Evening Reading

Seriously, the SF4 boss name is Seth? No offense to anyone named Seth out there but what a pussy name for a boss. Seth is your cousin with the...

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Seriously, the SF4 boss name is Seth? No offense to anyone named Seth out there but

what a pussy name for a boss. Seth is your cousin with the huge 1940s stamp collection.

As for the the videogame news around these parts for today:

Lastly, my preorder for GRID

on the Xbox 360 got delayed and of course as I open Steam today I see that I can get it

for $20 cheaper. What the hell! I shall race tonight! Canned my 360 order too. Way to go

Amazon, notify me the same day I find it cheaper elsewhere.

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From The Chatty
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    June 4, 2008 6:01 PM

    So the NHL game is pretty damn good, I just have never seen so many bad calls in one game let alone one period.

    Love how this series has been close and exciting nearly every game.

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      June 4, 2008 6:11 PM

      Agree, it's sad that the one goal is from a piss poor penalty call.

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      June 4, 2008 6:18 PM

      the penguins' special teams stink

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      June 4, 2008 6:21 PM

      zzzzz The wings are just trying to sit on a one goal lead. : /

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        June 4, 2008 6:22 PM

        No, their not. The Pens have picked up their defense.

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      June 4, 2008 6:27 PM

      As pens fan I hope I'm wrong when I say; It's over already the Wings defence are playing keep away and in waste time mode.

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        June 4, 2008 6:29 PM

        A 2 goal cushion isn't enough, though. If the Pens wake up, it'll turn into a real game again.

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          June 4, 2008 6:33 PM

          In this series (so far) the team that scores the second goal wins the game.

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        June 4, 2008 6:30 PM

        That's the third time you've said that, and you're still wrong.

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          June 4, 2008 6:33 PM

          The Wings play like the Devils did in the regular season. Once they get a lead they just play trap and wait for a mistake on the Pens side to go on the attack.

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            June 4, 2008 6:34 PM

            You do realize that when the Pens get leads that they begin playing a 1-4 trap don't you?

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              June 4, 2008 6:37 PM

              Yes, but it's no fun when I see the other side play it. ;)

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                June 4, 2008 6:40 PM

                The whole "being behind" experience leaves something to be desired, doesn't it?

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      June 4, 2008 6:32 PM

      I'd love it if there was less color commentary and play by play chatter.

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        June 4, 2008 6:34 PM

        I'd love it if the commentary and play-by-play wasn't obviously slanted toward one team. National broadcasts should be neutral affairs.

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      June 4, 2008 6:42 PM

      Finally! Welcome back to the scorers Malkin.

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      June 4, 2008 6:44 PM

      i change the channel for a minute and they score.. fantastic

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      June 4, 2008 6:51 PM

      yes, great series. will be sad but not destroyed if pens lose.

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      June 4, 2008 7:02 PM

      any live feeds for those stuck at work?

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      June 4, 2008 7:19 PM

      hahahahaha... what

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      June 4, 2008 7:19 PM

      hahaha oh man

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      June 4, 2008 7:19 PM

      lol at that goal. that camera angle looked like M-AF pooped out the puck

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      June 4, 2008 7:19 PM

      Yuk, what a bad way to go out. Poor Fleury.

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        June 4, 2008 7:21 PM

        for real. I feel bad for him, but even Roy let some doozies go by him so I don't think it'll keep the kid down for long.

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        June 4, 2008 7:21 PM

        There are still 12 minutes. Get a goal in the next five and there is still hope.

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          June 4, 2008 7:23 PM

          lol'd

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            June 4, 2008 7:24 PM

            What can I say. I feel for the guys. My Flyers went out hard. Gotta keep hope alive!

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            June 4, 2008 7:26 PM

            i bet you would have lol'd a post that said pitt would score with 30 seconds left a few days ago too, right?

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              June 4, 2008 7:31 PM

              yeah but this is 2 goals so we should be pretty safe

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                June 4, 2008 7:33 PM

                As time winds down it only gets more secure.

