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May 7, 2008 10:53 AM
- EGO...trip: We fake it so real, we are beyond fake
- EGO...trip: Our recent post on the MSM and game reviews, considered
- TEN...The Bo Derek age of videogames is officially upon us
- WHE...n, oh when will the PCGA smite the blasphemers?
- GTA...IV failed to respect Shaolin. Will Shaolin have its revenge?
- RND...Safe for work porn? Only the best for you, Dear Reader
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May 6, 2008 12:01 AM
- EGO...trip: Level Up's dirty little secret, under the microscope
- EGO...trip: EA's Kotick rebuttal gets pickup; others struggle with attribution
- NOT...hing like a good, old-fashioned blogfight
- RND...In which we belatedly welcome a fellow critic to the 'sphere
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May 5, 2008 12:01 AM
- EGO...tape: music to read Level Up by, for the week of May 4, 2008
- EGO...trip: our book recommendation to Bill Harris keeps spreading
- EGO...trip: "Never stop fighting until the fight is done," said a wise man
- THE...re's the wrong way to respond to an outrage, and the right way. Kudos.
- ROC...kstar's cunning sense of teh funny knows no bounds, linguistically
- MMO...Better grinding through WoW, and Sony's MMO advantage
- WHE...n the shoe is on the other foot, graciousness is the best policy
- KON...gregate gets sticky-icky-icky with its metagame, Kongai
- RND...Like Cinque and the Lox, should today's children be freed?
- RND...Why so serious? Because we seriously can't wait to see this flick
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May 2, 2008 10:16 AM
- ARE...we what we pretend to be? Our roles in games, considered
- AMA...zon founder Jeff Bezos invests in Kongregate
- YET...another heretic who refuses to preach the gospel of the PCGA
- HUH...Job hunt be damned: a real gamer would play in poverty
- PUT...some videos on MTV, and maybe you'll get your iPod, sir
- RND...Man Bites Orange, or, how
Kanye Justice just out-disturbed Rockstar
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May 1, 2008 12:01 AM
- CON...sistency is also the hobgoblin of big CEOs, it would seem
- GTA...IV is certainly audacious, but is it really hopeful?
- HMM...More
hot air Steam and other Valve topics, discussed
- RND...Who will tap out first, Sumner Redstone or Les Moonves?
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Apr 30, 2008 12:01 AM
- FOR...merly dapper Thompson looks haggard after copping GTA IV
- ALL...things reconsidered: NPR takes a a trip to Liberty City
- UBI...One day, every major city in the world will have a Ubisoft studio
- YET...another developer appears to have missed the PCGA memo
- RND...Don't believe the hype? For $10 million, we say: believe
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Apr 29, 2008 12:01 AM
- EGO...trip: the third rail of gaming turns into the perfect storm
- WHO...'s gonna save your soul now? Reflections on GTA IV
- SUB...versiveness, and videogames: possible or not?
- ARG...Who would want to play this kind of sick game?
- RND...The man behind the muxtape revolution
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Apr 28, 2008 12:07 AM
- EGO...trip: Page 110's boldfaced names strategy is paying dividends
- GTA...IV reviews are in, and the reviewers are calling it a masterpiece...
- BUT...one observer sees something amiss with IGN's exclusive
- PS3...Sony's relentless drive towards profitability continues apace
- RND...Why hasn't there been a "Manimal" or "Matt Houston" movie yet?
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Apr 25, 2008 09:42 AM
- EGO...trip: Level Up, government name-checked in the Boston Phoenix
- EGO...trip: Peasants, pitchforks, power--a look at the hive mind of online forums
- 360...adds a bright green light to an otherwise Red Ring-ish quarter for MSFT
- INS...ide the sausage factory of videogame journalism, sexily
- MMO...Level Up's cultural columnist calls GTA IV "the next evolution of the MMO"
- HSG...The hardcasual pleasures of Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds, recounted
- RND...Armond goes off. The criterati? Scared to death, scared to look--they shook
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Apr 24, 2008 12:01 AM
- EGO...trip: Level Up columnist noted; ditto Page 110
- COU...ld this represent EA Sports' next opportunity?
- HOW...to design videogames that highlight race
- CON...demned: Criminal Minds, carefully considered
- TWO...standing up to unthinking critics of GTA IV...
- MOM...while teens and mothers discuss Rockstar's opus
- Wii...want to play, but is this really, truly gaming?
- FMV...Everything old is new again, like full motion video
- RND...When Samuel Met Charlie, Or, Rose's Last Tape
- RND...a spirited defense of deux filles, une tasse
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Apr 23, 2008 12:00 AM
- EGO..trip: flattery will get you everywhere, Scholarly Gamer
- EGO...trip: "It's only a game" meme lives despite MTV News' efforts
- AND...all that could have been: David Jaffe on Heartland
- THE...first step is not admitting that you have a problem
- RND...When corporate magazines still suck, who you gonna call?
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Apr 22, 2008 07:55 AM
- EGO...trip: Even though we can't hang ten, Surfer Girl showers us with praise
- EGO...trip: MTV News' big dog (and Vs. Mode punching bag) weighs in on RE5
- POD...Yesterday's "Big" thinker Chris Dahlen guests on a podcast
- RND...What's a little psyops between the U.S. military and its citizenry?
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Apr 21, 2008 12:00 AM
- EGO...trip: our legal affairs correspondent could say "I told you so"
- EGO...trip: the long tail of gaming's third rail continues to grow
- EGO...trip: a precocious infant of a blog credits us with inspiration
- SHH...do you have a secret that you would like to share, anon?
- WRI...ters in videogames, defended, one more time
- DAN...Houser of Rockstar Games fame opens up on GTA IV
- HMM...if the Wii is "a virus," is it time to go see the doctor?
- HUH...F/X house Digital Domain competes with EA? Really?
- GFW...I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it...
- RND...Is blood thicker than water? Not for CBS and Viacom
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Apr 16, 2008 02:03 AM
- EGO...trip: our supporters continue to raise thought-provoking points...
- EGO...trip: ...but as non-impartial observers, we'll let you judge our critics
- EGO...trip: Discussion of MTV's race and games series? Things fall apart.
- GET...a grip: what drum lessons have to teach the Rock Band aficionado
- TOO...many
MCs mechanics not enough mics game? BioShock, critiqued
- SAM...& Max, under the microscope of a rampaging game designer
- RND...Sad songs say so much: the mournful ballad of Chris Matthews
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Apr 15, 2008 08:42 AM
- EGO...trip: more bloggers, more eloquent defenses of the Level Up staff...
- EGO...trip: ...while our take on black people in gaming comes under fire
- NEE...d For Data: IGN's look at sales figures could use more numbers
- RND...Is it better to burn out than fade away, or, where's The Pharcyde?
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