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Post by: Gloriano on January 13, 2005, 02:43:08 pm
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Another media giant sets its sights on the videogames industry

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch may be about to make a move into the videogames industry, with the COO of his giant News Corporation group confirming that the company is seeking an acquisition in the sector.

Speaking at a US investment conference, Peter Chernin admitted that News Corp was "kicking the tires of pretty much all video games companies" - up to and including market leader Electronic Arts....


Full article (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=6278)
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Post by: Liberator on January 13, 2005, 02:43:59 pm
This could be good.
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Post by: NGTM-1R on January 13, 2005, 02:50:45 pm
This could severely suck.

Scratch that. It will severely suck.
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Post by: vyper on January 13, 2005, 02:54:11 pm
Neo-conservative, Republican endorsing,  PC Games.

**** me.
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Post by: Janos on January 13, 2005, 03:00:05 pm
Most likely it wouldn't effect jack ****.

If it would, it would suck bigtime.
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Post by: aldo_14 on January 13, 2005, 03:22:22 pm
"Need for Shooting: Iraqi Underground" ?
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Post by: vyper on January 13, 2005, 03:23:36 pm
How cool would it be to drag race tanks... with NOS?
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Post by: Liberator on January 13, 2005, 03:33:49 pm
It hasn't occured to you for one instant that they can separate politics from business or creativity or whatever?  

Oh, that's right, lefties keep can't politics separate so they assume that no one else can either.
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Post by: aldo_14 on January 13, 2005, 03:39:38 pm
Meh.  Grow a sense of humour.
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Post by: Taristin on January 13, 2005, 03:41:12 pm
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Originally posted by Liberator

Oh, that's right, lefties keep can't politics separate so they assume that no one else can either.


Well, to be fair, you've shown that it's difficult to keep politics out of most arguments, yourself...
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Post by: Liberator on January 13, 2005, 04:00:40 pm
Point.

But I'm one of those wackos that listens to AM Radio exclusively.  I'm not a good example to use.
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Post by: Deepblue on January 13, 2005, 04:16:06 pm
Most probably the one with Sean Hannity, Tony Snow, but do you get Combs (sp?)?
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Post by: vyper on January 13, 2005, 04:28:57 pm
[q]It hasn't occured to you for one instant that they can separate politics from business or creativity or whatever?

Oh, that's right, lefties keep can't politics separate so they assume that no one else can either.[/q]

Are you trying to act ****ing stupid? Is this your way of getting a rise from us?

IT'S BASED ON THE FACT OF HOW BIASED FOX ARE.

Sorry lads that had to come out.
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Post by: Scuddie on January 13, 2005, 04:46:05 pm
Well, it could be very well seperated.  Remember when Fox almost sued itself?  Fox news corp. VS Fox Entertainment because of that one episode of The Simpsons making fun of Fox News Channel's ridiculous amount of conservatism...
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Post by: aldo_14 on January 13, 2005, 04:55:14 pm
hehe.  Simpsons is brilliant

"We can't even watch Fox now because they own those chemical weapons plants in Syria"

EDIT;
http://www.snpp.com/guides/foxswipe.html  :D
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Post by: vyper on January 13, 2005, 05:03:24 pm
Links no working mate.
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Post by: aldo_14 on January 13, 2005, 05:05:20 pm
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Originally posted by vyper
Links no working mate.


?

Wroks for me;

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With Krusty running for congress we see another unbiased Fox News presentation;
Fox: Welcome to Fox News. Your Voice for Evil. Tonight we'll be interviewing the top two candidates for Springfield's 24th congressional district. For the Republicans? Beloved children's entertainer, Krusty the Clown. ..and for the Democrats, this guy. (Candidate appears with on-screen devil's horns, communist flag in background)
Candidate: I have a name!
Fox: Yes, I'm sure you do, comrade. I appreciate your being here, you're (switches to split shot of both candidates, and Krusty has an on-screen halo) usually so mired in sleaze (they both react) it must be an effort to come down to the studio.
Krusty: May I say something?
Fox: Certainly congressman. (switches to split shot of both candidates, and other guy is now upside down)
Candidate: He hasn't won yet!!
Fox: You make a very adulterous point! We will now conclude this debate with a Krusty campaign commercial..

