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  • A Little Weekend Shopping

    A Little Weekend Shopping

    Just got back from a little weekend shopping. Swung by Walmart to pick up a Wii MotionPlus, as I needed one to go along with review copies of Grand Slam Tennis and Tiger Woods 10 that recently arrived from EA. Also had a 25% off […]

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  • VGB Adventures in Trophy Hunting Part 1

    VGB Adventures in Trophy Hunting Part 1

    Early last month I talked about putting together a regular series of trophy updates chronicling my newfound PS3 trophy hunting addiction, and today I’m finally back to start things off properly. Since first checking in I’ve gone from level 9 and 472 trophies to 4% […]

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  • [E3 2009] The Return of E3 Day 1 Recap: Rabbids, Ghostbusters and a Man in a Giant Plastic Ball!

    [E3 2009] The Return of E3 Day 1 Recap: Rabbids, Ghostbusters and a Man in a Giant Plastic Ball!

    It’s Tuesday, June 2, 2009 and the very first day of the E3 show floor has opened up. Right before the doors opened, the lobby was packed with a ton of people waiting to get in. There must have been a couple thousand or so […]

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  • [E3 2009] Sony’s E3 Press Conference Recap

    [E3 2009] Sony’s E3 Press Conference Recap

    Project TRICO is real! Actually, it’s officially called The Last Guardian, and has been tweaked around a bit in terms of graphics from that leaked video. Anyway, just had to get that off my chest. The Sony E3 presser just ended and was packed with […]

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  • [E3 2009] Nintendo’s E3 Press Conference Recap

    [E3 2009] Nintendo’s E3 Press Conference Recap

    Nintendo’s E3 presser is officially in the books. So, how was it? Thankfully, light years better than last year’s train wreck. A number of cool new games were unveiled, including Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid Other M and a multiplayer New Super Mario Bros. for Wii, […]

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  • [E3 2009] Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference Recap

    [E3 2009] Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference Recap

    I’ve just finished watching G4’s live showing of the Microsoft E3 press conference. Not setup for live blogging and I can’t bring myself to hop on the Twitter bandwagon, but here are my thoughts on the conference as I incoherently typed out while watching the […]

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  • VGB E3 2009 Coverage Kicks Off Monday

    VGB E3 2009 Coverage Kicks Off Monday

    Just to let everyone know, we’ll be kicking off our coverage of this year’s E3 expo first thing Monday. So tune in bright and early Monday morning and keep your finger on the refresh button for constant news and media updates throughout the rest of […]

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  • The Conduit “Commuter Nightmare” Trailer

    The Conduit “Commuter Nightmare” Trailer

    The fight against the alien invasion spills into DC’s metro system in this thrilling new trailer for High Voltage’s Wii FPS, The Conduit. Prepare to uncover the conspiracy on June 23rd.

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  • Swag Report: The inFamous “Guide to Empire City”

    Swag Report: The inFamous “Guide to Empire City”

    Now this is the type of swag I really appreciate. My final review copy of Sony’s new PS3 game inFamous arrived this afternoon, and with it came this stunning, 40-page “Guide to Empire City.” The review guide is loaded with information about the game — […]

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  • Plants vs. Zombies Killed My Mouse!

    Plants vs. Zombies Killed My Mouse!

    I have had the damnedest time with PC mice lately, and the click-happy brilliance of PopCap’s new tower defense game Plants vs. Zombies has only made things worse. About a month or so ago, my trusty Razer Copperhead gaming mouse gave up the ghost. Not […]

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