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    Image of phicaluk phicaluk
    12:49 PM

    In reply to Cover Athletes: Putting More Than a Name Into a Game
    Wow, he looks totally different in Desperate Housewives.
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    Image of CustomFirmware CustomFirmware
    01:06 PM

    @phicaluk:

    haha nice
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    Image of D-K D-K
    10:17 AM

    In reply to Cover Athletes: Putting More Than a Name Into a Game
    I wish gamecovers were still original and quirky, not a giant endorsement.

    Somethin along the lines of a baseball speeding at the cover, brandishing a menacing looking grin.. Or a baseball with a look of terror on it's face as it's about to be hit by the bat.

    Maybe i'm just old fashioned that way...I just hate this meaningless idolization...
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    Image of HatchC2 HatchC2
    10:29 AM

    @D-K: It works, though. When I was going to Blockbuster in 95 or so looking for something to play, more often than not I'd get Griffey Baseball because it had him on the cover and he was my favorite player. It never occurred to me that he was the only "real" player in the game. And Brett Hull was the reason I got an inferior hockey game to NHL 94.

    Of course, I was 8 at the time, but still.
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    Image of D-K D-K
    10:44 AM

    @HatchC2: I see, well i just figured that with their 10th anniversery, they'd at least do some form of special cover. This just seems like a wasted oppurtunity, especially with the mention of it tucked away in the top right like that..

    I may have to add i was never one to idolize sports' stars, which leaves me indifferent to their faces, i guess..
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    Image of HatchC2 HatchC2
    10:49 AM

    @D-K: A special cover would have been nice, but I think so much of a sports game's reception today is how closely it resembles a television broadcast and its presentation in general, so I think the cover would still have to keep itself from being over the top. It would have been cool to have a compilation of the last nine years of covers for the 10th anniversary, though, but then I suppose 2K might have to pay those former cover athletes to use them again? I'm not sure.
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    Image of D-K D-K
    10:53 AM

    @HatchC2: It's depressing really.. sometimes i wish we had never left the 2D arcade cabinet era behind.. The golden snes days... games that didn't equate realism with fun.

    I'll go rock in my chair and smoke a pipe now..
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    Image of Kobun Kobun
    11:29 AM

    @D-K: Chair? Pipe? Balderdash! All that kiddie talk just makes me pine for the good ol' days of bucket and twig. Man, those days were the best...
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    Image of rich8606 rich8606
    10:11 AM

    In reply to Cover Athletes: Putting More Than a Name Into a Game
    You know... every country has their own sport, and baseball is not of those common in mine.
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    Image of D-K D-K
    10:31 AM

    @rich8606: Extreme marbles all the way.. amirite!?
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    Image of Serge Tiger Stambolyan Serge Tiger Stambolyan
    10:33 AM

    @D-K: Ultimate frisbee right here
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    Image of Kobun Kobun
    11:31 AM

    @Serge Tiger Stambolyan: I would buy an ultimate frisbee game in a heart beat so long as that heart beat was well made with a decent course selection. Time to shine the XNA signal! Because, really, no professional developer would touch the idea.
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    Image of Karlott Karlott
    11/27/09

    In reply to Black Friday Deals Round-Up
    I went to Gamestop this morning hoping for the PC version of L4D2 for 30 bucks, as well as MySims Agents for the Wii for 20 bucks for my gf, and they had neither game. Thanks for those great Black Friday specials! (BTW I was in the store at 6 when they opened. They didn't have them to begin with, it wasn't that they were sold out.)
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    Image of spiderweb1986 spiderweb1986
    11/27/09

    In reply to Black Friday In Photos
    The extent of my Black Friday purchases: $14.50

    Three DVDs from an outlet store for $3 each (Groundhog Day, a French/Canadian copy of Slither, and a copy of the Bloom County Christmas special), and two games from Steam (Madballs for $2, and KOTOR for $2.50).

    Probably not overly impressive, but I didn't have to deal with a single mob of shoppers on the way.
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    Image of geiko geiko
    11/27/09

    In reply to Black Friday In Photos
    No video games for me today, just a trip to SoHo for a bit of clothes shopping. Uniqlo had the best sale afaik. It was pretty packed, but when the hell is SoHo not packed?
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    Image of Xenris Xenris
    11/27/09

    @geiko: You would prefer clothes over video games!???? I'd rather starve bare naked than not get the game I want jeez!!!!!
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    Image of geiko geiko
    11/27/09

    @Xenris: Please point me to the exact part of my post where it says I would prefer clothes over video games. Stop jumping to conclusions.
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    Image of Xenris Xenris
    11/27/09

    @geiko: Oh sorry, I thought you were just getting clothes for the holidays or something O.o
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    Image of Altima NEO Altima NEO
    11/27/09

    In reply to Black Friday In Photos
    All the good game deals are online. Hardly anything worth your while in stores.
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    10:28 AM

    @Altima NEO: That's very true, for the most part, nothing newish was at any sort of reasonable price at BB or Game Stop. Heck the only "sale" at GS was buy 2 get one free on USED games.

