#nail polish 489

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Today's polish had me in a St. Patrick's Day mood a little early! ☘️🌈 I liked it ok inside and in the shade, but when you got this one in the sun, the red to green shimmer was beautiful and the holo flakes were so twinkly! 😍 I have so many polishes in this formula from this maker and every time I put one on I remember why it's so popular. This is Envy from Bee's Knees Lacquer.

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For just $18.25 Kiara Sky 3-in-1 - Soak Off Gel Polish + Matching Lacquer + Matching Dip Powder - Kiara Sky 3-in-1 set inlcudes matching colors of Kiara Sky's Soak Off Gel Polish, Kiara Sky's Nail Lacquer and Kiara Sky's Dip Powder. A great way to cover all your needs at a great combo price. Kiara Sky 3-in-1 - Soak Off Gel Polish+dipping powder First, apply base coat to nail bed to give the dipping powder a strong foundation. Then, apply dipping powder using a manicure brush or by dipping fingers directly into the powder. Then, use top coat to give the color dipping powder and beautiful and shiny finish. Last, apply activator to cure dipping powder and top coat.

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Untitled #489 by jacqueline-luna-1 featuring high rise jeans

MANGO pink t shirt, 550 MXN / Topshop high rise jeans, 855 MXN / Puma white shoes, 2,570 MXN / Victoria s Secret victoria secret bag, 1,340 MXN / Kendall Kylie change purse, 1,470 MXN / Casetify apple iphone case, 735 MXN / Anastasia Beverly Hills eyeshadow brush, 770 MXN / Nail polish, 145 MXN

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Acetone Market Growth Rate and Future Outlook, 2014 to 2024

The global Acetone Market size was USD 5.75 billion in 2016. Acetone is used as a solvent in adhesives, nail polish remover, paints & coatings, and other skin care products. It is also used in the manufacturing of Methyl Methacrylate & Bisphenol-A.

Polycarbonate plastic is derived from Bisphenol-A. An increasing use of polycarbonate in the automotive industry is one of the key growth factor for the acetone market. Polycarbonate is increasingly used as a substitute for metal and glass in automotive industry.

Automotive manufacturers are increasingly using polycarbonate for lighting applications, such as light housing, headlamp lenses, bezels that require transparency, high temperature resistance, it also offers better functional integration and designing freedom to vendors. An increasing demand for light vehicles with improved fuel efficiency is driving the manufacturers to depend on polycarbonate that helps to reduce the weight of the vehicles.

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Increasing demand of methyl methacrylate to produce polymethyl methacrylate resins used in electronics and automotive industry is a key factor for growth of the acetone market. Keeping these driving factors in mind companies are increasing their production capacity in order to meet the global demand. For instance, Vadodara-based chemical manufacturer Deepak Nitrite Limited is expected to invest INR 1,200 crores to set up a phenol and acetone plant at Dahej in Bharuch district of Gujarat to cater the increasing demand for acetone in the region.

In 2016, Asia Pacific was largest revenue generating owing to the development of automotive and electronics industries. Furthermore, growing pharmaceutical sector in China and India is expected to propel the demand for acetone. An increasing demand for bio based acetone and strict government regulations is expected to slow the market growth of acetone.  Moreover, contact with acetone is dangerous for health and can cause intoxication, dizziness, nausea, unconsciousness which in turn may hamper the market growth.

Hexa Research has segmented the global acetone market market based on application and region:

Segmentation by application, 2014 - 2024 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million) • Solvent • Methyl methacrylate (MMA) • Bisphenol-A (BPA)

Segmentation by region, 2014 - 2024 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million) • North America     • U.S. • Europe     • Russia • Asia Pacific     • China     • India  • Central & South America     • Brazil • MEA

Key players analyzed: • INEOS Phenol company • Mitsui Chemicals • The DOW Chemical Company • Shell • Minda • U.S. Chemicals • Formosa Chemicals • Sunoco • Conchemco

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Brunch goals with Yoins off 489 by juuliap featuring MICHAEL Michael Kors ❤ liked on Polyvore

