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Sony unveils PlayStation 4, slated for launch this holiday season

February 20th, 2013 by Danreb Victorio

Sony has officially unveiled a few plans for its next home console, the PlayStation 4, at its annual “PlayStation Meeting.”

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E3 2012 Commentary: Nintendo can market the Wii U better

June 6th, 2012 by Danreb Victorio

It has been roughly 24 hours since Nintendo’s E3 2012 Press Conference at the Nokia Theatre, and while it’s safe to say that we know a whole lot more about the Wii U and its GamePad, the lack of more important information has left Nintendo’s audiences confused.

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SmashPad Q&A: Do we review PC games?

July 30th, 2010 by Danreb Victorio

I’ve been an editor for this publication for more than five years now, and the real joy of it (aside from offering my thoughts on the latest and greatest happenings in the gaming industry) is fielding questions.  We at SmashPad get a bunch of questions each day… some good, some stupid, and some just bizarre. [...]

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New Weapons Available in GTA IV, Rockstar PR Gets Creative

September 17th, 2009 by Anthony Perez

This post gives me an opportunity to point out my least favorite part of being a game journalist. PR (Public Relations) reps send out press releases every day, which are announcements of news related to game publishers. Today I gladly received this release from Rockstar about new weapons including sticky bombs and exploding bullets because [...]

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Gamers Are Scared of Sex? Wait…What?

January 12th, 2009 by Anthony Perez

I’m a little perplexed by a recent article on the Australian gaming site, GamePlayer. The article poses the question in its headline, “Are Gamers Scared of Sex?” While the article is decent, its premise makes practically no sense. It argues that since controversy is always stirred up when games contain explicit sexual content that is [...]

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GamesRadar’s Unfortunate Firefox Joke

January 7th, 2009 by Anthony Perez

Gaming site, GamesRadar, falls prey to another joke by that tricky little fox. What’s the joke? “Things gamers don’t care about | GamesRadar”

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1UP Bought Out by UGO and Gutted Like Trout

January 6th, 2009 by Andrew Giese

Gaming press site 1UP was recently bought out by conglomerate UGO, who rewarded employees’ hard work with a flurry of layoffs.

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UPDATE: Is Imitation the Sincerest Form of Flattery?

December 23rd, 2008 by Amadeo Plaza

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. In that case, we feel awfully flattered since we were just, well, imitated.

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