3 Dec, 2007 Youve put the hours in. Youve sweated, cursed, grumbled and jumped through myriad hoops, in return for what was (hopefully) a rollercoaster of top-flight entertainment. Youve finished the game. Its now time to step away from the controller and bask in your badassness as the camera rolls on some swish cut-scene finery that documents just how awesomely and valiantly you saved the world. Well, thats the theory. Sometimes, things dont end well. Sometimes they dont end at all. ...
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1 Dec 2007

IGN Top 100 10-2

GC News from N4G | Resident Evil 4

"The Top 100 Games of All Time!
Yes, friends, more than 30 editors located all over the world set aside their ages, allegiances and personal favorites to pick the hundred best videogames that the planet has ever seen! There was fighting, there was mayhem, and there was pizza -- lots and lots of pizza.

Now, some of you may proclaim, "but your list is different from the rankings you guys did in 2005!" Well, of course it is people. Plenty of fantastic games have been released since then, and we have plenty of new folks in our ranks to throw in their couple of cents. We're also not afraid to admit that our tastes change over time too."
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30 Nov 2007

Trailer Trash

GC News | Gamecube

Nov 30, 2007 PAIN Screens If you loved Crusty Demons and Flat Out, you will simply adore PAIN's insane ragdoll playground. Using a giant slingshot, you launch donkeys and mimes at monkeys and exploding barrels. Forget Home's tedious vacant lots overgrowing with virtual weeds; this is PlayStation Network's killer app. Mimes ...
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29 Nov 2007

The N bomb!

GC News | Gamecube

Nov 29, 2007 noob Pronunciation: \nüb\ Function: noun 1: A longtime member of a community who is disliked and bothers others with ignorant and rude behavior 2: Someone who reads (or writes) an article about how to not be a noob Elitism has a way of rearing its ugly head wherever people gather. It seems we cant resist creating a hierarchy of leaders, followers, those who are cool, and those who just plain suck. Online gaming is no exception, and at the bottom of the food chain lies the ...
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29 Nov 2007

When videogames go emo

GC News | Shadow the Hedgehog

29 Nov, 2007 game1 Pronunciation noun, adjective, gam·er, gam·est, verb, gamed, gam·ing. –noun 1. an amusement or pastime: children's games. videogame1 Pronunciation noun, –noun 1. A form of interactive electronic entertainment, more often than not steeped in all the misery and darkness of the deepest depths of Hell. No-one ever smiles and lots of things get ...
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28 Nov 2007

Not Final Fantasy

GC News | Gamecube

Nov 28, 2007 We can all agree that Final Fantasy is the world's favorite RPG series. The problem with its immense popularity is that the number two favorite series, Dragon Quest, is owned by the same company - Square-Enix. Millions of devoted gamers stick to these two franchises (or others created by mega-developer) instead of branching out and trying something that doesn't have "Square" or "Enix" on the box. But you really should take a chance on something else for a change. Let the other ...
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27 Nov 2007

A ten-step guide to videogame morphine

GC News | SSX 3

27 Nov, 2007 For a time of peace on earth, theres going to be a lot of stress and killing around this Christmas. Just think about this winters biggest games. Whether its COD4s visceral gunfire tearing apart wall and limb alike, the bloody back-stabbing business of the always-hounded Altair, or Kane and Lynch just being plain old sociopathic, the jovial festival of light and wonder really is looking like a quite brutal one this year. We need a way to combat this, and preferably one which ...
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26 Nov 2007

The Top 7... Should Have Sucked

GC News | Gamecube

Nov 26, 2007 Gaming - the ultimate escapism. One press of a button can transform you into anything, or anyone, imaginable. Want to be a space explorer or a powerful wizard? You can. How about a military hero or a star athlete? No problem. Have you always longed for the glamorous life of a farmer, a mathematician or a bladder control specialist? Now's your chance! ... Wait, hold on. Nobody wishes for those last three, and yet, entire gaming franchises have been built on the crazy notion that ...
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26 Nov 2007

Think you know gaming? It's time to school your...

GC News | Gamecube

26 Nov, 2007 We've previously filled your head sponge with 101 things you didn't know about games, well now we continue our virtual factual feastery by proudly presenting this rather fascinating list of gaming firsts. The first console, the first video game, the first four-player, the first boss, the first co-op, the first sequel, the first online game, the first jump, the first black protagonist, the first character described as "homosexual", the first female game designer, the first game ...
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22 Nov 2007

The Top 10 Excuses for Losing

GC News | Gamecube

Nov 22, 2007 We hate losing, everyone does. Maybe thats why we always have some inventive explanation as to why we lost. After all, it couldnt be that we just plain suck. Could it? Wait, dont answer that. Instead, read on for our Top 10 Excuses for ...
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