Top 5 Movies of 2014

Here are Javin's picks for Top 5 Movies of 2014:

BluJav Plays - Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PC)

We take a look at the recently released PC version of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes:

From the Blu-ray Archive - Deep Sea 3D IMAX

Here's my review of another IMAX documentary Blu-ray, Deep Sea 3D:

Final Score:

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Why won't this Spartan die?

We jump into Halo 2 PC multiplayer in late 2014, and this is what it's like now:

BluJav Plays - Far Cry 4 (PC)

BluJav presents some gameplay footage and live commentary on Far Cry 4 PC:

From The Blu-ray Archive - Super Speedway IMAX (1997)

Here's my video review of the Blu-ray release of the 1997 IMAX documentary film, Super Speedway.

Final Score:

YouTube now fully supports 60fps videos!

YouTube has now officially rolled out 60fps video uploads. Here's some of my commentary as well as some 60fps footage of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's Gulag mission (Xbox 360)

Is 30 FPS More "Cinematic" For Gaming?

A look at Titanfall's long overdue horde mode (now in 60 FPS!)

We take a look at Titanfall's recently-added Frontier Defense mode.

You may see ads on BluJav...

Hi guys, you may have noticed that ads are appearing on this blog as well as on my YouTube channel. This is because my AdSense account has finally been approved! Yay!

Game Video Review - CounterSpy (PS3)

Here's my video review of CounterSpy for PS3.

Final Score:

Movie Video Review - The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls isn’t quite as impressive as previous Laika movies like ParaNorman, and its story can be seen from a mile away, but there’s still some charm to be had with these cute boxed-up creatures.

Final Score:

 

My Top 10 Favourite Movies of All Time (as of 30/9/2014)

Seeing the current trend of listing 10 movies/books/video games that you can think of quickly on Facebook, I wanna do a more in-depth top 10 list of my favourite movies of all time with a short explanation why rather than just churning out titles randomly from my brain without careful thought.

4K Blu-ray Confirmed to Arrive Late 2015

Crysis 2 Xbox 360 Vs PC DX11 Ultra - A quick comparison

Did it as just a quick test of my AVerMedia ExtremeCap U3 HDMI capture device for the Xbox 360 footage. PC footage recorded in 60fps with Dxtory. 

Blu-ray Video Review - Lawrence of Arabia (2-Disc Version)

My video review of Lawrence of Arabia (2-Disc Version)

Final Score

BluJav Plays - The Last of Us (PS3)

My thoughts on 4K (UHDTV) resolution

How good is the Logitech Z906 subwoofer as a...well, a subwoofer? A detailed look...

I finally got Aliens: Colonial Marines! (Yippie.)

A retrospective look at Aliens: Colonial Marines with the 4GB PC patch. I got it at the latest Steam sale, so why not?

A little update...

Hi guys! I know you probably haven't seen much content for quite some time on this site or the YouTube channel, so I thought I'd give you an update, or several updates, of what is happening here at BluJav now, and what content I might be planning to update here.

BluJav Plays - Titanfall

My playthrough of the final release of Titanfall, with my thoughts on the campaign and additional features.

More proof on games without subwoofer (LFE) channel

To show you via audio software that certain games with surround sound do not use the LFE channel.

BluJav Plays Live - Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon

Here's the replay of my Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon livestream:

Blu-ray Video Review - Gravity

My video review of the Gravity Blu-ray:

Final Score

BluJav Plays - Titanfall Beta

I was fortunate enough to get a beta code for the Titanfall Beta, so here's my playthrough of it on PC and my impressions of it so far.

RoboCop (2014) Movie Review

Movie

Logitech Z906 THX-Certified Speakers Overview and Review

My overview and review of the latest audio hardware addition to the BluJav Office

Final Score

BluJav Plays - Duke Nukem Forever (PC post-patch)

Javin and Win Zaw plays Duke Nukem Forever, and the latest DLC, after getting it at a Steam sale.

What has Call of Duty become?

Javin takes a look at Call of Duty 2 and analyzes how different the older CODs are.

Home Theatre/Office Tour

A video tour of my home theatre and office setup, if it interests you.

BluJav Live - Oscar Nominations Part 2

My thoughts on the Oscar nominations, part 2. The ones that weren't announced in the earlier broadcast:

BluJav Live - Oscar Nominations

Here is my recorded live commentary of the Oscar Nominations. Pretty disappointed I couldn't talk about the other categories not mentioned in this broadcast, like film editing, sound, animated short film, because they didn't freaking mention it at all here...damn...

BluJav Live Game Look - Saints Row IV

*Update: I've decided not to upload this stream to my YouTube channel because the voice audio quality is too poor. Any inconvenience is regretted.

Blu-ray Video Review - Star Trek Into Darkness

My video review of Star Trek Into Darkness Blu-ray.

Final overall score: 

What more game developers need to know about 5.1 sound in games

As aspect of sound mixing in games that surprisingly most game developers are apparently not aware of: