Author: Bryan Berg

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 02.05.04

    What’s up! Welcome to a very special edition of TGIT! What makes it so special? Well, nothing really. Every TGIT is special in its own way, just like every Retrograding is special in its own way and every Gamer’s Hangover is special in its own way. In other words, no half-assing here, you’re getting the…

  • Review: NFL Street (PS2)

    Game: NFL Street System: Playstation 2 Developer: EA Tiburon Publisher: EA Sports/Big Release Date: January 15, 2004 Recent years have shown a change in the focus of EA Sports. Instead of dealing exclusively with simulation titles, EA has created the Big line to provide gamers with an arcade-style approach. One of EA Big’s flagship titles…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 01.29.04

    Hello! The snow is on the ground (it’s freezing cold, HOW SURPRISING) and I’m here. Thank God It’s Thursday indeed! Seriously, I am a cold-weather fan, but this winter has been absolutely ridiculous. I don’t know how the rest of the country is living, but New York has been one giant icicle for the past…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 01.22.04

    Welcome to the “freezing cold” edition of the Thank God It’s Thursday News Report! It’s a big news day, and I, Bryan Berg, will update you on what’s important in the video game community. As always, thanks for reading. A little preview for what’s coming: NFL Street HAS been rented. Expect a review sometime next…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 01.15.04

    Hello, and welcome to this snow-filled edition of the Thank God It’s Thursday News Report! Great to have you here for more of the gaming news and commentary you’ve come to expect from 411 Games. Bryan Berg here to bring it all to you. Thanks for stopping by. This week’s looking to be a good…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 01.08.04

    Hello, and welcome to Thank God It’s Thursday! I’m Bryan Berg, and this is the second one of these bad boys I’m doing this week. Hopefully, Tuesday’s was up to the standard you’ve all come to expect, because today’s definitely will be as well. Extra special feature today in TGIT – a mailbag! Yes, a…

  • Review: NBA Inside Drive 2004

    Game: NBA Inside Drive 2004 System: Microsoft X-Box Genre: Sports/Basketball Developer: High Voltage Software Publisher: Microsoft Date of Release: November 18, 2003 In recent years, it has been a dead heat between Electronic Arts’ NBA Live series and Sega Sports’ NBA 2K/ESPN NBA Basketball series for the title of the year’s best basketball game. Some…

  • Thank God It’s TUESDAY News Report 01.06.04

    Welcome to this very special edition of TGIT! It’s not TGIT as you know it; instead, it’s Thank God It’s TUESDAY! This means that I only need to write a report on Monday and Wednesday to have covered all five weekdays, which would be a pretty monumental feat. But trust me, I’d much rather not…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 01.01.04

    Happy New Year! It’s a new year, which means one thing and one thing only – you need to buy a new calendar. While the date may change (and place your bets now on how long you’ll write 2003 on documents instead of 2004), nothing’s changed here at 411 Games. You’ll still get the same…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 12.25.03

    Merry Christmas! You’ve come to the news report that doesn’t take off for Christmas, Thank God It’s Thursday! Welcome to this extra-special holiday edition, and thanks for taking some time on this day to read this report. Basically, there’s not much going on at all, but a couple of things to touch on. Then it’s…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 12.18.03

    Hello! And welcome to this week’s Thank God It’s Thursday News Report! Thanks for checking in here at 411 Games. I’m Bryan Berg and I’m all set to give you the latest happenings in the video game world. What’s on tap for today? This should be a good one. Some news (unfortunately, not very much),…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 12.11.03

    Hello, and welcome to the latest Thank God It’s Thursday News Report, found exclusively here at 411 Games! Bryan Berg here to provide the latest in gaming news, commentary, and… well, plugs. As always, thanks for stopping by. Those of you concerned with Bryan Berg, the man behind the magic that is TGIT, and his…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 12.04.03

    Hello! Welcome to this week’s Thank God It’s Thursday. I’m Bryan Berg, and I only have four more days of college left in my entire lifetime! Thanks for stopping by 411 to read this and all of the other excellent columns we have here in the Games section. Sad news on the Fantasy Football front…

  • Thank God It’s FRIDAY News Report 11.28.03

    Hey. If you were wondering where TGIT was yesterday, here’s your answer. Basically, considering that I was already committed to doing the Friday news report, I figured there wouldn’t be a point in writing two reports when there would only be one day’s worth of news to report on. That and ShopRite being insanely busy…

  • Black Friday Contest

    Contest If you feel that the video game industry has cheated you in any way in the course of your lifetime, here’s your chance to do something about it… and maybe get a little something for yourself in the process. As you read in Part 1, I turned in a great deal of video game…

  • Black Friday Part V

    “I’ve heard it said before that a game that’s ninety-nine percent finished is worth exactly zero dollars. So ‘getting it done’ is really the only goal.” – Anonymous, Game Developer, on the company’s ultimate goal Part V: Black Friday THE BIGGEST DAY This article is being posted on Black Friday for a reason. The holiday…

  • Black Friday Part IV

    “If you’re looking forward to a game, and you plop down $5 or $10 to preorder it, you’ve made an investment. It’s up to you to stay up to date with news on that game, just in case it is delayed. Because the stores that you preordered at most likely won’t tell you if it’s…

  • Black Friday Part III

    “In the first 24 hours we’ll have an opening that’s (more) popular than any motion picture has ever had in history.” – Bill Gates, Microsoft, speaking about the release of Halo 2 (Yahoo News) Part 3: Shipping & Handling BIG RELEASES = BIG $$$ Halo 2 has been one of the most anticipated titles to…

  • Black Friday Part II

    “If everyone is doing it, flooding the market, then sales are going to be lost, either to some kid having to choose between Ace Combat 5 and Goldeneye: Rogue Agent now, or between no game next year and a baseball glove or something like it.” – Michael O’Reilly, Inside Pulse Staff Part II: Hardware PAY…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 11.20.03

    Hey! Welcome to this week’s “Term Papers Suck” edition of the Thank God It’s Thursday News Report! Bryan Berg here to report on the latest video gaming news and, of course, throw in my own two cents whenever necessary. So the Jets lost another one. How surprising. But at 3-7, there’s opportunity for some of…