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Jun
30
Rock Band 2 Announced!
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Everyone knew it was coming, but Harmonix has officially announced the arrival of Rock Band 2… in September! The name of the sequel appears to be Rock Band: Opening Act. I’m really hoping they change the name, since an opening act isn’t the pinnacle of rock success. Anyway, In a talk with IGN, Harmonix Lead […]
Jun
30
Column: The Game Anthropologist: ‘A Community That Writes About Games’
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[The Game Anthropologist chronicles Michael Walbridge’s ventures into gaming communities as he reports on their inhabitants and culture. This column is a summary of Michael’s interviews with six prominent and prolific game writers and one professor who all have one thing in common: they spend a lot of time blogging, too.]
A Changing Industry
It’s no secret […]
Jun
30
Welcome to the party, Sony. You’re only over a year late, but hey, better late than never, right?
Nick previews Too Human, the Xbox 360 is getting a price drop, we have another new contest debut this week, Rock Band 2 is coming out this year, Sony shows of in-game XMB for the PS3, and a […]
Jun
30
Yes, it’s technically July here on the East Coast, but I had my heart and mind set on writing a “start of the affair” article, so here it is.
I must confess something to you all: before I got a PS2, my game collection consisted (nearly) entirely of sports games. I’ve played many of them over […]
Jun
30
You know how it works! With the help of each other, try to figure out all of the disguised game covers. They all share a common theme that, once solved, can help you figure out the harder ones. This week I have a lot of really hard teasers for you, but the theme is based […]
Jun
30
Atlus and NIS America tag team for Disgaea DS and Rhapsody: A Musicial Adventure
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I love Atlus and I love Nippon Ichi Software, and those sons of bitches know that they have people like me in their pockets. I can’t break away. They could sell me almost anything!
Thankfully, they’re selling the good stuff. They send word that this obscure game dream team continues to bring in the niche hits […]
Jun
30
Echochrome postcards are perfect for obscure humor mailings
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Back when I picked up Echochrome for the PSP in Japan, I got a little bonus with it: a set of four Echochrome postcards, each with their own 4-koma on them. A 4-koma is Japan’s equivalent of the comic strip, telling a joke within 4 panels (koma). Series like Lucky Star, Azumanga Daioh, and Hidamari […]
Jun
30
PS3 2.40 Firmware FAQ: Eric loves cheese edition
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Previously unbeknownst to me, the guys over at the official Playstation blog have a sense of humor. In an effort to answer some frequently asked questions about the upcoming firmware update for the PS3, Eric Lempel has put all the answers to those burning questions into blog form.
Although after reading it, I have to wonder […]
Jun
30
I remember quite a few gamers lamenting Activision and Vivendi’s plans to merge when the news was announced back in early December. Lowered quality across the board, along with developers forced to get new franchise installments out at least once a year — a concern that isn’t entirely unfounded — were the main concerns on […]
Jun
30
The start of the affair: The local rental store
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[Editor’s note: Ashley Davis tells us how her local rental store helped start, and continue her affair with videogames. — CTZ]
Like most videogame enthusiasts my age, they have been a very important, sizable chunk of my life from nearly the very beginning. Unlike most enthusiasts my age, I have not compiled a huge collection of […]