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Now THIS is News!
CheapAssGamer.com’s CAGcast podcast recently discussed, well, I’ll let CheapyD himself tell it to you:
On CAGcast #133, Wombat and I discussed how major gaming blogs seem to
post any and all gaming rumors with little consideration given to the
credibility of the source or the plausibility of the story.
It goes on to use the specific example of the [...]
The Lester Bangs of Video Games is Under Our Noses
I’ve been kicking around a response to the uproar that was Chuck Klosterman’s article, “The Lester Bangs of Video Games“. Poor Chuck. He was misunderstood. All he wanted to do was jump on the video game criticism bandwagon. Hell, if Hillary Clinton can put it on her agenda, and with legislators carrying out their witch [...]
E3 2006 – Leftovers and Wrap-up
Everyone is talking like Gears of War is going to be as good as it was intended, which ends up being good for gamers, but does anyone else think that Cliff Bleszinski gets a free ride from the gaming press? Sure he hangs with porn stars, highlights his hair and acts like a rock star, [...]
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- Every once in a while when I resume my iPod, it plays some random song instead of what I was listening to. Today: The Chipmunks.
- Engadget HD podcast on the new TiVo hasn't mentioned the subscription fee as a risk for adoption. Drop that, it'll sell tons.
- @bjdraw You probably get this a lot but have you recently heard any new news about the DISH media center tuner?
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