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Welcome to the first edition of the Thank God It’s Thursday News Report under the 411 Mania banner. Bryan Berg here. The site has really improved a whole lot since the Monday relaunch. The layout is very impressive, and the new additions (i.e. the Flash games) are more than welcome. The site, as a whole,…

411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 03.04.03 411 Games Quote of The Week 411 Games’ boss, Chris Pankonin, kept telling me to say my prayers and eat my vitamins before ripping up his shirts. At first it was funny, but then it got creepy when he started yelling half-naked, “LOOK AT ME! Pankomania is running wild!” —…

Hello all, and welcome back to this third installment of the Thank God It’s Thursday News Report. I’m Bryan Berg. By now, you know what to expect – bad news written poorly. Enjoy! Def Jam: Vendetta Because the people demanded it, Electronic Arts has finally finished its Def Jam: Vendetta game. It will be “dropping”…

411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 02.25.03 411 Games Quote of The Week So, now that I’ve talked about everything BUT the game, let’s get on with the review, shall we? — Lee Baxley (PlayStation2 Review: .hack) (411 DOWN-LO ONLINE 02-25-03: BEGIN TRANSMISSION…) Hi, I’m Bebito Jackson, and I’m addicted to playing The Legend of Zelda: The…

What the hell is slash? -Attributed to about a dozen readers of my last column, referring to the tagline of my last column. People, if you don’t know…be happy. Be very happy. Good news and bad news. First the bad news. Seems Sega delayed Shining Soul until the 28th of this month. And they didn’t…

Hello, and welcome to this extra-special “I Just Bought a GameCube” version of the Thank God It’s Thursday News Report. I’m Bryan Berg and I’ll be bringing you the news on what’s happening in the gaming world. And it isn’t much, to be perfectly frank. First, I’d like to thank both of you who sent…

411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 02.18.03 411 Games Quote of The Week Ever sat there watching TV, bitching about the programs on and saying “I could do better than that if I ran this Network!”? If so, go out and get a life you fat bastard. If you don’t like TV, then just don’t f*cking watch…

Before jumping into this edition of the Conscience, the basic premise of this entry was going to basically be a long and ill-detailed rant about having to slave through midterms here within the non-Berkeley University of California undergrad system, and it’s relation to drawing me away from gaming. Who better than one self-appointed game know-it-all,…

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…