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A few weeks ago, I wrote about CBS Sports covering various stops on the World Series of Video Games Tour. This past Sunday, CBS aired its coverage of the Louisville stop on the Tour. In honor of such an occasion (and to get out of seeing Hairspray), I… Continue reading
Post-E3 has been incredibly dull, so less news and more ranting this week: Speaking of E3, rumors have been crawling over the interwebs the past couple of weeks regarding the location of next year’s event. Some have E3 in Vegas, while others have it taking… Continue reading
Here's a look back at the week that was in the world of gaming: Seems Like Old Times When it came to PR and marketing leading up to the “Next-Gen” launch, Microsoft and Sony had only one goal, destroy the enemy. A day couldn’t pass without some “rumor”… Continue reading
While not as lucky (and deserving) as Russ to be at E3 in person, here are my very random impressions of the Big Three’s Keynote Presentations and other gaming news. Microsoft: I have immeasurable excitement for Rock Band. I dread, however, the repeated trips… Continue reading
Wait, it’s not Friday. What the hell?Well it’s E3 week, which means gaming news will be dropping like console prices. In anticipation to the Not-As-Big Summit, here’s a follow-up to last week’s Bit Player’s Roundtable. On Monday, IGN GamerMetrics released its… Continue reading
It’s Friday so it must be time for some news and rants: Power of 3(60) According to former EB and Best Buy employees, the 360 failure rate is about 33%. One of the most sought after stories in the gaming world is the true 360 failure rate. Microsoft… Continue reading
News, rants and footnotes from this week: Our Top Story: Cho Still Insane Earlier this month, government officials prepared a lengthy report examining the causes of the Virginia Tech Massacre. Apparently, “crazy as balls” doesn’t cut it anymore. While the… Continue reading
Here are some tidbits and rants: In censorship news, Manhunter II is getting the old AO treatment. I’m not going to rant about how silly it is that there is a rating for 17 year olds and older (Mature) and one for 18 year olds and older (Adults Only). So a 17… Continue reading
While not the most important news in the gaming world, here are some stories from the past week: PSP-Lite For awhile now there have been rumors about the potential release of a thinner PSP model, but no real details had cometo light. Last Friday, however,… Continue reading
While not the most important news in the gaming world, here are some tidbits that may have fallen through the cracks from the past few days: Originally filed under “Inevitable” at the Sony records office, Sony President Ryoji Chubachi acknowledged that Sony… Continue reading
I’ll be here the rest of the week filling in for Ian. Don't worry, he'll be back next week. Here’s what has been going on the past few days in the gaming world: Spore is not coming out until 2008. Not much else to say. In more positive news, the new 360… Continue reading
Ian is out today fighting his way through the Mad Gears. I’ll be filling in with a couple tidbits and a rant. (Ian sez: I'll return tomorrow, from somewhere that isn't a waiting room.) Yesterday, Newsweek ran an interview with Nintendo overlord Reginald… Continue reading
