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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:57:37 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Do reviews really affect sales?</title>
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<description>There's one sentiment that I've seen quite a few times on the forums, and that's with respect to the effect of reviews on a game that was just released. When...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:24:24 -0700</pubDate>
<title>On Why I Game</title>
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<description>Ok, let me be straight up from the off: this is about my reasons for gaming, what I like and don't, and is generally more about me than anything else....</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:34:51 -0700</pubDate>
<title>On Gaming and Being Healthy</title>
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<description>"The second step that we can all agree on is to invest more in preventive care so that we can avoid illness and disease in the first place. That starts...</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:35:45 -0700</pubDate>
<title>No More Video Games</title>
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<description>  I'm a bit short on time and I've come to the conclusion that it is time to...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:08:57 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Why the PSP Go Matters</title>
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<description>Ask someone what they think of the PSP Go. Some people (Me included) may say, "Too expensive" or "Redundant." Some may say, "A step in the right...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Nintendo Shouldn't Feel Threatened by New Motion Control Systems</title>
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<description>Both Sony and Microsoft announced new motion controllers at E3 this year. After seeing a few of the capabilities and imagining the possibilities, many saw Nintendo's announcement of Wii...</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:08:55 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Prototyping Milo</title>
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<description>Wooo... E3 is over, and with it my embargo on discussing the complex world of being a gamer. It goes without saying that there are dozens of topics I'd...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:28:59 -0700</pubDate>
<title>A crash course on shovelware</title>
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<description>Shovelware.It is a word that sends shivers down the spines of hardcore gamers across the globe.Shovelware.OMGBut, do we really have any idea what the word...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:48:09 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Why Do Companies Show us Stupid Games at E3</title>
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<description>Note: this note is meant to be read in it's entirety, if you wish to critique, please use comments within the note to show that you read it in...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:20:55 -0700</pubDate>
<title>On E3 and Press Conferences</title>
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<description>So inevitably, a slew of lists of games that blew people away at E3 have started to come out. So I thought I would join the band wagon, since I...</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 17:37:58 -0700</pubDate>
<title>This Blog Is Brought To You By [Insert Sponsor Here]!</title>
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<description>The latest Tiger Woods game on PC will now be web-browser-ified (get ready for that new verb/meem, folks, it's coming faster than a speeding Firefox install) and "Electronic Arts...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 04:20:54 -0700</pubDate>
<title>On Gamer Girls</title>
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<description>I was talking to a friend online last night who is at University and He was writing an article on girls in the gaming industry. So I thought I would...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 09:11:39 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Remakes and Ports in videogames</title>
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<description>At a time when the world of videogames suffers from a lack of originality and ideas, companies begin to invest in bringing back to life games of the past, either...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 11:51:30 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Glad To Meet You, I'm a Gamer...</title>
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<description>About two months ago I started a new job as a chef here in Charleston, SC.For those of you who've never worked in a professional kitchen let me let you...</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 17:51:41 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Editorial -- Realism: The Glass Ceiling of Gaming</title>
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<description>Most gamers are at least casually aware of the Uncanny Valley &amp;ndash; the point at which a character in a game looks close enough to photo realistic, but because of...</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 11:10:42 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Enough Multiplayer Please.</title>
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<description>So, the big news of the day is that Bioshock 2 will have a multiplayer co-op component added to it. Of course, if I use the word "news" doesn't...</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 12:30:06 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Editorial - Six Days in Fallujah</title>
<link>http://www.gamespot.com/users/Bozanimal/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-25662676</link>
<description>Six Days in Fallujah is a video game under development by Atomic Games that was to be published by Konami, but recently withdrew under pressure from critics....</description>
<guid>http://www.gamespot.com/users/Bozanimal/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-25662676</guid>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:24:29 -0700</pubDate>
<title>Why Hot-Swapping May Mean Multi-Cartridge DS Games</title>
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<description>I recently was in a discussion on the forum (and later with my friends) about how hot-swapping may mean that Nintendo has plans for Multi-Cartridge games. I originally thought that...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:40:52 -0700</pubDate>
<title>The Top 10 Mainstream Games with Religious Undertones.</title>
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<description>Yes, Religion. As an establishment, it is weaved into culture inseparably, and so it is only natural that artists, designers and programmers eventually (if not occasionally) draw upon it's...</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:43:38 -0700</pubDate>
<title>On popcorn gaming</title>
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<description>So I went to see the film Crank: High Voltage at the weekend, and it was entertaining in a ridiculous, OTT kind of way, but it also had the interesting...</description>
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