mihnea miculescu

digital pr rants & a motley of tech blabber

PR catastrophe: Grainger Games at the GMAs

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Wow, this is an absolute treat.

This little retail chain wanted to get closer to the game media, so they sponsored this year's GMAs. But check out what their people did at last night's award ceremony:

 

Expertly alternating between shouting whilst sitting down and shouting whilst standing up, at one of the particularly coked-up chaps even decided to jump up on stage and start thrusting his pelvis towards the audience. 

 

But wait... There's more. You can read the full (and rather juicy) story right here. And then the organisers' very elegant apology. (via @vikkichowney)

The games I want to play this fall

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It's no secret that I give my Xbox a run for its money every time I can - but it seems I've never taken the time to actually write a review or two. I'm hoping to change that. 

In the meantime, here are the games I really want to have a go at this season. I've recently finished the Gears of War 3 single player campaign (brilliant) and am now on Deus Ex: The Human Revolution - but I'm really looking forward to:
Obviously they've all running huge campaigns, with loads of cinematic and gameplay trailers and all that - but here are a few interesting competitions I'd like to point out: the Battlefield Facebook page is running a check-in comp while the Assassin's Creed Facebook page seems to be running some sort of "AC in 60 seconds" video comp.

Xboxed Up

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About a month ago I suddenly decided that it's time to get an Xbox to feed my craving for the wonderful world of gaming, which I have been ignoring ever since I ditched my N64 console over a decade ago.

I started off with Dead Space 2 and Halo: Reach, and then Ben brought me a few classics to catch up on: Bioshock, GTA IV, Modern Warfare 2 and Gears of War. Then I got Black Ops and finished the solo campaign in one weekend.

Needless to say, this now has a significant impact on my free time so I will most probably also do a game review every now and then.

As a side note, I find the dynamics of the gaming world to be quite intriguing - from the quite unconventional product life cycles and pricing schemes to the spin-off services and ultimately the surprisingly huge effect this all has on the entertainment industry overall...