V neck collared shirt, 485 UYU / Wrap front skirt, 525 UYU / Vegan booties, 1.635 UYU / Karen Walker blue leather shoulder bag, 7.135 UYU / Ray Ban ray ban sunny, 4.745 UYU / MICHAEL Michael Kors tech accessory, 1.870 UYU / Christian Dior glossy nail polish, 800 UYU / Lexon FINE gift set, 2.225 UYU

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Flawless Nails @tammytaylornailssomersetwest #nailsincapetown For Bookings call 084 489 8093 or download the Tammy Taylor SA app. Gel Overlay using Sun-Day Morning Gelegance Polish done @tammytaylornailssomersetwest Cruelty Free. Made in USA. Est.1983 Used in over 100 000 salons worldwide

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Blue Travel Set! by potterfluff7 featuring white home accessories ❤ liked on Polyvore

Ojai Clothing reversible travel dress, 103 875 LBP / Adidas Originals leather flat shoes, 164 210 LBP / Pre-owned Herm?s Intercity Victoria Travel Case, 2 636 375 LBP / MICHAEL Michael Kors blue leather bag, 213 765 LBP / Mark Cross Leather Passport Cover, 489 615 LBP / Aspinal of london bag, 121 990 LBP / Red gold jewelry, 30 115 LBP / Blue jewellery, 15 050 LBP / MIANSAI colorful bangle, 120 520 LBP / Pernille Corydon blue chalcedony ring, 101 660 LBP / Heart shaped jewelry, 16 265 LBP / Crystal stone jewelry, 75 325 LBP / Vera Bradley sparkling jewellery, 42 180 LBP / Charlotte russe scarve, 8 420 LBP / STELLA McCARTNEY tech accessory, 63 275 LBP / Matthew Williamson sunglasses, 278 705 LBP / Smythson heart key ring, 144 130 LBP / NYX eyeshadow, 9 610 LBP / Thierry mugler fragrance, 43 690 LBP / Clinique face moisturizer, 59 505 LBP / Neutrogena makeup remover, 2 215 LBP / FOREO hypoallergenic face wash, 345 640 LBP / Clinique facial clay mask, 42 180 LBP / Clarins lip treatment, 36 155 LBP / Anya hindmarch makeup bag, 352 520 LBP / Models Own shiny nail polish, 12 425 LBP / Bucky Junior U-Shaped Pillow - Blue - Travel Pillows & Blankets, 43 675 LBP / Beaba / Menu white home accessory, 67 715 LBP / FujiFilm Blue 16273439 Instax Mini 8 Camera, 90 210 LBP / S'well Stone Stainless Steel Water Bottle, 52 730 LBP / Fashion Waterproof Luggage Bag Travel Storage Bag Large Organizer, 15 170 LBP

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Inside the Award-Winning Restoration of a Day-Two 1969 COPO Camaro

When Grady Burch rumpty-rumped his Burnished Brown COPO Camaro into the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center last year for the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals (MCACN), a standard was set. We have seen beautifully restored COPOs before. We have seen some very cool day-two cars, too. But what Burch and restorer Mike Angelo did was create a best-of-both-worlds Camaro that combined first-class restoration techniques with a jaw-dropping selection of N.O.S. and period-correct parts, day-two and otherwise.

Burch’s Camaro set the bar for anyone wishing to build a day-two car that looked like it came out of a time machine set to the late 1960s or early 1970s. This is not a survivor from the period wearing well-earned patina and its go-fast goodies. No, Burch’s Camaro is how it would have been in-period, the paint still showing factory gloss and the performance parts shiny and new, having just come out of their packaging.

We were not the only ones wowed by this spectacular Camaro. At MCACN it earned not only a Concours Gold award but was also a Platinum Pick as the Judge’s Choice of Best Chevrolet—quite a feat for a day-two car considering the other dead-nuts-accurate resto Chevys in that hall. Burch also won the Helen Gibb Memorial Award; “Presented to an outstanding participant that shows passion and enthusiasm for our hobby,” reads the plaque.

Burch’s Camaro was invited to be part of the Camaro 50th anniversary display at the prestigious Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, where he received an Award of Distinction.

