The Flip Side: CheapyD Should Be Praised

September 23rd, 2008 · 9 Comments

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, CheapAssGamer.com is under attack right now for running an impromptu contest on their podcast promoting their members to create rumors and see if it gets picked up by one of the major gaming blogs: Kotaku, Joystiq or Destructoid. Well it turns out that one of their members was extremely successful [...]

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Tags: editorial · news · opinion

The Unbiased Braid Review

August 15th, 2008 · 17 Comments

I know I haven’t written anything for SG.com in awhile, but I just had to beg Lono to let me post this review of the most craptacular game of all time. That’s right, I’m talking about the most coveted of all XBLA arcade titles: Braid. It may be tearing up the metacritic chart and winning [...]

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Tags: Fiction Friday · Xbox 360

Xbox Profits…and then Parties Hard!

January 25th, 2008 · 7 Comments

With the announcement yesterday that the Xbox division had turned a profit for the second quarter in a row, I couldn’t help but feel inclined to go and check out Xbox headquarters to get a couple interviews regarding this monumental occasion.
What I witnessed will astound you

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Tags: fake news

Japan to Blame for Nintendo’s Change?

January 24th, 2008 · 22 Comments

Source: MCV

Along with the news yesterday that Nintendo had sold 5 million Wii’s in Japan, Enterbrain also released the list of top 5 Wii games sold:

Wii Sports - 2,663,938
Wii Play - 2,139,084
Mario Party 8 - 1,153,648
Wii Fit - 1,113,626
Super Mario Galaxy - 843,961

Are you freakin’ kidding me?! Isn’t Japan the birthplace of video games? You’d [...]

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Tags: Nintendo · Wii

Nintendo Getting Closer and Closer to Owning Japan

January 23rd, 2008 · 15 Comments

Source: MCV

It’s a new day, which can only mean one thing: a new record set by Nintendo. This one is quite a doozy though. According to Enterbrain, Nintendo has now crossed the 5 million mark for Wii’s sold in Japan.
Not that impressed? Well you should be, because it remains the fastest selling console in the [...]

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Tags: Nintendo · Wii · news

Iwata Is All Smiles…and Frowns

January 22nd, 2008 · 5 Comments

Source: IGN
Japanese site Yukan Fuji had the privilege of sitting down with Nintendo’s top dog, Satoru Iwata, on Friday and getting his take on Nintendo’s performance in 2007 and what to expect this coming year. I’ve read a lot of interviews with Nintendo’s president, but none have been quite like this. Generally he comes across [...]

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Tags: Nintendo

Nintendo Releases the Future of the Wii

January 17th, 2008 · 10 Comments

Source: Nintendo.com
Nintendo has once again disappointed all of their fans. On Tuesday, they announced the delay of Smash Bros. In an attempt to deflect some of that bile, they decided to try and slightly make up for it by publishing their tentative games release list for the first half of this year. While it [...]

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Tags: Nintendo · Wii

Super Smash Bros Brawl Delayed…AGAIN!

January 15th, 2008 · 15 Comments

Source: SmashBros.com

Due to delays in the completion of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, we’ve had to change the release date of the game to Sunday, March 9th.
I deeply apologize to the people who have looked forward to playing the game for so long and ask that you hold on just a little longer. Thank you for [...]

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Tags: Smash Bros · Wii

Metal Gear Solid 4 On The Xbox 360 Confirmed!!!

January 11th, 2008 · 30 Comments

That’s right, you heard it here first. Konami has finally announced the news that every single 360 owner has been begging for: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of Patriots will be on the 360!
Here’s the quote from lead director Hideo Kojima:
Fine! You guys win! Ever since MGS4 was announced I have done nothing but say [...]

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Tags: fake news

Bill Gates Takes The Cake For Craziest Exec Quote of 2008

January 10th, 2008 · 23 Comments

Source: Kotaku

As we all know, CES took over Las Vegas the past couple of days and with it came all sorts of gadgets we’ll never be able to afford and interesting interviews with big name companies and execs. One such interview was conducted by BBC News who had the opportunity to go one-on-one with the [...]

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Tags: news

Microsoft Loved Blu-Ray All Along. Maybe.

January 9th, 2008 · 14 Comments

Source: Reuters

With the recent announcement of Warner abandoning HD-DVD, Microsoft can’t help but feel like they got punched in the gut just as hard as Toshiba, right?
Wrong.
Turns out Microsoft really wasn’t as invested in HD-DVD as everybody thought. While they may have dumped millions upon millions into supporting the now dying format, it has become [...]

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Tags: Blu-ray · Microsoft