7th Columnist's Blog (7)

I did it. I just totally nailed myself a new and exciting job with a major publisher. More news to follow... I'm off to get drunk. Continue

Hey guys, Just to let you know, I'm in the something of a personal crisis at the moment, so I might be absent for a day or two. I hope to be back tomorrow, but this is a heads up should this nightmare continue longer. Mike Continue

I found these old shots tucked away on my hard drive earlier tonight, off me wincing back in 2006 when I got my 7th Column tattoo.

These were part of a photo shoot we had back on Xbox World 360 magazine, to be used in a special Halo Trilogy magazine we put out, penned by yours truly.

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We should all be watching this, Seriously. Fresh, funny and free make Crackle's The Jace Hall Show one of the finest video game shows I've seen in a long, long time. If you've not seen the weekly show, then I urge you to take a look at the two episodes embedded below to see what you're missing. You'll not be disappointed. You can also grab 'em through Xbox Live Marketplace too, if that's more your thing - though they'll set you back 80 points each for the prive… Continue

I am horribly ill. If I can stay awake and muster it, updates will be coming tonight. But since it's already 11:45pm, it might have to be tomorrow.

Man flu? This feels more like Bird flu. Yuck. Continue

I had a job interview on Monday with a major video games developer. I can't say too much about it at this point, so let's keep our fingers crossed yeah?

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“Game adverts have been perceived largely negatively by the games-playing public thus far. This is in part down to inappropriate ads being placed in games, such as the Nivea products in Splinter Cell - or ads having far too high prominence throughout the title. Much like in movies, product placement can easily go too far, hanging around too much on screen, and getting between the entertainment and the user” said Oldman. “It can also be hard for the gamer to see all these advertisements in game,… Continue