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Take with the usual recommended amount of salt.

Other etymologists believe that, at some point centuries later, someone decided that Pliny had been skeptical about either the antidote or its efficacy and took cum grano salis to mean 'with a dose of skepticism'. That has been its meaning since its first appearance in English in the 17th century.

1UP: And when's that due out again?
GB: [Laughs] I think it'll be out when pigs fly. But it's definitely going well now. Things are together; we're in full production. We're basically just pulling all the pieces together and making the game out of it. There's a lot that's finished. All the guns are finished. Most of the creatures are finished. And as I said, we're just basically pulling it all together and trying to make it fun. We've kind of got all these disassociated elements that make up a game, and you put them together and things happen. And then you just tweak it and polish it until it's fun, and that's kind of the phase we're in now, just trying to make something that is really fun to play and interesting.

But I missed the most obvious thing.

Duh me.

When I finished reading how downloading games aren't just for pirates, and the use of Steam and MS Live for purchasing games, it became a "duh" moment as to why Sony wants their own online service:

Selling games. You can buy games off of Steam and Xbox Live for around $10 to $20 apiece, which brings us to a kind of "long tail" theory: not everybody wants to buy a game for $50, but there are probably plenty who will buy one for $15 or $10 if it's fun.

Sony can use that, and if they're making a good chunk of 25% off of each game sold, that's more revenue. Nintendo already stated they wanted to have independants on their online network, Microsoft has that now (see the success of "Geometry Wars" - and Sony sees those dollars.

I should have realized that first. I wasn't thinking greedy enough. I'm sorry.

Here's the Penny Arcade news item linked to the comic you're talking about. The article references this page from 1up.com which is simply a discussion of religious people playing video games. It doesn't mention any public religious demonstrations (i.e. recruiting, preaching, etc.) in Warcraft at all. One group mentioned in the site, Christian Gamers Online doesn't appear, at first glance, to even have official WoW guilds, though a post on their forums makes mention of some Christian guilds on WoW servers (with non-in-your-face Christian names like "Redeemed", "The Forgiven", "The Narrow Path" ). But I haven't seen anything to suggest that these guilds do anything but discuss their beliefs outside the game (or privately in the game).

So, in short, we have proof that there *are* Christian guilds in WoW, but no proof yet that they go about making a public statement about it in the game as Blizzard believes the GLBT was doing.

But seriously, I'd like to know how many people have actually bought some of the indie games, and how many people consider that one of the main reasons for buing a 360. I see it as a nice "bonus", but it's not really that great of a deal, as you have to have a broadband connection, and are those games going to be accessible in 15 years?

I'm sort of hoping that Oblivion will be sort of a "textbook" example of what you can do with the next-gen hardware. Good graphics, a huge world, and it fits on a single DVD (so no complaining, lazy developers!). I'm just hoping my PC will be able to play it.

either way, It is almost guaranteed that first gen games suck the hind titty, so I'll be happy when 2nd and 3rd are stepping up.

The thing that bugs me about this is that it doesn't have to be this way. Most Nintendo systems have had a killer app on launch. The Xbox had Halo. Hmm, I just ran across this page of historical console launches.

1UP, Plagiarizing, and Other Bits of Joy

I've reread the different pieces, and while I think the DoA Forums are a large basis of work, people need to read Kate Turabian's on how to cite research because I don't see this as plagiarism in the whole - just poorly cited.

EGM: The 2K Sports games. Amped 3. Tony Hawk. Need for Speed. Gun. King Kong. People can argue they're not getting that big nextgen leap in graphics. On top of that, you're asking consumers to pay an extra $10 for these games. To quote you, "Next-generation games will combine unprecedented audio and visual experiences, create worlds that are beyond real, and they'll deliver story lines and gameplay so compelling that it'll feel like a..."

http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=1&cId=3 147131

So basically, the games that are using the same models, textures, sounds and video clips on the XBox 360 as they are on the XBox (and are graphically unimpressive because of it) do not require any more space on the XBox 360 as they do on the XBox. What a shocking conclusion.