    I did find a few cheapies in the old games bin at the Santana Row Best Buy, but still nothing to go foaming at the mouth about.
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    Image of gordiehowe5 gordiehowe5
    11/27/09

    In reply to Review Round-Up: Resident Evil Spin-off, Assassin's Creed Spin-Off And More
    Bloodlines was a big disappointment, as the bad controls and bad AI killed what could've been a potentially cool portable version of AC. At least I got some weapons and 19k florins to import into ACII for the trouble.
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    Image of Torusan Torusan
    11/27/09

    In reply to Black Friday In Photos
    I had a good Black Friday. I work grave hours at my place so being up and about in the early morning was no big deal for me.

    It was a little chaotic in front of Best Buy, though, when a bunch of people for no apparent reason started congregating in front of the store, naturally forming a second line. In the end I got everything I wanted and probably had the most fun you're allowed to have on such a dreadful day.
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    Image of Atomsk88 Atomsk88
    11/27/09

    In reply to Black Friday In Photos
    I wanted to shop today, but I had to travel this morning. It sucks, because I wanted to get some good deals at Target. At the same time I was pretty much surprised at how Target and Best Buy had almost the same deals.

    Are those two stores ran by the same corporation or something?
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    Image of Outkastprince Outkastprince
    11/27/09

    In reply to Black Friday In Photos
    I experience Black Friday earlier today in New York City. No longer can I feel my back, arms or feet, the army of shoppers took not only the feeling from my very body but my soul. Literally! One of the shoppers must have mistaken it for half price and taken it.

    I did end up coming up shopping areas with five bags, but considering the hell I went through I'm not even sure whatever is in the bags are still wearable, functional or alive.

    R.I.P Smack Talking Gerbil.
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    Image of Cogito Cogito
    11/27/09

    In reply to Black Friday In Photos
    Wow, that's pretty tame actually. I had to be at my store at 5 this morning (3:30 wakeup with a drive) and we had lines around the corner. Accidents in the parking lot, pushing and shoving, some guy threatening to sue me...the usual.

    This was my fifth Black Friday morning worked, and it never gets any easier. I think a small box like Gamestop is likely easier than managing a bigger box like I have. We had almost $80,000 rung up in about an hour.

    Sucks to be in retail today. Or any day, but today especially. It's even worse when you're the (only) manager.
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    Image of Eltigro Eltigro
    11/27/09

    In reply to Black Friday In Photos
    Thinks it's funny/sad that the PS3 shelf looks like it has been pillaged while the Wii shelf looks untouched.
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    Image of Bouchart Bouchart
    11/27/09

    @Eltigro: That's because the price for The Price is Right was wrong.
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    Image of Friedhamster Friedhamster
    11/27/09

    In reply to Black Friday In Photos
    Oh wow, that girl in picture eight probably shouldn't have left home (or the parking lot tent) in that outfit. Shouldn't it read 'Yellow?'
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    Image of Vecha: One more Month Vecha: One more Month
    11/27/09

    @Friedhamster:

    As I said earlier, I think it is a brand.
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    Image of Tadakun Tadakun
    11/27/09

    @Vecha: One more Month: victoria secret sub brand for the younger girls.
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    Image of Vecha: One more Month Vecha: One more Month
    11/27/09

    @Tadakun:

    Aha, didn't know where it was from...but there you go.

    Weird...didn't know Victoria did sweat pants...but I do remember seeing PINK fragrances...
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    Image of Tadakun Tadakun
    11/27/09

    @Vecha: One more Month:

    yup the front of the stores are typically all Pink stuff. they are underwear, sweat pants, shirts....whatever else lol. i only know this because the wife shops at VS haha.
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    Image of Friedhamster Friedhamster
    11/27/09

    @Vecha: One more Month: Oh I know it's a brand. I own two pairs of Pink PJ pants. I'm quite aware of Victoria's Secret's Pink line of clothing and 'lounge' wear.
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    Image of Vecha: One more Month Vecha: One more Month
    11/27/09

    @Friedhamster:

    Ahah...sarcasm! Damn the interwebs!
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    Image of geiko geiko
    11/27/09

    @Friedhamster: I'm not a girl.
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    Image of Friedhamster Friedhamster
    10:21 AM

    @geiko: Nor am I! Hive-five!
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    Image of Sharkey1337 Sharkey1337
    11/27/09

    In reply to Black Friday In Photos
    I gotta say, Columbia, MO was pretty tame today, then again I didn't go out until 10am, but there seemed to be the usual business at my Walmart and Gamestop, I was surprised at the little to no lines at both locations. I myself just bought one $10 game, I didn't see anything else worth grabbing this year.
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