16th May '08Today's Top Blog Posts on Gaming
1. CBS buys CNET for 1.8 billion, Cashwh0re lives!
It’s big news, people: CBS just announced that they have secured an agreement to purchase CNET for 1.8 billion dollars. Fancy! It comes with more than fries and a soda though — in a great example of bang for your buck,…
2. Inazuma Eleven looks sharp in motion
Inazuma Eleven looks pretty awesome in this four minute montage of anime clips and supernatural soccer shots. One second you’re tapping on a teammate to pass the ball. The next three opponents connect dark purple…
3. Everyone is confused about tomorrow’s WiiWare launch list
It seems like everywhere you look, there is a different list of WiiWare titles coming out. I am so confused that my head is spinning. I would like to say that, above all other lists, I trust the leaked list/press…
4. Contest: Write Our R-Type Command Review Wrapup
Sure you know that human battle fleets have engaged the deadly Bydo Empire in the latest R-Type Command for PSP, but why take our word for it? So together with Atlus, we called upon Shackers to ghost write reviews of…
5. Weekend Discussion
Howdy Shackers, shall we take this to a fresh chatty? So last night we got the latest installment of the Gibson-Goldstein Index, giving you our lowdown on the week’s events, for better or worse. And then I’ve got the…
6. Weekend WTF: The realistic Sonic the Hedgehog
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I am so happy this realistic take on videogame characters is really taking off. You’ve seen Mario, were intrigued by Bowser and got traumatized by Pikachu with nipples. Well now it’s time for another well known…
7. Square Enix’s suggested mother’s day gift for Sephiroth
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Tomorrow is Mother’s Day, a holiday usually not associated with Final Fantasy. Square Enix is drawing a distant correlation with a blog entry about about Sephiroth’s gift to Jenova, a black materia pendent with the…
8. My PlayStation 2.5 [Hardware Failure]
So I ran into a bit of a snag with my PlayStation 3 last week when I went to pick up Iron Man only to discover my system would not play Blu-ray games or movies any longer. PlayStation 2 games and DVDs run just fine, but…
9. Microsoft: Aaron Greenberg Goes Berserk, Bites Sony In The Face
We haven’t seen corporate smack talk like this since Sony exec Peter Dille went apeshit last July! Microsoft executive Aaron Greenberg takes the puffy sparring gloves off, picks up a battle axe and swings it at Sony.…
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10. IGN Updates
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The Marvel Super Hero Squad announcedBattle Rage: The Robot Wars announced, screensTales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World screensGarageGames’ Torque for Wii Powers Ubisoft’s WiiWare Launch Title, ProtötheaMLB…
11. Exclusive Destructoid interview: Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg on GTA IV
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By now, you’ve surely heard of the record-breaking sales performance of Rockstar’s gangster opus, Grand Theft Auto IV. According to a Take-Two press release, GTA IV set new records for sales in not only the…
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12. Meet the Team: Justin McElroy
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Filed under: Features, Meta (about Joystiq)In the world of professional game blogging, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups: the bloggers who investigate the stories and readers who…
13. Federal legislation proposes ID checks for video game retailers
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Filed under: CultureA bipartisan bill proposed in the House seeks to require video game retailers to check IDs before selling M- or AO-rated games to minors. Variety reports Reps. Jim Matheson (D-Utah) and Lee Terry…
14. Apocalypse Reload details
Bell of Lost Souls have posted rumoured details of the Apocalypse Reload book.
15. Nintendo’s Yamauchi now Japan’s richest human
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Nintendo WiiSure, we all love the above image, but have you ever stopped to wonder where all those Benjamins are going? Apparently, it’s into the waiting mouth of former Nintendo chairman…