Nintendo ON was a hoax.

There's no doubt about that in my mind.

I dug up an old review I did of Forza (esp. vs GT4), and reposted it. Here's a link.

On the Clarkson thing. I have to disagree, Forza did not get those things right. It got more right (see my review), but in Forza, turn 1 still doesn't exist, just like in GT4. Clarkson seems to refer to this. Now, in real life, I've never seen a vehicle that can ignore turn 1 on Laguna Seca. Even an underpowered car like a Spec Miata has to set up for turn 1 a little bit. I do feel that such a vehicle could perhaps exist. It would have to have slow acceleration and lots of lateral grip. In GT4 and Forza, you just drive right through (using the pit-out lane in Forza, you don't even have to do that in GT4).

Additionally, Clarkson is again right on with the area between turn 7 and 8 (8/8a is the Corkscrew, Clarkson refers to it as turn 7). In both games, you blast right over 7 (it's as much a bump as a turn), then do the braking after it. This is impractical in real life. First of all, as Clarkson alludes to, you'd simply fill your shorts. Cresting 7 at full bore, you'd have a wall about 300 feet ahead and a downhill zone to do your braking in. Additionally, most cars in the world just couldn't slow down in that short a distance in a downhill braking zone. Really, neither game gets good marks in this area.

Forza also for some reason has a very sticky turn 9. High-powered cars will drift out quite a bit in 9 in real life, and do somewhat in GT4. But not so in Forza. It's odd. Of course, in GT4, turn 10 is a real joke (like 6 is), so Forza still wins in this part of the course.

Referring to your comments about worthless cars being in GT4, often games do seem to bulk up on cars. None has an SUV race like PGR2 does though! I actually liked the SUV racing in PGR2, it was a change (like the Strana trucks in TOCA 2). But both are only gimmicks, I hope they don't expand upon them in the future. Drive PGR3 and you'll wish these shitboxes were back. PGR3 removes nearly every car any person could reasonably own from the game. I think the only ones left are the Mustang GT, Corvette C6 and Corvette ZR-1. I also know people who own Ferrari 355s (although not the F1 model) and Aston Martin DB9s, but I don't count those. The slowest car in the game is the Ferrari Testarossa. Annoying.

Lack of damage in GT4 doesn't bother me. Damage is mostly a hassle. Forza does try to keep the stupid AI mistakes from hurting your outcome, but it isn't completely successful. There's nothing worse than having to restart a race because the AI punched a hole in your car. This happened in TOCA 2 (most damage modelling yet), and it drove me nust. And TOCA 2 had fewer AI problems than Forza.

I do prefer that games try to keep you from driving on the wall and across the grass to reduce times, especially as online play becomes more important. Unfortunately, Forza didn't penalize you enough for hitting walls strategically, so it can be done to advantage. PGR3 adds slow-down penalties (like GT4 does in the rally races, but not as long) but left out the penalties for crossing the grass. So people cut several corners in the game. Very sad.

I don't feel GT4 feels a lot like GT3. Even GT4 Prologue had significant improvements over GT3. I'm not justifying their lack of online play or the zillion years it took to come out either, but to me it's quite a different game. Do you remember how bad GT3 was? It was greatly inferior to GT2 in game progression, because the removal of cars (and thus the removal of entry qualifications) made the game difficult and pointless at times.

I liked Forza, but as I mentioned in my review, there is plenty of room for improvement. I didn't finish Forza, the races become very difficult due to AI mauling at the high levels, and that's just not fun. And I didn't like the endurance racing in Forza. Despite the technological advancements of the Drivatar, it just didn't work for me.

I may be one of the select few left in the world, but I prefer reading a good magazine over a good online article. Printed mediums are much lighter on the eyes, and the pages are not attacking the reader. Sure there are many ads in magazines, but rarely do printed ads flash incessantly or jump from corner to corner or scroll down until you hit the x in the corner.

