When it comes to playing video games, either on our personal computers online or on our favourite consoles, we always seem to choose games that are closely related to hobbies / games that we enjoy when we’re “unplugged” so to speak. For years, I ONLY played sports games such as Football, in particular the FIFA series and on some days, pro evolution! I chose these games because firstly, I enjoy football, actually outside and secondly because the games are just so damn enjoyable!

Anyway, to my great surprise, when surfing around yesterday I found some online flash games related to my other favourite hobby - cooking! That’s right, I have come across a website that offers cooking games and all completely free for you to play right there on your PC. If you love cooking as much as me and also love gaming, then these will be right up your street. In fact, these food games are almost as good as cooking itself - maybe even as good as eating! Well, maybe not.

Like all free flash games, you don’t need to install anything on your computer in order to play these fantastic free cooking games. All you need to do is visit the website, select a game and you’re good to go.

Obviously it’s important to remember that you still need to cook (and eat) so we don’t want you spending all your days playing these games. Even if they are food related! Now, I think I’ll finish up on this post and head on over for a quick game before I REALLY start cooking dinner.

I must warn you though guys, these games are seriously addictive. I can imagine all you guys who read my blog will be indeed spending a fair few hours on there!

Reading Festival 2009 dates have announced and people are making a full effort to buy the tickets for Reading festival as soon as possible. For providing maximum convenience to visitors, Reading Festival Info has been updated on the websites. The important part of the festival is to arrange the luggage and required items.

Firstly, you have to make the sleeping arrangements for which you need a sleeping bag or an inflatable mattress. For this outdoor event, insect repellent, plenty of toilet paper, match boxes, torches and cans of food are very important. It is always better to take cutlery with you along with can openers, a stove and fuel for stove, knives, and plastic ware. Cash machines are available there but instead of standing in the queues, you should have money with you. People from all over the world attend the festival therefore, do not run around naked and takes proper clothes with you. Toothpastes, toothbrushes, perfumes, mouth wash and deodorants should be taken. Market stalls are organized at the festival but most people think that they are too expensive, therefore instead of buying from there you can take all important food and drink with you.

My kids grew out of computer games, or they just had their fill of them. The other day when I walked in to the house, I saw the whole family at the dining table totally absorbed in WARhammer game. It looks like board games are making a come back. I remember as a child playing with toy soldiers and fighting imaginary battles. The WARhammer game looked very similar. WARhammer is also played online and there are WARhammer guild and WARhammer Blog. The game was developed in 2008 and is being hosted since then. There are thousands of players who play online and the battles are never ending. In online WARhammer some of the roles are gender specific. There are dwarfs, elves, humans, goblins, etc. it does require some learning to play the online WARhammer game. That is why there are WARhammer blog and WARhammer guild.

Some of the WARhammer guilds are in different languages. This shows how popular this game has become. The game is more for the younger age group as you will hardly expect a middle aged person playing a war game as a goblin. WARhammer is one of the most popular war games on the internet.

Has it been ages that you have been visualising yourself amongst the crowd in one of Michael Jackson’s performances, but had to wipe off the visual from your mind because of the absence of the pop icon from the music scene. Well, now you don’t have to do that anymore because the King of Pop is coming back into the spotlight after a long eight years and is going to start a run of concerts at the O2 Arena from the 9th of July this year. This means that Michael Jackson is returning to London with his trademark style and his popular dance moves.

It seems that your almost non-attainable dream of seeing t he diva perform live is soon to be turned into a reality and you would be wise to get the Seatwave Tickets for Michael Jackson for the gig in advance so that you don’t have to pay high prices at a later time or end up not being able to find the tickets, as Michael Jackson Tickets do have a tendency to be sold in an eye blink. Seatwave Concert Tickets for the Michael Jackson gig would soon be put on sale so that you can grab them before somebody else does.

Seatwave is an online marketplace, based in London. It is created to facilitate the needs of people in terms of tickets. Ever wondered how to obtain a ticket for some event when you have no time or some other impediment? Seatwave takes care of this problem.

It is an online marketplace where British fans buy and sell tickets for concerts, theatrical or sport events. For example, if you wish to buy U2 UK tour tickets, you order them via the website. Seatwave guarantees that their tickets come from legitimate sources only. Seatwave collects the price and adds a comission (including value added tax) and one gets his ticket.The website offers a 100% refund of the price a customer has paid, if a concert is postponed or cancelled and one is not able to visit it.

Seatwave accepts payments via PayPal and plastic cards(Visa, Maestro). There is no need to be worried about your funds - it uses Encrypted Data Transmission and its security is guaranteed by McAfee - one of the leading antivirus companies worldwide.

