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Right, well I’m holding off on the Shining Force discussion, as 2-3 of you had a point that I should put it up along with the Shining SOUL review I’ll be doing as they will complement each other nicely. So the week of the 17th will be Shining Force week here at 411games. As well,…

I bid you welcome to the first edition of the Thank God It’s Thursday News Report. Though I hate Thursday with a passion, I will try to make it better for all of us by reporting on the video game news that matters (or is really easy to make fun of). So keep your expectations…

Man, what a busy week it’s been. Only an Advance and mailbag column from me last week! I must be slipping. Actually, I’ve been exceptionally busy with real-world stuff. Dealing with White Wolf, Games Workshop, Eden Studios, and WotC in terms of things I’ve written, and also conducting two interviews for upcoming Retrograding columns. One…

411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 02.11.03 411 Games Quote of The Week Bebito Jackson has his Rumor Down-Lo column on Tuesdays. I have to ask, dude. What the hell was that Olly/Sifl shit? I read that thing three times and I still can’t comprehend it. — Joseph Stanley ( The Weekend Wipe-Up 02.08.03) (411 DOWN-LO ONLINE…

Imagine, for a minute, that the Game Boy Advance did not exist. Odds are, you wouldn’t lose a tremendous amount of sleep. After all, any game worth anything would just be made for the GameCube. In this way, you wouldn’t really be missing anything. While you’re imagining this, also consider what keeps the Game Boy…

411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 02.04.03 411 Games Quote of The Week So, when the rumors of a sequel to those games popping up on GameCube were abound, let’s just say Mike was happy. After playing it, and finding out it was just a poorly done remake of the first two games and a little extra,…

Quick note before we begin, it appears the wheels are back in gear for Alex to do the first “All Flesh Must Be Eaten” Graphic Novel. No idea when it’ll be on shelves, but it gives you a reason to pester www.allflesh.com to get he buzz started. 411comics will probably be enjoying that bit of…

411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 01.28.03 (411 DOWN-LO ONLINE 01-28-03: BEGIN TRANSMISSION…) Hi, I’m Bebito Jackson, and there’s a million columns just like me, that cuss like, that just completely suck like me. Write like me. Walk, talk, and act like me. They might just be, the next worst thing, but not quite me! THE DOWN-LO…

This I’ll proclaim right now: it takes a lot to piss me off. Take for instance this message board thread at the Neo-Geo.com boards. Because I fail to check a random price guide stating the supposed value of a Metal Slug AES Cart (that’s “Advanced Entertainment System,” for the non-elitists like you and me), I…

Hello, and welcome to The Box Score, brought to you by 411mania.com 411mania.com Pre-Game Show Apologies are in order for last week’s column. I was unaware until after the fact that Greg Biekert is currently playing for Minnesota. Whoops. I’d like to apologize for that. The default rosters aren’t exactly accurate. You’ll find later on…

You know it surprised me the other day when the excellent Joseph Stanley mentioned Jason Masters tried an “Ask 411 games” column that failed. I mean, I get enough emails and questions from you guys to do a weekly mailbag issue for you. Maybe the time just wasn’t right, but I think it’s a kick…

411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 01.21.03 …a Microsoft spokesperson revealed that they will be releasing a patch for Blinx: The Time Sweeper. The patch is said to make major improvements to the game, such as adding “good gameplay” and “fun”. No date has been set for the Blinx patch. — Joseph Stanley (The Weekend Wipe Up…

Okay, It’s my letter column. I’d like to start it off by saying it’s my one-month anniversary here at 411, but it feels like years, huh? I’d also like to say I know finally have a copy of HELL NIGHT to call my own and it only cost me 9.99£! Damn that’s sweet. If you…

Ladies and Gentlemen (that just might be sarcasm on that first noun), after a whopping weeks absence, I’ve come back from the academic abyss I call “school” to answer the transmissions laid down by you fine people, the 411 Games reader! After opening the floodgates to your rants and opinions, I’ve waded and navigated through…

“I actually found myself talking about your column during last Saturday’s Eagles game.” – 411’s own Bebito Jackson. The PS2 version of NFL 2K3 correctly predicted all four matchups with greater accuracy than I ever could have envisioned. The flow of the games and the margins of victory all seemed to be very close to…

La mayyitan ma qadirun yatabaqqa sarmadi Fa idha yaji’ al-shudhdhadh fa-l-maut qad yantahi. ‘That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die.’ Abdul Alhazred, the Necronomicon Right, and if quasi-Sumerian and strange prophetic phrases about Great Old Ones rising to destroy mankind in both the flesh and soul…