However, I have completely stopped reading gaming magazines. It's not that they've stopped being useful. Oh wait, that's exactly it. Gaming magazines completely suck now, not because a physical form is more annoying than a flock of bits. I rather enjoy having a physical copy. No, it's the fact that nobody can write good articles, nobody can format pages well, and nobody can give me my $30 worth per year.

Take PCGamer. At one point (back in 1999), each issue was 200+ pages long (sometimes up to 300). The main articles generally featured some new information. Many of the writers shared a similar viewpoint for games, on which rule and which suck. Each issue had about 15 reviews, each receiving at least a page describing many areas of the game in great depth. Though usually serious, some excruciatingly bad games (Extreme Paintbrawl for example) had incredibly humorous reviews. And though the columns were relatively stale, the rest of the magazine provided much information and entertainment. I thoroughly looked forward to every issue.

After two years, the writing got pretty stale. Part of the reason was that the original team left and a former competitor "PC Accelerator" merged in, bringing some of the most audacious people. Many new policies were enacted, such as reviewing expansion packs (understandable), shrinking some reviews to half page (getting annoying), and reducing pages by every issue (what the hell?). Though the lack of money is the biggest reason why I did not renew again, I am rather glad now that I look back.

Lately, I've tried picking up another copy of PCGamer. Some poor (metaphorically... he's quite rich) friend actually thinks it's rather good so I flipped through. Complete crap. Well, it has some good stuff. 30 reviews! Oh wait, about 20 of them are on 5 pages. There's only about 50 pages of ads... in the 100 page magazine.

It's not just PCGamer though. I've had Computer Gaming World temporarily, and it was a crock of shit. Game Informer... well, let's just say that my friend and I made fun of every issue for about two hours at this other guy's house.

There was a time I trusted magazines. Now, I find myself detesting every one. Now I'm not saying that I find online columns fun to read (most of them are just stupid... take a look at the Sin and Punishment award, but do I really have to spend $30 a year just to have an incessant swearing spree per month?

When one of the journalists asked me the proverbial 'how many weapons in the game' my feelings about most game marketing started uncontrollably bubbling to the surface. [...] When they market films do they say 'Coming soon: Citizen Kane 2: Rosebud's Revenge: The Wrath of Kane, now featuring 10 actors, 13 sets, and 8 writers!'? No, they don't.
— Cliff Bleszinski

1Up has a nice High-Def trailer on this page(2nd download is the HD one), if you wanna see an approximation, although even at 247mb you can still see some compression artifacts.

I read official playstation magazine. http://opm.1up.com/ The print version, not the online portion.
I find their reviews to be fair and on target for the kind of games I want to play. My time for gaming is very limited because of work, so I usually only set my sights on 4.5 to 5 star games because I want the time to be spent on very high quality games.

In the last issue they compiled a list of "games you must play before you die" on the playstation and PS2, etc. I "own" most of those games and agree almost completely with the list the made, they were and ARE very important games for those respective platforms.
Not a dynamic perspective, granted, but I generally get what I need from the magazine.

I guess the top games list goes from person to person. They have some interesting games listed, but in my opinion they are not the best games of 2005. BTW, the site hosting this content sucks.

Either way, a list this big has to included Call of Duty 2 and Ages of Empires 3. There's no doubt about it.....they are the best games of the year.

COD 2 supass any expectatioon that one can have in the video game world. Is a breath taking game, and with sales compared to 78% of the xbox 360 sales, you better include that in your list.

AOE 3 is an awesome strategy game. I know people dont like MS etc,but this game is fun if you are the civilization type of guy. BTW, civilization 4 is in the list, even though is a good game, AOE 3 surpass it by far. I just don't like the slow motion that civilization is build in. I like to create quickly, and fight for a long time, not the other way around.

But, that's my opinion, you might have yours :) if you want to check a more interesting article (available after the E3), with more info than this one with reviews, info, etc go to

http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3140792 happy holidays!!!!!

