After the delayed release of the Stig’s autobiography, it has been made very aware that the Stig is in fact Ben Collins ex-Formula Three driver. I can’t believe it’s finally out.

Does this affect the Top Gear series at all? We all know who he is. It all seems to lose its humour…

Well I guess it’s the end of an era. I only hope that it all blows over for poor old Ben.

There’s a really good article about the whole “Who is the Stig?” thing at BBC News and wikipedia has been updated with the Stig news too.

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Now don’t get me wrong, I love my Mazda 6 TS Estate 2.0 but after taking a drive in the Vauxhall Astra VXR (with more poke than a snooker cue) I’m finding it hard to feel settled in it. So it’s time for a new car.

It’s hard to move away from Mazda once you’ve had a Mazda. The 6 series gives the most fantastic drive and even for an estate, the car is pretty fun. It’s got a bit of edge that I really admire. So I thought I’d stick with Mazda, at least this time round.

I’ve been reading up a lot about various different cars and judging how much money I had to spend on my latest fix and came to the conclusion that the Mazda 6 MPS was the best way to go.

I did a search on autotrader.co.uk and found about 8 Mazda 6 MPS on sale, 3 of which were worth looking at. After sending a few emails off, I managed to book a test drive in Ashford, Kent (about a 2 hour drive from where I live) for the following Saturday. Friday approached. I was on edge the whole evening just bursting at the seams with excitement, I knew I was going to be buying it. I Randomly went to check my emails only to find that the car had been sold and would be out of the garage on Saturday… Bugger.

Since that day, all of the Mazda 6 MPS of worth are gone. I’m struggling to pick one up in black and with a Mazda warranty attached.

So there you have it, Mazda 6 MPS is a bloody hard car to get your hands on but when I do possess its power, I will reign hell upon the earth.

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Hi all,

A little birdie told me that Mafia 2 was available for download on Steam.

“Vito has started to make a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay, someone who can be trusted to get a job done. In this hot leaded playable demo, you and Joe get one of your first serious assignments, to deal with a chump that isn’t playing ball the way the Mob likes it.”

So go download the demo here and tell me what you think of it by posting a comment below!

It looks freaking awesome! I can’t wait…

I remember the good old days of Diablo 2. Once I got the multiplayer working through Blizzard’s Battle.net, I remember spending hours upon hours defeating the powers of darkness with online friends and parties. I naturally chose Barbarian, double wielded double hard bastard with my Azurewrath Phase Blade. So I have to admit, I am extremely excited about the release of the new Diablo 3 PC game.

I remember the rumors of it being released 2009 October Halloween exciting me to the extent of writing faggy little emails to my friends asking what race they would be. Anyhow, Diablo 3 expected release date UK got delayed again and I say “bravo!”. If they spend as much time making it as I will spend playing it, it can’t be a bad thing. Blizzard, good on you for perfecting a game before it’s released. This will do you good. Just make sure the buzz is still going before it’s released!

Let’s hope that WOW updates finally cease to exist and they start working on new and exciting projects like StarCraft 2!

Can’t wait!

After viewing the E3 2010 – 3 part demo of Star Wars: The Old Republic, I am entirely excited.

First thing to point out is that up until now, World of Warcraft seemed to be the only MMO worth playing. Don’t get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed Aion Online, Age of Conan, WAR, LOTRO and EVE but they didn’t have the same, dare I say it, WOW factor. So I think I speak for most MMO fans when I say that Star Wars TOR is next on the wish list.

It seems like Bioware has been developing it for ages and I am hoping that it is obvious in the final product. After all, KOTOR was an undeniably great game and the storyline was as gripping as some of the best Star Wars tales out there.

So here’s to a promising new era of great MMO games.

Watch: E3 3 part demo of Star Wars: The Old Republic

Ronnie James Dio Died. It’s simply not allowed.

The metal legend of Black Sabbath died on 16th May and fans gathered in Forest Law Memorial Park’s Hall of Liberty to say their last goodbyes.

Outside the Memorial Park for James, Baptist Church members demonstrated against Dio, claiming that he worshipped Satan.

Here are article links:

• Guardian – Ronnie James Dio died
• Eonline – James Dio died

Well, R.I.P James Dio.