To tell this COPO Camaro’s story, we have decided to devote two articles to it. This month we picked Angelo’s brain—with input from Burch, too—to describe the efforts that went into its restoration and day two outfitting. Next month we’ll present a feature on the finished car and its fascinating backstory.

1 “The more I looked at it, the more I liked it,” is how Grady Burch described his feelings for this Burnished Brown COPO Camaro when he saw it at the Solid Lifter Showroom in 2013. Owned by Skip Lecates at the time, it was a 21,000-mile “incredibly sound” car, says restorer Mike Angelo. It retained the factory sheetmetal and interior but none of the original drivetrain. Or so they thought.

2 Once Burch and Lecates closed the deal on the Camaro, the latter gave Burch this picture of the car at York US30 in 1976. “This is the photo that inspired me to make the car day-two,” says Burch. “Early in its life it was raced more than street driven.”

3 Burch took the Camaro to the Super Car Workshop and put it on a lift to inspect it for damage from its racing days. What he and the Workshop’s Brian Henderson and Joe Swezey found was a big surprise: the Camaro’s original CX-code automatic transmission still in the car, verified by the matching VIN stamped in the transmission flange. The TH400 had been coated in rattle-can black paint that came right off with a small wire brush, revealing the original factory markings.

4 Despite its age and racing history, the car’s sheetmetal, even underneath, was remarkably solid. Damage was mostly limited to the rear floor pans, which had been sledgehammered to accommodate the subframe connectors.

5 Angelo begins the restoration process by preliminarily aligning the car’s sheetmetal “to 95 percent, so I can document the shims I use. That way when the car goes back together I am not experimenting and chipping paint.” Note the mismatched colors between the original paint on the hood and the repainted fenders and valance. Though they were criticized by many for restoring a car that seemed so original, “there was probably no more than 30 percent of the original paint left,” Angelo says.

6 Angelo says, “The car was so nice we didn’t need to media blast it. I just used chemical stripper.” He left the front and rear glass in place so as not to break the factory seal. “We also elected not to take the headliner out. It was a chore taping that off and keeping it protected, but it was worth doing because it was in such good shape.”

7 Angelo typically uses a heavy wire brush to remove the seam sealer on a firewall, but he opted to leave the original sealer intact due to its excellent condition. “That was a very good product Chevrolet used, still very pliable, tougher than nails, and sticks like hell.”

8 “You always spend a lot of time blocking these bodies out,” says Angelo. “At least three or four times. It’s a long process.”

9 Angelo has seen Burnished Brown colors “all over the spectrum. Any of these colors is hard to match.” A friend who works at PPG had a lacquer spray-out done in 1968 to go by, “but they had also tweaked the color a bit for a customer in 2011. They sent us a spray-out of that [seen here on the metal piece with the rounded corners], and it was so good we used it. Any time you go from lacquer to basecoat/clearcoat it’s going to have a different look, but this is as good as it’s going to get.”

10 These two photos show the Burnished Brown basecoat and covered with a coat of clear. “That was before it was sanded and buffed,” Angelo says.

11 Angelo’s results with buffing the clearcoat are evident in this photo, in which the mirrorlike roof shows the reflection of him and his grandson, Ryan. The final polish was done using 3M’s Perfect-It machine polish.

12 As with so much of the rest of the car, the front subframe “was so nice I just wire brushed the whole thing,” says Angelo.

13 Angelo tried several approaches to get the finish just right for the car’s undercarriage components. The upper control arms, for example, were shot with PPG DP90 as a basecoat, and then covered with black basecoat and a flattened clearcoat “to get the semi-gloss I was looking for.”

14 On some of the bigger pieces, like the subframe, radiator core support and inner fenders, Angelo followed the DP90 with a flattened black lacquer.

15 Angelo brews his own spatter paint for the trunk. “Original spatter was a one-step process that used latex paint with lacquer or enamel mixed in,” he explains. “They never really blended, so you’d get these blobs. I do a two-step process by spraying a basecoat that’s a mix of black and gray primer, and then the spatter is aqua basecoat so it’s flat, not shiny.”

