E3!

How could I have missed this? Oh wait, I was busy quitting my job and the country :P

I’m still catching up on the news I have missed, but I thought I’d give you a list of my favorite trailers up until now:

fl0wer
By the people who brought us fl0w, which was a great game to play when drunk/sleepy. Beautiful!
» Trailer

Mirror’s Edge
Dice, the genius team behind the Battlefield series, are bringing a revolution to the FPS genre. Sure to make lots of people puke while playing!
» Trailer

Resident Evil 5
A less controversial trailer this time, although I heard no one complaining when we were just mowing down Eastern Europeans! :P
» Trailer

Final Fantasy XIII
I still have to find time to finish number 12, but who cannot be excited for a new title in one of the best RPG series out there…
» Trailer

Fallout 3
I know nothing about the series, but the trailer stuck with me. Although the in-game footage could use a little polish, this has certainly sparked my interest!
» Trailer

Prince of Persia
I loved the Sands of Time. 9 hours of intense and beautiful gameplay, just the right size. Then I tried PoP 2, got bored, forgot about 3 and now I couldn’t care less. Until this trailer and the dev walk-throughs… I soo want!
» Trailer
» Dev walkthrough part 1
» Dev walkthrough part 2

20Mb Broadband. Finally!

I thought we’d really be without Intarwebz when arriving at our new destination… But Virgin Media saved the day! 20Mb broadband, unlimited data transfer, 30 GBP / month. I am NOT complaining!

(Yes, Internet providers screw us over big time in ol’ Belgium)

Hmm



My first day without my silly Walloon colleagues. That up there is my old team leader Fred. Holding an umbrella. In the office… Probably reminding me of the great weather in England!

A busy day ahead, moving out of the country is more of a hassle than it should be! E3 is happening as well it seems. The unread news count in my feed reader is reaching silly numbers and I can’t find the time to read them!

Just another picture of our little Pepé :D



Just another picture of our little Pepé :D

Last day at Arinso!

Or NorthgateArinso… Whatever the name is nowadays!

Yes, for those uninformed, after 4.5 years developing HR software in good ol’ Anderlecht, it is time to move on! And although I had some great times with and will really miss Denis, Fred, Olivier and the rest of the crazy gang, I must admit I’m quite happy and excited about where we’re heading now.

If you know, good for you (and I guess most of you do). If you don’t, keep an eye on the blog! :P

Our wedding video, finally edited! Check out the detailed…



Our wedding video, finally edited! Check out the detailed information and higher quality version on Vimeo.

Pepé!



Meet the new member of the family, Pepé!

Named after the Looney Tunes character Pepé Le Pew. Because of the way she looks. Not the smell ;)

Blizzard Worldwide Invitational Paris ‘08

Yesterday we got a chance to play the new expansion, Wrath of the Lich King and it seems we’ll be playing more World of Warcraft after all.

With the biggest crowd and the longest queues I’ve ever seen on any event, we were even forced to leave the expo to queue for food in the local shops. But it was all worth it, as we got to play the new Death Knight Hero class, run around the new areas of Northrend and play some boring game called Starcraft II :P

And let’s not forget the goodie bag, containing an in-game pet code, a beta key for a Blizzard title (yes we still don’t know which one) and a bunch of nice Blizzard gear.

So, thanks Blizzard. You’ll still have us playing your silly game in 2009 … once more. Check out the other pictures!

Iceland

Blue Lagoon

Back from our company trip to Iceland! And just spent an hour uploading some of the best pictures for you all to enjoy!

Click here for the slideshow! (to see the other 400 pictures, I’d suggest you come over for a drink ;))

svencharleer.com is alive!

Once every x years I decide to throw myself at some web design again. And with registering svencharleer.com a while ago, I felt it was a good time to try again.

So, go check it out! Hope some of you like it. Because I’m getting rusty ;) Developing software and gaming seems to work out better for me :P

(I’ll leave comments open on this post for a while, in case anyone feels like giving some feedback)

Small update: Here’s a screenshot of what it looks like on Mac. Way better than the Windows version sadly enough… Fonts make a real difference.