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Motion Pictures
Independence, Satire and Press Freedom
Nov 16th
The Chaser’s Julian Morrow delivers his take on press freedom, censorship and media ownership at the annual Andrew Olle lecture.
A particularly memorable instance of this was when we found ourselves in the unique position of having a publishing deadline for a comedy newspaper on September 11, 2001. We watched the planes hitting the World Trade Centre just a few hours before the print deadline for the next edition. It was a strange night, but one that typified the way we’ve taken the old adage “tragedy plus time equals comedy” and turned it into a less universal dictum – “tragedy minus time equals Chaser”. “Centrepoint jumps two in world’s tallest building” still stands out as an all-time favourite headline of mine. But it, like many jokes I’ve been associated with, offended and appalled many.
You can read Julian’s entire speech here or watch the event on iView here (6 Days remaining as of 16/11/2009).
My Plans Don’t Always Work
Oct 6th
Just a short clip from the game Risen which has been refused classification in Australia. Damn the authorities I’m playing it anyway. I don’t know why I thought sneaking up on this guy would work so don’t ask. Never mind the fact I lacked any scrolls or a rune to unlock the thing. Apologies for the low quality of this video. My upload sucks so I tend to heavily compress things. The music is from the DI.FM hardcore channel.
Anno 1404
Jun 11th
In the fascinating world of ANNO™ the player will sink into a unique building strategy game, where he sets sail in a beautiful island world to master the tricks of trade, diplomacy and economy, building up his own monumental cities. Continuous careful and elaborate planning will help fulfil his citizen’s needs and let his empire flourish. The upcoming ANNO 1404™ will bring this award-winning building strategy series to a new level:
Discover a strange and wondrous land in the uttermost East: the Orient! This highly civilized land will provide you with endless opportunities, and with the help of your new allies your occidental cities will prosper and become mighty metropolises!
Anno is one of my favourite series of games. Enjoy the trailer.
Battlefield 2142 Exploding Drone
Apr 14th
I’ve been playing Battlefield 2142 recently and discovered this while testing some graphical settings in Single player.
Ievan Polkka
Apr 3rd
I know what this site needs…and it’s more cowbell. No wait, I’ve gotten that wrong haven’t I? Oh well you figure it out.