16 Those are the Camaro’s original coil springs, dressed with HQ tags after Angelo found the original tags still attached to the springs. “HQ is an unusual code. I’ve seen that on maybe two Camaros. It’s not even listed in some of the books. The springs might have been developed for ZL1 cars.”

17 Burch found a correctly dated BE-code axle to put in the Camaro. “That’s the code for the axle that went into COPO Camaros,” says Angelo. “It had all the original components inside—the 4.10 gears, Posi—which you don’t see very often, as a lot of them were messed with.” The Lakewood traction bars, which Burch understands are from the 1969-1970 era, were on another of Burch’s cars. Angelo restored them for use on the Camaro.

18 The Camaro’s second owner (Burch is its sixth) windowed the original 427 while drag racing, and the car has had a couple of engines since then. For the restoration, Burch found a date-code-correct, CE (counter exchange) L88 short-block. His engine builder, Joe Zeoli of the A-1 Automotive Machine Shop in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, bored and stroked the block to 489 inches and replaced the original L88’s guts with a new forged crank, new rods and pistons (for 12.5:1 compression), and a Crane hydraulic roller cam that “mimics a ZL1 cam,” says Burch.

19 Cal Custom valve covers “were an eBay find,” says Burch. “They were brand new in the box. I was tickled to get them, as the restored ones don’t look this good. When you polish them you lose that texture.” The A/C breathers are N.O.S., too.

20 The headers were “new-in-the-box, full competition headers from Jackshaw Pontiac, a performance dealer in Cleveland,” says Burch. “The date on the box was 1974, and they were complete, gaskets and all.”

21 “The same fella who had the headers also had this roll bar,” Burch continues. “I went to look at his headers, and when I went up in his attic he had the roll bar. It was so reasonable I had to buy it.” There was original paint left on the Lakewood bar, which Angelo matched for the bar’s restoration.

22 One of the roll bar’s downbars was designed to pass through the back seat. Not wanting to put holes in the Camaro’s mint original seat, Burch bought a donor seat, and Angelo fabbed the alterations to accommodate the bar.

23 Angelo duplicated the roll bar paint color on the Lakewood driveshaft loop, which was on the car when Burch bought it.

24 Since the Camaro had a fuel pressure gauge on the cowl in the photo from 1976, Burch put one on for the restoration. He’s been collecting bullet housings “for eight years,” he tells us, “and I’ve come across quite a few N.O.S. bullets in the boxes.” To the bullet he added a period-correct 2 1/8-inch Stewart-Warner fuel pressure gauge, “which is perfect for that.”

Richard Prince photo

25 Burch found the Hurst Line Loc mechanism at Carlisle “three or four years ago,” while the switch mounted on the horseshoe shifter was an eBay score. The Line Loc is from 1969-1971, he says, and fully functional.

26 There is so much more to tell about this outstanding restoration that we wish we had the room. Watch for a full feature on the car’s history next month and more on the period-correct day-two equipment, like the drag slicks from J.C. Penneys. If you’re looking for more detailed information and photos of the restoration, Angelo posted a thorough thread at the yenko.net website.

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Nail Polish Market Status, Development Trends, Manufacture Analysis and Forecasts to 2022

This report focuses on the U.S. market and presents volume and value of market share by players, by regions, by product type, by consumers and also changes in prices. As an in-depth report, it covers all details inside analysis and opinions in Nail Polish industry.

Major Companies

OPI (US)

Zotos Accent (Japan)

Maybelline (US)

Dior (France)

Chanel (France)

ORLY (US)

Anna Sui (Japan)

Revlon (US)

Sally Hansen (US)

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Key Regions

North America

United States

New York

Brazil

Europe

Germany

United Kingdom

Japan

India

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Main types of products

Nail Polish Market, by Component

Organic Solvent Based Nail Polish

Water Based Nail Polish

Nail Polish Market, by Colour

Transparent Color

Multicolour

Nail Polish Market, by Key Consumers

Nail Art Institutions

Individuals

Other

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Methyl Acetate Study of Key Players, Applications & Types Forecast To 2022

This report studies Methyl Acetate in Global market, especially in North America, China, Europe, Southeast Asia, Japan and India, with production, revenue, consumption, import and export in these regions, from 2012 to 2016, and forecast to 2022.

