Author: Bryan Berg

  • Rapid Fire: Mailbag

    They are bundling a UMD Copy of Spider-Man 2 the FILM, not the game. This is Sony’s attempt to make the system multifunctional. – Myles McNutt The “Spiderman 2” they are throwing in with the PSP is not a game, but the movie on the UMD media. Just wanted to point it out to you,…

  • Rapid Fire: Launching The PSP

    There’s nothing more important than a system’s launch. Remember when the PS2 first came out? The system sold so well that Sony’s supply was far below the public’s demand for the new console. Remember when you couldn’t get a GBA SP for the first three months it was out? It’s no coincidence that these two…

  • Rapid Fire: The Dichotomy

    Each year, the music world turns out to honor the industry’s leaders at the Grammy Awards show. Here, the “best” musicians, producers, and songwriters are given praise for contributing their talents to radio playlists during the previous year. But are these artists really the best, or are they just the most fortunate? Think about all…

  • Rapid Fire: Now You’re Playing With Power!

    Been to the mall lately? If so, you’ve probably seen the latest attraction to hit Suburbia. When someone ranks the top surprises of 2004, right in between the poker fad and the Detroit Pistons NBA Championship run, there should be a spot left for the Power Player. Hell, maybe they should put the Power Player…

  • Rapid Fire: Money Talks

    Money Talks. You realize this when you see your bosses at work get paid double your salary to browse the Internet and talk on the phone. You realize this every time you see Paris Hilton on the cover of a supermarket tabloid. You realize this each day when some rich guy driving a BMW cuts…

  • Rapid Fire 01.17.05

    “Will I be back? Things change in life, and someday I may decide to give it another go. Having said that, though, I doubt it. I always hated when writers would announce their big “comeback”, only to write one crappy column and never bother to return for a second, crappier column. So I doubt a…

  • Black Friday

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Part 1: Introduction – A Personal Story – Feeling Used – Midway Arcade Treasures 2 Part 2: Hardware – Pay To Play – Forcing Your Hand – Price Cuts Part 3: Shipping & Handling – Big Releases = Big $ – Manufacturing A Hit – An Alternate Universe – Under-Promising And Over-Delivering…

  • ESRB: 10 Years Later

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction PART 1: Creating the ESRB – The Major Players – Mario – Night Trap – Mortal Kombat – Sen. Joe Lieberman PART 2: ESRB vs. MPAA – The MPAA – Ratings and Marketing – Ratings Creep – Who Has The Tougher Job? PART 3: Parents of Today – “The First Stage…

  • Rapid Fire 09.23.04

    Welcome! Thanks for dropping by Inside Pulse for this edition of Rapid Fire. I’m Bryan Berg, and I’ve got a lot to cover today, so let’s get started!! FIRING BACK Chuck Platt and I exchanged LJ comments on last week’s piece about gaming burnout. Chuck, as he is wont to do, blamed FF7, as well…

  • Rapid Fire 09.16.04

    Welcome to this special intro-free edition of Rapid Fire! Right back on the saddle, it’s time for… FIRING BACK McNutt gets first dibs this week… The DS will have no problem selling. It’s a new handheld from Nintendo. The GBA:SP had absolutely no hype…it was revealed about a month before it went mass market. Sure,…

  • Rapid Fire 09.09.04

    Hello all, and happy Dreamcast Day!!! Five years ago, we received one of the greatest consoles ever, and we should all take a moment to remember it today. After you read this column, that is. Nevertheless, welcome to Rapid Fire. Today’s going to be a fun one, with two distinct parts. First, it’s a special…

  • Rapid Fire 09.02.04

    Holla at your boy! And Happy Thursday! Your reward for getting through the week is a new edition of Rapid Fire, found here at the finest up-and-coming game site out there, Inside Pulse. Thanks for coming by to check us out today. We hope you’ll continue to do so in the future. So here’s what…

  • Rapid Fire 08.26.04

    Hello, and welcome to another edition of Rapid Fire. It’s a wonderful Thursday, so pull up a chair and start your day with us at Inside Pulse. On behalf of all of the gaming Kliq, thanks for reading. No news this week, but one thing I did want to touch on, then we’ll go to…

  • Rapid Fire 08.19.04

    Welcome to the second edition of Rapid Fire! Thanks for making it back to Inside Pulse and joining us as we bring you the most recent happenings in the industry, not to mention some of the best reviews and opinion around! I’m Bryan Berg and, once again, this is Rapid Fire. A big thank you…

  • Rapid Fire 08.12.04

    Hello everybody, Happy Thursday, and welcome to Inside Pulse. I’m Bryan Berg, and this is Rapid Fire, my debut on the new site. Thanks for stopping by. Those of you who have read me on 411 know me pretty well, but for any newcomers, here’s the deal. Like I said, my name is Bryan Berg.…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 07.29.04

    Hey! Welcome to Thank God It’s Thursday, the only news report on 411 Games to appear each Thursday! Bryan Berg here to greet you and thank you for taking the time to stop by 411 Games today. Today: Not much news, but it doesn’t relate to NFL 2K5! Hooray!!! New Look For Nintendo DS This…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 07.22.04

    Hey y’all, welcome to TGIT! Thanks for stopping by. Guess what – there’s no news today! Sorry. However, there’s no shortage of strong opinion (did you really expect there to be one?). So with that, I close the door on what’s been a popular and controversial source of conversation in the recent months of this…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 07.15.04

    Welcome to TGIT! Bryan Berg here, and this is the one and only Thank God It’s Thursday News Report. Thanks for dropping by 411 Games on this fine Thursday. In case you were wondering, I solved the spyware problem I alluded to last week. Turns out I had something called the Peper Trojan horse. It’s…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 07.08.04

    Hello, and welcome to the wonderful world of Thank God It’s Thursday! Bryan Berg here to bring you the latest and greatest in the gaming world. Unfortunately, there’s not a whole lot that applies today. Last week’s news-free report was pretty successful. I thought it was a good effort, and so did a lot of…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 07.01.04

    Howdy! Welcome to the newest edition of Thank God It’s Thursday yet! Bryan Berg here, representing 411 Games – the site that refuses to sell out! Thanks for coming by today. It’s funny – you’d think that with Matt unable to file a report yesterday due to computer problems, there would be plenty of news…