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The PSP is set to officially go on sale in less than half-a-day now. The concept of midnight sales seems to be lost on the Japanese market. Probably because that's right around the same time that...
The PSP's battery life has been the subject of much speculation. After having spent some time with a PSP, a couple of games, and a demo disc that essentially serves as a movie, there's a few...
Today Midway announced that it's purchasing Paradox Development, the company currently developing Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. I don't typically follow the business side of things all that...
2004 is winding down. Yes, another year of game releases is nearly in the books. It's been an interesting year, packed with a lot (a whole lot) of sequels. Some of them are the triumphs we've been...
Today's the day. The NIntendo DS is now on (or flying off of) store shelves. Did you get one? If so, tell me what you think of it so far. If not, tell me why you haven't! So far, the best game...
Well, here we are. We're waiting in line for a midnight release... only this time there's no line. No braving the elements, no making sure that you found the one door to the mall that they left...
If you're one of the lucky people who have acquired an early copy of Halo 2 via a street date break or radio contest or something and you want to get some Xbox Live in, add GameSpotting to your...
Los Santos! Where you at, where you at? Idlewood. Idlewood always up to no good. OK, ehough of that. While it would have been pretty funny if the rap tracks in San Andreas were rerecorded to...
In this day of instant Internet gratification and the paid strategy guide businessit's difficult to keep any aspect of a game secret after it's been released. Where were you when you discovered...
I blame Sega for my problem, but it's brilliance on that company's part that caused my problem in the first place. It's this damned Sega Ages line that's been coming out in Japan for quite some...
As I write this, the 2004 Tokyo Game Show is coming to a close. It's almost 5PM on Sunday, September 26th in this here hotel room. Looking out the window, I can see what appears to be about a...
Me and my man Rage cold ripped up the mic this morning. Eidos brought by Get On Da Mic , which seems like Karaoke Revolution only with rhythm detection instead of pitch detection. The list of...
OK, moving is a little dumb. But moving into a new place can also be pretty cool. I've got a place to move into, but I won't really have time to move in until the Tokyo Game Show is over. But I've...
This Just In: Star Wars Still Sucks You know, it must be nice to have the luxury of going back and fixing what you perceive to be problems in films you made, like, 30 years ago. I'd bet that, in...
http://www.danger.com/consumers_hiptop2.php I don't need it. I don't. But I'm going to get it. Why? Because it's new. That's just the sort of dork I am, I guess. Also, it's smaller than the...
So an interesting thing happened to me today. It was about 6PM, and I had somehow managed to squander the entire day playing Burnout 3. A friend of mine--we'll call him "Brendan" for the sake of...
September 9th, the day of the Dreamcast. I had the good fortune to be on Good Morning America that morning, telling Diane Sawyer about Sega's new system. I'm pretty sure that was my first...
Burnout 3 is an amazing piece of work. I can't say enough about how truly fantastic Burnout 3 is. It's the sort of game that transcends the typical genre boundry and crosses over into widespread...
Oh, yes. Finally. Just what I've always wanted. My favorite video game characters hopping around and singing my favorite songs! For those of you who haven't seen the ads for MTV's VIdeo...
A Blizzard rep posted this on the World of Warcraft forums yesterday... " Addendum for Stress-Test Servers Only We have gone to great lengths to ensure that your experience in the land of Azeroth...
The PSP is set to officially go on sale in less than half-a-day now. The concept of midnight sales seems to be lost on the Japanese market. Probably because that's right around the same time that...
Posted Dec 11, 2004 9:42 am PT
OK, let's talk battery life!The PSP's battery life has been the subject of much speculation. After having spent some time with a PSP, a couple of games, and a demo disc that essentially serves as a movie, there's a few...
Posted Dec 10, 2004 10:13 pm PT
Midway buys Paradox... wait, what?Today Midway announced that it's purchasing Paradox Development, the company currently developing Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. I don't typically follow the business side of things all that...
Posted Nov 30, 2004 9:17 pm PT
Next!2004 is winding down. Yes, another year of game releases is nearly in the books. It's been an interesting year, packed with a lot (a whole lot) of sequels. Some of them are the triumphs we've been...
