Monday, 1 September 2008
Starship Troopers 3 - Marauder
Starfleet - X-Bomber DVD
You could say it was similar to Thunderbirds with the puppet thing but in space and the effects at the time was like wow factor.

Story of the show was based around 2999 and the Earth is in danger from an alien bitch named Makara on her search for F-Zero One.
The Earth uses its new weapon the x-project in the search for this F-Zero One and lead Makara away from the Sol system.
The show is a classic and is released on DVD UK from 1st September onwards, there is versions of the show on the torrents or ebay but this DVD version should be in better quality.
I do think the price is a bit steep around on the 25 to 30 pound mark on the September release but in time the price should drop.
If you want to see some clips of the show then check out You Tube.
Ithorn
Monday, 9 June 2008
News - Virgin Control Mongers !!
Since they introduced traffic monitoring to its customers on limits of uploads and downloads between 16:00 to 21:00 every night, now Once again they have changed it by adding even more restictions.
I only noticed the news myself after browsing through the Broadband forums and was quite shock on what I had just seen I just laughed.
Before I shock you with their new timetable I would advice the window of downloading would be ideal between 21:00 to 10:00

I will not link the Virgin Media time table site where I got this table from but I shall link to the cable broadband forums where this is dicussed in more updated detail.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33634212-changes-to-traffic-mangement.html
It is a nice table has you can see but if you notice the lower the package you have the more your restricted to in the limit amount, this could make the VM customer go for an higher package by adding more change into VM's pocket.
I could go into more context on what this table could mean or what are VM true intentions but this is WokkaWorld not nag world :).
Thats not all UK ISP's have been upto over the last months, with Virgin partnership with BPI regaring net usage to BT love with Phorm.
More on these stories can be found on the http://www.cableforum.co.uk/ forums, I do suggest checking the forum out its great for info.
Friday, 28 March 2008
Iris 2 (UO 3D Client)
There are shards out there that require an monthly subscription and there are shards out there that can be played for free.
It is News to me that there is a program out there called Iris 2 that works with free shards and Ultima but makes the world in 3D.
There are some video's on You Tube about Iris 2 and a Wiki type page with full of info that can be found on the link below.
http://www.iris2.de/index.php/Main_Page
Has for testing it I will give it ago and let you's know how it feels etc on the next update on WokkaWorld, stay tuned.
**Update Monday 9th 2008**
Been a while since I tested Iris 2 and even though it is at its early stages, Iris 2 did not appeal to me in graphic wise.
An idea of UO3D is a dream given form but Iris 2 still needs a lot of work but maybe if it had an updated graphic engine would be cool.
I will advise that Iris might still grab some peoples attention so do not just take my word on Iris 2 from testing it yourselfs.
IKAJ
News 28th March 2008
Battlestar Galactica Season 4
Its this time of year when again shows either in the States or Europe bring out another season of their most favored watched shows.
This time around its Battlestar Galactica Season 4 and according to Wikipedia it be in Two Ten episode installments.
The First Ten episodes will be aired in the States on April 4th and the Second installment later this year to 2009.
Season 4 does look exciting though with the end episode of season 3 telling us that there is Four Cylons on board the Galactica and the return of Starbuck telling Appolo that she found Earth.
For those of us in Europe will have to wait until season 4 is aired on TV or DVD release but has we know we do not have to wait long :).
So Say We All
Upcoming Second Closed Beta For Rohan Online
Closed Beta starts on April 3rd so if you want to try and be a part of the closed beta thingy then goto their site and sign up.
http://www.playrohan.com/?page=home - Official Site.
IKAJ
Friday, 21 March 2008
BBC 4 The Late Edition (UK Comedy Show)
The Late Edition is a comedy UK talk show hosted by Marcus Brigstocke what is aired on BBC Four channel at Wednesdays 11pm.
The show is a mixture of comical piss takes on the weeks happenings within the news and media from all around the world.
Since I have been watching this show it allways brings a smile to my face with its enjoyable rip at politicians and celebs a like.
Even if you do not get BBC Four where you live you can allways try a search on You Tube for some Late Edition clips.
