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Rent Video Games
Nov
30
It’s that time of week again boys and girls, where we remind you of what’s hitting the shelves this week. After last week’s absolutely horrid selection of new goods, this week offers a slightly more fruitful bounty with The Elder Scrolls IV: The Shivering Isles headed to the PlayStation 3, but outside of that there’re […]
Nov
30
GameSetMicroLinks: Friday Festivities
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Ah yes, it’s almost the weekend, which can only be a good thing. And to accompany that division bell sounding to pipe us homewards, what better than links about weird PSP games, maximum ‘feelies’ with Japanese PC game bundles, and why Ratchet & Clank PS3 is nice?
Also, there’s some completely obscure early PC game […]
Nov
30
It’s understandable that the expectations for a game based on an anime license wouldn’t normally be set very high, especially for gamers that aren’t anime fans. In the past, there hasn’t been much in the way of licensed titles that would appeal to the gaming masses, and much of […]
Nov
30
[This special editorial from GameSetWatch columnist and NewType USA editor (and former game journalist) Kevin Gifford deals with the game journalism-related news you probably haven’t missed.]
There’s been a remarkable amount of net buzz about the firing of GameSpot senior editor Jeff Gerstmann, allegedly because he was too unkind to Eidos marquee game Kane & Lynch. […]
Nov
30
After months of beating the game into your skulls, Aquaria is finally on track for a firm release date: Just a week from now, which slips the game into Bit Blot’s promised 2007 release. In the week leading up to the drop, the devs plan to show off screens, artwork, music, and other behind the […]
Nov
30
After months of beating the game into your skulls, Aquaria is finally on track for a firm release date: Just a week from now, which slips the game into Bit Blot’s promised 2007 release. In the week leading up to the drop, the devs plan to show off screens, artwork, music, and other behind the […]
Nov
30
Homer: Howdy, gents, I’m here to collect my free *Lou and Eddie handcuff him* Ow! Oh, my boating arm! What’s going on?
Chief Wiggum: You’re under arrest, slimebag. What’s this punk in for, Lou?
Lou: 235 unpaid parking tickets, totaling $175.
Chief Wiggum: I hope you brought your checkbook, wiseguy.
Homer: You lousy cops. Lucky for you, I’m […]
Nov
30
Friday Night Fights: Bentley Bear will forever haunt you edition
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And we’re back! Friday Night Fights was a no-show last week, but everything should be on track for tonight.
The Xbox 360 crowd is going for some Team Fortress 2 and Halo 3 achievements tonight, should you be up for improving your gamerscore. There’s also going to be Rock Band — whatever you do, don’t bang […]
Nov
30
PS3 outsells Wii… in Japan… for four weeks.
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Enterbrain, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, is reporting that for the four week period leading up until November 25th, the PlayStation 3 outsold the Wii in Japan.
That’s right. The PS3 outsold the Wii. In Japan. In fact, the PlayStation 3 (183,217 units) outsold the Wii (159,193) by 24,024 units.
While this is hardly […]
Nov
30
PlayStation Network Update: better late than never edition
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I’ll sneak this one in and hope the Chief doesn’t notice that it’s a day late.
There’s only one game in the PlayStation Network update for this week, and that game is the insane human slingshotting title Pain. For only $9.99, you can fire humans at buildings, cars, and even explosives. This wacky game is a […]