It’s twenty-five years since the release of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, the best-selling album of all-time. There’s a big article about it on the BBC News website. Sixty-five million copies sold, according to Guinness, which must make it arguably the best-selling single piece of popular culture ever. It’s certainly several times more than the best-selling DVD [...]
Filed under: bbc, casual games, music on November 30th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A quick note—I am not dead, merely busy—to notify you that the final London Gamer Geeks meeting of 2007 is tomorrow night, Wednesday 28th November, at our usual venue downstairs at the College Arms on Store Street, from 6.30pm onwards. Special events this time include: SWAPSIES! Bring games you’ve finished to swap with others! See [...]
Filed under: London, geek culture, london gamer geeks, pub, travel on November 27th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
These two Blizzard commercials are all over the blogosphere and, no doubt, US TV channels as well. They’re your basic celebrity endorsement. SFX: OMG OMG here comes the n00bs endless September all over again. No, I don’t think so. Are these commercials to bring new people to World of Warcraft, or to get existing players [...]
Filed under: advertising, fantasy, geek culture, mmorpg, world of warcraft on November 21st, 2007 | No Comments »