A word of warning though the show does have some swearing in it but its all a good laugh at the end of the day.
IKAJ
Force Of Arms (Upcoming Mech Game)
According to their FAQ FOA will be subscription based called flex-spending (low subcription price with option to pay for extra's).
For those who love mech type games or want to get into a machine and do some carnage check the link below for more info.
http://www.forceofarms.com/foa_v1/
IKAJ
Rohan Online (Closed Beta)
The game will include town battles where guilds will fight over towns and see the day to day process of its running for a week.
The game will also include mounts that can be used to help the player travel around or assist in battles.
Has for an review on how Rohan plays I can not say has I did not try out for the First closed beta stage.
You should still behow to see on what other people thought about Rohan by reading some of their tales on the sites forum.
Update - Second Closed Beta for Rohan Online starts on April 3rd, if you want to take part in the beta sign up by going to the links below.
http://www.playrohan.com/?page=home - Official site
http://forum.playrohan.com/forum/ - Sites forum
IKAJ
Friday, 14 March 2008
Upcoming Battlefield Heroes
According to the B-Hero site the game will be free to play, free to download with the hint of a cartoon feel to the game.
The game will be based during World War 2 where the player can either play allied or German forces.
The game is due release by Summer 08.
Need I say more about this game, I guess not has the info can be found at the following links below: -
http://www.battlefield-heroes.com/
Official site
http://www.battlefield-heroes.com/video
Link to game trailer on the B-Hero site
IKAJ
Midnight News 14th March 2008
Top Gear On World Tour
According to the BBC News site that the UK TV show Top Gear with presenters Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond will be going on a world tour by visiting 15 countries and meeting fans.
For those who do not know who these trio are they present the Top Gear show what is on the BBC channels discussing motorised subjects on news and reviews with a added hint of humour.
More info about the world tour and the show can be found on the following links below: -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7295845.stm
World tour artical
http://www.topgear.com/
Top Gear official site
IKAJ
Monday, 3 March 2008
Teletubbie Aliens (You Tube Video)
Do you remember the Teletubbie English for aliens on the Harry Enfield program in the early 90's?.
Well here is a couple of video's found on You Tube to bring back those memories.
First video clip is where the aliens learn the words about dog, tree, shopping and baby Jesus: -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hS68X8R6zs
Second video clip is where the aliens learn dinner lessons: -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aLGXDYPjIo
For those who have not heard of Harry Enfield, he is an comedian who had his own TV show and was in Kevin and Perry Go Large.
I do recommend trying to catch his old programs on TV if you can or get them on DVD has they are a right laugh.
Midnight News 3rd March 2008
Turning Webwise Off
Webwise is One of the tools used by Phorm and the ISP's to direct controlled advertising your way during your net browsing time.
The default setup option for this service is set to Switch On what is a poor decision made has this service is being forced on net users.
If you want to opt out of this service you will have to do it manually by choosing Switch Off Webwise on the following link below: -
http://www.webwise.com/privacy/opt/out.html
A cookie named OIX.net will be installed onto the PC from Webwise and must not be deteleted so Webwise be kept switched off.
Alternatively you can add OIX.net to your broswer site blocked list if the cookie is deleted (has stated on the Webwise Site).
If you have more then One PC in the office or home then this will have to be done on each PC manually what could be time consuming.
If Webwise in the future sets the default to Off instead of On then fair play but until then down with the phorm and down with Webwise.
Earthquake Britian 2008
On the early hours of Wednesday 27th February 2008, Britian had a small earthquake measuring at 5.2 on the richter scale.
According to news reports from TV, net and newspapers that there was some minor damage to homes and the buildings a like.
My own personal experience of this recent quake I felt nothing apart from hearing a big bang like something had fallen to the ground.
There was no ground shaking feeling with the comparison of a previous quake experience in 2002 in the Midlands region of Britain.
IKAJ
Monday, 25 February 2008
Bye Bye Stage 6 (News Flash)
The reasons stated in this employee's post for this decision to be made was based on cost, time consumption and resources.
Could this be the true reason why it is closing down or was it again down to corporate pressure from the entertainment industry.
