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  • A Weekend of TGS

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    As I explain in this Gridskipper post, this weekend I’ll be covering the Tokyo Game Show for Kotaku with contributors Brian Ashcraft (he who spanks the loudest) and Michael McWhertor. This’ll be the first time I attend one of these as press, and the first time in years (at least 4 or 5) that I…

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    GS Meets TGS, Makes Sweet Love Hu Tong San La Ju You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Half-Life 2 Arcade

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    I recently discovered the absolute playing nirvana that is HALF-LIFE 2 — I played through and finished the Xbox version on my Xbox 360 — and it has become one of my all-time favorite games (I can’t wait to play episodes 1 and 2 on the 360 when they come out early next year), and…

  • Wii Channels

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    I love the Wii Channels! I love the Wii! I will be waiting in line on December 2 to get one! Update: And here’s a great new trailer for all the launch games.

  • Last Week at Gridskipper

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    Arcade Card Battles Jet Set Leger You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

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    The hardware sales for the week of August 21-27 in Japan are as follows: 1. Nintendo DS Lite 163274 2. PlayStation Portable 29945 3. PlayStation 2 21829 4. GameBoy Advance SP 2719 5. GameBoy Micro 1819 6. Xbox 360 1197 7. Nintendo GameCube 837 8. Nintendo DS 410 9. GameBoy Advance 14 10. Xbox 12…

  • Play It All

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    One of the things I really dig about my new Xbox 360 is that I can download playable demos of games. Well, now even more good news from Microsoft Japan: Microsoft of Japan announced they will release all TGS and X06 videos and playable game demos in the Xbox Live Marketplace. (The Magic Box) Oh,…

  • Enter the Xbox 360

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    Well, I did it, I’ve joined the dark side: since last night, I’m the very happy owner of an Xbox 360. The seeds were planted just over a week ago, when Brad invited me over to his place for a day of gaming goodness (pretty much 7 hours straight of Xbox 360, PSP, and DS…

  • The King of Games English Site

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    The King of Games — they of this awesome Zelda tee — has finally opened their English site for orders, shipping anywhere, and taking payment through PayPal. Update: The English site is still in beta, but should see a full launch later in the year.

  • Japan Arcades Still Booming

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    This week’s issue of NEWSWEEK has a piece on the popularity of arcades in Japan, mixed in with some social commentary on the disaffected youth that play the games.