BIRTHDAY MARATHON Most people celebrate turning 21 by getting utterly hammered. We certainly did.
But not Gem Creative’s Julian Cinque. Instead, the absolute nutter ran the London Marathon to raise money for Action For Kids. So far he has raised just under £1,400, including a hefty donation of £250 from Gem.
AMERICAN PIE-GN The IGN UKcrew have been rubbing shoulders with movie stars again. This time it’s Jason Biggs, Thomas Ian Nicholas and Sean William Scott, who came to talk about new release American Pie Reunion. They also took on entertainment editor Chris Tilly in a Street Fighter X Tekken match, where the IGNjourno (below, bottom left) was thrashed by Stifler himself.
FROM THE ARCHIVE... FIVE YEARS AGO MCV May 4th, 2007
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In a shock move, GAME buys arch rival Gamestation. Industy experts believe this could end the price wars… Sony fights back as the Daily Mailkicks off about its use of a decapitated goat at a God of War IIevent… Ubisoft believes it can establish itself as a Top Three publisher with the
2. LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE Codemasters ................................................PC
3. THE ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION Ubisoft/Take-Two ..............360, PS3, PC
4. WII PLAY Nintendo ........................................................Wii
5. POKÉMON RANGER Nintendo ........................................................DS
n the industry. The current members are...
AND FINALLY Think MCVgets to go to the best jollies? You’re wrong – sister mag Mobile Entertainment does. Editor Tim Green is pictured (right) at i-Play’s launch event for its new mobile game Sexy Pillowfight. Girls in
hot pants, pillows – we don’t need to draw you a picture. Instead, we’ve printed some for your pleasure.
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likes of Tom Clancy’sEnd Warand new IP Assassin’s Creed… LucasArts hints at two new Star Warsgames as celebrations for the series’ 30th anniversary take shape… ShopTo slashes the PS3 price to £359.99, blaming struggling sales and overstock… Codemasters celebrates a strong first week for Lord of the Rings Online, and predicts subscribers could reach 500,000 by the end of the year…