Nintendo Wii and create a custom pack. All of the homebrew you select will be added into a .zip or .exe file with the correct structure for easy, ready to go extraction onto your SD card.

It works pretty good, and is really easy to use for people who are not tech savy get it HERE and if you know of any must-have-apps please post them in the comments.

TV, video games not related to nightmares: study

"Television and computer games aren't to blame for dark dreams about things that go bump in the night, according to a new study that finds no link between children's viewing or gaming habits and their nightmares.

The research debunks popular wisdom as well as previous studies in which parents and children reported that frightening dreams were triggered by TV programs.

"We found no correlation between the amount of TV watching and computer game playing and nightmare frequency," says Michael Schredl, head of research for the Sleep Laboratory at Germany's Central Institute of Mental Health."

Have you ever had any video game related nightmares? if so let us know in the comments, read the full story here

New Street fighter IV trailer

ENJOY

Midway announces Mortal Kombat: Kollection for PS2

PRESS RELEASE: Midway Announces Mortal Kombat(R): Kollection(TM) Exclusively for PlayStation(R)2 System This Fall

Midway Games Inc. , a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, today announced Mortal Kombat(R): Kollection(TM), a special collector's edition box set that combines three of the most recent Mortal Kombat releases from the award-winning, and Midway's best-selling video game fighting franchise into one explosive package.
Exclusively for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Mortal Kombat: Kollection features Mortal Kombat: Deception(R), Mortal Kombat: Armageddon(R), and Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks(R). Packing more punch, fatalities and characters into one box than ever before, Mortal Kombat: Kollection is expected to be available this September for a U.S. MSRP of $29.99, just in time for players to refine their skills before the scheduled release of the highly anticipated Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe this holiday season.

"Mortal Kombat has been a pinnacle fighting franchise for well over a decade now and this is an ideal package for fans and collectors in terms of content and price point," said Mona Hamilton, vice president of marketing, Midway Home Entertainment. "With the PlayStation(R)2 system still holding the highest market share of any home console, we saw this as the perfect opportunity to offer an incredible value to our consumers as we ramp up for the highly anticipated launch of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe."

Spiderman: web of shadows trailer

Here is a trailer for the new spiderman game coming soon for xbox360,ps3,wii,pc.
What is your favourtie spiderman game? I think mine is the cartoony one on the psone! They all went downhill after that!

I lost my wisdom (tooth)

So I went to the dentsit and she looked in mouth and said "it's growing completly sideways, its not that big we can take it out now if you want?" Being the manly man I am I said "oooo how long's it going to take I have to be somewhere soon" (A bare faced lie, my dat consisted of going to the dentist and watch tv) "About 5 minutes " she replied; "SHIT!" I thought I can't say I don't have time now. She gave me 4 injections one of them hurt me and I pulled her hand away from my mouth, after the 4th injection she said go wait in the waiting room for a couple of minutes.

The second I got in the room i was ringing everyone I knew I was scared it was going to hurt a lot! To make things even more scary some sikh woman walked in with a beard! that was making me feel scared, disgusted and cringe-worthy all at the same time, she was a clearner and has she bent down to pick the bag out of the bin what did i see? A SWORD!!

"Michael" The recpetionist called me and in i went, i told the dentist I was scared because everyone I spoke to had said wisdom teeth removal hurts, she explained to me that only the bottom ones really hurt because there big and you normally need to go to the hospital to have them removed.

She explained she would be making some room in my mouth to be able to get to the tooth, I was having nodding that I agreed then joked I better not nod when you start drilling, the dental nurse laughed I thought "Thats no joke!"

The dentist put something in my mouth and started twisting "oh god " I said ( well actually it sounded more like "arr gaaard" because of the thing in my mouth) as I heard a tooth crumble and crack, "don't worry if you hear a cracking noise" she could have said that before making the cracking noise!

I started bleeding a lot and i heard her say "ooops! " she put some tissue in my mouth and said bite down hard as you can, each time she put it in I started to gag and she tried with another piece, at one point i pulled it out of my mouth to see my hand covered in blood and a peiece of tooth on my finger.

She told me I had a strong (weak?) gagging reflex so i had to calm down eventually she got in in my mouth and said "ok come back in a few weeks for a filling" "Have you taken the tooth out?" I asked, apperently all the cracking was her pulling the tooth out! no drilling! It didn't even hurt at all!! The worst part was me gagging.

