Archive for June, 2007
Just scanned this old copy of the Canadian edition of Time magazine showing Bill Gates comically holding up a broken XBOX360 for all the world to see, a premonition of the hardware issues that have dogged the console throughout its life-cycle thus far. Thankfully mine has yet to ever display the red rings that signal [...]
As a comical finale to the whole “Experts” affair, a link was sent around the other day about the TV spot that appeared on local station Musique Plus, whereby I got mentioned by name as an example of a non ex-Ubisoft employee on the team. They even went as far as giving a free plug [...]
Nearly two months off work after having moved to Montreal at the end of April, I finally started work at Eidos last week. Unlike every other first day I’ve ever had, this time I had to pack a suitcase as myself and the others were whisked off to the elegant Chateau Vaudreuil just outside Montreal [...]
You can keep your fancy 3D graphics – if ever there was a reason to pick up a 1080P HDTV then here it is. The first images of Super Streetfighter II Turbo: HD Remix have been posted on this Capcom blogpost, (though it’s not REALLY Capcom because it’s not Japanese). Just as the game is [...]
Just read that Scottish internet game review show Consolevania (or VideoGaiden if you saw the shortlived BBC version) is coming back soon – fantastic news! For the uninitiated, see the below clip of their interview with Nintendo of America President, Reggie Fils-Aime, discussing Microsoft’s then head of XBOX360, J Allard:
On Sunday, I finally got around to visiting the fantastic Body Worlds 2 exhibit down at the Montreal Science Centre. Despite being an amazing opportunity to dispell many taboos about death and the physical workings of the human body, as well as being the best anti-smoking advert ever, there were a few things pertaining to [...]

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