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I've been keeping track of Beta.GameSpot.com, the public beta of GameSpot's newest site design, for some time now, watching everything gradually change, and waiting for the moment it's eventually released. A few weeks later, GameSpot Wide was finally released on August 14th, 2008. ![]()
I can't really say if I like the new look or not. Nothing has been removed and nothing new has been added. All the features are still here and I'm still typing with the same terrible WYSIWYG editor.
GameSpot Wide definitely has a better presentation than 2005's redesign, though. The redesign in 2005 was very buggy... well, at least the forums were. Some of you may remember... the blank page bug, images disappearing, hyperlinks unlinked... it was a nightmare. It was so bad, GameSpot was given the nickname "GlitchSpot." You would have thought the forums would be bug free after a month+ long absence.![]()
The nostalgic part of me misses the previous look, though, despite how much I hated it before. Heh. It's like a line in this song, "Every broken man comes to understand that he'll never find paradise when all that he wants was there all the time."
This time, the designers at GameSpot managed to change the look but completely ignore the forums (as expected) thus avoiding any possible forum bugs or glitches. I kinda wish GameSpot does do something with the unions though, without making us deal with any forum shutdowns or annoying forum bugs.
My final thoughts... GameSpot Wide isn't a huge improvement and it looks like something I can get used to. Personally, I still prefer the good ol' blue layout when I first joined.![]()
But as Godot from Phoenix Wright would say...
The world, you see, keeps turning, and we must turn with it...
I started playing Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney about late last year. Why I waited until my computer dies to complete the trilogy makes me wanna punch myself. What makes me wanna punch myself even harder is I chose to buy games (other than Phoenix Wright) I don't care about right now like Super Paper Mario, Pokemon Battle Revolution, Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles, etc.... UGH!
I can honestly say, the 3 weeks in May when my computer died were the highlights of this year so far, mainly because of Phoenix Wright: Justice for All and Trials and Tribulations. Even at the worst of times, they managed to makes me forget about my computer troubles and just have fun.
If I bought Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney when it was released in October 2005, chances are, I wouldn't have been making Banjo-Kazooie videos. Who cares if I might have never made a "Jolly Rogers Lagoon" video... I would have been making Phoenix Wrong videos, probably with Macromedia Flash! I still would have been here at GameSpot and GTA Legends though, probably making more GTA stunt videos along with Phoenix Wright videos. If I were to trade those years for 3 years of Phoenix Wright fandom, I would have...
*Sigh* oh what could have been.

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July 24th was the opening of the San Diego Comic-Con. Parking was a pain. Waiting in line was a pain. Walking was a pain... but it was all worth the experience.
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The booths are what made Comic-Con though. The Capcom booth had Street Fighter IV, Megaman 9, and best of all, Phoenix Wright merch! Here's some of the stuff I bought:
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Some random stuff (Resident Evil 5 spoiler, maybe):
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Ugh... I'm getting tired of writing this blog... well, I watched the Truman Show and I give it 10 thumbs up out of 10. Wow, that was short. I might write a review later. Maybe I won't. Oh well.
I hope the rest of you have an awesome summer!
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