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‘Pirates’ vidgame dissed by Variety reviewer

December 6th, 2007 · No Comments

The kind of review that would give anyone indigestion:
Tremendously accessible in its design but virtually unplayable due to major technical problems, Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean Online” lures even the most casual of players and then stabs them with a cutlass. Given that it’s based on a huge movie franchise and is free to start [...]

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Tags: motion pictures · videogame

Stringer talks a Blue-ray streak

November 20th, 2007 · No Comments

Stringer talks a Blu-ray streak
Hollywood Reporter
Sony CEO Howard Stringer affirmed the company’s support for and belief in Blu-ray Disc, saying in an exclusive e-mail interview Monday that the Sony-developed next-generation disc format has “the momentum and the scale” to ultimately triumph over rival HD DVD.
A week ago, an Associated Press story quoted the outspoken Sony [...]

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Tags: videogame