Since the announcement on the Stage 6 site, user comments are being left with a mixture of positive and negative responses.
Some of the responses that are left are with interesting ideas like a pay service could be used or sell Stage 6 to Google or Microsoft.
Check the latest information about Stage 6 closure on the site below.
http://www.stage6.com/
IKAJ
Ikariam (Browser Game)
Ikariam is a browser game that is played in real time and is similar to Travian with better graphics.
Set during the times of ballista ships to people worshiping gods, players start with a single colony on an island populated by other player colonies, Two random resources and a god statue.
My First impressions of the game was like o how nice the graphics are and similar to the Settlers game series with being user friendly.
I have been playing Ikariam for a week now and I am still enjoying it with plenty still to explore and do.
Midnight News 25th February 2008
Phorm - Why O Why?
Boys and girls what will Virgin Media, BT and Talk Talk bring you for this coming easter season and it will not be an easter egg.
There is a good chance that Phorm will be added to your net service but what is Phorm some of you's might be asking?.
Phorm is a technology company in partnership with the above ISP's to help deliver a safe browsing advertising experience when we the users use the net to browse a page.
By using both Webwise and Open Internet Exchange (OIX) features to help deliver relevant adverts to user interests by gathering our everyday browsing surfing style, how they do this remains to be seen.
An example of this feature is when a user is browsing the net for holiday destinations it replaces the recent ads with the chosen destination Ones of hotel accomodations etc.
Phorm claims that no personal data is stored nor is the users IP is logged so user anonymous is guaranteed or is it?.
If we check out the muppet UK government of the Labour party recently they lost thousands of peoples personal data on disks, can we realy trust this data to be secure? and do we have a choice?.
Phorm claims that on the Webwise site there is an option to opt out of this service and installing a cookie onto your PC.
(more junk for the grinder:)).
There is good sides and bad sides to Phorm with partnerships of certain ISP's to deliver a service regarding advertising to user interests, let us get real it is for Virgin, BT and Talk Talk interests.
I wonder on how much ching ching they will receive from the companies the adverts relate to when we browse a page and will we see any of it with deductions on monthly subscriptions prices?.
I let you's make up your own decision if this Phorm is a good idea or is it a money making scheme by visiting the following links: -
Phorm Site (Noob Design) - http://www.phorm.com/
Webwise Site - http://www.webwise.com/index.html
links relating to discussions and anti Phorm FTW: -
BadPhorm (anti Phorm site with some interesting info) - http://www.badphorm.co.uk/page.php?2
Techdirt (cool IT gathering info site) - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080218/024203278.shtml
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Since there was no update last week there was something that realy got me mad that was on the news not so long ago.
The green paper proposal from the muppet UK labour party and Kermit Gordon Brown to clamp down on piracy and the method used.
He wanted ISP's to monitor their customers data packet streams and see if any illegal content or not is being streamed, well for starters this can be an invasion of privacy on users net usage.
Recently some ISP's said it is not their job to do the Labour party's dirty work and I can not blame them.
I do not agree with piracy nor do I agree with the RIAA and MPPA trying to kill file sharing and missing out on an opportunity that would benefit both artist, company and customer.
The RIAA, MPPA and companies moan about poor sales on CD's, DVD and cinema ticket's, well wake up, smell the air by making the products cheaper and adapting to online format sales by working with peer to peer legit companies or embracing online formats.
With Gordon Brown, what I see is that he went with a top of the mind approach like he has been doing recently and not seeing the bigger picture, instead he wants us to go back to the era of clay.
If Gordon Brown stops listening to corporate pressure and work with the people has his party was elected to do then Gordon Brown would not be such a noob....full stop.
I will admit I am strongly against the green paper proposal and phorm has the net shoud remain with some of its freedom like today instead of being turned into a big brother cybernet.
My advice to Brown is work with the people and wake up to the cyber age instead of the victorian time smoking pipes.
IKAJ
Monday, 11 February 2008
Midnight News 11th February 2008
Virgin Media Free Net Upgrade For 4MB Customers
Thats right folks VM will be doing a free upgrade for their existing customers who are in receipt of the broadband L package (4mb).