You bought 360, right? You better sell it quickly before PS3 is released because 360 will become a thing of the past pretty quick. Have you seen as many multiplatform games between Dreamcast and PS2? That's the answer.

I guarantee you, as an Xbox 360 game developer, the difference between the performance of PS3 and Xbox 360 is enormous. Why I can say this is because Xbox 360 couldn't reach the initial performance promise by Microsoft. Not at all.

Microsoft informed us that Xbox 360 would have 3x power of the alpha developer kit, but unfortunately it couldn't be realized. It's just that the final version has the different feature set which is very difficult to emulate on an alpha kit in software, thus the apparent 3x gain. When compared in terms of absolute performance which you can see in a synthesized benchmark test such as a realtime game, the final kit is a bit more powerful than the alpha kit but when not programmed properly the performance suffers heavily and can't even reach the performance of Mac G5.

You don't believe me? Even EA, the multiplatform whore, is planning to release a game optimized to PS3, while 360 gets a port from Xbox/PS2/PSP.
http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3146303&did= 1

i think the point was that, it was speculation from the mouth of a developer.

granted developers are infamous for spilling the beans on new console secrets months ahead of time, but i still find it slightly strange that sony execs have been publicly talking about how they are still working on online plans, yet the general consensus is that based upon the words of one single developer, people are so quick to write off any idea of sony having some form of centralized online support.

they hint that they are working on a solution, see exhibit a:
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=3&cId=3 146281

however, until an official announcement is made, who knows what will happen? until you see it for yourself, you cant believe anything; good or bad. i guess the AC needs to stop spouting off until we know for sure. im sure he understands that he has to wait and see what the ps3 games look like graphically first, before he just runs off and believes what he say in the killzone trailer, right? ...right?

> You seriously need to read news from another source besides slashdot, which is right now the
> only site reporting frequently on the supposed "disaster" of the 360 release.

You need to learn how to use a search engine:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4525318.stm
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3146387
http://www.forbes.com/2005/12/14/gates-jackson-xbo x-cx_cn_1214autofacescan02.html
http://news.com.com/2061-10797_3-5995807.html
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/675/675720p1.html

Observe the following list from Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel's The Elements of Journalism (Three Rivers Press, 2001). Note #4 and #5. 1. Journalism's first obligation is to the truth. 2. Its first loyalty is to citizens. 3. Its essence is a discipline of verifications. 4. Its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover. 5. It must serve as an independent monitor of power. 6. It must provide a forum for public criticism and complaint. 7. It must strive to make the significant interesting and relevant. 8. It must keep the new comprehensive and proportional. 9. Its practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience. http://mattpeckham.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=622404 2&publicUserId=5653164

I'm kinda hoping DQVIII continues to bomb in North America and Europe.

http://1up.com/do/feature?cId=3146061&did=1
The real link...

At least the link isn't slasdoted, let's try this one.

...Want to check the link there, it should be here not https://slashdot.org/admin.pl?op=edit

It is strange timing on this announcement, shortly after the xbox 360 was released. With people having hands on experience with the revolution controller http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3143782 what could the secret possibly be? Perhaps there was an add-on that they didn't use because there were no games to showcase it? I'm also thinking that the somewhat mixed reactions have resulted in Nintendo revising the controller and realizing that there needed to be more to it. I do however agree on waiting till after the holiday season to release more details. They need all the momentum they can gather as they lead into their own systems release. Any groundbreaking press releases will be lost in the news among the reporters that Johnny has once again waited until Chrismas Eve before buying his presents.

"Don't jump the gun. For all you know, the Revolution controller will function like a floaty, laggy air-joystick."

shouldn't it just have 1 button?

Actually, if it was designed similar to this that might be possible.

How about one big A?

