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Blockbuster’s Top Ten Selling New Video Games Includes… Haze?

9:30AM July 4, 2009 | Brian Crecente

Maybe it’s because I don’t really read newspapers anymore. Maybe it’s that I just never noticed it. But I didn’t realise that like the New York Times, Blockbuster has gotten into the bestsellers business. More »


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How Are You Preparing for GTA IV’s Arrival?

3:00AM April 13, 2008 | Owen Good

Grand Theft Auto IV has been on pre-order in my Amazon account ever since I got laid off last May and bought a lot of crap with my severance. The original release date was, what, October? At that time I thought I’d still be looking for work, and GTA is one of the great unemployed game franchises of all time. But fortunately (or not, if you have really distorted priorities) I have a job now.

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