The nurse showed me the tooth, I asked if I could keep it, she probably thought I was slow because she put it in a tooth fairly bag! And that was it! the dentsit said keep biting the tissue for ten minutes but in my case as long as i can stand it in my mouth, she explained the socket was bleeding so don't spit or drink for four hours.

I was really happy it didn't hurt at all and only took five minutes! I kept the tissue in my mouth well I got the bus to town (probably looked like I had been in a fight..and lost) when I took it out it was caked in blood but I felt fine and I didn't even have a numb mouth so it didn't feel weird.

So if anyone is reading this who is about to have a wisdom tooth out then don't worry because it doesn't hurt at all, and you get a cool tooth fairy bag! Below is some pictures of my tooth, I don't think they do them justice because the woman said it was not that big, then I turned to see the tooth and thought thats huge!

A blog about me! AKA Youtube I hate you

Thought I would let you all know a bit about me. For the past couple of weeks my tooth has been hurting, its not just any tooth though..its a wisdom tooth!

A few years ago I was having my regular dental check when the dentist said I had a wisdom tooth coming through but it was nothing to worry about and they would only do something about it if it caused me pain. Cut to 2 or 3 years later and the little bugger has practicaly declared war on my mouth. I didn't ring the dentist when the pain started because over the course of those 2 or 3 years it has periodcially hurt for a few days then stopped....not this time...this time the tooth wants to explore! So last week I rung the dentist and the receptionist said "aww is it giving you some trouble?" TROUBLE!! I would love it to give TROUBLE! this is no normal wisdom tooth I think it may be a new being.

Tommorow at 12 I go to the dentist I am worried about what she may say, everyone I have spoken to about wisdom teeth has said "ooo they don't half hurt when they take them out" why tell me that!?! I'm already dreading going because the dentist woman is new, last time I went it was her first week she told me so we got to know each other, had a nice chat, then she started my 6 monthly checkup, "Lower K5", "1,2,3", "3,2,1" and other dental bollocks tumbled from her mouth "got a 8 a 9 a 11...shit" Shit?? Shit? surely thats not proper dental talk? Sudenly I could taste blood, turns out she had cut my cheek while speaking in tounges. So I already think shes crap at her job and now I have "the worst thing you can have done at a dentist"

At the moment I am sat in the kitchen watching True lies on itv1..good film! (Jonathans ross job is save with that review!) While watching it i thought I would post a blog, but before i did I looked at youtube and found this video

Not the nicest thing to see is it? At present I don't even know if they will take it out, but it is hurting and its really far back in my mouth I have no idea how they would get to it with a drill :(
AND if the video was not bad enough a google image search brings up this!I think I may cry if she says its coming out! I have had a couple of fillings and one tooth that grew weird had to be taken out, I have been fine with all of that but the thought of a wisdom tooth (something everyone I speak to says is bad, horrible, not nice) having to be taken out brings fear to my heart, the only thing keeping me sane is the thought I hang on to when I go to bed ...."Please if it must come out can I be put asleep?"

I'm going to bed now for tommorow I look fear in the eyes!

A new littleBig Planet video

For some reason it has no sound, but how excited are you about this game?

In game XMB not working in all games?

Apperntly a number of games do not work with in-game xmb on the ps3

"I put enchanted arms to play for awhile. It seems In-game xmb doesn't support enchanted arms.
I check my other games. Hmmm..lost planet does not seem to support it either.
What gives? Hopefully we will get a patch in the near future.
the Japanese version of Valkyria *According to gamer, Le-mo*
Call of Duty 3 *According to gamer, theycallmeryan*
Blacksite: Area 51 *According to gamer, theycallmeryan*"

Strange, I have enchanted arms and it didn't work for me (first time that game has been in my ps3 for a while..whats with the weird gay tranny dude????)

How to PURCHASE movies from us PSN store on the EU psn

The Blog under this one has a video of how to access the american movie downloads psn with a EU account, now if you want watch the video below to find out how to purchase a video!


for full details go here

Netflix comes to xbox360

The 10.3 million owners of Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game player will be able to use it to stream thousands of movies from Netflix, the video "rentailer," the two companies announced in Los Angeles on Monday. Beginning this fall, Netflix subscribers will be able to stream 10,000 movies and television shows onto their TV sets using the Xbox 360 device. Currently Netflix's online streaming service works only with PCs, unless subscribers buy a $100 converter box. The announcement came just one day after Microsoft announced that it was cutting the price of its 20Gb game player to $300.

