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  • Review: The Hulk (XB)

    Review: The Hulk (XB) After the success of Spider-Man in 2002, it was inevitable for another comic book hero to make a jump to the big screen. The latest Marvel creation gone Hollywood is The Hulk, and just like Spider-Man the movie has a video game of the same title. It probably isn’t surprising when…

  • Review: Enter The Matrix (PS2)

    Enter the Matrix Genre: Action Platform: PS2 ESRB Rating: Teen Developer: Shiny Publisher: Atari (Infogrames) and Warner Bros. Release Date: 5/15/03 Official Home Page: EntertheMatrixGame.com Typically, when a game is released that is based on a movie, it falls into one of two categories: bad or really bad. Most movie related games are just downright…

  • Retrograding 05.31.03

    Welcome back to Retrograding! I know it’s been a two months without me and I’ve missed you as much as you’ve missed me. I want to thank everyone for the emails of support I got while fighting the UK Home office. Sadly, I’m now in the US and the fiancee is still in the UK,…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 05.29.03

    Hello. You’ve stumbled upon the Thank God It’s Thursday News Report, the one-stop shop for all the latest and greatest in video game news. Hope you like what you see. As you read this, I’m on the way to the Vet for the Mets-Phillies tilt I mentioned last week. Either that or I’m enjoying the…

  • Hump Day Otaku News Report 05.28.03

    It’s been a long and involved week here, so I’m kind of tired, but despite that, I think I’m going to put even MORE stuff in this week’s report. But before we get to that, I just wanted to tell you guys what I’ve been up to. Yea, I know everyone loves to hear about…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 05.22.03

    Hey all. Welcome to this week’s edition of the Thank God It’s Thursday News Report. I’m Bryan Berg. You may be wondering what happened to TGIT last week. Basically, it was E3 week, and who would have better perspective on E3 than our two guys there, Joseph Stanley and Chris Pankonin? With that in mind,…

  • Hump Day Otaku News Report 05.21.03

    Well, after the fun and excitement of last week, I’m still working at the same job. I applied at a few places, had an interview, and realized that my job doesn’t suck so bad after all. Don’t get me wrong. It sucks, just not AS bad. So I’ll live for now. I, like most people…

  • Hump Day Otaku News Report 05.14.03

    Well, Hell Week has come and gone, and I’m still broke. More and more stuff is coming out that I want, but cannot afford. Which is why I’m looking for a higher paying job. Wish me luck people. I need it. Since I am looking for a job, this will have to be a quicky…

  • The Gamer’s Conscience 05.14.03

    Woah ho ho! Yes! After well over two months in the abyss you have come to know and love called “real life,” I’m back in the saddle again. The UC’s finals system kept me in check, along with my 22nd birthday this past March, and Pelican’s in-house Gestapo interrogating me about me talking smack about…

  • The Lo-Down 05.09.03: Sonic X

    The Lo-Down 05.09.03: Sonic X Hi, I’m Bebito Jackson; perhaps you’ve heard of me? Welcome to the Lo-Down boys and girls. Not to be confused with the Down-Lo, which is simply my rumor column, it’ll be within the Lo-Down that I write about… well… pretty much any thing I darn well please! In retrospect it’s…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 05.08.03

    Welcome! It’s Thursday, and you know what that means – The Thank God It’s Thursday News Report! I’m Bryan Berg and I’m here to report on the latest breaking news in the gaming world. So let’s get started. Square Tetsuya Nomura, character designer for Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts, has recently spoken in regard to…

  • Hump Day Otaku News Report 05.07.03

    Welcome to Hell Week here at the HDONR. I’ll explain why it is Hell Week, and then we can get on to the news. See, every now and then, companies get together in a conspiracy against me and other anime and game fans like myself, but mainly against me. They band together and release so…

  • Preview: Madden 2004 (All)

    Madden NFL 2004 Systems: PS2, Xbox, Gamecube Target Release Date: August 2003 The most popular sports franchise of all time is set to return again this fall with Madden NFL 2004. After destroying all competition last season, the game looks to build off of 2003’s success with updated rosters, polished graphics, and improved gameplay. Very…

  • Preview: WWE Wrestlemania XIX (Nintendo Gamecube) [#2]

    Information from this preview comes from a THQ official press release The glory lives on in WrestleMania XIX only for the Nintendo GameCube. Featuring real-life Superstar abilities, an enhanced grappling experience and original story mode, players can enact ‘Sweet Revenge’ on the grandest stage of them all, WrestleMania. Features: More Than Forty WWE Superstars: The…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 05.01.03

    Happy May Day! Thanks for stopping by to check out the Thank God It’s Thursday News Report. I’m reporting here from my room in Hicksville, NY, where Term Paper Week is indeed in full swing. Today (Wednesday as I write this) I had a Marketing paper due. Tomorrow, Management is due and I have a…

  • Hump Day Otaku News Report 04.30.03

    Well, here we are, back again to the greatest spectacle on 411 that relates to anime and games! Ok, so I’m the only one, bite me. This will probably be my worst column ever (which is still good, mind you, but not that good from me). I spent the weekend at my dad’s lake house,…

  • Hump Day Otaku News Report 04.23.03

    Hey, it’s me again with my take on the world of video games and anime. Just to kind of correct what Bryan Berg said last week, I will not be moving to another state, fortunately. I’m staying here and moving to a different help desk in the same company. And just for the record, I’d…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 04.17.03

    Hey all. Welcome to this religious holiday edition of the Thank God It’s Thursday News Report. I’m Bryan Berg, and I’d like to wish all of my fellow Catholics a Happy Easter. And to our Jewish brothers and sisters, Happy Passover. War Exploitation Kinda old news, but it deserves mentioning because I don’t think anyone…

  • Hump Day Otaku News Report 04.16.03

    It’s me, it’s me, it’s L-E-E! Agh, that was lame. Well, I guess not everybody has gotten sick of my presence. Well, except for that one guy who said, “Yea, you’re definitely not an otaku” and then sent me another email with the Happy99 virus. I’m sure it was intentional because the virus code was…

  • 411 Games Rumor Down-Lo: 04.15.03

    411 Games Rumor Down-Lo: 04.15.03 411 Games Quote of The Week Who would have thought the best next-gen wrestling game wouldn’t involve actual WRESTLERS? — Ron Yip (Review: Def Jam Vendetta – GC) (411 DOWN-LO ONLINE 04-15-03: BEGIN TRANSMISSION…) You’re leaving? What the hell! I was planning on positioning myself for a sweep of the…