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Late Night Consoling

By Chris Remo, Sep 08, 2005 8:00pm PDT

If you aren't aware of it, you should check out KOCK, the Shacknews community ShoutCast radio station. It's pretty much awesome. For details on...

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"that is why i did it.... bandai has some rights, atari has some, etc etc... it wont come here ..."

- barichnikov see all 133 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Chris Remo, Aug 29, 2005 8:00pm PDT

Picked up Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (GBA) today. I missed that one for some reason, but I want to be ready for the DS iteration. It's seeming...

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"The gameplay is sharp and solid, it's just not the thing that makes Psychonauts Psychonauts. I ..."

- Chris Remo see all 188 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Chris Remo, Aug 24, 2005 8:00pm PDT

This LNC is going to be a little lighter than usual. I'm moving into a new apartment on Friday (which is several hundred miles away) so I have to...

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"yeah i just use the regular stylus. i love it. I think by the time the DS is over itll be one ..."

- kainen1 see all 141 comments

Cheats and the Cheating Cheaters Who Use Them

By Alec Matias, Jun 21, 2005 12:51pm PDT

Nothing ruins an online gaming session like a cheater entering the server. The fun factor quickly drops to zero and everyone exits, looking for...

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"Fucking hilarious... the pathetic rationalization attempts. Please, cry more. It is apparent ..."

- Downforce see all 228 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Alec Matias, Jun 08, 2005 8:00pm PDT

A couple days age, we linked to this interview with LucasArt's president, Jim Ward, who spoke to Boomtown mainly about his thoughts on the role of...

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"That's the whole point of the HL2 story. Someone had to put a guide up to try and make sense of it. "

- Pettytheft see all 104 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Alec Matias, Jun 06, 2005 8:02pm PDT

It wasn't until I looked at the list of Nintendo's published titles that I realized what a brilliant maneuver this is by the Big N. We all know...

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"Thats because games priced lower than normal are nearly always inferior to those at full normal ..."

- spdon see all 137 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Alec Matias, May 25, 2005 8:00pm PDT

So with my viewing of Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, I'm on yet another Star Wars kick and this time I'm hunting down all the great...

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"That's the point tho. The PS3 makes it as good as an Xbox. When people are looking to upgrade ..."

- bluk see all 111 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Alec Matias, May 13, 2005 8:00pm PDT

I started here at the Shack no less than a couple weeks after E3 last year and for quite a while, the news was absolutely dead. I was struggling to...

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"Pretty excited over the Xbox 360 here. Already put down a pre-order."

- SixDemonBag see all 40 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Alec Matias, May 12, 2005 8:00pm PDT

Okay, my quick-hit reaction: glad there's only one version, happy for the included hard drive, and kudos on the semi-free Xbox Live Silver....

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"See Xeno, Crustar's enthusiasm nearly outweighs brickmatt's or alexxdude's."

- thief see all 250 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Alec Matias, Apr 22, 2005 8:00pm PDT

So, there it is. The Xbox 360. Slick or shit? Personally, I believe it'll look just dandy next to my DVD player and TiVo, but I understand many of...

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"Sounds like they are following the traditional windows help routine of, 'If your internet ..."

- spdon see all 86 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Alec Matias, Apr 20, 2005 8:00pm PDT

I bring you not only a dude juggling bowling pins while playing Dance Dance Revolution, but also an alternative universe version of Final Fantasy...

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"My question is this: How do you pronounce "Banjo-Threeie" without sounding like a retarded ..."

- TastyWheat see all 37 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Alec Matias, Mar 04, 2005 8:02pm PST

I picked up a couple game related books and I hope to start one after this goes up. The first is High Score! The Illustrated History of Electronic...

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"I think the mistake he was refering to was appealing to 3rd party support. So I went with that ..."

- Dan 101 see all 72 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Alec Matias, Feb 24, 2005 7:17pm PST

A complete surprise. Who would think that a Japanese company, headed by a very proud and successful game designer, would give Microsoft any...

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"It's a great move for them. For both actually, I dont know the financial situation for the ..."

- Pettytheft see all 34 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Alec Matias, Feb 23, 2005 8:02pm PST

Man, busy day! New titles being announced left and right and the rumors have just been flying in from all angles. I don't ever put much stock in...

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"Cool man, when they figure out how to tunnel it over the 'net I'll play ya in some mario 64 DS ..."

- celerity see all 66 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Alec Matias, Sep 08, 2004 8:00pm PDT

So what is everyone picking up this month? September has a very busy release schedule and I know my wallet is going to be hurtin'. For starters,...

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"man Burnout 3 released here tommorow... I've already played it and shit i just need to play that ..."

- kurumba see all 35 comments