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Exit Tokyo: stage right
Well, it's 7pm on Sunday, and we're just about done for this year's TGS. We're all pretty tired after several hectic days rushing about, but I can safely say it's been a great time. From the...
I landed in Tokyo yesterday (Tuesday), but after a 22-hour journey, didn't feel up to much, so I hung out in the hotel and got a decent night's sleep. Here's a view from the hotel window at night:...
Hiya all, yes I'm back, fully married and honeymoon'd up. Although I missed most of the Leipzig event, I did head out there (24 hours after getting back from Canada) to sample the delights of the...
It's time for me to bid y'all a fond farewell for the time being. On Saturday I'm getting married, and I'll be away on my honeymoon for most of the rest of the month. And there was much rejoicing...
As promised, here are some pictures from the Warhammer museum--expertly painted down the years by the 'Eavy Metal team. Really nice. Really, really nice. Pictures taken with my new Sony...
So I spent last night in Nottingham. Not something I often do, but I went there to see a demo of the Warhammer: Mark of Chaos game. You'll see a full report of that in due course. The entire...
I beat Guy in the final, and bagged the £32. Which was nice.
Well, it had to happen eventually, and after an initially tight game against Andrew's Sweden, the floodgates opened in the second half and I put four away without reply. Sadly I still finished...
A nervous performance on the whole yesterday from my Italy team saw us fall behind in the second half to a well-taken goal by Graeme (ZDNet's News Editor). It looked grim until the dying seconds...
So the CNet Networks (UK) footy tournoir has begun, with 16 hardy veterans of the game lining up to take the ultimate prize: £32. Yes, it's true--£2 each from everybody, winner takes all. Teams...
Well, after a good set of matches we managed to pull off a clean sweep. The UK team won all three games, with Guy putting in a storming performance to beat the US Sports Editor Brian 5-0. The...
**media alert** GameSpot UK Editor Phil Elliott has passed a late fitness test this afternoon for the metacarpal injury that has plagued him for the past 24 hours. There was concern that the...
**media alert** Whilst practising for the forthcoming US vs UK World Cup Grudge Match, Editor Phil Elliott--attempting a particularly tricky move--twisted a finger and is thought to have damaged...
A new countdown has begun... Tomorrow night at 8pm Guy and I will be taking on the might of the US team in a World Cup Grudge Match. England vs USA. Between now and then I'll mostly be involved...
It's official. Well, at least he would have been if he was in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. I thought the E3 stage show with the War guys was pretty good, but there's footage now...
According to a press release from Nintendo today 2.5 million copies of Nintendogs have been sold in Europe. That stacks up against 6 million globally. That might not sound particularly...
Well it's 9:30pm on Thursday here in LA and it's been a long day. I got hit by some kind of fever last night, meaning I got very little sleep, so today's been something of a marathon. Just a...
So after an 11 hour flight from London on Saturday we finally touched down in LA yesterday and made our way to the hotel. Having quickly scoped out Downtown (deserted on the weekend as it's the...
So I've been thinking about some of the big headline grabbers this year, and I may have uncovered a big corporate plot. It relates to Nintendo and Intel, and a possible partnership. The clues...
So just 3 days now until I fly out to LA, and I've been going through my list of things to remember. Passport: check. Journo VISA: check. Currency: D'oh! There's something for me to...
Well, it's 7pm on Sunday, and we're just about done for this year's TGS. We're all pretty tired after several hectic days rushing about, but I can safely say it's been a great time. From the...
Posted Sep 24, 2006 3:03 am PT
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Enter Tokyo: stage leftI landed in Tokyo yesterday (Tuesday), but after a 22-hour journey, didn't feel up to much, so I hung out in the hotel and got a decent night's sleep. Here's a view from the hotel window at night:...
Posted Sep 20, 2006 7:57 am PT
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Leipzig's madness!Hiya all, yes I'm back, fully married and honeymoon'd up. Although I missed most of the Leipzig event, I did head out there (24 hours after getting back from Canada) to sample the delights of the...