Microsoft touts this as a brilliant center of home media and that's probably true for anyone who doesn't already have a home entertainment center of some sort. But what the distillate is you're not going to buy it to watch DVDs on, you're going to play games with it. You're not going to surf the internet, you're going to play games with it. It won't transform you into some actuallized renaissance man (or woman) through shear wonderfulness of the Total Microsoft Experience, you will play games with it.

See, that's the thing. I believe more people than you give credit will use it as both a media center and a game console. Essentially anyone living in a smaller space like an apartment will like the idea being able to play games, watch movies and listen to music--all in high-definition and surround sound--without having a big (and expensive) stack of components.

In addition, the console brings something pretty new to the scene. Now, if you have video or audio stored on your computer you can play it on your 360 via wireless or wired networking. Why try to watch content on your computer from an uncomfortable chair using poor speakers watching on a small monitor when instead you can watch it from the comfort of a coutch on a large TV screen (YMMV here).

Is the 360 some magical gift from God? Obviously not, but in the same token it's not the same game console we played back in 1985. Also, nobody should make it sound like it's a big Microsoft ploy to hype this up as much as they can. Sony is just as bad (if not worse in some ways) about hyping up anything new they release. Nintendo doesn't seem to be quite as bad, but they still do some crazy stuff to try and get attention.

The Xbox 360 is undoubtably a monster of a machine, and one that Microsoft naturally takes much pride in. But Microsoft is going to be in the red for a while, and they will need to make the money back.

This question will be more interesting after Tuesday's launch and we see what the attach rate numbers look like. The original Xbox set records with its initial attach rate at launch, and by all indications the 360 launch lineup is stronger than the original Xbox's (yes, no Halo, but the other games are much better -- no Kabuki Warriors or Fuzion Frenzy!). Certainly the 360 will sell at a loss for some time, but unlike with the Xbox Microsoft now owns all of the IP within the box (the various chips and such -- yes, they were designed by IBM, ATI, etc, but they were designed especially for Microsoft and Microsoft owns the rights to have the chips fabbed wherever they like, to redesign and consolidate chips, etc). That means that engineering advancements in the years to come can (and probably will) make it possible to to develop a 360 that sells for a profit.

Until then, it's all about attaching games, and the most interesting data points will come shortly after launch, when people are more likely to pick up a console without being forced into a bundle. Then again, with Live Arcade built into the box this time around, you can have a lot of fun without buying any games at all (Geometry Wars 2, droooool ...).

1UP: Seeing this stage actually makes me want to go back and play Halo 2 some more.

TI: I think so too. Seeing that kind of stimulates you and makes you want to play. But just having these objects, vehicles and things in the stage gives you a lot more depth to the experience.

You're selling the launch games a little short. There's definitely less variety than maybe would be ideal, but that's generally standard for a console launch. You're not going for the mainstream gamer in the first few weeks of sales. It looks like MS is going to have a hard enough time meeting the demand of the hardcore gamers as it is. You simply always go for the more dedicated gamer first, mainstream gamer later.

And you do have to recognize that this is the first time a console has been launched in the US first in a long time (other than the original Xbox launch, of course). We aren't seeing the six months or so of post-launch Japanese games that we had for the PS2, Gamecube, Dreamcast, etc. It really needs to be compared to Japanese launches, which AFAIK have always been far worse when it comes to variety.

But anyway:
Tastes vary, so what if you like RPGs?
Definitely an issue, but a fairly standard one. No console that I am aware of has ever shipped with a good RPG.

Or platformers?
Kameo definitely qualifies, even if you are trying to lump it into the nebulous "adventure" category. Arguably so does Tony Hawk (not that anybody should waste their money on the glitchy 360 version, but it still exists).

Or strategy games?
This is another problem area, but also fairly traditional for console launches. I do believe Outpost Kaloki X still qualifies though.

Or puzzle games?
The $400 model includes a complete puzzle game (Hexic HD - by the creator of Tetris) as a pack-in. Xbox Live Arcade features plenty more, Bejeweled 2 probably being the most prominent. This is not a problem area.

