Do you Sega what I Sega?

Here's something that's been bothering me for a while: How do you pronounce Sega?

When I was a kid, both myself and the people around me always called it by 'SEE-Gar' and no one ever thought any more of it. But such a pronunciation must've been an Australian thing because it is only in recent years that I've heard other people, more often than not from other parts of the world, call it 'SAY-Gar'.
This certainly was a surprise. Which is the correct pronunciation? I've been doing my way for so long it's hard to accept the other way.
One possible way of correct pronunciation, which comes straight from Sega themselves, is the Sega screen in Sonic the Hedgehog - but even that is unclear:

Original video located here. Accessed 13th March 2015

Does anyone know?

Yes Means No

So Homeworld Remastered is now upon us so one would think I would make a beeline for it.I have talked it up in the past right?

But strangely no: I'm not rushing out to get the Homeworld Remaster - or at least dropping everything and getting the Steam code.

Why? Well I did consider it until I realized that the ace end credits theme The Ladder had been omitted. That may seem strange enough to be a deal breaker but dammit, I want my game to end with some rockin' prog rock dammit!

But apparently Gearbox (or someone) couldn't obtain the license to use it.
So what does that men? Did Yes say No?

R.I.P. Leonard Nimoy

One of the icons of geek culture passed away on the weekend - Leonard Nimoy, Mr Spock himself.

Thankfully Star Trek Online are keeping his soundbites but I will admit it's getting hard upon leveling up and hearing that distinctive voice utter: "Congratulations Admiral"

I raise a glass to you, Mr Nimoy.
And say hi to Gene, James and DeForrest for us. :(

Paying up

Today I did some calculating up and found out that I've spent under thirty dollars on Star Trek Online.

Not a bad amount invested on a FTP game.

I suppose it is a good thing though that I've kept track of this figure. If anything, it's a necessary restriction when facing down a MMORPG - if you lose track of how much money you've spent on it, then maybe you're in a dangerous position. I hate to think how much money I've blown on World of Warcraft or Elder Scrolls Online but no doubt both amounts are somewhere in the three digits.

And considering how much money I've spent on games that have ultimately gone unplayed then maybe such a restriction is more important than I realize.

And now for something completely macabre

Relaxing when there's a dead body at one's feet:

Legend of Zelda: Televised Princess

Well the big news of the past week is that Netflix is working with Nintendo to produce a TV series based on Legend of Zelda.
This is a surprise to say the least seeing as Nintendo are notoriously protective of their trademarks - especially when one considers the last major media translation of their IP, the Super Mario bros movie, wasn't too good. 

Whilst there is a lot in the Legend of Zelda franchise that would make an adaptation work, or at least difficult to mess up, there still lies a big problem: Should Link remain a silent character?

Yes Link exists as an avatar for the player but just because it works in a game environment doesn't mean it will work for a TV series. Having him as a silent character would be baffling and strange.
But at the same time, Link is the hero to countless people - and no one could possibly fulfill everyone's expectations as to what Link should sound like (Metroid Other M anyone?). Furthermore, we all know what happened the last time someone tried to inject some personality into an otherwise silent character:

Original video located here. Accessed 16th February 2016

Still, at least the new Legend of Zelda TV series can't do worse than this.

We can be heroes just for one day

So Heroes of Might and Magic 2 got the distinction of being revamped in HD?

Well I suppose that's nice but when are we going to have a HD of Heroes 2?