Posted Aug 30, 2006 5:44 am PT
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Getting hitched!It's time for me to bid y'all a fond farewell for the time being. On Saturday I'm getting married, and I'll be away on my honeymoon for most of the rest of the month. And there was much rejoicing...
Posted Aug 3, 2006 3:28 am PT
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Pictures: Warhammer miniaturesAs promised, here are some pictures from the Warhammer museum--expertly painted down the years by the 'Eavy Metal team. Really nice. Really, really nice. Pictures taken with my new Sony...
Posted Jul 24, 2006 5:05 am PT
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All aboard for Warhammer Central!So I spent last night in Nottingham. Not something I often do, but I went there to see a demo of the Warhammer: Mark of Chaos game. You'll see a full report of that in due course. The entire...
Posted Jul 21, 2006 10:11 am PT
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PS--I won.I beat Guy in the final, and bagged the £32. Which was nice.
Posted Jul 20, 2006 1:33 am PT
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Finally the goals, they come...Well, it had to happen eventually, and after an initially tight game against Andrew's Sweden, the floodgates opened in the second half and I put four away without reply. Sadly I still finished...
Posted Jun 23, 2006 4:30 pm PT
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Match 2 ends in stalemateA nervous performance on the whole yesterday from my Italy team saw us fall behind in the second half to a well-taken goal by Graeme (ZDNet's News Editor). It looked grim until the dying seconds...
Posted Jun 15, 2006 1:07 am PT
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Even more World Cup-based action...So the CNet Networks (UK) footy tournoir has begun, with 16 hardy veterans of the game lining up to take the ultimate prize: £32. Yes, it's true--£2 each from everybody, winner takes all. Teams...
Posted Jun 13, 2006 7:34 am PT
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GameSpot UK victorious!Well, after a good set of matches we managed to pull off a clean sweep. The UK team won all three games, with Guy putting in a storming performance to beat the US Sports Editor Brian 5-0. The...
Posted Jun 7, 2006 1:03 pm PT
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Editor pulls through**media alert** GameSpot UK Editor Phil Elliott has passed a late fitness test this afternoon for the metacarpal injury that has plagued him for the past 24 hours. There was concern that the...
Posted Jun 7, 2006 7:47 am PT
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Disaster strikes UK preparations**media alert** Whilst practising for the forthcoming US vs UK World Cup Grudge Match, Editor Phil Elliott--attempting a particularly tricky move--twisted a finger and is thought to have damaged...
Posted Jun 6, 2006 8:47 am PT
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Get your FIFA on!A new countdown has begun... Tomorrow night at 8pm Guy and I will be taking on the might of the US team in a World Cup Grudge Match. England vs USA. Between now and then I'll mostly be involved...
Posted Jun 6, 2006 2:51 am PT
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Lord Byron was a Dark ElfIt's official. Well, at least he would have been if he was in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. I thought the E3 stage show with the War guys was pretty good, but there's footage now...
Posted Jun 5, 2006 8:27 am PT
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Europe mad for virtual woofsAccording to a press release from Nintendo today 2.5 million copies of Nintendogs have been sold in Europe. That stacks up against 6 million globally. That might not sound particularly...
Posted May 22, 2006 3:33 am PT
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One more day to go...Well it's 9:30pm on Thursday here in LA and it's been a long day. I got hit by some kind of fever last night, meaning I got very little sleep, so today's been something of a marathon. Just a...
Posted May 11, 2006 9:38 pm PT
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Countdown to E3: SundaySo after an 11 hour flight from London on Saturday we finally touched down in LA yesterday and made our way to the hotel. Having quickly scoped out Downtown (deserted on the weekend as it's the...
Posted May 7, 2006 12:03 pm PT
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Countdown to E3: ThursdaySo I've been thinking about some of the big headline grabbers this year, and I may have uncovered a big corporate plot. It relates to Nintendo and Intel, and a possible partnership. The clues...
Posted May 4, 2006 1:34 am PT
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Countdown to E3: WednesdaySo just 3 days now until I fly out to LA, and I've been going through my list of things to remember. Passport: check. Journo VISA: check. Currency: D'oh! There's something for me to...
Posted May 3, 2006 3:40 am PT
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