Taking Stock: The Gibson-Goldstein Index

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The overall industry index rose 242.3 points this week on strong rumors of an impending Diablo 3 announcement. Blizzard is set to reveal their big game mere hours from now, so stay attuned, and ready an extra pair of quilted pants.

Diablo 3
The rest of this index is just a formality if Blizzard delivers on the Big D tomorrow morning. Will our madness end here, betrayer?

Call of Duty: World at War
Activision gave Treyarch more than eight months to do this one, and wouldn't you know that it might actually turn out better for it.

Sony
Experienced financial blu-balls to the tune of $3 billion after taking major losses on the PlayStation 3. That high-pitched noise isn't your PS3 turning on--it's the sound of Iwata diving through coin like Scrooge McDuck.

Gears of War 2
Multiplayer beta footage leaks out, and it's more of the same. Call me a 15-year-old, but it still looks fun.

Far Cry 2
Ubisoft shows off 20 minutes of its "no bullshit open world" game.


The Police
No, not the Sting variety--the kind that catch you after your wanted level hits three stars. You know, after you hit cars with bats. In real life.

Mega Man 9
An 8-bit art style and bosses called Plug Man? Bring it, Wily.


"To the best of our knowledge no one at Majestic, G2Games or Tri Synergy knew about this infringement and knowingly played any part in it."
Developer Majestic explaining that its three-person development team had no idea they were lifting assets from over a dozen other games.

"For one sale there are 15 to 20 pirates and pirate versions, and that's a big shame for the PC industry."
Crytek chief Cevat Yerli decrying PC piracy after vowing that his company will no longer develop PC-exclusive titles.

"What's interesting is that even though it was the same game, when we presented it as a shooter people started getting more excited about it. Even the team."
2K Boston lead programmer Chris Kline, speaking on why BioShock should have failed at Paris GDC.


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    June 27, 2008 5:28 PM

    I can only hear the chants...
    DIABLO... DIABLO...

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      June 27, 2008 8:18 PM

      Dia-BLOW.

      Sorry, never saw what the big deal was.

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        June 28, 2008 1:31 AM

        No need to be sorry that you're blind.

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          June 28, 2008 4:05 PM

          And possibly in debt, with trouble at the office as he struggles to pay his mortgage.

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            June 29, 2008 6:08 PM

            Actually, $26k in debt and counting, with not enough left over to actually afford living in a house. But I fail to see what that has to do with Diablo being overrated.

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