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Activision and Call of Duty Do Something Right for a Change
I have been an avid critic of the things that Infinity Ward and Activision have done with the latest release of Call of Duty, to the point that I am actively boycotting the purchase of …
EA To Make ‘Radical Changes’
Following the net loss of $391 million – a further fall of $81 million on top of last year’s losses – Electronic Arts have had announced radical plans to claw back 17% of their overheads …
MP leaps to Modern Warfare 2′s defense
Tom Watson MP, the Member of Parliament for West Bromwich East (even I think that’s a bit silly) perhaps best known for being the first MP to start a blog, has come to the defence …
Aw, the N-Gage is finally dead
We all thought it about four seconds after the N-Gage debuted in 2003, but the entire concept has finally been put to pasture by the overlords at Nokia. The device was re-launched in 2004 and …
Juvenile Modern Warfare video attacked, defended, pulled
One of those faked-up viral videos hit YouTube late last week (jeez, aren’t we tired of that “strategy” yet?), featuring Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels stumping for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The video …
Playing Politics: UK Minister Wants Tax Breaks for UK Developers
Politicians. There’s not much they won’t say – or, let’s face it, do – to curry favour, particularly when there’s a highly-anticipated-but-yet-to-be-announced election looming. The (UK) Conservative’s Ed Vaizey – now pimping himself as the …
Dante’s Inferno: Kid Killing is Bad, Mmkay?
Once again, Visceral Games’ Dante’s Inferno has hit the headlines. And once again, it’s for all the wrong reasons.
This time the game has caught the patently unimpressed attention of the INA – or the International …
London Games Conference focus on digital distribution
With the jokes at the expanse of my homeland on this site in recent days, I thought it might be good to look at something going on at October 27th : The London Games Conference. …
Creepy As Hell Marketing Postcard
Today, I went down to get my mail and found this rather creepy looking postcard in my mailbox. I have no clue as to what it is, but I do know it is from a …
Your next ill-advised game-to-movie is… Spore
Anybody want to take a stab at why Spore would make a great CG feature? I see two potential outcomes…
The DreamWorks Story: “A band of lovable yet grotesque Sporelings find themselves ostracized from Spore Village. …
Tim Schafer on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
I first saw Jimmy Fallon on an episode of Diggnation where (amongst other things) he discussed how he was going to treat videogame releases as he would a big movie premiere on his show, which …
Welcome Back to Hell: Silent Hill Movie Sequel Confirmed
Like it or loathe it, there is no denying that Silent Hill raised the bar when it came translating games to the silver screen. And now that a second film has finally been officially confirmed, …
Timegate/Southpeak Look to Reviewers for Section 8 Assistance
When any of us writers at Aeropause get a letter from a developer or a publisher after a review, it normally comes down to them either completely dismissing what you wrote, getting hit with the …
PS3 Advert edited.
You might remember a little while ago I wrote an article about the adverts for the new PS3 prices. In one of them, there’s a line which goes
Bernie, you can’t believe everything you read on …
Sell Your Soul to EA and Visit the Seven Circles of Hell
$200? For free? The catch? You may end up in Hell.
The latest in a line of strange and not always wonderful publicity stunts, Electronic Arts have been sending video game journalists a $200 cheque – …
iPhone Goes Retro
Following a false start in the summer, the first emulator finally hits the iPhone.
After originally rejecting the app because it launched “other executive code”, Apple have now given mobile developer Manomio a second chance with …
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