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      June 4, 2008 7:20 PM

      that sucks. :(

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      June 4, 2008 7:21 PM

      He farted it into the net?

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      June 4, 2008 7:21 PM

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      June 4, 2008 7:21 PM

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        June 4, 2008 7:23 PM

        true that... makes up for holmstrom shooting it into his own net

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        June 4, 2008 7:24 PM

        it wont be the winning goal until pitts scores another one....which they wont

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        June 4, 2008 7:26 PM

        with all the amazing setups and scoring opportunities there have this series it's too bad it could end on something like that.

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      June 4, 2008 7:25 PM

      Alas. Good series though.

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      June 4, 2008 7:26 PM

      the girl that screams at the top of her lungs every time the wings shoot on net is getting old. i feel bad for the people sitting around her

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        June 4, 2008 7:26 PM

        sounds like she's being stabbed

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          June 4, 2008 7:27 PM

          ...with a meat dagger?

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            June 4, 2008 7:28 PM

            Maybe she's riding the midnight meat train.

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          June 4, 2008 7:28 PM

          She needs to get beer'd by the people sitting behind her.

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            June 4, 2008 7:31 PM

            What, is this Philly, now?

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              June 4, 2008 7:34 PM

              i missed most of the philly series, did someone get beer'd?

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                June 4, 2008 7:35 PM

                Actually, a few Flyer players got beer'd in Washington.

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                  June 4, 2008 7:37 PM

                  oh lol. after time on the ice, they'd probably enjoy it.

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                    June 4, 2008 7:43 PM

                    Certainly.
                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFHne2NAgyI
                    That looks enjoyable enough.

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                      June 4, 2008 7:44 PM

                      oh shit, it was a bottle. I was thinking about getting a paper/foam cup full dumped on your head

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                        June 4, 2008 7:46 PM

                        Stay classy Caps fans!

                        and they complain about us philly fans!

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                          June 4, 2008 7:48 PM

                          We're just trying to keep up.

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                            June 4, 2008 7:50 PM

                            You have a long way to go. Protip: start throwing batteries at Santa.

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                              June 4, 2008 7:52 PM

                              poo work? batteries are expensive!

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                                June 4, 2008 7:53 PM

                                But if they're dead? It's like trowing out the trash!

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                                  June 4, 2008 7:54 PM

                                  true, true. I usually get rechargeables though, so it takes a while for me to get dead ones.

                                  I should have some around christmas though!

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                              June 4, 2008 7:53 PM

                              They were just making sure he had batteries for all the kids he was delivering presents to!

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      June 4, 2008 7:38 PM

      The refs are trying to make it close!

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      June 4, 2008 7:38 PM

      haha hudler. you fucked up the last game too

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      June 4, 2008 7:38 PM

      woooooo this will be a good minute and half

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      June 4, 2008 7:38 PM

      holy shit!

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      June 4, 2008 7:38 PM

      awesome!

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      June 4, 2008 7:38 PM

      that is some horseshit.

      dumb call that should not be called t his late in the game...and then Pitts knocks the stick out of Detroit dude's hands....then pushes it further away from him. BULLSHIT

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        June 4, 2008 7:40 PM

        haha yeah that was one of the stupider things I've seen today

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        June 4, 2008 7:41 PM

        I think the refs are going to retroactively disallow the last Wings goal...

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      June 4, 2008 7:39 PM

      wow that was an AMAZING redirection

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        June 4, 2008 7:41 PM

        lol....thumbs up @ slayer playing before the last minute of play....

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      June 4, 2008 7:40 PM

      COME ON WINGS!!

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        June 4, 2008 7:43 PM

        Okay, I need to change my underwear..

        I thought the Pens got one with less than a second.. WOOO!

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      June 4, 2008 7:40 PM

      Sad that the ass-puck might be the game winner indeed. : /

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        June 4, 2008 7:42 PM

        It's always tough to see a Stanley Cup winning goal come straight out of a man's asshole.

