• 22Apr 09

  I'm Done

  That's it people I'm done with GameSpot. This site has taken such a nose dive since Gerstman and crew left anyway. The reviews are almost always late now and 8 out of 10 times the tone of the review doesn't match the score they give. Now today I got modded by some faceless asshat for calling the Sony Fanboy base (notice I didn't call out PS3 owners, just the fanboy base) and called them babies, not **** or **** or dickheads, just babies. Why because I was ticked after reading the article about the release of Fallout 3 pending DLC broken Steel most of the comments were Sony FB's bashing microsoft for the exculsivity. So I called them babies and told them to stop whining, Seriously that was as harsh it got. I then explained that everyone knew before hand that if you bought the PS3 version of the game you weren't gonna get the DLC. So to me looking at a bunch of people whining about something that was well about in advance, well you get the idea. Then the faceless mod **** comes along and mods my comment and also drops me a level. So then I decided, ya know what **** this site. So go ahead Mods ban me lock my account do whatever I'm out

  **** you and have a nice day

  Keg

  • Posted Apr 22, 2009 1:52 pm PT
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• 25Feb 09

  Game console linked to skin disorder

  Normally I completely laugh and disregard stuff like this, but I have been personally affected by a very similar disorder. Singleing out Sony for this is pretty dumb though I play Xbox and it happened to me too.

  Feb 24, 2009

  We all know that obsessively playing video games can potentially lead to a variety of problems, but can it also be bad for your skin?

  Skin specialists in the U.K. think so. The BBC reports that a new condition stemming from excessive gaming has been noted in the British Journal of Dermatology.

  Swiss doctors first identified the condition -- dubbed Playstation palmar hidradenitis -- after examining a 12 year-old girl afflicted with painful bumps on the palms of her hands. Thinking it was related to sweating, the docs eventually reached the new diagnosis after being told that she was playing a whole lot of Playstation, which further explains why the condition occurred only on her hands and not her feet. Even more incriminating is the fact that after 10 days away from gaming, her condition disappeared.

  Having a disorder named after their primary gaming brand is certainly a bummer for Sony, but the company might find comfort in longtime rival Nintendo, who have had to contend with various reports of gamers developing tendonitis -- renamed "Wiiitis" -- from overuse of their flagship Wii console.

  

  Shortcut To Injury?

  Similar in a sense to tennis elbow, Wiiitis first made waves back in 2007 when a Boston physician found himself suffering from a severely sore shoulder the morning after a rigorous match of Wii Sports. Apparently, he wasn't the only one. In December of 2008, British doctors actually issued a warning after noting a serious rise on the number of hospital patients complaining of the condition.

  But while Wiiitis is bound to strike more gamers, "Playstation Palm" is just as fascinating to physicians.

  "This is an interesting discovery and one that the researchers are keen to share with other dermatologists, should they be confronted with similar, unexplained symptoms in a patient," said Nina Goad of the British Association of Dermatologists.

  To their credit, Sony showed restraint in their response.

  "As with any leisure pursuit there are possible consequences of not following common sense, health advice and guidelines, as can be found within our instruction manuals, " said a spokesperson for Sony Computer Entertainment of Europe. "We do not wish to belittle this research and will study the findings with interest. This is the first time we have ever heard of a complaint of this nature."

  • Posted Feb 25, 2009 8:28 am PT
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• 2Jul 08

  I'm finally a Wii60 owner!!

  Hi everyone,

  After what seems like forever I finally was able to get a Wii. Now I know its been out for awhile and a lot of you guys have one. Heres my question, what in your opinion would be a great first game to get for my Wii. I want something that makes good use of the motion sensitivity of the wii controler. Right now I am looking at The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess & Metroid Prime: Coruption. They both look really good but let me hear what you guys think.What would be your first Wii game and why would you pick that one first. Thanks for all your input.

  Later,

  Keg

  • Posted Jul 2, 2008 1:07 pm PT
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