During the above dialogue, a Fox type news crawl appears across the bottom of the screen;
Pointless News Crawls Up 37 Percent...
Do Democrats Cause Cancer? Find Out at foxnews.com...
Rupert Murdoch: Terrific Dancer...
Dow Down 5000 Points...
Study: 92 Percent of Democrats Are Gay...
JFK Posthumously joins Republican Party...
Oil Slicks Found to Keep Seals Young, Supple...
Dan Quayle: Awesome...
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Post by: Unknown Target on January 13, 2005, 05:09:23 pm
Lol...no, seriously, this might be good for gamers. FOX has some great movie liscences, so they could make some good games.

And, for once, why don't you guys think that they could seperate their right wing agenda from making money?
Honestly, how could they endorse Bush in a Need for Speed game or what have you?
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Post by: aldo_14 on January 13, 2005, 05:13:05 pm
In all honesty, my opposition is purely because I think Fox specialises in low-quality, low-iq, lowbrow entertainment.
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Post by: Taristin on January 13, 2005, 05:18:57 pm
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Originally posted by Unknown Target

Honestly, how could they endorse Bush in a Need for Speed game or what have you?


I guess we'll have to wait and see, eh? :D
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Post by: Anaz on January 13, 2005, 06:26:42 pm
Well, remember the ea-wife thing a while back. We could have a ne-con news company and a facist game publisher, with complete control over the media :p
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Post by: Ford Prefect on January 13, 2005, 06:42:52 pm
(http://home.neb.rr.com/rph/fox.news.civil.rights.jpg)
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Post by: pyro-manic on January 13, 2005, 06:52:32 pm
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Originally posted by aldo_14
In all honesty, my opposition is purely because I think Fox specialises in low-quality, low-iq, lowbrow entertainment.


:yes:

ITV is going the same way....
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Post by: Night Hammer on January 13, 2005, 06:55:58 pm
thats why nothing beats ESPN
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Post by: Bobboau on January 13, 2005, 07:13:28 pm
you know most of those are about the fox network, not the fox news network, you know there is a substatal diference right?
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Post by: Liberator on January 13, 2005, 07:15:24 pm
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Originally posted by Ford Prefect
(http://home.neb.rr.com/rph/fox.news.civil.rights.jpg)

That was uncalled for.  Not to mention fellacious and an outright lie.
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Post by: Ford Prefect on January 13, 2005, 07:34:04 pm
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That was uncalled for. Not to mention fellacious and an outright lie.

I know, it makes me angry too. That coverage is really biased.
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Post by: Night Hammer on January 13, 2005, 08:10:17 pm
Massachusetts...why am I not suprised
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Post by: Ford Prefect on January 13, 2005, 08:18:48 pm
Wait! You mean that picture isn't real?
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Post by: Liberator on January 13, 2005, 08:29:34 pm
How could it be?  You moron...
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Post by: Corhellion on January 13, 2005, 08:34:41 pm
Well...considering that Fox has already helped make a few games...AVP and AVP2...the later one ruled big time

So...Fox has it's hits and misses...let's just hope most of them are hits.
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Post by: Ford Prefect on January 13, 2005, 08:38:54 pm
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How could it be? You moron...

Yeah, jeez. Somehow it just totally slipped me that FOX NEWS LOGOS AND SCROLLING HEADLINES didn't exist in the 1960s WHEN THAT EVENT TOOK PLACE. Silly me for missing A COMICALLY ABSURD ANACHRONISM.
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Post by: NGTM-1R on January 13, 2005, 10:16:16 pm
The reason I fear this is that Fox is often known as the "TV Critics Employment Network", with crap for ideas, crap for shows, and crap for brains.
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Post by: aldo_14 on January 14, 2005, 03:19:04 am
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Originally posted by Bobboau
you know most of those are about the fox network, not the fox news network, you know there is a substatal diference right?


Yup.  As well as an offshoot channel, Sky shows oodles of crappy "when pants collapse" style programmes from Fox.

Oh, and having watched the World Cup '98 on it, Fox Sports is utter ****e too.
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Post by: vyper on January 14, 2005, 03:57:56 am
Lib, your arse is showing.
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Post by: Styxx on January 14, 2005, 07:21:06 am
Hrm.