CLASSIC - CHARLIE BROOKER PRANK CALLS GAME PUBLISHERS

Whilst rummaging around some of my old junk I stumbled upon an old DVD that came with a PC ZONE magazine. PC ZONE was a British PC gaming magazine that ran for 17 years but was shut down on my birthday 26th - September 2nd, 2010. The DVD was a 1993-2003 anniversary disc which had classic demos and videos from that 10 year period. 

 Charlie Brooker, a screen-writer, journalist and broadcaster worked on PC ZONE during the mid 90s, creating controversial comic-strips and insulting those who wrote to the magazine. 
On this Lost Ark of a DVD I found are old audio files of Charlie Brooker prank calling big name Publishers regarding PC games.

 So here they are, in their original poor quality audio but resoundingly brilliant in their content.
Prank call to Activision regarding Quake...


Prank call to BMG regarding Grand Theft Auto...



Prank call to Eidos regarding Tomb Raider...
Prank call to Virgin regarding Jedi Knight....

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