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Week in Review: June 10, 2008 on Game and Player

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Week in Review: June 10, 2008

BY Michael Ubaldi  //  Week in Review  //  June 10, 2008

Commentary on news from the first week of June.

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ommentary on news from the first week of June:


 
LOST IN TRANSLATION: PARALYZED MAN WALKS IN SECOND LIFE
The space race gave us medical miracles. Video games can assist.


 
JACK THOMPSON STORMS OUT OF HIS DISBARMENT HEARING
He probably knows how it's going to end.


 
IPHONE SOON GOOD FOR GAMES, TOO
If only Macs were to receive the same induction.


 
POST-APOCALYPTIC PARAPHERNALIA IN FALLOUT 'SURVIVAL' EDITION
What, no anti-radiation tablets?


 
UBISOFT DIRECTOR: PSP IN 'NO-MAN'S LAND'
Maybe, though Ubisoft itself has spent a few years in the wilderness.


 
THE THING THAT SHOULD BE: METALLICA ON GUITAR HERO
Music, easily gotten. Win-win for Lars Ulrich and file-sharers.


 
R&D VP TALKS XBOX 360, FINGERS GRAPHICS CHIP
"Microsoft wanted to avoid an [integrated circuit] vendor," he said.


 
ROCK BAND GOES TO JAPAN
Prediction: it'll be huge.


EPIC, EA GEARING UP FOR DEVELOPMENT  //  This ought to be big: Epic Games, the Cary company behind video games such as Gears of...  //  READ MORE

LA GOVERNOR, LSU MAKE DEAL WITH EA  //  As members of both major American political parties make hostile and unconstitutional moves against video gaming, the...  //  READ MORE


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Friday's cartoon  //  CHECK IT OUT

Woods
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Fable II Pub Games
  //  XBLA

Kirchgessner
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Madden NFL 2009
  //  Xbox 360

Which A-list RPG will be better received?
  Fallout 3.
  Fable 2.
Discussion // Madden NFL 2009
"Madden NFL 2009," by Jeremy Steeves (http://game-and-player
Star Wars : The Force Unleashed demo out August 21st
Ooooo! I'll be downloading this today! Thanks for the ...
New to the site
Hello and welcome to the forums. :)
Anyone up for Thursday or Friday night.....?
I will be able to play anytime tomorrow or Friday so if you ...
Discussion // Second-Class Gamers
Ah yes Ubisoft. I still remember spending a full week ...
Discussion // Fable II Pub Games
I may make an appearance; there's G&P work to do.
What are you listening to?
Dengue Fever- tiger phone card, much to the ...
Discussion // iPhone: A Gamer's Best Friend
This sounds really cool and really is a great bit of ...
Discussion // War's New Frontier
---Quote (Originally by pjwoods)--- If we grant that ...
Anyone attending Blizzcon?
Jeesh...yet again, your gumshoe work has put a smile on my ...
Video Game Music Podcasts?
---Quote (Originally by Shockman)--- Speaking of ...
The G&P Sig Request Thread
Ok I attached some pictures for you to work with. Let your ...
Discussion — Mr. Overbrooke, Esq. & Associates
An interesting consideration — sort of a "good ...
Community Picture Thread 1
---Quote (Originally by Jes-ka)--- Just don't go shutting ...
User-Made Twists on Video Games
Take THAT, Combine dude... :D