Dollar Sign, Percent Sign, Ampersand, Pound Sign, Exclamation Point, Exclamation Point, Exclamation Point...
Alex Navarro/Assistant Editor
"You have to wonder if maybe, just maybe, some companies may just be trying to milk that M rating."

What's a Girl to Play?
Bethany Massimilla/Community Manager
"There is not one single good reason that a girl being subjected to the latest Mary Kate and Ashley Olson game couldn't also be playing a game like Klonoa or Harvest Moon or Zelda."

Chip Off the Old Block
Tim Tracy/Associate Producer, GameSpot Live
"It brings back so many memories, but at the same time, it sounds fresh and new."

GameSpotting: A Look Back
Brad Shoemaker/Associate Editor
"It's been over two years since the very first GameSpotting was dragged screaming into the light of the world, and there have been a whole lot of changes."

Getting Progress Right
Sam Parker/Editor, Official Assets
"I sure hope that clearer heads will prevail and PC gaming can take new steps toward improving ease-of-use, not balkanizing the platform for business reasons."

Demystifying The Sims and Animal Crossing: The Difference Between Casual and Hardcore?
Andrew Park/Senior Editor
"Could that be why enthusiasts don't like them?"

I (H)ate the Six-Dollar Burger
Tyler Winegarner/Associate Producer, GameSpot Live
"The Six-Dollar Burger really falls fairly short of being a true restaurant-style and restaurant-quality burger, although it is not without its merits."

Looking for a GameSpotting Heading?
Justin Calvert/Associate Editor
"I really don't enjoy being at a disadvantage in a game just because I've gone to the trouble of downloading a map for it that I'm not yet familiar with."

This Industry and Expecting the Unexpected...
Dave Toole/Senior Producer
"One of these days something is bound to happen that is going to shock everyone, and this whole power struggle of who is the biggest force in the industry will start all over again."

VG-Yay!
Ricardo Torres/Senior Associate Editor
"I was so convinced that this would be one of the next big features in consoles that I actually made sure the TV I bought had VGA inputs on it."

A Pragmatic Approach
Brandon Cruz/GuestSpotter
"Although interactivity is one of the most unique features of a video game, it's also somewhat of a liability."

Online Gaming Etiquette Tip #86: TK'ing Is Not Cool!
Chris "Thugcore" B./GuestSpotter
"The words "TEAM KILLER" blazed a fiery red at the bottom of my screen as I waited my 30 seconds to leap muzzle-first back into the fray."

Loading Screens Haunt My Dreams
Barnaby Van Gamenstein/GuestSpotter
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