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Inane Ramblings and a Call To Arms!
“Does he still got it?” they question in unison;...
PS4 vs Xbone: Head vs Heart.
Lets kick this off in a gratuitous manner shall...
100th Video! 2100 MS Point giveaway!
I love a good milestone! I’m sure we can...
XboxOne
So whats this I hear about people having opinions...
A Day In The Life: Free Tee’s and Packing Woes
I think i’ve laid low long enough after the...
A Day In The Life: Bumping and/or Grinding.
Time for another mildly amusing entry in my despicably...
Q&A With Old Phranchize
You know how much I love you, right? And...
A Day In The Life: Fancy 800 MS Points?
So, yeah, this vlog right here was promised to...
Injustice: Gods Among Us Collectors Edition Unboxing
You remember when I did my first ever Unboxing...
A Day In The Life: Insignificant tales of an Insignificant man.
You know when you used to get a report...
A Day In The Life: RIP Lucasarts and EVEN MOAR BATMAN!!!
So we’ve established that no-one is sick of the...
A Day In The Life. Epiphanies, Thief 4 and MOAR BATMAN!
My phriends, I have seen the light! As of...
A Day In The Life: Battlefield 4, Metal Gear V and General Insanity.
It’s time for another mildly amusing Vlog from yours...
A Day In The Life: Ranting, Road Rash and Pokemon Rumble!
It certainly has been a while since I recorded...
Triple-U-Playthrough: Tomb Raider!
Boys and girls, long time no see! Don’t look...
The Sony PS4!
After a brief spell of absence, Old Phranchize is...
Triple-U-Playthrough: Aliens Colonial Marines
Six long years I waited for this… Six… Long…...
Triple-U-Playthrough: Dead Space 3
Gone are days of reviewing… for now at least…...
A Day In The Life: 7th Feb
What better way to cement yourself as ‘The Worlds...
Whatever Happened To Originality?
Far be it from Old Phranchize to take a...
Question Time!
The week long competition for 1200 MS points has...
A Day In The Life: 1200 Point Giveaway!
In this edition of the infamous Worst Kept Diary...
Triple-U-Playthrough: DMC
Boys and girls, what you’re witnessing here is history...
Birthday Giveaway Winners!
The moment you’ve all been waiting for! The four...
1st Birthday Giveaway!
Well I’ll be damned… What started out as a...
A Day In The Life… 18 January
I know what you’re thinking… I wonder what Old...
What is a Microconsole anyway?
Remember in early 2012 when I used deliver pure,...
The 2013 Games List
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all...
… And A Happy New Year!
I sincerely hope every single of you beautiful bastards...
Merry Christmas!
I couldn’t let you go all the way till...
The Mass Debate: GOTY Edition
First things first, if you see a bunch of...
The Nintendo WiiU
Boys and girls, I have a confession… I recorded...
Hitman Absolution Triple-U-Review
The second ‘Trip-U’ in as many weeks! I finally...
A Day In The Life… 23 Nov
So, bottom line is, I felt a bit guilty...
Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Triple-U-Review
Arguably the biggest title of the year has arrived....
A Day In The Life… 19 Nov: BLOPS2
In answer to your first question… Yes, I did...
A Day In The Life… 12 Nov
You were thinking I’d finally got bored weren’t you?...
The Mass Debate 5th Nov
In what could only be described as ‘a bold...
WWE’13 Triple-U-Review!
Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all...
Medal Of Honor: Warfighter ‘Triple-U-Review’!
Fresh off the 100th post, I’ve decided to drop...
100 Posts! The Centenary!
Yet another milestone has been reached my friends! I’ve...
MOH vs COD: Opinions…
I normally save my opinion pieces for the written...
Bioshockingly Awesome!
Life, in general, doesn’t often benefit from delays. A...
XCOM ‘Triple-U-Review’
They’re coming thick and fast! Get to cover if...
Therapy
Well, this feels weird doesn’t it? Sitting here writing...
Dishonored Triple-U-Review!
If you’d been on Twitter late last night, well...
A Day In The Life… 12th Oct
Lets not beat around the bush here Ladies and...
Resident Evil 6 Triple-U-Review!
I know you’ve seen the reviews for Resident Evil...
A Day In The Life… 5th Oct
After a week of awesome guest posting, I thought...
GUEST POST #4! Do What You Love!
The week is nearly at an end dear friends!...
GUEST POST #3! Resident Evil!
Here we go again! The third guest post in...
GUEST POST #2! Ageing Gamers!
Yesterdays Guest Post by young Miss Hare was tremendous,...
GUEST POST #1! The love/hate relationship with Call Of Duty!
It’s arrived! Guest posting on thephranchize.com! A couple of...
Borderlands 2 ‘Triple-U-Review’
Now it’s been a while since I’ve had to...
A Day In The Life… 24th Sept
I know what you’re thinking… ‘Been a long time...
The Mass Debate! 17th Sept
People said it couldn’t be done. After the groundbreaking...
A Day In The Life… 12 Sept
When it came to engineering this very post, the...
Mark Of The Ninja Triple-U-Review!
And you thought I wouldn’t be churning any of...
The Phranchize Needs You!
If, on February 1st of 2012, on the eve...
A Day In The Life… 4th September
Anyone hoping for another trail blazing video blog featuring...
PSone Classics On The PS Vita
So, did you enjoy the video in my last...
A Day In The Life… 28th August
If you had a keen eye on Twitter earlier,...
Sleeping Dogs Triple-U-Review
It’s been a while since I hit you square...
WiiU: Next Gen? Really?
Two things… The first; I know I said that...
A Day In The Life… 17 August
Ladies & Gentlemen, boys & girls, children of all...
A Day In The Life… 8th August
You know when you’re having one of those weeks,...
A Day In The Life… 30th July
Well, my friends, in less than 24 hours old...
Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD Video Review
You’ve been wanting another timeless Phranchize ‘Triple-U-Review’, well here...
SLENDER
If you caught my post yesterday, you’ll recall I...
A Day In The Life… 24th July
This new diary feature is a God send my...
A Day In The Life… 18th July
Day 3 of Nightshift… I can hear myself blink…...
What is Dust and why could it be a game changer?
I’ve no doubt some of you, unwillingly, answered the...
The State of play in WWE
There’s a small contingent out there, who I imagine...
Game to Movie Adaptations: Why they will always suck!!!
Authors Note:  What you about to read was intended...
Resident Evil 6 Demo Gameplay Footage
