OLYMPIC FAME FOR LUNCH PR’S WATSON Everyone noticed the 3DS that kid was playing during the London Olympics opening ceremony. Everyone noticed Dizzee Rascal was wearing an E3 jacket (that’s his postcode, folks, not a nod to the LA expo). But how many people noticed the real star: Lunch PR’s Kayleigh Watson, who rollerskated her way around the stadium during the excellent NHS bit? You can see her in action below (second nurse from right ):
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Tracking down the games industry’s biggest stars on Twitter. This week, we look at the profile of
Dr Jo Twist, UKIE @Doctoe
Bio: I want to be a cat when I grow up. also CEO of @UK_IE
13,494 Tweets
521 Following
1,729 Followers
Enjoyed the double headers with the awesome #tanyabyron today. 3 more interviews to go then cocktail wear apparently. #ukie #pegi
It will never be truly the Olympics until we have every country in the alphabet.
Why are there so many beautiful men wandering around London today?
FROM THE ARCHIVE... SEVEN YEARS AGO MCV August 5th 2005
NEWS SCEE reassures trade that there will be no repeat of 2004’s crippling hardware shortages in the run-up to Christmas. Microsoft is less vocal, but promises it is doing all it can to support retailers when it launches Xbox 360... Stores in both the UK and US hint at a £299 price tag for Xbox 360... Security services provider Macrovision
CHARTS
1. BRIAN LARA CRICKET 2005 Xbox, PS2, DS, GBA ..........Codemasters
4. MEDAL OF HONOR: EURO ASSAULT Xbox, PS2, GC ..............................................EA
5. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Xbox, PS2, GBA, PC....................Take-Two
n the industry. The current members are...
AND FINALLY Eagle-eyed Sunreaders spot a man that looks suspiciously like OK Media’s Doron Garfunkel on the tabloid’s thrilling problem page, Deidre’s Photo Casebook (left). Apparently, the doppelganger’s name is Shane and refuses to have children with his barely-dressed girlfriend... Meanwhile, Codemasters promotes Worms 4: Mayhem with cartoons of Big Brother contestants reimagined as everyone’s favourite psychotic invertebrates – no, we don’t know who they’re meant to be either (right).
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acquires PC games download specialist Trymedia and plans to launch a downloadable games service for the UK... Virgin Digital is set to launch its own download service, complete with games in September... Andy Johnson is reunited with former GTI colleague Jeremy Wigmore as he joins Atari... Channel 4 strikes a deal to have ads for Lostrunning on screens in the world of Anarchy Online... Further bans and US lawsuits hit Rockstar as the GTA ‘Hot Coffee’ scandal rages on...