Obscure Gamer – (Real)time has run out

by Merman in Obscure Gamer | 1 Comment »

So Scottish developer Realtime Worlds has gone into administration, following the poor response to its online game APB, leaving ambitious future project MyWorld hanging in the balance. What has gone wrong for founder David Jones, and what impact will it have on the British software industry?

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Obscure Gamer – Into the third dimension

by Merman in Article, Obscure Gamer | 1 Comment »

Avatar has been hyped from here to outer space, but it does represent an important trend. Both the movie and the tie-in game are best viewed in 3D, and Hollywood’s appetite for the third dimension is apparent. Can the same be said for viewers at home and in the world of games?

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Obscure Gamer – Tax Break

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In April 2010 the Labour Chancellor Alistair Darling announced a review of tax rules for companies producing computer games, with the promise of tax breaks for games with a British cultural flavour – in line with a similar French system. After the General Election, June’s Emergency Budget by Conservative Chancellor George Osbourne announced that there would be no tax breaks. Why the sudden change? And why is it such an important issue?

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Friday Fuck Yea

by c64Glen in Article | 1 Comment »

Celebrating a week of new posts, it’s Friday Fuck Yea.

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J.A. Cares Issue 11

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Unemployment is just too much fun which is why there hasn’t been a new post since like forever. However, as the e-mail inbox continues to stack up (all spam) it’s time to get back to work. Since we are in wedding season I decided to try and help (ridicule) someone who is having a problem with a bachelor party.

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Motivational Monday

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Another Week, another Monday and another Motivational Monday to kick off a week a new stuff from ObscureInternet.

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Obscure Gamer – False Start

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The race to the next generation of consoles may have already started, but how certain are the predictions? First it was David Reeves of Capcom with his suggestion of two to three years. Now Murray Pannel, head of marketing for Ubisoft has predicted a similar time scale.

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Obscure Gamer – Exploring Expo Expectations

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The E3 Expo is a lot like a roller-coaster. There’s the anticipation of that first hill (the build-up to the show with hints of what’s coming), the sudden drop into the exciting parts (the actual announcements and reveals) and the slowing down as the ride comes into the station (wading through discarded goodie bags and leaflets to the exit).

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American Motivational Monday

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Here is a special Motivational Monday for all those who were celebrating independence at the weekend.

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Obscure Gamer – Anyone For Tennis?

by Merman in Article, Obscure Gamer | 1 Comment »

It’s that time of year again, when strawberries increase in price, barley water is consumed in vast quantities and yellow balls are bouncing on usually empty courts. It’s Wimbledon fortnight, and a nation’s thoughts turn to how soon the British hopefuls will lose. Of course, tennis in video game form has a long and impressive history.

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Motivational Monday

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Some more motivation for a new week.

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Fuck Yea Friday

by c64Glen in Friday Fuck Yea | 1 Comment »

Fuck Yea, it’s Friday.

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Poker Face

by c64Glen in Article | 3 Comments »

Poker Face is image meme created on the Internet. The meme consists of 4 panels in which the fourth panel consists of a guy doing the Poker Face.

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Motivational Monday

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You haven’t had motivation on a Monday for a while, so have these on us…

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Obscure Gamer – a Prince among men

by Merman in Article, Obscure Gamer | 1 Comment »

Sitting near my computer is a pile of unwatched films on DVD, each of them based on a computer game. They all have a bad reputation, both as films and as adaptations. But the other day I did pay my money and take a chance on visiting the cinema to check out Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the movie adaptation of the successful series. I was pleasantly surprised to find a summer blockbuster worth my time.

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