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Activision Supports Scottish Weasel Mating
4:00AM Mike Fahey | In a bit of marketing that could theoretically bite someone at Activision in the arse, the company is promoting X-Men Origins: Wolverine in the UK by backing giant weasel mating. More »
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Max Payne Movie Tops Box Office
6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Bad reviews, so what? The Hollywood version of Max Payne staring Mark Walhberg came out on top at the box office in its first week, beating out Oliver Stone’s W. That film debuted at the fourth spot. Explained Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers: “The estimates for ‘W.’ were all over the place… You can’t really expect that a politically charged movie like that would take the weekend over a big video game adaptation with a movie star in the lead role.” W., of course, is director Oliver Stone’s take on the presidency of George W. Bush. Hey, W., so you’re President. What’s that like? Say “hi” to your mother for us, okay? More »
Don’t Panic, Sony’s Afrika Is Still In Development
11:40PM Luke Plunkett | Afrika sure looks nice! Pity we haven’t heard a thing about the game for, oh, nearly nine months now. And even then have no idea what the game’s about, or what you’re supposed to do in it. So if you’re of the feeling the project’s either vapourware or has been canned, it’s OK, that’s totally understandable. Understandable, but wrong, because composer Wataru Hokoyama has just been tapped to lead a 104-piece orchestra in scoring the game. No, we haven’t heard of him either (seems he’s worked with 30 Seconds to Mars, Joss Whedon and on a bunch of short films), but since we’ve heard next to nothing of the game either that would make the two a perfect fit. Sony’s Afrika Still Alive, Enlists Composer [1UP] More »
