Pastures New
Sunday, November 30th, 2008 Posted in Career | 2 Comments »My brief spell of unemployment is over. No longer a victim of the credit crunch, I begin my new job tomorrow: Staff Writer on veteran trade mag (and former rivals), MCV. Having set a world record for Earliest Turned Up To ...
re: Xbox 360 Avatar
Saturday, November 29th, 2008 Posted in Misc | No Comments »To all those who have messaged me regarding my Xbox 360 Avatar, I know. I know it doesn't look like me. I know the hair is too blonde - though I maintain that it is natually blonde, but the passing years ...
WiiDS Episode 80: Rose-Tinted Birthday Edition
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 Posted in Podcast | No Comments »- Question Of The Week: If you could run Nintendo for a day...? - News - Wii Outsells 360/PS3/PSP Combined - Pirates blamed for Nintendo shortages - Factor 5 to announce titles soon - GTA: Chinatown Wars details - MadWorld fans strike back - Main Discussion: Ocarina ...
For Hire
Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Career | No Comments »For reasons I may or may not be allowed to go into on here, I lost my job last Monday. Over the last week, I've been applying furiously for all manner of jobs, from staff writer on games magazines (my first ...
Age Of Conan Expansion Revealed
Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Portfolio | No Comments »Funcom, the developers behind Eidos’ bestselling MMORPG Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, have revealed it is currently working on an expansion pack. During a presentation at this year’s Games Convention in Leipzig, focussing on the new content currently being developed for ...
Ain’t That A Kick In The Head
Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Portfolio | No Comments »While the German youth must feel a great deal of pride that they have Europe’s biggest games event arrive on their doorstep every year, the Games Convention comes as both a blessing and a curse. Gamers from all over Germany travel ...
Surprise, Surprise
Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Portfolio | No Comments »I imagine everyone goes to Leipzig, or indeed any games trade show, with some pre-conceptions about which titles they will enjoy the most. You arrive with a mental checklist of the games you really want to see, the games you ...
GC 2008: Record Public Attendance
Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Portfolio | No Comments »Number crunching begins at German event Leipzig Games Convention today opened up its gates to the general public, and the show is already enjoying improved numbers of attendees compared to last year. 38,000 members of the public attended the show today, compared ...
No German Release For Dead Space?
Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Portfolio | No Comments »Violence difficult to get past ratings board EA’s sci-fi survival horror title, Dead Space, may not see release in Germany due to the excessive violence and its role in the gameplay. Presenting the game to members of the press at this year’s ...
GC 08: Sega Announces House Of The Dead: Overkill
Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Portfolio | No Comments »Zombie gore-fest prequel unveiled Sega has announced development of House Of The Dead: Overkill, a new instalment to its classic lightgun series exclusive for the Wii. Unveiled for the first time at this year’s Games Conference in Leipzig, Overkill serves as ...