Or like racers, but prefer not to play realistic ones?
Ignoring the fact that PGR3 is clearly an arcade-style racer, how about Ridge Racer 6? There is nothing remotely realistic about that game!

Or beat-em-ups,
Arguably Condemned, but let's be honest - this genre has been out of fashion for quite some time.

or shoot-em-ups,
This is one area where the X360 is actually doing far better than normal. It pleases me to see this, too, since this is maybe my favorite genre of games. Geometry Wars 2 alone looks to be a total classic (only $5 too, unless you get it free with PGR3), and you also get a few other games on Xbox Live Arcade like Mutant Storm Reloaded, Smash TV, Robotron 2084, etc. (the latter two are also $5). All of these feature online scoreboards and I believe online play where appropriate, which is pretty cool. I know you are pretending Geometry Wars 2 isn't a must-have game, but I literally know people who bought PGR2 for its much simpler predecessor. It's going to be a must-have for some people, just like a lot of the launch games. Even a supposed universal must-have title like Halo 1 wasn't even bought by the vast majority of Xbox 1 owners (only about 25% did, IIRC).

or hack-n-slash,
This is distinct from a beat-em-up how? No cheating! ;) But still, how about Gauntlet (online play, $5)?

or sims, or ...
So wait, is PGR3 a realistic racer or not? ;) Though I admit this is such a broad category I am not sure what you are specifically referring to, sims are another genre that has practically died out in the past few years. But I'm not aware of any other console launching with a sim anyway. Would some of the sports games not qualify?

This is something of a disaster for MSFT, but not in anyway unpredictable. As someone who has worked closely with Microsoft for the last 10 years I've grown to understand how they make decisions: Its all about platform extension and repeat revenue streams. Very, very little thought tends to go in to creativity, design and consumer appeal. Microsofties tend to scoff at those things, holding instead to the belief that a superior business model leads to a superior product line. (What they forget is that they are now in the entertainment business and people could give a crap about their business model.)

. It would have ended up the same size as the Xbox 1 otherwise.

Yet I was still disappointed by how big it is. In fact, the only recent console it's smaller than is the original XBox. See the first picture on this page for a good comparison. With the power supply, it might have been bigger than XBox 1. I thought they were trying to sell in Japan by being small, but they don't seem to have achieved that.

1up has an in-depth review of the new Live setup http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3145585&did=1 along with a video of two guys talking about the thing. Not exactly like stripping her naked and poking around inside the box, but it is informative (the article, the video is pretty light weight).

Masses don't care about their digital rights, as long as they get their daily shots of soap operas and Final Fantasies.

Actually, Square-Enix mentioned abandoning the PS3 platform. From the rumormill around Memphis, supposedly FFXII will be released on the PS3, *BUT* it's also being released on the 360, and once that's done, Square-Enix is going to drop the PS3 platform altogether and go 360. Relative links here.

Nintendo's 'problem', if you can call it that, is that they don't target people who don't already play games.

"We will attract casual gamers better than anyone, using consumer-friendly content, control, and the internet. We will even draw non-gamers to the revolution, showing them how much fun there is. We call this all-access gaming. It is my job to run a global company," concluded Iwata. "But in my job, what gives me the most satisfaction is seeing someone pick up a controller and finding surprise and delight. What catches their heart still catches my heart. Thank you very much."

Yes, sort of. Some games will, some games won't. http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3143142

10 reasons why the Xbox 360 will succeed where the Dreamcast failed. Really this is just a light hearted look at what MS might and might not be doing right.

Still, in my opionion, the reason the DC failed was the the PS2 had apparently better specs and DVD playback. Blu-ray support is not such a big draw as DVD was then, and the specs don't look anywhere near as much better on the PS3 than Xbox360.

