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Nov 4, 2008 0

Heidi Klum launches Guitar Hero World Tour

Have. I Must.

She's not bad looking either.

May 13, 2008 0

Keep signing the petition. He's making Grand Theft Auto

Uwe Boll is continuing his tradition of turning the computer games we all know and love into steaming celluloid turds by going for what could have once been the greatest game/movie ever: Grand Theft Auto.

The fucking Kraut dope must have been raped by a computer game when he was young to have such a vendetta against them.

So do your piece. Click here to sign the petition.

May 1, 2008 1

Take Two Interactive and the Great Artificial Scarcity Swindle

In the wake of Grand Theft Auto 4, egoeccentric brings you a guest post from our roving reporter SweetNeatPete:

December 1965. Beatlemaniacs worldwide eagerly anticipate the release of Rubber Soul. An abashed Parlophone spokesman explains that there simply aren't enough copies of the album to go round at the moment; fans who haven't booked a copy of the album several weeks in advance, or who didn't rush to their local record shop in time to book one, will just have to wait.

Did this happen?

May 25th, 1983. Arguably the most anticipated film of the decade thus far, Return of the Jedi opens in theatres... 100 theatres. World-wide. A spokesman for Lucasfilm explains that George Lucas is eager to see people queueing round the block, and has taken the precaution of limiting the number of prints available to ensure that this is the case.

Did this happen?

April 29th 2008. Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV is released... I think you get where I'm coming from here...

Now there was a time in the '80s when very popular albums would indeed see a shortage on release. What ended this? Not a slump in (absolute) sales figures, no no, it was the relative ease of high-fidelity home copying of these albums that put paid to this (also blatantly engineered) scarcity. Once Mr End-User discovered that only one copy of the album was required for whole bunches of people to own and enjoy it, Mr Supply-Side got his act together very very quickly indeed.

What is the exact difference between an album (on CD) and a game? Jewel case = game case. Liner notes = manual. Disc = disc. At what stage in the production process does it become physically impossible for a major player in an industry which has been bigger than Hollywood for several years now to ship product in volumes commensurate with demand? Very simple - it never does. It's not impossible. It's very possible. So possible that there are only two credible explanations for the shortage of copies of GTA IV. Either TTI are stupid/lazy or they're doing it on fucking purpose to generate 'buzz' and 'vibe' and other non-words liable to make my fists itchy.

Personally I refuse to book (or "pre-book"; the exact difference has never been clear to me), because I would then be allowing my 'user wallet' or 'net spend' or as English-speakers would put it my 'money' to help perpetuate this practice.

Never thought I'd say this, but we need to take a leaf out of the '80s' book. To paraphrase Orwell: Hope lies in the Pirates. Aaaaar!

Apr 14, 2008 4

Satisfying end game sequence

Ever feel let down by the hours you invest in a game that never pays off the actual achievement. Well click here and see what is the best satisfying end sequence to a game ever. The joy that is given out for the most mundane of tasks is almost too much to bear.

Mar 25, 2008 0

Mills- McCartney Flash Game

I'd prefer to be beating Mills with a stick, but..

Original game here

Jan 8, 2008 0

2008 In Movie Posters

Click here for an interesting preview of the year in movies.

The pick of the bunch has got to be this gem on the right. Jason Statham, Ray Liotta AND Burt Reynolds? It can't possibly live up to such a cast.

But wait- It's based on a computer game, which can only mean one thing... you've guessed it- it's directed by Uwe Boll- the certified worst director of all time (and consequentially one of the most entertaining filmmakers of all time).

Hmm.. Uwe Boll's take on Lord Of The Rings- not to be missed then. I was lucky enough to catch the world premier of Boll's last film at Cannes this year. 'Postal' had people walking out outraged from the get go, but was perversely hilarious in that 'oh my lord, what the hell is going on here?' kind of way that Boll specialises in. For those intrigued, here's the movie's opening sequence. But be warned, if Boll is successful, you will be grossly offended.

Dec 20, 2007 0

8-Bit Tie

I Want It I Want It I Want It

I always wanted to be a NES graphic... I'd go for red.

Click to buy

Nov 26, 2007 0

Welcome To Blogsville...

My brother Mark (that's him there on the right) has started blogging, as one does these days.

Amongst his first few posts is a pretty cool taster of a Ghostbusters game for the Xbox 360, and a more-favourable-than-mine look at Interpol.

Check it out here.