So Acclaim is No More, which didn't come as a huge surprise to anyone. They've been struggling for years, victims of a changing industry and a seemingly never-ending run of bad games and tired licenses.

Speaking of tired licenses: I worked with Acclaim on a couple of titles, only one of which was released - Dragonheart, a game which also happens to be our Worst Game Ever; thank God our relationship was terminated - and I can't say that it was a pleasant experience. I met some good people at Acclaim, and I enjoyed the business trips to New York whilst working with them, but as a publisher they were one of the absolute worst. (Now watch how that statement comes back to bite me on the ass.)

Alien Invasion launched today. Wheee. Kudos to the team who have worked extremely hard to produce what I, quite subjectively, have deemed The. Greatest. Expansion. Pack. Ever. It's packed to the rafters with revolutionary features, plus super-cool aliens and Stuff Blowing Up. It don't get no better than that. Oh, and watch the new video. It's fantastic.

I think Global Frequency has a shot at my top spot for new TV show (it premieres early next year on The WB) even though I've yet to see a single frame of footage. Not because it's based on a comic written by the mad but brilliant Warren (Transmetropolitan) Ellis, not because the great Ben (The Tick, Firefly) Edlund is a writer on the show, but because-- well, I won't jinx it. We'll see what - if anything - happens.
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