Friday, October 29, 2004

Gaming News: I Don't Love Bees

Those following Halo 2 intently will know of the I Love Bees campaign. The trail has been twisted and flowed but the backlash has started and from Nintendo no less. Check out http://www.ilovesqueeze.com and you'll find a simple warning shot at Microsoft that revives the greatest quote of all time. On the site (and 40/50 others) you'll find a picture of Samus Aran along with the phrase "ALL YOUR BEES ARE BELONG TO US. NEVER SEND A MAN TO DO A WOMAN'S JOB". It's clear and simple but ILoveBees has truly sparked something bigger.

In another piece of news in the FPS war (and it is a war) Half-Life 2 has fulfilled all predictions and proved to be worth the wait. Not content with 97 in PC Zone and PC Gamer it has gone on to scoop the second biggest accolade in video gaming. A 40/40 score in Famitsu is the highest but HL2 has joined Super Mario 64, Gran Turismo, Ocarina of Time and Halo in the Edge 10/10 club. A perfect score is rare in any magazine but in Edge it's a phenominal achievement.

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