Do you plan on using this? Or will you just download films to your pc and stream them? A video rental service is on the ps3 now (only in america unless you watch the video below) do you think these will be a success? I have always wanted to try buying a film on the 360 marketplace but just before I press ok I think "mmm do i really want to waste points on this?"

Tell me your thoughts and experiences with this in the comments.

Scrubs creator "I gotta no respect!"

The creator/executive producer of Scrubs is clearly miffed at NBC for the way the network decided to cancel the series. Speaking at the Television Critics Association's press tour in Beverly Hills Wednesday, Bill Lawrence said, "If you are [doing] a show on a network for six or seven years, and you make someone millions and millions of dollars, you should be able to end the show [the way you want to end the show]." As reported by Broadcasting & Cable, Lawrence said that he told the network that although he expected to be allowed to wrap up the show in eight episodes, he could do so in three. "And there wasn't a lot of interest on their part." Lawrence indicated that while he is not certain whether the show will continue beyond next season on ABC, which picked it up, he plans to film the season finale with the understanding that star Zach Braff will be leaving and "making a big deal about it."

The Dark Night reviews are in..it' excellent by the way!

With the latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight opening in thousands of theaters at midnight tonight or at 6:00 a.m. on Friday (Us Brits have a time to wait..but if you look hard enugh you can watch it alread ;) ), newspapers throughout the country have made room for early reviews. Almost without exception they are raves. Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times gives it a rare -- for him -- four stars, writing, that it "is a haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy. It creates characters we come to care about. That's because of the performances, because of the direction, because of the writing, and because of the superlative technical quality of the entire production." Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times observes that director Christopher Nolan does not make a big to-do over the film's formidable special effects and action sequences. "This is powerful, propulsive filmmaking in which elements that must have taken an eternity to set up stay on screen no longer than they absolutely need to," he remarks. Claudia Puig in USA Today piles on the superlatives. "The Dark Knight is a more thrilling, intelligent, morally complex and masterfully crafted film than any summer blockbuster in recent years. It's probably the best superhero movie to date," she says. Every critic marvels at the performance of the late Heath Ledger in the role of The Joker. "Ledger is so horrifically riveting you can't take your eyes off of him," comments Joe Neumaier in the New York Daily News. Even the Washington Post's Stephen Hunter, who is one of the few critics who has found faults with the film, writes that Ledger's performance is memorable. "It's a subtle, nuanced piece of acting so powerful it banishes all memories of the handsome Aussie behind it," he writes. "Ledger's work is improbably droll, impossibly creepy, meticulously detailed," comments Michael Phillips in the Chicago Tribune, who also awards the film four stars. And Amy Biancolli concludes in the Houston Chronicle: "Heath Ledger died too young, leaving behind performances as faceted, brilliant and few as a handful of diamonds. His final gem is no less radiant for being pitch black."

And now for some spoilers so stop reading:

• Funniest part? Def the joker in a nurse outfit!
• Unexpected part? Rachel dies
• The joker lives (But after watching it I do't think anyone can play the joker again)
• Cat women next time? a line about the new batsuit from Lucius it could protect him from cats
• Gordon now hates batman blaming him for the murders of 5 officers / civilians (Batman takes the blame not wanting to ruin Harvey Dent's image as the "White Knight")
• Want to learn magic 101 with the joker? He makes a pencil disappear by standing it straight up on a table then gleefully jamming a thugs eye into it. "TADA!"

So there you have it, honestly its a great film, everyone go see it, go see it twice! go see it at IMAX, go shout it from the rooftops. The Dark Knight has returned.

The Conduit developer interview

The conduit is a wii game that aims to be the best looking wii game so far! The devlopers have done a lot of work to do certain effects that so far are only on 360 and ps3, I have seen a few videos and this game is shaping up to be something really good! Anyway here is the devlopers talking about the game, have a look for your self

Metal Gear Solid technical adviser charged with exporting firearms parts

According to the AP, Army captain Tomoaki Iishiba has been charged in a federal court with "conspiring to ship holographic, night-vision-compatible firearm sights to Japan." The report states that the army captain has "worked as an I Corps intelligence liaison to Japan’s Northeastern Army, has written a manual for the M4 rifle, has endorsed a line of knives and is credited as a technical adviser in the making of the video game Metal Gear Solid."