This report focuses on top manufacturers in global market, with production, price, revenue and market share for each manufacturer, covering.

Eastman

Wacker

Celanese

Anhui Wanwei Group

Sichuan Chuanwei Group

Chang Chun Group

Hunan Xiangwei Group

Sinochem Qingdao

Shanxi Sanwei Group

RuiFeng Polymer Materials

Zhangzhou Oushuo Chemical

Changzhi Huojia Industrial

Sinochem Plastic

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By types, the market can be split into

Organic Solvents

Other

By Application, the market can be split into

Application 1

Resin

Coating and Paint

Adhesive

Foam Foaming Agent

Nail Polish Removers

Others

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By Regions, this report covers (we can add the regions/countries as you want)

North America

China

Europe

Southeast Asia

Japan

India

Table Of Content

Global Methyl Acetate Market Professional Survey Report 2017

Industry Overview of Methyl Acetate

Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of

Technical Data and Manufacturing Plants Analysis of Methyl Acetate

Global Methyl Acetate Overall Market Overview

Methyl Acetate Regional Market Analysis

Global 2012-2017E Methyl Acetate Segment Market Analysis (by Type)

Global 2012-2017E Methyl Acetate Segment Market Analysis (by Application)

Major Manufacturers Analysis of Methyl Acetate

Development Trend of Analysis of Methyl Acetate Market

Methyl Acetate Marketing Type Analysis

About us Hexa Reports is a market research and consulting organization, offering industry reports, custom research and consulting services to a host of key industries across the globe. We offer comprehensive business intelligence in the form of industry reports which help our clients obtain clarity about their business environment and enable them to undertake strategic growth initiatives.

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Nail Care Market Overview, Growth, Demand and Forecast Research Report to 2021

The Global Nail Care Market to grow at a CAGR of 3.74% during the period 2017-2021. The nail care market comprises different types of product like nail polishes, nail accessories and implements, nail polish removers, nail strengtheners, and nail polish accessories. The products are used by the consumers for beautifying their nails and for keeping their nails healthy. Nail polish is the largest selling nail care product in the market. Nail polish is a colored or transparent liquid, which is applied on the nails. It is available under various brands. This product is a value addition to the makeup section and helps to beautify nails.

Covered in this report

The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global nail care market for 2017-2021. To calculate the market size, the report considers the retail sales of nail care products included in our scope through a list of retail distribution channels noted in the report. The market is divided into the following segments based on geography:

Americas

APAC-MEA

Europe

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Global Nail Care Market 2017-2021, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.

Key vendors

COTY

Estee Lauder

L'OReAL

REVLON

Shiseido

Other prominent vendors

Amway

Chanel

CIATe

Kao

LVMH

Mary Kay

Natura

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Market driver

Growing category penetration online

For a full, detailed list, view our report

Market challenge

Increased competition

For a full, detailed list, view our report

Market trend

Trending manicures and nail art

For a full, detailed list, view our report

Key questions answered in this report

What will the market size be in 2021 and what will the growth rate be?

What are the key market trends?

What is driving this market?

What are the challenges to market growth?

Who are the key vendors in this market space?

What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors?

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New Year, New KaBlog!

First of all, happy new year to all that read this! Hope your gym memberships haven’t cost too much that you will use for a few weeks and I hope your bank accounts haven’t taken much of a hammering like my liver and kidneys did over this wonderful festive period.

 Secondly, I would like to apologise for the extreme lack of content on my half as I’ve been snowed under at work doing silly amounts of overtime and just sleeping on the days I’ve had off. Thankfully ‘peak’ at work is over and I can now put much more time into writing these blogs, soon to be vlogs and gameplay footage of a large variety of games. Even though it can’t be helped I’m frustrated in myself for not delivering you guys and Kapow! more content as it’s something I enjoy doing and more importantly enjoy seeing you members share your opinions and thoughts on new (and old) films, games and TV series. 