While they may add HD-DVD drives to the Xbox, they are not planning on putting games on the HD Disks. For Developers on current gen systems claiming they are running out of room, this is not good for a next generation system. http://1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3145247

Yeah like how MS is fully supportive of 2D games, so North America at last got a console release of the superlative Metal Slug 3. They also let indie devs sell 2D (and 3D!) games on Xbox Live Arcade and the X360 comes with a 2D game (Hexic HD) as a pack-in title. But Sony of America is vehemently anti-2D and wouldn't allow MS3's release because of that, and this attitude helped practically destroy the whole 'genre' in the 32-bit era (really all they would let in is the major 2D fighters and 2D bundles). That is a definite sign that "Choice has arguably been dimished somewhat recently as it is" and those bastards at MS are clearly to blame!
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It's a safe bet that if MS became some kind of console monopoly there would be a limitation of choice. But there is no sign of that happening anytime soon with two major competitors, we saw the same thing happen when Sony and Nintendo were the champs, and Windows is still a much more open platform than any console that has been released. At the very least shouldn't we be willing to reward MS when they do play nicely with others? You know, some kind of positive feedback?

yes it's OBVIOUSLY the ps3 buyers that lose

ok...seriously though...basically they're getting a system that won't be taken advantage of for 5 years...so...for the next 5 years they'll be getting games at the same quality as the other systems out, and then, once they know how to fully utilize the hardware and the rest of the world can utilize what it has to offer, they WON'T have to buy a new system. i guess i forgot that keeping one system for 10 years, that still is a viable competitor throughout its whole existance, is a BAD thing

The Revolution will not be televised.

But it will feature "the teeth brushing game!!"

Monday - The comeback kid: Commemorating 20 years of playing with power
Tuesday - NES turns 20: EGM celebrates two decades of NES Mania
Wednesday - Solid Gold: You picked 'em, we praise 'em. 1UP's top 15 NES games.

And for the bandwidth savvy:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Monday - The comeback kid: Commemorating 20 years of playing with power
Tuesday - NES turns 20: EGM celebrates two decades of NES Mania
Wednesday - Solid Gold: You picked 'em, we praise 'em. 1UP's top 15 NES games.

And for the bandwidth savvy:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Monday - The comeback kid: Commemorating 20 years of playing with power
Tuesday - NES turns 20: EGM celebrates two decades of NES Mania
Wednesday - Solid Gold: You picked 'em, we praise 'em. 1UP's top 15 NES games.

And for the bandwidth savvy:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

The images below that last line link to the different articles. Try this: http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3144996

So, here's a review of Time including the Revolution controller in its list of 5 things that'll blow your mind: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3144800

Here's a story about Peter Moore (of Microsoft) praising the Revolution: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3144015&did=1

And here's a story about J Allard on the Revolution: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3144413&did=1

And here's a lengthy piece on the arrival of the Revoultion: http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3144666

I think this last one is the one that should have been linked to the summary.

So, here's a review of Time including the Revolution controller in its list of 5 things that'll blow your mind: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3144800

Here's a story about Peter Moore (of Microsoft) praising the Revolution: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3144015&did=1

And here's a story about J Allard on the Revolution: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3144413&did=1

And here's a lengthy piece on the arrival of the Revoultion: http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3144666

I think this last one is the one that should have been linked to the summary.

So, here's a review of Time including the Revolution controller in its list of 5 things that'll blow your mind: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3144800

Here's a story about Peter Moore (of Microsoft) praising the Revolution: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3144015&did=1

And here's a story about J Allard on the Revolution: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3144413&did=1

And here's a lengthy piece on the arrival of the Revoultion: http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3144666

I think this last one is the one that should have been linked to the summary.

So, here's a review of Time including the Revolution controller in its list of 5 things that'll blow your mind: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3144800

Here's a story about Peter Moore (of Microsoft) praising the Revolution: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3144015&did=1

And here's a story about J Allard on the Revolution: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3144413&did=1

And here's a lengthy piece on the arrival of the Revoultion: http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3144666

I think this last one is the one that should have been linked to the summary.

I think that he menat this link:
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3144666&did=1