Well, would you believe it? It seems that Prescott’s office are doing his dirty work and trying to keep the Dustbingate game out of the press yet again.

It allegedly appears that somebody from Prescott’s fan club rang the Guardian warning them not to publish anything to do with the game that we produced.

Hugh Muir from the Guardian writes: Forgive us if you will for this item of housekeeping, but could the somewhat erratic caller who rang yesterday warning us not to print anything about the Internet game Dustbingate on the basis that John Prescott would be furious and that he is still a very important man/well connected, etc, please call back. We have long ago mentioned Dustbingate, the saga which followed the theft of Prescott’s dustbin in 1998 by five Hull labourers keen to destroy him. One day, perhaps, we might have done so again. But with calls like this, at once menacing and laughable, the matter takes on new urgency. So call again, won’t you? Share the burden.

It is not the first time Prescott’s aficionados have tried to keep this story from the press

Daily Express

The Times

The Guardian

A Hollywood film is being made and we are thinking about a second Prescott game (Egg Dodger – Street Fighter). So, Mr Prescott don’t be a bad sport (again). Logon, play the game, chill out.
Maybe you should realise that the more you fight it the more popular it will get. But if you get with the program, ‘Egg Dodger’ will never see the light of day.

If you don’t get scrambled by this nobody else will and I seriously hope I do not end up with an egg (or a fist) in my face.

Enjoy

Jeff

PS For all you creatives and internet geeks out there forget ‘Rick Rolling’, lets start ‘Prescott Prodding’.

PPS Please go to Google images and search for John Prescott. The first image that comes up is priceless.

This is no April fool. I’m dead serious.

In 2004, Matmi produced an online game called “Dustbingate” after the riotous book by Ian Newton. It’s been played over 23 million times and downloaded to over 30,000 websites worldwide – and Ian is now in the process of signing a deal for his book to be made into a Hollywood film.

I kid you not. Ian and I have been speaking over the last few weeks and his own words were: “There’s no way Dustbingate would have gone to Hollywood without Matmi’s Dustbingate game.” How bloody amazing is that?!

The Observer dubbed the Dustbingate story “the Full Monty of politics” as it follows the fortunes of five Hull factory workers who decide to investigate John Prescott and the local Labour group in a bid to make some quick cash. That’s enough storyline for a best selling book, but the beauty of Dustbingate is that its real life has continued too. It really winds John Prescott up, is loved by the media (can’t think why) and government workers were even banned from playing the game in works time.

Ian – I’m chuffed to bits for you and very well done. Good luck with your trip to LA this week and let us know how you get on.

Best, Jeff

PS. Bizarrely enough, Dustbingate was a re-skin of another game. And we re-skinned Dustbingate to help save one of our local watering holes in 2007. There must be a bit of Matmi magic in that code. Wonder if five lads from Matmi will go to Hollywood or maybe the UN? Stranger things have happened… .

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