The new upgrade will increase from 4mb to a new 10mb free of charge for UK customers only.
Below is a link on VM schedule on getting around for this upgrade.
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/existingcustomers/faster/schedule.html
Gratz to VM on doing this move now make the bill a bit cheaper and VM be on my Xmas List :).
IKAJ
Exteel (F2P Anime Type Shooter)
Exteel is a free to play third person mech shooter game with the option of using melee or ranged attack weapons during the battle.
All you need is to do is sign up for a free PlayNC account and your ready to download the game, after installation the game size is 1 GB.
Once the game is up and running you go through a tutorial session on how to control your mech to using the various weapon types.
These tutorial sessions are optional to do but it is recommended because you get cash and experience has a reward on completion.
With the tutorial complete, next thing to do is to check out the hanger and store to buy or equip weapons/gear for your mech.
The weapons types that can be used in Exteel range from Pistols, Rifiles, Siege weapons to melee weapons of swords and shields.
In the lobby there are Four battle types that can be played in Exteel that are Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Territorial Match and Last Stand with each battle type having its own advantages or disvantages depending on the players taste of play.
The controls uses the WASD for movement with the R key to change between the Two weapon types, left/right mouse buttons to shoot.
Space key for jumping and by double clicking on the key movement buttons will enable hover mode for flying or dodging bullets.
Graphics in Exteel are very well done in map design textures and effects with city and arena type themes, the sound is standard like most games but nothing special.
The performance while running Exteel will vary from user to user depending on the system spec they are running and net connection.
My own experience on performance varied from map to map has +/-, your own experience might be different with comparison to mine.
Gameplay for Exteel is simple, frag or capture map area's like most shooters out there but what makes this game good is a choice to swap weapon during battles and hover flying your mech around.
Rewards and experience is given out with a detailed report on how the battle went after the battle is complete.
Overall Exteel is a free mech shooter with a hint of Anime feel to it, some players might experience performance issues while some will have a sweet enjoyable experience when playing Exteel.
There is an option to purchase NCcoins to buy better ingame stuff for your mech but this is optional and not realy needed.
The Only true way to find out if this game is your cup of tea is to give this game a try, you might like it :).
Pick N Mix Sites For 11th February 2008
The First entry for the pick n mix is: -
Rathergood
The Rathergood.com site is a mixture of humour and entertainment in the format of flash movies, kittens and crabs.
Rathergood does contain some adult content so minors or the easily offended be warned, still if your open minded like rest of us then you will enjoy what these peeps have done with content and design.
The sites creator Joel and crew also has a band called 7 Seconds Of Love if you like Ska type bands (more info on their Rathergood site).
The Second entry for the pick n mix is: -
Hurra Torpedo
Hurra Torpedo is a Norwegian band that has performed since the early/mid 90's by using house hold kitchen appliances like cookers, spin dryers and washing machines.
Below you will see Two You Tube links of covers songs that are quite catchy tunes performed by Hurra Torpedo.
First link is titled Total Eclipse of the Heart was orginal performed by Bonnie Tyler in the mid 1980's.
Second link is titled All The Things she Said was orginal performed by Russian group Tatu in the early 2000's.
The final entry for the pick n mix is: -
Fileinfo
Lets say you get a file sent to you by e-mail with a unknown file extention you never seen before, then check out Fileinfo.net with detailed information and descriptions on file extentions.
The site is easy to navigate with a left menu of various categories and the results presented in a table format with links for further information on a file extention.
IKAJ
Monday, 4 February 2008
Renaissance Kingdoms (Browser Game)
Renaissance Kingdoms or RK for short is a browser/forum type game set in the 1400's that can be played with roleplay or not.
Has the player you can decide what country in Europe you would like to start in with remembering that the native language might be spoken in the forums or site of your chosen starting choice.
I chose England has my starting location and yes there is players from Italy to Canada who play in England too what is quite cool :).
I read in the RK forums that if you choose England then you can only travel to Scotland but if you start on the mainland of Europe then you travel all the way to Turkey.