So, if you fall in need of concert tickets for some event in the UK, be sure to check Seatwave and find the one that suits you best.

Rock, heavy metal, punk rock and the music that just won’t let you stop from screaming, swaying, dancing and really have a great time and watching some of the greatest stars performing live right in front of you. Now won’t that be an experience, and where better to go to such festivals then the annual reading festival or if you are in Scotland and a rocker and you don’t want to hear Scottish pipers playing then you can get your fill of rock music at T in the park. Ah but you need reading festival tickets and T in the park tickets. You know these tickets are grabbed up as soon as they go on sale. But you can get festival tickets on seatwave. All you need to do is turn on the PC go to seatwave tickets and get your tickets to these awesome music festivals. It’s as simple as that now to get T in the park tickets and reading festival tickets. At seatwave you can be sure that you will get the tickets and won’t be missing out this year on these music bonanzas.

There are many online forums that have a sole purpose of discussing the line-up for the next Reading Festival. People from all over the world are currently debating who they think will be at the 2009 festival, and as it currently stands - some of the strongest bands thought to be attending are Kings Of Leon, Lostprophets and Primal Scream. Although none are yet 100% officially confirmed, none of the aforementioned bands are denying the claims that they will be participating, so surely this is a good indicator of what is to be expected on stage.

Reading-Festival.net is one of the coolest sources for finding out all the latest info on this hugely anticipated music festival. The pre-sale tickets for this show sold out in just 2 days, meaning that those who missed out have to wait until the next batch go on sale sometime in spring. There are going to be no door sales for this event and therefore if you don’t want to miss out, I suggest you check out what Seatwave have on offer. This is your opportunity to be part of the worlds largest concert and festival, so get in quick.

We all love to play our favourite games be it online or on our consoles, but sometimes that isn’t enough. For some fans, particularly of extremely addictive games such as World of Warcraft - they like to take it a step further. I’ve read numerous articles on World of Warcraft events, conferences and parties, all based and themed around WoW and the associated characters. As a result of this, I decided to look into the costumes available for such events, in particular, the World of Warcraft Mask and costumes. My first impression were how life like (well, character like) they actually look. I think if you turned up to a WoW event in one of these, you’d be the life of the party.

I think it’s absolutey fantastic when a video game goes further than just game play and inspires a whole culture of people. If you’re a World of Warcraft fan or just simply like to dress up in fancy dress for parties then these masks and costumes are 100% for you.

Don’t just take our word for it though, have a look at the YouTube clip below to see exactly what we’re speaking about. It can’t be missed!

If you‘re looking for a break from the PC gaming, why not consider playing some simple browser based games? I know that these days, most people opt for complex games such as World of Warcraft, but there is really no substitute for a quick game of Pac Man or other classic games from your youth.

The Internet is a great place to find fun games to play right here and now in your browser without downloading any software whatsoever. Most of the free online arcades out there offer free games that are often extremely well categorised so you can either find the specific game you want to play or find games in a certain genre that might take your fancy.

The free games offered by most online arcades are exactly that, completely free. However, there are some sites out there that charge a small subscription for access to their game collection but to be honest, I kind of avoid those where ever possible!

If you’re currently in school and fancy playing a few games, try and online arcade. You won’t have to download anything to the schools PC and can pretty much get away with playing online games for the rest of the afternoon!

Knights of the Old Republic, a Star Wars-universe based game, is a BioWare release. The best thing about KOTOR is that unlike most games, you honestly get a choice in your path. Many games claim to, but KOTOR actually succeeds. The story and the universe come out differently depending on whether you play “dark side” or “light side,” and that is determined by how you talk to people and what action choices you make. The story is engrossing, and some of the NPCs are really fun.

KOTOR II, the Sith Lords, has a darker feel and slightly different mechanics. Your actions and words affect your party members, encouraging them to disclose more of their story to you or sometimes swaying them toward your chosen path.

Try Jade Empire, another BioWare game, for a fantastical or mythological China feel. The story has a totally surprising twist or two, and the NPCs are almost all truly individuals, often funny ones.

Fable, by Lionhead Studios, has a nice look. The graphics are storybook-like, with bright colors and simple forms. The voice actors seem to all come from some region of England with a strong accent. This can be annoying or engaging. You may buy a house, court a man or woman, and if received well, get married. A big plus is that prosocial or antisocial actions affect how people respond to you everywhere you go. The only downsides are that the game is really short compared to the others, and that the ending video / conclusion scenes are pretty lame.

Bethesda Games’ Morrowind won Game of the Year in 2003, and it is still well worth playing!