Archive for December, 2007

Review: The Golden Compass

December 29th, 2007 – 4:20 pm Posted by: Kyle

In 2000 there was a film called Memento which told the story of a man who’d lost his long term memory and could only retain fifteen minutes at a time and yet was trying to find his wife’s killer. Oh, and the film was told backwards. If Christopher Nolan was able to make such a [...]

Review: Call Of Duty 4 (PS3)

December 28th, 2007 – 5:57 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews

This review was written exclusively for Space-Meat by Jelani Stevens. Check out Jarnz other stuff here! Developer: Infinity Ward Publisher: Activision Available On: PC, XBOX 360, PS3, NDS (n-Space) Call of Duty, the next in the series with a little twist. In this game we are taken away from the WWII setting we have grown [...]

Merry Christmas from the whole Space Meat team

December 25th, 2007 – 5:01 am Posted by: Liam

Well the title says it all folks, yes it’s Christmas Day. The day we get together with friends and family, exchange gifts, eat tons of food, and celebrate the holy birth of a great man… Sir Isaac Newton. But those are not the only Christmas traditions, no there are many more. Including the tradition of [...]

No Country For Old Men Competition *Finished*

December 22nd, 2007 – 5:45 pm Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Movies

Thank you to everyone who entered, the winners will be contacted shortly and have their prizes sent out to them. If you didn’t win don’t worry we have more competitions coming soon. Enjoy! Paramount Pictures are giving TEN lucky Space Meat readers the chance to win a double pass to see one of my favourite [...]

Review: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)

December 20th, 2007 – 7:16 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews

Developer: Nintendo EAD Publisher: Nintendo Available On: Wii Nintendo’s natural order of things seems to have built up to a pinnacle. We’ve had next-gen Zelda. Recently Samus hit the Wii in Metroid Prime 3. Most of the other loved Nintendo names have had their big next-gen outing and now it’s time for the main moustached [...]

Duke’s back, baby.

December 19th, 2007 – 5:41 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Games

Duke Nukem Forever – the game that re-designed the concept of “prolonged development”. Slated with a release date of “When It’s Done”, the 10 year (so far) development cycle of Duke Nukem Forever has captured the attention of many avid gamers ready for another round of babes, guns and aliens. It’s not too surprising then [...]

The Dark Knight trailer

December 17th, 2007 – 5:38 pm Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Movies

Well it’s official this movie is going to kick all kinds of arse. The new trailer for The Dark Knight shows off plenty of Heath Ledger’s brilliant interpretation of The Joker, as well as the new wide shot style that director Christopher Nolan said he got the idea from the excellent film Heat. The Dark [...]

The Dark Knight posters

December 15th, 2007 – 1:50 am Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Movies

If The Dark Knight isn’t your most anticipated film of next year then you are either a huge fan of Edward Norton (The Incredible Hulk), like your heroes rich alcoholics (Iron Man), or you are trying hard not to think about it too much because if you realise Indiana Jones 4 is also coming out [...]

My Name is Bruce trailer

December 15th, 2007 – 1:16 am Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Movies

I have a huge man crush on Bruce Campbell and I’m not afraid to say it because I’m not the only one. Bruce has an army of loyal fans, is a cult hero and one of the most respected, beloved, and critically underrated actors ever. His biggest hit was the Evil Dead series and since [...]

Farewell to Auran, Fury for free

December 14th, 2007 – 1:44 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Games

Following up on last week’s debacle, despite CEO Tony Hilliam’s reassurance, Auran has now closed doors and is heading into liquidation. All current staff are to be laid off, while compensated with the usual redundancies and leaving packages. This takes 70 Aussie developers out of a job and certainly doesn’t make a high point in [...]