Want to hear a little bit of good news?...
The Phranchize has reached level 28!
It’s only my friggin birthday… again! I haven’t had...
The Walking Dead The Game Episode 2: Starved For Help Video Review
Honestly, given my predisposition to ill health as of...
50 Shades of Phranchize
Are you serious?! Three posts in a week?! How...
A little chat about nothing
I told you I’d be back, didn’t I?! Look...
And where the hell have you been?!
You’re sitting there on the edge of your couch,...
Gears Of War…. 4?
Ok, so I’ve started the last few posts by...
E3: The Hits and Misses
It’s that time of year again. E3… The Electronic...
WWE’13
To the eagled eyed among you, it’s been obvious...
Ghost Recon Future Soldier Video Review
He’s back lad! It’s been far too long since...
Max Payne 3 Unconventional Review
I’m not sure if you noticed… or cared… but...
Diablo 3: An Unconventional Review
Having written, mere weeks ago, that I felt my...
800 MS Points Competition Winners!
The moment you’ve all been waiting for!… Well, a...
Aliens: New Additons
This year, one of my all time favourite franchises...
Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition Video Review
Every now and again, we as gamers are treated...
Sniper Elite V2: An Unorthodox Review
I was always of the mindset that people who...
50th Post! Free Stuff!
Every now and again I like to sit back...
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2… Here we go again.
As sure as the sun will rise, water is...
Features
You know what I feel my blog is missing…...
The Walking Dead: The Game Episode 1: A New day Video Review
You’ve read my Zombies post! You’ve seen my shoddy...
The Hall Of Shame
I know we haven’t really known each other very...
The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings Video Review
I’m sure you’ll concur that I’m reasonably new this...
Mass Effect 3 Ending: W.T.F
Admittedly a little later than I would have liked,...
The Most Precious Commodity in Gaming
Coming off an incredibly hot year for gaming in...
Fads and why Nintendo are missing a trick
I’m no stranger to fads, and I’m guessing you...
Brock Lesnar is back!
After a rather wrestle-heavy period on thephranchize.com leading up...
Kinect Star Wars Review
Come on… admit it. You’ve always wanted a lightsaber,...
Zombies!
There are a growing number of people who seem...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
Like many of you, I consider myself a bi-product...
The Fallout from Wrestlemania 28
Less than 24 hours removed from the biggest PPV...
Brock Lesnar to return on Wrestlemania 28?
Merely hours away from Wrestlemania 28 and the rumor...
COMPETITION: Wrestlemania 28 predictions
I’ll tell you what, lets make this interesting…
Wrestlemania 28 Predictions
We are now two days away from the biggest...
The laws of the ‘Perfect’ product.
There are some things in this Universe that, despite...
Mass Effect 3 Video Review
And there was you thinking I couldn’t possibly do...
Lord Albert Train?
WWE hasn’t got the best reputation when it comes...
The Older, Uncouth Brother of Video Games.
Since last Friday my email and Twitter accounts have...
PS Vita: Hands on with the Handheld
If,  like me, you suffer a terrible affliction that...
Kony 2012… Use your head.
I don’t often involve myself in the humdrum of...
My big problem with Mass Effect
Friday the 9th of March is almost upon us...
Pre-Wrestlemania 28 thoughts
When it comes to my posts about wrestling, given...
PC vs Consoles : The Neverending War.
For almost as long as I’ve been employed by...
Are TNA starting to make a long overdue Impact?
When it comes to blogging about wrestling, it’s become...
The #GBMGL test run. UFC Undisputed 3
The #GreenBoxMafia Gaming League is almost upon us… Four...
Innovation: Why some can’t make the Kinection
You have to admit, I’m on fire with my...
A quick update from The Phranchize
Just a quick update about the state of play...
Originality is dead… Long live originality!
In fairness that may be a little harsh. Originality...
The Phranchize loves a list! Gaming in 2011 and 2012.
Ahhh 2011… What a year… Some stuff happened… Some...
Wrestlemania 28. Tom Hanks vs Triple H?
The biggest spectacle in sports entertainment… The grandest stage...
The #GBMGL and curious case of the 10-bob pot.
You’ll have seen me make reference to the #GreenBoxMafia...
The curious side effects of movies.
Being the proud owner of what can only be...
The Devils Advocate? A Fruity Pebble in disguise?
When I started this blog it was for the...
Devil’s Advocate: PG is good, The Rock is a c*** and John Cena doesn’t suck.
My name is Nice Guy Jonny and I have...
KOAR: The bastard lovechild of Skyrim & Fable.
Like many of you I suspect, I’ve recently flirted...
How do you solve a problem like John Cena? Part 2.
You came back? Of course you did, you knew...
How do you solve a problem like John Cena? Part 1.
Given some of the feedback on my first batch...
Players & Gamers: The COD conundrum, Part 3.
Picking up right where we left off, Battlefield 3,...
Wrestling: A somewhat brief history and a promising look to the future. Part 3.
So, now that you know what kayfabe is, it...
Wrestling: A somewhat brief history and a promising look to the future. Part 2.
Where was I? Right, the PG era was in...
Wrestling: A somewhat brief history and a promising look to the future. Part 1.
For my first Wrestling blog, my inaugural address if...
Players & Gamers: The COD conundrum, Part 2.
Before i actually risk getting to the point, I...
Players & Gamers: The COD conundrum, Part 1.
In my mind, there are two types of people...
The Phranchize… Part 2. Write the Blog, Save the World.
You came back?! You probably never left, as you...
My first official blog! The Phranchize… Part 1.
How long could it go on? I mean, seriously?...
Its coming together nicely… ‘Write The Blog, Save The World.’
As you can tell, due to what I’d like...
Oh, hello there… I wasn’t expecting you.
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  • “Does he still got it?” they question in unison; “Nah, he ain’t got it in him no more, he’s one of them there big shots now see, making pictures using them there vidya camera’s!” they heckle! “After he wrote that there book, he started thinkin’ he was too good for the prose see, too good [...]