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          June 4, 2008 7:44 PM

          Well the Wings pulled it out of their ass, might as well have the cup winning goal be the same way. ;D

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            June 4, 2008 7:45 PM

            Yeah. Most points in the league and opening the final round with back to back shutouts is a real ass-backwards way to get a championship.

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        June 4, 2008 7:42 PM

        first he wipes out on the entry to an away rink, and then the ass-puck :(

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      June 4, 2008 7:42 PM

      welp

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      June 4, 2008 7:42 PM

      wow that last shot made my ass pucker

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      June 4, 2008 7:43 PM

      oh god so close!

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      June 4, 2008 7:43 PM

      thats about as exciting as sports gets

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      June 4, 2008 7:43 PM

      oh man.....that last chance was madness

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      June 4, 2008 7:43 PM

      Yea....fuck you Pens! I still hate detroit

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      June 4, 2008 7:43 PM

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      June 4, 2008 7:44 PM

      Good series, now I have nothing to look forward to with no hockey on anymore. :~(

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      June 4, 2008 7:44 PM

      Wow, what an ending!

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      June 4, 2008 7:48 PM

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      June 4, 2008 7:48 PM

      Just go home, Pens fans.. no sense booing the winners.

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      June 4, 2008 7:52 PM

      winning the cup when not at home suck though... there is no noise in the arena!!!

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      June 4, 2008 7:57 PM

      And this is how we got here: http://the_archvile.shackspace.com/nhl08bracket.png

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      June 4, 2008 8:01 PM

      Pens :(.

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        June 4, 2008 8:16 PM

        it needs ink running down the penguins face

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      June 4, 2008 8:12 PM

      finally the better team emerges victorious!! :D

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      June 4, 2008 8:14 PM

      YEAH WINGS!
      Hell of a journey, glad they finally came away with the cup.

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      June 4, 2008 8:15 PM

      Wooo go WINGS! Shame about the pathetic booing constantly going on.

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      June 4, 2008 8:18 PM

      Congrats Red Wings. They played better in the series and deserved to win.

      Having said that, I'm still in love with the Pens. Obviously I wanted them to win, but they had an incredible season and I have no doubt that they will be back there very, very soon. I hope they can keep Hossa and Malone. I had a shit-ton of fun watching them this season.

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      June 4, 2008 8:33 PM

      Bring on the 2008-2009 season. Go Oilers!

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      June 4, 2008 8:36 PM

      WOO WINGS!

      great series, even if it got a little obvious who the NHL wanted to win at times...

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        June 4, 2008 8:52 PM

        There were plenty of bad calls to go around.

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      June 4, 2008 9:04 PM

      Let's go Flyers - 08-09 is our year baby

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      June 4, 2008 10:43 PM

      So, which Cup winning goal is worse? Tonight's or last years?
      Refresher - 3rd Ducks goal of game 5
      http://video.google.ca/videosearch?hl=en&q=ducks%20cup%20winning%20goal&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#q=ducks%20cup%20game%205&hl=en&sitesearch=

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        June 4, 2008 11:01 PM

        If you consider no other factors and just look at the goal itself, that Ducks goal was probably worse, only because it wasn't even a shot on goal. The goal tonight was a legit shot on goal that the goalie just lost track of.

        Of course, last year's game turned out to be a blow-out and tonight's game was tight, so in that respect the weak goal tonight was much worse.

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          June 4, 2008 11:11 PM

          I think that can go the other way too. In this clip you have a hectic scene around the net and they get a terrible friendly fire deflection, but it was part of the other team attacking with the puck. In tonight's game sure it was a direct shot, but it was just another one of a hundred pucks shot straight at Fleury which was stopped. He just didn't have a hold on the puck. It was (or was damn near) sitting STILL on the ice, and 100% of the energy that moved it into the net came from him. That one from last year was at least flying off an opposing stick before bouncing off a friendly one.

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      June 4, 2008 11:13 PM

      Another extremely good game, but this isn't what I wanted. If the Wings were going to win, I would have rather seen it on their home ice in game 5 or a more exciting game 7 so everybody could go nuts together. Though obviously a Pens victory in game 7 would have been best, but could not have been at home.

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