PLAY: State Of Decay

There were two games this year that I've been very much anticipating since their announcement. One was The Last Of Us; a post-apocalyptic survival game from my favourite developer, Naughty Dog. The other was State Of Decay, an independently developed game focussing on the survival aspects in a world torn apart by the zombie apocalypse. Undead Labs aim was to bring a zombie game unlike previous worn out shooters of current and last gen; a fully immersive experience giving the player challenges based around the finite resources left when the dead walk the earth.

WATCH: Star Trek Into Darkness

Why oh why can I not look at anything to do with re-whatever'ed Star Trek and not find myself whistling the dance mix of the Lost In Space theme tune? My experience with Star Trek started from a young age, coming home from school to catch either The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and eventually Voyager a teatime on BBC2 when The Simpsons wasn't on. Not so much a Trekkie but a Treklite, I ventured forth most evenings Picard, Riker and his strange chair-mounting to worlds unseen. Eventually, the original films and The Original Series had my eyes peeled with one film being particularly memorable.

WATCH: Fast And Furious 6

I'll come out now and say I am not a huge fan of full-on action films, and while at the time I'd like to think Fast 6 changed my mind, I've had time to let the engines cool and focus on what I had witnessed. I'll also confess that I have not seen any of the Fast franchise from Tokyo Drift onwards. This, I feel, did not hinder my viewing. How hard could it be to follow the story of a group of illegal street racers and ex-cons? Very, as it goes.

LISTEN: Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

Oh man. That's what went through my head when I heard the disco force behind the opening stretch of Random Access Memories, french disco funk duo Daft Punk's latest delivery. The sexed up jazzy strums and popping bass features heavily throughout, with electronic vox that soar into electronic sounds padding out beautifully eerie choruses delivered by guest performers giving a more than adequately produced album.