  • Lets kick this off in a gratuitous manner shall we? The kind words and comments in response to my previous video, my 100th video, have been both humbling and slightly emotional to read… In a manly way of course!

  • I love a good milestone! I’m sure we can all agree that 100 videos is a milestone right? Or do I have gross misconception of what can be considered ‘milestonable’ as far as video production is concerned?

  • 28 days ago
    XboxOne

    So whats this I hear about people having opinions about the XboxOne?! Seriously? Without even letting me chuck my two cents in first?! How… How DARE you!

  • I think i’ve laid low long enough after the whole…. you know… ‘dancing’ thing from my last vlog. What better way to wipe the slate clean than never referring to that abomination again… Unless of course it’s because an interested party would like to hire me for a private function… Baby oil is an optional [...]

  • Time for another mildly amusing entry in my despicably underwatched ‘Day In The Life’ series! You know, under normal circumstances, the whole ‘underwatched’ thing would be classed as somewhat of a bugbear of mine… but after pandering to the whims of one of you lot on Twitter (you know i’ll do just about anything you [...]

  • You know how much I love you, right? And you know if you ask me for anything, within reason, I’ll do it, right? So when one of the Phamilia asked me on Twitter to do another Q&A, I was more than happy to oblige!

  • So, yeah, this vlog right here was promised to you yesterday… But I have a good excuse! Honestly! Not like the last time when MI6 needed my help to infiltrate a rogue group of Mormons, hell bent on bringing down Tesco… This time it’s an actual excuse, like a real one and everything!

  • You remember when I did my first ever Unboxing of the WiiU? Of course you do… You’re here all the time!But just in case you’ve recently been kicked in the head, or fell out of a window, you can view that unboxing HERE.

  • You know when you used to get a report at school… “Young Phranchize could achieve so much more if he just applied himself… and stopped trying to sleep with me“… Yeah, i’m still struggling with that shit… And I never did get to sleep with any of my teachers. That’s besides the point right now; [...]

  • “Does he still got it?” they question in unison; “Nah, he ain’t got it in him no more, he’s one of them there big shots now see, making pictures using them there vidya camera’s!” they heckle! “After he wrote that there book, he started thinkin’ he was too good for the prose see, too good

    Inane Ramblings and a Call To Arms!
  • Lets kick this off in a gratuitous manner shall we? The kind words and comments in response to my previous video, my 100th video, have been both humbling and slightly emotional to read… In a manly way of course!

    PS4 vs Xbone: Head vs Heart.
  • I love a good milestone! I’m sure we can all agree that 100 videos is a milestone right? Or do I have gross misconception of what can be considered ‘milestonable’ as far as video production is concerned?

    100th Video! 2100 MS Point giveaway!

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