The blog will no longer be updated...

...Because I've lost interest in it. I haven't updated the blog since my last post in May (about Sanna Nielsen going to the final in European Song Contest 2014). Writing a blog requires time and enthusiasm for different topics, and I realise now that blogging isn't really my thing.

So this is actually my final post. Take care everyone!

ESC 2014: Sweden to the final!

Sanna Nielsen made a great performance this evening and the song "Undo" managed to get to the final.

Go Sanna Nielsen! Go Sweden!

Sanna's performance in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2014.

Origin: Dead Space free for a limited time!

The American video game company EA Games is currently offering the famous space horror game Dead Space for free. In order to get a free copy, the installation of EA Games' Origin is required. The offer lasts until May 8th, 2014.

When you have Origin installed, you can also get Battlefield 1942 free of charge.

Crazy Taxi (Android/iOS) - Free for a limited time!

Do you remember SEGA:s Crazy Taxi? The arcade game where you choose one of four different drivers, drive through a city resembling San Francisco, pick up customers and transport them to their destinations as quickly as possible to earn crrrraaazy money?

The mobile version of the game (Android/iOS) is now free for a limited time. The deadline is March 19th 2014. So if you haven't played Crazy Taxi before, or you want to relive the classic arcade title, you better start downloading now!

Links:

AppStore

Google Play (formerly Android Market)

Trailer:

Melodifestivalen 2014: Rätt låt vann!

Vilken finalkväll!

Mina favoritlåtar framfördes mycket bra och vilken rysare det var med poängutdelningen! I början ledde Ace Wilder med sin låt "Busy Doin' Nothin" med sju poäng före Sanna Nielsens "Undo" efter att Internationella juryn sagt sitt. Och när telefonrösterna hade räknats visade det sig att "Undo" vann årets Mello med endast två poäng ifrån "Busy Doin' Nothin"!

Jag är medveten om att många trodde och hellre skulle vilja se Sverige representeras av Ace Wilder. T.ex. i gårdagens Metro skrev reportern Anneli Sandberg att "Ace Wilder låter mest 2014" samt att hon trodde att "hon kan gå segrande ur den".

Självklart är det upp till var och en att få tycka vad man vill, men jag tycker ändå att rätt låt och rätt artist vann. Jag tycker att Sanna Nielsen är en professionell artist med en stark röst och som kan ha kontroll under press. Jag har flera gånger velat att hon skulle få representera Sverige, och nu lyckas hon äntligen få den chansen efter sju försök!

Det enda tråkiga var att Ellen Benediktsons bidrag "Songbird" inte var bland de fem bästa, för den är riktigt bra.

Nu finns Melodifestivalens alla låtar mer eller mindre på YouTube, och följande är mina favoritbidrag från årets final. Observera dock att dessa videoklipp är från deltävlingarna och inte från själva finalen.

Ellen Benediktson - "Songbird" (Deltävling 1)

Alcazar - "Blame it on the disco" (Deltävling 4)

Sanna Nielsen - "Undo" (Deltävling 2)

Återigen, stort grattis Sanna! Jag håller tummarna för dig under Eurovision Song Contest 2014 i Köpenhamn!

Jag hoppas att ni tagit hand om era nära och kära under Internationella kvinnodagen idag!

Melodifestivalen 2014: Parodi

Ahahahaha! Jag kan inte sluta skratta när jag ser detta videoklipp. Har ni också sett det på YouTube? Om ni inte har sett det ännu, så rekommenderar jag starkt att ni gör det om ni vill träna skrattmusklerna. Daniel Norberg (som var med i Idol 2010 om jag inte har fel), gör en parodi på årets Mello-finalister. Och han gör det väldigt bra måste jag säga.

Batman: Arkham Knight announced

Yesterday (March 4th 2014), we finally got the news of a new game in the famous Batman: Arkham video game franchise. It's called Batman: Arkham Knight. The game, created by the British Rocksteady Studios, will be the forth and final game in the series. It will also be the first game in the series where players can control the Batmobile.

I have many thoughts regarding this. Firstly, I'm sad that Rocksteady has decided to conclude the series with Arkham Knight, although I understand that it's better to end a series perfectly than badly. Secondly, I'm glad that Rocksteady has to make Gotham City bigger and the streets wider (compared to the ones in Batman: Arkham City) in order to make room for the Batmobile. Thirdly, I'm still disappointed that sexism is still present in the game - I'm thinking of Harley Quinn's provocative outfit.

Although many people - including my countrymen - love and praise Batman: Arkham City, I'm not impressed with the game. Although Rocksteady intended to create the second game about "Batman in Gotham", Arkham City (I'm talking about the prison with the same name of the game) feels small. The prison isn't meant to be large, but since it consists of an older part of Gotham with famous locations like Crime Alley, Gotham Cathedral and Ace Chemicals, I think it should be larger than that. And the streets are narrow like a small suburb! This doesn't feel like a former part of a big city at all.

Regarding the sexism in the Arkham-franchise, I fail to understand why Rocksteady has chosen not to re-use Harley's classic outfit introduced in Batman: The Animated Series. While the male characters are fully dressed, Harley (like in the previous games) still have some parts uncovered - you can see that in the trailer at the end of this post.

In Arkham City, I would say that both Catwoman and Harley Quinn had the most impractical and sexist outfits. Poison Ivy is a "logical" exception since her appearance was that of a "naked-goddess" similar to Aphrodite.

These are some of my many thoughts of the franchise. Now please enjoy the YouTube-trailer of Arkham Knight: