Guy Cocker

…they certainly attract some ‘interesting’ characters. This guy had walked right off of Nathan Barley and into the Apple Store when I was in yesterday. Wonder if he had his bluetooth headset linked up to his Wasp T12?

Yesterday I got to have a hands-on with the new version of one of my favourite franchises, Wipeout HD. Check out the preview over at GameSpot for my thoughts on how it’s shaping up, and also check out the video below.

Last night was the UK launch party for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, and I was on location. The event seemingly existed to show off a lot of expensive cars, including the first UK unveiling of the Nissan GT-R. However, I also played the game itself in one of the custom-built pods, lapping up the Logitech steering wheels and Sony HDTVs. The game launches in Europe today, and you can read my final hands-on preview here. Check out my Flickr for more photos.

The latest episode of the GameSpot UK Podcast is now live, with special guest Miles Jacobson from Sports Interactive. Listen to it here, and then make sure you head on over to the podcast page to leave your comments…

I was just searching CNET.co.uk’s printer listing when I came across this page.

I’m not sure what’s scarier–the story itself or Rory’s strange grinning.