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<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 22:47:01 -0700</pubDate>
<title>The Disintegration of the Hardcore Gamer and the Evolution of Gaming Culture</title>
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<description>The release of Grand Theft Auto IV has brought on all sorts of comments of the status of gaming at this time. "The revolutionary game that will change videogaming forever"...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 10:02:53 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Absolutism in Gaming...</title>
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<description>Let's take 100 game developers and divide them into five groups and we'll break them down like this:Group A - 33 peopleGroup B - 21 peopleGroup C -...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:24:39 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Playing Video Games Makes You Cool</title>
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<description>What is coolness? Okay before everyone does their best impression of "the Fonz" (think about how that image comes to mind - it'll prove my point later) let's take a...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:33:08 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Another nail in the PC gaming coffin</title>
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<description>I'm aware this editorial will probably be flushed away by the deluge of "I bot GTA4 lulz" blogs but I'm compelled to post it today nevertheless. I just read a...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:30:03 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Playing video games does not make you cool</title>
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<description>Or: "An open letter to System Wars"Author's note: I'm going to be picking up GTA IV bright and early Tuesday. So please, no "you're just bitter that you can't...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:45:35 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Maybe I Didn't Read the Bill of Rights Close Enough...</title>
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<description>Editorial Note: After some consideration and encouragement from others I have decided to mark this as an editorial even though I feel like it will be gone in a matter...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:21:20 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Architecture of an Archetype</title>
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<description>I know that many of you out there would love to get into the gaming industry. Well, the following for many of you will be the first step in the...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:23:11 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Dr. Stopgap: Or How I Learned To Purchase a $40 Tech Demo (And Be Fine With It)</title>
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<description>Amongst many new trends in gaming, last week saw the introduction of something that, quite possibly, could be a new trend depending on how successful it becomes: the stopgap.

What is...</description>
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<author>Gamakarmica</author>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:46:51 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Playing the waiting game!</title>
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<description>So I picked up a copy of Mario Kart Wii today. It's a fun game to be sure, but it has brought something to mind, and that is the delay...</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:48:16 -0700</pubDate>
<title>In the Sake of Reputation: How Exposing Your Wrongs Can Make You Right</title>
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<description>First, let me state that both smbius and ruff_edgz have great editorials that should be read on this site. Fans or detractors of GameSpot owe it to read their editorials.</description>
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<author>Gamakarmica</author>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:03:56 -0700</pubDate>
<title>What Gamespot Has Done Right</title>
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<description>Negative acts are always remembered longer then the good ones. We do this with family members, friends, celebrities, and anything else that can do a negative act. This has been...</description>
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<author>ruff_edgz</author>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:41:42 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Popular Target...</title>
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<description>If you read enough blogs, forum posts and comments on any video game site one thing becomes apparent. We, as gamers, have some favorite whipping boys. There's this belief that...</description>
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<author>laughlyn12</author>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:48:20 -0700</pubDate>
<title>PC Vs. Console gaming, which one is better?!?</title>
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<description>This is a VERY touchy subject. I have very good friends on both sides of the spectrum. I was reading a random article on the internet about the PC gaming...</description>
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<author>tiggerboy</author>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:06:28 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Why Rock Band Won't Sell (Much) In Europe</title>
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<description>The European release date &amp; pricing for Rock Band was announced today. I took one look at the words/figures 'May 23rd - &#163;180' and came to the conclusion...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:53:55 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Violence in entertainment, whos to judge?!?</title>
<link>http://www.gamespot.com/users/tiggerboy/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-25375861</link>
<description>I bought Condemned 2 the day that Rainbow 6: Vegas 2 came out.  I remember cause I got them both.  Well I was having so much fun with...</description>
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<author>tiggerboy</author>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:51:54 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Hate Campaign - Video Games vs. Parents</title>
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<description>For this blog I'm going to touch upon a long running and controversial topic, which many have already become frustrated with.The subject of parents and their campaign against the content...</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:12:55 -0700</pubDate>
<title>How NOT To Be a Jerk on Rock Band Online</title>
<link>http://www.gamespot.com/users/Draqq_Zyxorian/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-25374281</link>
<description>To all current and future pricks who continue to select "Player Match" in Rock Band:- Do not disconnect just because you're doing poorly and especially if the song is a...</description>
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<author>Draqq_Zyxorian</author>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:44:46 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Bargain Priced New Releases: Shovelware or good wares?</title>
<link>http://www.gamespot.com/users/Gamakarmica/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-25372165</link>
<description>Here's something I've thought about for a while now:Since the inception of the current generation, many have moaned and complained about how expensive games are getting, despite everyone is still...</description>
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<author>Gamakarmica</author>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:22:09 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Uwe Boll: The Murderer of video game-to-movies, the facts.</title>
<link>http://www.gamespot.com/users/tiggerboy/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-25368526</link>
<description>EDIT: 90% OF THIS INFORMATION IS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM WIKIPEDIA.ORG!!! You know there are a lot of things that people should be wary of in the world these days. We...</description>
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<author>tiggerboy</author>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:42:53 -0700</pubDate>
<title>The single player exprience is nothing more than an add on.</title>
<link>http://www.gamespot.com/users/Enterprise-E/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-25362728</link>
<description>Let's be real here folks this new generation of games or "Now Gen" as it called now have finally made that graphical leap that we were promised since way back...</description>
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<author>Enterprise-E</author>
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