The game can be played in its browser site environment where you can use the options to help you in your game everyday life and use the forum for information/role play like in the top right image above.
Has you can see Two travelers from another town in England popped into Bath during their travels and I had the honor to speak to One of them in the tavern on the RK site what was pleasant.
The forum goes the next step that involves a bit more depth to the scene and to the imagination.
In RK you can travel from One Town to another that will take days to arrive there with a good chance of being robbed along the way unless your in a party of other players or the local forces.
Has for getting money, the player starts off with 50 pounds and can work in the church or mines so they can advanced to level 1 with being fed each day by purchasing food.
The player will need to advanced to level 1 by accumulating 5 reputation points + 90 pounds, Onced reached level 1 the player can have their own field to look after.
The field at the start is used for corn growing and has time progresses an additional field can be purchased with choice of different use from growing cows to veggies.
The town and duchy has many buildings that the player can explore with options and information that will help the player make decisions on their characters everyday game life.
Each town is player ran based with each player having a role to play with that sence of community for survival, enjoyment and involvement experience when playing RK.
The player in time will gain reputation points and stats by eating certain types of foods or gaining reputation points from other players in taverns or on the RK forum.
Gaining a level needs the player to meet an requirement on a number of reputation points needed depending on level trying to achieve.
The higher the level the player achieves the more options are open for the player to choose from on the path for their character to take.
What I do like about RK is the tavern feature has it is like a chat room with the exception of timezones players logging on.
Overall RK is a role playing game or not with loads of involvement if the player chooses to take part in from politics to military type life or the player can log on just Five minutes a day and do what they need to do to.
There is so much to RK that I have not fully explored it all and I still log on each day to do what I need to do for my character.
In RK you need to check on your character daily so they can be fed etc, still there is an option to stay in the church (like a Sanctuary) if you know your not going to log on for a number of days.
I say check out the site and their forums if your want to find out more information about RK.
You never know I might see you in a tavern One day on there :).
IKAJ
Holy Wars (Browser Game)
This is One of my favorite broweser games that I have been playing since early December 2007 and has been quite enjoyable..
Lets start by imagining the time of the Crusades where Knights and Warriors in the thousands from Muslim, Christian and Pagan faiths fight each other for honor, glory and conquest.
This is the main theme that Holy Wars is based on with features to level up your character, buy equipment and fight for the Holy Land.
You start by choosing what faith you wanna play for, (Crusaders/Christians) (Paigans/Non Believers) (Saracen/Muslim) I chose crusaders has I wanted to play has a knight.
Next choose a name for your character and your ready to play.
For about 1 week only you will have a premium package added to your account for no charge at all.
The premium will give the player a chance of plundering for upto 2 hours a day instead of the usual 1 hour to uploading an avatar.
After the week is up and you decide not to continue with the premium, you will loose your avatar then be given a default One.
You will start Holy Wars with low stats and equipment where you will have to gain experience to advanced to the next level.
To gain experience and gold is to take part in battles, attacking players and plunder with possible outcomes of success or failure.
Once you had ago with plundering and fighting foe's, the experience and gold will soon grow for you to spend the gold on upgrading stats to buying equipement for your character.
The equipment that you can buy for your character are armors, weapons, horse mounts and healing potions to heal after battle.
Each player is also given a residence that can be upgraded at a cost for healing and defence benefits if attacked or healing after battles.
There is a city feature where the player can take part in the arena, become a mercenary, buy/sell goods and work for a such amount of gold per hour depending on level.
Holy Wars also has a nice tavern feature that the player can try a game of dice against One to Three NPC's and a chance to win or loose some gold depending on pure luck :).
I avoid the tavern somtimes has this is a great way to loose money realy quick, I might suggest try plundering for 10 minutes at a time to gain experience and gold.
What game like Holy Wars be without battles and yes battles are included in this game from order battles to the Holy war its self.
Whats is the difference of the Two you could say?
The order battles is a type of clan battle by joining a clan or taking part of the battle either a mercenary or volunteer.
The order battles are daily so check the roster on the next battle you would like to participate and be in the camp before the battle starts.