 Sharing a passion with a community which is equally as passionate about these things brings me joy and has even helped me develop a few new friends. speaking of the community (insert shameless plug). Kapow! are hosting episode 3 of the Kapow! presents the Retrostation on February the 4th. Will be great to see as many of you possible there to create new gaming memories and possible friends. Not only that, it really is a great day out and something completely different to do on a weekend. New year, new way to spend weekends. (possible new life moto?)

 Anyway on to the serious shit. Drugs are bad.

 On a serious note, as mentioned previously, it has been the festive season, and unless it’s due to religious reasons, beliefs, lack of money or mummy, daddy and Santa Clause dont like you. Then the festive season normally comes bearing gifts. And as always, for me anyway I always get a new game that keeps me occupied for at least Christmas. As a child I think the best Christmas I ever had was receiving Crash Bandicoot Warped, gift wise it wasn’t the most expensive. However the memories I have that flood back when I play the game are priceless. I remember begging my parents to allow me to take the original Playstation to my nan and grandads on Christmas day (we had Christmas dinner there with the whole family) and getting everyone involved trying to beat Dingodile and his bloody flamethrower, all I wanted to do was save the penguin. 

What would be your most memorable moment on Christmas gaming related?

 Now in a previous blog I mentioned how I had buyers regret when purchasing my PS4 (which I dont now btw :D). But I still think the games library is shocking. Not due to lack of games, there’s plenty. But they’re all ‘same samey’. There’s not many that are ‘fun for everyone’. Something only Nintendo seems to understand these days. Gaming used to be a group activity in my house, even if it was a single player game. The magic put into those games in the past has passed. It’s infuriating. The LEGO and Skylander games are probably the only ones of recent times that I can actually play couch co-op with my youngest brother or play through with him next to me without there being some sort of violent scene or cinema in depth cutscene he won’t understand.

 Developers need to realise there’s a new age of gamers coming through and relying on nostalgia and gore is only going to get them so far. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a sucker for nostalgia... BRING ON SONIC MANIA AND CRASH REMASTERED! And I’m sure a lot of you are too, but how many times can me play the same game over and over again but it now runs at 489 thousand frames a second? How many times are we going to see a 1st/3rd person gritty shooter with a dark backstory? Bring back the care free fun games. Bring back the kid in all of us, make us smile and laugh with the family and friends. I don’t wanna be sat next to my partner or best friend crying because the little bitch moaning all through the game dies in the last chapter or scene. Yes these scenes make a game memorable, and in some cases games these days are better than most film plots. But they’re not creating the memories they used to when playing a game a long side someone. And this is something I greatly miss, which is why I’m a sucker for nostalgia and all old games and platforms.

 On the subject of nostalgia, it’s not that long ago COD4 was released, yet they find it necessary to release a remastered edition already like it’s a classic. At first I thought it was a terrible decision. But now, for me, it’s the most fun I’ve had playing a game in a long time. All my spare time over the holidays I’ve been like a kid in high school texting friends and family to jump online and have ‘1 game’. I don’t know why I’ve never had this with previous call of duty titles. Yet this one brings out the giggling child in me when I play, there’s something magical about playing one of the first FPS online games I ever played on a console. COD4 doesn’t seem to take itself too seriously, it’s not overly complicated, the guns are balanced perfectly (fuck the M16 and .50 cal though) and there’s just enough change in the maps to stop it from getting stale. IW nailed Call of Duty in their first instalment and I hope the success they are getting out of this remastered edition is the start of developers and creators going back to basics. And by this I don’t mean 128 bit graphics with no analog controls. By this I mean by physic engines and not having 238,098 button combos and outcomes to scenarios. This helps create a level playing field and allows new users to become interested in a game.

A developer called ‘Playtonic’ have obviously noticed the lack of platformers and simpler games on platforms other than Nintendo and have begun (nearly finished) a game called Yooka Laylee. Playtonic are an independent company yet most of the team are formed from the old Rareware team who gave us great games such as, Donkey Kong Country, Banjo Kazooie, Killer Instinct etc. So you know this is going to be a well polished game, full of character and something everyone can enjoy thanks to their great sense of humour pushed throughout the games they’ve made. Some of you might have already heard about it. But if not, check it out!

That’s enough for me tonight anyway, so God bless you all, have a great Monday!