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By Alec Matias, Aug 17, 2004 8:00pm PDT

There's some very interesting stuff in the IDG report that is tonight's headline story. To offer some clarity, the report is compiled based on...

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"I didn't really like SH3, but I think SH2 was a great game. I thought the story was really ..."

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Late Night Consoling

By jason bergman, Mar 24, 2004 8:00pm PST

So today's big Microsoft announcement was really more exciting on the PC side (as PC gamers will get a better experience across multiple games)...

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Late Night Consoling

By jason bergman, Dec 17, 2002 8:30pm PST

It's funny how the rumor mill works...yesterday several sources gave me hints that the Capcom/Nintendo deal was real, including that CBS...

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""Contrary to internet rumors however, Nintendo has not as of yet purchased any software ..."

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Late Night Consoling

By Maarten Goldstein, Nov 15, 2002 8:30pm PST

My last day of filling in for Jason, who will return next week. This week certainly made me even more aware of how uninformed I am about all the...

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"that's like saying you've said a "your momma" joke too many times. It's just not possible."

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Late Night Consoling

By jason bergman, Oct 23, 2002 8:30pm PDT

Thanks to some of our loyal readers, I was able to get Tony Hawk 3 to work with my PS2 network adapter. And hey, it's pretty fun, too. Since the...

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"Anyone have a link to DL the new Metroid commercial hosted at IGN?? "

- jhof see all 172 comments

Mature Rated Games & Shelves

By Steve Gibson, Oct 17, 2002 11:18am PDT

Well here is something to ponder for the day. The guys at Acclaim recently found out that a few major chains have decided to not carry their...

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"This post should have more replies - I would also like to note the post number. Once in a life ..."

- elementZen see all 105 comments

Late Night Consoling

By jason bergman, Jul 23, 2002 8:30pm PDT

Ensuring that we really will get one new Tony Hawk's Pro Skater title a year for well...ever, Activision has signed the merchandising goldmine that...

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"Well that blows, I know the Xbox has a QA requirement that all games support 480p, it would be ..."

- moz see all 73 comments

Sony Slashes PS2 Price

By Maarten Goldstein, May 14, 2002 7:17am PDT

As expected, Sony has beat Microsoft to a price drop, slashing the Playstation 2 price to $199. The original Playstation will be cheaper as well,...

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" Wow. You are the oracle. Am I the chosen one. Morpheus says I am."

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Late Night Consoling

By jason bergman, Apr 26, 2002 8:30pm PDT

Although I had largely dismissed it because it was published by Prima, which publishes strategy guides (and sucks up to publishers to do so),...

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" I think he was referring to PRIMA's journalistic integrity. Questionable, indeedy. Just look ..."

- karen sympathy see all 34 comments

Late Night Consoling

By jason bergman, Dec 19, 2001 8:30pm PST

After last night's Neo Geo confession, I received a few letters pointing me towards some emulators. I appreciate the thought, but I'm not a big fan...

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" really, that thing made the bones in my hand ache like i had arthritis or something. the xbox ..."

- Turd Ferguson see all 73 comments

One Is Outselling The Other

By Jack Mathews, Dec 05, 2001 10:53am PST

Ok, the big N has put out a press release claiming victory a day after Microsoft did. So who's really winning? Well, that's quite hard to tell as...

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" I'm not an xbox fanboy, but $300 and a slew of well known games vs $1000 and a load of crap ..."

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MS Touts Xbox Sales Numbers

By Maarten Goldstein, Dec 04, 2001 5:11pm PST

"Best Console Launch Ever". That's what Microsoft is shouting about their Xbox console anyway. Microsoft isn't making up their own numbers though,...

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" it already very expensive to buy one here in Quebec, buying a single game instead of two makes ..."

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One Meeelion Expansions

By Steve Gibson, Jul 26, 2001 11:31am PDT

*Click* *Click* *Click* you hear that? Diablo2: LoD has been announced as selling over 1million copies already. Yeah that's just insane. I admit...

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" the best config is using ASDF, ZXCVB . thats 9 spells and the easiest keys to hit ;0 i can keep ..."

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Game Spendings On Hold

By Maarten Goldstein, Jan 16, 2001 7:30am PST

ZDNet has a story about a decrease of sales in the video game industry last year, the first decrease since 5 years. Pretty much all areas were...

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" Sega is taking a huge hit from DC piracy, and it's sad because most of the people doing it love ..."

- klerck see all 129 comments