The Holy war battle occurs every One to Two weeks with attacking and defending of city's in the European and Middle East districts.
Like the order battle arrive in camp before the battle starts, equip your character and wait until the result of the battle comes in.
The result tells the player who had won a round and how much gold/experience was gained etc.
Overall Holy Wars is not a grinding game nor is it time conuming like Travian but given the chance can give the player enjoyment with or without being a premium customer.
The graphics of the game is standard on what you would normally expect to see in traditional type browser games that leaves to the imagination of how the fight could of took place.
I say give this game ago if you like Kingdom of Heaven film or a fan of medieval type themes.
IKAJ
Monday, 28 January 2008
Metin 2 (F2P Type Game)
Metin 2 is free to play with the option of buying in game items for a price that you can benefit a little over other players from having unique items to cool clothing.
I created a warrior character who chose the path has a berserka and is only level 11 by playing it on/off over a weekender period.
The game starts with the player choosing which of the 3 realms to pledge their loyalty to, each realm has a background story so choose wisely before jumping into the action.
Once the player has chosen the realm, next it is to choose the class that player would like to play with, there are 4 classes to choose from at the start.
The 4 classes to choose from are: -
Warrior - Once passed level 5 can either tank or berserka.
Assassin - Once passed level 5 can either be sin (speed attacks) or archer (bow/ranged) force.
Mage - Once passed level 5 can either use lighting (gaia) and dragon (flame/dmg) force.
Sura - Once passed level 5 can either use mirage (weapon) or black magic (attacks) force.
The graphics are not to bad, nothing to sing about but acceptable.
Sometimes though the game does slow down here and there so I do suggest turning off the shadows in the options and close any programs running in the background like Steam etc.
Movement uses the WASD keys and Page up and Page Down keys for zooming in and out of you character with the point/click method from the mouse for targeting/attacking.
Sound is OK for both music and sound effects with the option of turning both off in the setup.
Players can also ride horses in this game Once they reached level 25 with 3 horse types during a players level advancement.
If I recall what it said about horses is that when a player has reached level 25 he/she can ride a pony for just riding and at level 35 + can ride a horse while attacking when in mount mode.
The horses does need to be fed now and again by using some special type herbs (yum yum with a pinch of salt).
There is a guild system in Metin 2 with the option of buying a guild house/guild buildings to benefit guild members, these buildings can be expensive so ask for member contributions.
There is plenty of creatures to bash outside of safe zones with the option to turn off the PVP tag. I would also like to mention that there are spiders and scorpions in this game so if you have got a phobia with them at least you have be warned :).
The community seems OK with players wanna team up with each other, there are dungeons, realm wars here and there and yes you can fish also Once reached level 20 yay.
I myself has not fully discovered everything about this game yet still I am intrigued to find out.
Until the next weeks update WokkaWokka.
IKAJ
The Tom Green Show Live On The Net
I think of both has he always made me smile during my teens in the 90's with his shows on both MTV and MTV2 to the naughties.
For those who do not know by now, he has his own show on the net that is aired live at around 2am GMT/6pm PST and is screened later on for certain TV channels across Canada and America regions.
On the hour long Tom Green Show he has celebrity guests with an added inch of humour here and there to the show and best of all it is free to watch (apart from paying your ISP bill etc).
I would recommend his show to any One, so why see his show live at http://www.tomgreen.com/ on weekdays at 2am GMT/6pm PST.
Update 28/03/08 - Tom Green Show is taking a short break and will be back soon with more episodes.
IKAJ
Introduction - The WokkaWorld Dream !!
The project would consist of game reviews, everyday online and real life content that try to be tasteful from around the world.
Welcome to the WokkaWorld Project..!!
In the not so distant future I would like to add more fresh content to this project with people of whom I have known if they would like become a co-author with their very own specialised day.
I would also like to add a WokkaWorld forum and Ventrillo server later on to this project that some lucky chosen people can use.
The forum and Vent server will not be guild but neutral based would be a place where friends of old and new of whom I had the privilege to meet can use to keep in touch on their latest happenings.
Enjoy the dream, Enjoy WokkaWorld :)
IKAJ