" holographic, night-vision-compatible firearm sights" I soooo want one of them!!

Little big planet site now live

Anyone who's anyone must have heard of this ps3 game by now?

How good does that look? Making your own levels and sharing them is the reason I will be first in line for this game! (Note to self: My brother is meant to be making a unreal tournament 3 map of our parents house, so far he only has our bedroom! once it's finished post it here for any would be robbers!) The site is now live here

Need a job? How about UK PR director for the Xbox 360?

From a job description at prweekjobs.co.uk it seems as if MS is looking to boost its 360 PR efforts in the UK as it is seeking a UK PR director for the Xbox 360. The salary is £95k + bonus + benefits, here's the introduction "At Microsoft, we’re already buzzing about what Xbox 360 has achieved. But what excites us even more is how much further we’ve got to go. And that’s where you come in. We want you to take the success of one of our most exciting and fast moving brands and use your strategic PR expertise to send it into the stratosphere."

Ever wanted to know how to get a foot in the door of the games business?

The US Playstation blog has posted an interview with Insomniac Games President and CEO Ted Price. In this video, Mr. Price talks about the best way get a foot in the door of the videogames business and his most difficult days as a developer. I cannot wait for Resistance 2! If anybody has it add me my psn is ajrobson

Dead Rising Comes To Wii

Who remembers Dead Rising for the 360? The 2006 Zombie game set in a shopping mall thats in no way related to Dawn of the dead? Well it's heading to the Nintendo wii!!



According to a translation of Famitsu (Only Japan's Gaming Bible don't ya know) Dead Rising is coming to the wii, the game will be called 'Dead Rising: Zombie Sacrifice' in Japan and will have new features and expanded gameplay. They hope these features, along with making the game easier to play, will make it appeal more to the casual gamer. The Wii version of the game will also feature a "behind-the-shoulder camera system modeled after Resident Evil 4's" and motion controls.

The story of Dead Rising centers on Frank West, a photojournalist who ends up trapped in a shopping mall , in the town of Willamette, Colorado, that is infested with zombies . Frank must defend himself from zombie attacks, rescue survivors and avoid crazedpsychopaths, while still attempting to uncover the truth behind the incident. The player controls Frank as he explores the mall, using nearly any available object as a weapon. The player can complete several main and optional missions to earn experience points and gain special abilities. The game features several endings, depending on the decisions the player makes along the way.

Has we all know the Wii cannot support the same level of graphics capabilities, such as the large number of zombies rendered at any time, but Capcom is attempting to retain as much of the Xbox 360 features as possible. However, Minoru Nakai, the game's producer, stated that changes will be made to the Wii version to make it more accessible to casual gamers. The player can no longer take photos due to the implementation of the new camera system for example ( a feature I'm sure not many of you will miss!)

The 360 version sold over 1.5 million copies "My brother is a casual gamer, but he's the sort of person who doesn't like it when the visuals are too intricate or elaborate -- he gets nervous about whether he's good enough to play it at all," he noted. "That was a very novel surprise to hear that from him. Looking at it that way, I wonder if Wii users are a lot more forgiving about the visuals of the games they play. Of course, we have lots of fans of the 360 version, so we're still aiming for a level of visuals that will keep them satisfied." said Minoru Nakai.

Here are some screentshots from the wii version:

For more pictures go here

Welcome to my space (get it??)

Hello all! Over the coming weeks, months, (the dream) years I will be posting on this blog as often has I can. My aim (and please take this seriously I have this planned out using pens and everything) is to bring who ever happens to stumble over this blog all the latest info on games, movies, music and my life in general. I aim to bring you all this and more in a fun and entertaining way.

Has this is my first blog I will start by telling you a little about myself, I am a male (there the one's with the dangly bits) aged 23, from England (there the one's that use to rule everyone) I go to university in Manchester and take Computing and I like putting "funny" asides in my writing ( no shit Sherlock!)

The reason I have made this blog is because I am actually quite bored at the moment, I have seen many blogs on this site (I usually look at them to see the newest eps of lost and smallville!) and like always I love to jump on the bandwagon... 4 or 5 years after everyone else has!

Anyway If you have any questions please leave a comment, I'm going to post this now because I want to know what its going to look like, and what screen comes up next! Welcome to MY space I hope you enjoy it!