Posted Nov 23, 2004 1:03 am PT
Tell me about your Nintendo DS.Today's the day. The NIntendo DS is now on (or flying off of) store shelves. Did you get one? If so, tell me what you think of it so far. If not, tell me why you haven't! So far, the best game...
Posted Nov 21, 2004 8:08 pm PT
90 minutes and counting...Well, here we are. We're waiting in line for a midnight release... only this time there's no line. No braving the elements, no making sure that you found the one door to the mall that they left...
Posted Nov 16, 2004 6:51 am PT
Let's Halo!If you're one of the lucky people who have acquired an early copy of Halo 2 via a street date break or radio contest or something and you want to get some Xbox Live in, add GameSpotting to your...
Posted Nov 6, 2004 12:12 am PT
San Andreas LoveLos Santos! Where you at, where you at? Idlewood. Idlewood always up to no good. OK, ehough of that. While it would have been pretty funny if the rap tracks in San Andreas were rerecorded to...
Posted Oct 26, 2004 5:05 am PT
The Value of a SecretIn this day of instant Internet gratification and the paid strategy guide businessit's difficult to keep any aspect of a game secret after it's been released. Where were you when you discovered...
Posted Oct 12, 2004 4:47 am PT
When Collections Attack!I blame Sega for my problem, but it's brilliance on that company's part that caused my problem in the first place. It's this damned Sega Ages line that's been coming out in Japan for quite some...
Posted Oct 3, 2004 9:29 am PT
Tokyo Game Show 2004 Wrap-Up: Pretty Car Replay EditionAs I write this, the 2004 Tokyo Game Show is coming to a close. It's almost 5PM on Sunday, September 26th in this here hotel room. Looking out the window, I can see what appears to be about a...
Posted Sep 26, 2004 7:57 am PT
Silly Video AlertMe and my man Rage cold ripped up the mic this morning. Eidos brought by Get On Da Mic , which seems like Karaoke Revolution only with rhythm detection instead of pitch detection. The list of...
Posted Sep 21, 2004 6:05 am PT
Things That Are Not Dumb: MovingOK, moving is a little dumb. But moving into a new place can also be pretty cool. I've got a place to move into, but I won't really have time to move in until the Tokyo Game Show is over. But I've...
Posted Sep 19, 2004 7:31 pm PT
This Just In: Star Wars...This Just In: Star Wars Still Sucks You know, it must be nice to have the luxury of going back and fixing what you perceive to be problems in films you made, like, 30 years ago. I'd bet that, in...
Posted Sep 16, 2004 6:19 am PT
Things That Are Not Dumb: hiptop2http://www.danger.com/consumers_hiptop2.php I don't need it. I don't. But I'm going to get it. Why? Because it's new. That's just the sort of dork I am, I guess. Also, it's smaller than the...
Posted Sep 15, 2004 3:32 am PT
A Bedroom Full of Cops or 'How I Spent My Saturday Evening.'So an interesting thing happened to me today. It was about 6PM, and I had somehow managed to squander the entire day playing Burnout 3. A friend of mine--we'll call him "Brendan" for the sake of...
Posted Sep 12, 2004 7:44 am PT
Happy Anniversary, DreamcastSeptember 9th, the day of the Dreamcast. I had the good fortune to be on Good Morning America that morning, telling Diane Sawyer about Sega's new system. I'm pretty sure that was my first...
Posted Sep 10, 2004 1:17 am PT
Things That Are Not Dumb: Burnout 3Burnout 3 is an amazing piece of work. I can't say enough about how truly fantastic Burnout 3 is. It's the sort of game that transcends the typical genre boundry and crosses over into widespread...
Posted Sep 8, 2004 6:08 am PT
Things That Are Dumb: MTV2's Video Mods, Polygonal NudityOh, yes. Finally. Just what I've always wanted. My favorite video game characters hopping around and singing my favorite songs! For those of you who haven't seen the ads for MTV's VIdeo...
Posted Sep 7, 2004 5:59 am PT
Things That Are Dumb: MMORPG Naming PoliciesA Blizzard rep posted this on the World of Warcraft forums yesterday... " Addendum for Stress-Test Servers Only We have gone to great lengths to ensure that your experience in the land of Azeroth...
Posted Sep 4, 2004 4:46 pm PT