June 16, 2008
So, apparently there’s been very little outcry about GTA IV since it was released. This of course, is unacceptable, since there MUST. BE. OUTRAGE. about the game. And so, UK’s the Sun launches this story:
Video game has spoof perv site.
This, of course is misleading. Someone at the Sun didn’t do a lot [...]
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May 28, 2008
Last night, I finished the final mission of GTA IV, and I’m now beginning to reflect on the game as a whole.
Without any spoilers, I can say this: Rockstar games has created something on the scale of an epic movie. The game play lasts weeks, and I could have drawn it out longer if [...]
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May 23, 2008
The fact that I haven’t posted in a while falls squarely on the shoulders of Niko Bellic. I have been spending most of my geek-time hanging around in Liberty City, following Niko’s descent through the underworld of that New York-esque city. It hasn’t completely taken over my life yet, but its coming a [...]
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May 13, 2008
Oh woe. I am just a poor gamer trying to participate in some wholesome online shenanigans over Xbox live. Alas, I cannot connect. For the last 3 days, I have received an error that the IP connect failed.
Well, I’ve been blaming Bell Sympatico for this. I figured that this was being caused by Sympatico’s [...]
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May 3, 2008
Nothing too urgent, I just didn’t get the Friday edition up due to yesterday’s chores. Have to get some more done this morning before going back to Liberty, so here’s this week’s truncated list:
Today is Free Comic Book Day. Get on down to your local comic shop (and if you don’t know where one is, [...]
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May 2, 2008
Wow. The game is really gorgeous. I could just…look at it for ages. Fortunately, there’s decent game play too. Unlike some other instalments in the Grand Theft Auto franchise, this game doesn’t throw you into the thick of things too quickly. It gives you a little bit of time to [...]
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April 28, 2008
The Charlotte Observer starts off the GTA handwringing with an “insightful”, knee-jerk piece from someone who hasn’t even seen the game.
Tuesday, “Grand Theft Auto 4: Liberty City” debuts in stores, and it needs an Adults Only rating
Funny. It already has it.
My favourite bit? The part where he says:
I wrote a column in Monday’s editions [...]
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April 28, 2008
With the impending release of Grand Theft Auto IV, there will be the usual media stories (likely fuelled by so-called experts like Jack Thompson) about how video games are turning our children into murder machines.
This, of course, is bullshit. It seems that every generations has its bugaboo on which it places the blame for [...]
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April 26, 2008
IGN Has a really glowing review of GTA IV here.
3 days.
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April 24, 2008
Taking a two-week vacation allows me to break from the usual sleep/office/family routine and replace it with a slightly less onerous sleep/housework/family schedule. I kid, I kid. I’m really feeling the need for a breather after the last couple of nutso months at work. This vacation is especially [...]
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