I also posted this on another forum but anyway...
Okay, so yesterday ago or so I got the monthly issue of Game Informer [Yay, it's based in Minneapolis, MN
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And as I was reading the articles. This one 'looked' quite interesting.
I hope the title thread got your attention. Haha, but anyway...
Took this off the magazine so the all the Credits here go to Game Informer.
the article was called...
THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLYWhen you want your news categorized with a sarcastic editorial spinGOODAs perhaps a sign that UMD movies really are the wave of the future, Japanese PSP owners will soon be able to buy adult movies for their handheld. Sony of Japan say that while it finds porn for the PSP 'utterly undesirable', it could do nothing to stop companies from releasing such movies. The power of porn rules once again.
BADCAPCOM, Grand Theft Auto III's publisher in Japan, is considering legal action against a local Japanese law that restricts sale of games to minors. The publisher points out that a rating system is already in place to warn consumers of content (similar to our ESRB), and that the local government in question, Kanagawa Prefecture, came to the decision without discussion or precedent. The nearby prefectures of Saitama and Osaka are also banning the game.
UGLYThe Screen Actors Guild (SAG)and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) are divided over an agreement reached with the videogaming industry for a 36% wage raise increase (over 3 1/2 years) for voice actors. After a negotiating board representing both unions accepted the deal, SAG executives went against the recommendation of their own negotiating body and voted down the proposal. Meanwhile, the AFTRA has accepted the deal, and since many actors are members of both unions, they will be able to do voice work without crossing union lines. Currently, all parties are meeting to figure this mess out. We can only hope that this doesn't keep top-notch talent like Heather Graham from her valuable contribution to games like Everquest II. Besides, with a 36% raise, how can she afford to eat?!
UGLYShanghai gamer Qui Chengwei has given a suspended death sentence for killing Zhu Caoyuan after Caoyuan sold Chengwei's virtual sword from Legend of Mir 3 for approximately $473. Don't tell Jow we ate his lunch.
GOODWorld Of Warcraft's lead producer, Shane Dabiri, has said the company is working on an expansion pack to the wildly popular PC MMORPG. Adam's retreat from societ continues.
GOODReceptionists of Hollywood's major studios got a shock when messengers dressed up in full Master Chief garb delivered a script treatment for a Halo movie written by 28 Days Later screenwriter Alex Garland. Microsoft reportedly wanted at least a $10 Million advance and a $75 Million budget. At the time of this writing, 20th Century Fox and Universal were said to be negotiating to team up to finance the film.
UGLYA European study found that a majority of parents are aware of video game ratings, but 'divorce themselves' from deciding what their children play, even though the parents don't like what games they buy, Great to know hypocrisy rules the angry mob.
What do you guys think? lol
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