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• Industry sees biggest ironic incident since Street Fighter III
  In a twisted turn of events, Acclaim has announced that BMX XXX - the perverted game for pervs where pervs control topless BMX bikers - will be censored for the PS2 version per complaints from Sony. The Gamecube version, however, will have boobies. *collective gasp* Gamers.com ?
  05 Nov 2002 by Matt ↑ 16 ↓ 4 commentss permalink
• Coolest couple ever have Final Fantasy XI wedding
  Super rad Final Fantasy XI users Otoku and Jar were pronounced man and wife recently when they held the first ever Final Fantasy XI online wedding ceremony, says NewFF.com. Dozens of fellow geeks lined up to witness the joyous ceremony and even Square joined in with a special wedding ring and confetti made for the bride and groom. Good Times. Link
  05 Nov 2002 by Matt ↑ 38 ↓ 2 commentss permalink
• Square considering Final Fantasy VII sequel
  According to Japanese site Quiter and the upcoming issue of Famitsu, Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase is interested in making a direct sequel to Final Fantasy VII, which is often cited as the most popular installment of the series. Tetsuya Nomura also expresses such interests. Although there are no plans yet and the title is still under consideration, Final Fantasy VII-2 could very well become a reality in light of Final Fantasy X-2.
  06 Nov 2002 by Matt ↑ 164 ↓ 35 commentss permalink
• Final Fantasy I & II, Unlimited SaGa coming to North America
  According to GamePro, Square is planning to release the PlayStation versions of Final Fantasy I & II as well as Unlimited SaGa in North America this coming spring. Final Fantasy I & II will reportedly be sold together in a single package.
  07 Nov 2002 by Matt ↑ 91 ↓ 6 commentss permalink
• Acclaim's latest promotional stunt to pique interest of hornball guys
  To promote its upcoming tittie-fest (but with bikes!) BMX XXX, Acclaim has come up with a "contest" where any hornball guy can nominate his "girlfriend" as "Miss BMX XXX" and other hornball guys can ogle pictures of other guys' "girlfriends." The grand prize? Access to Scores strip club in New York. (No word on VIP privileges, though.) Participate in the base objectification of women at BMXXXX.com.
  11 Nov 2002 by Paul ↑ 32 ↓ 2 commentss permalink
• Squirrel terrorizes British town
  "Children have been attacked, grown men chased and residents of Knutsford, central England, are fearful of letting their kids out to play." The latest victim? A two-year-old girl bitten in the forehead. CNN.com?
  11 Nov 2002 by Matt ↑ 51 ↓ 7 commentss permalink
• World discovers Japanese people are damn lucky
  One of gaming's biggest pre-order goodies is coming to a store near you... if you live in Japan. Japanese gamers who pre-order Link's latest adventure on the GameCube, the Legend of Zelda: Kaze no Takuto, will receive a bonus disc that includes the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the previously un-released Ura-Zelda, and some trailers for upcoming GC games. Full Article
  14 Nov 2002 by Shar ↑ 19 ↓ 3 commentss permalink
• 'Slutty white girl from rap video' trend persists in FFX-2
  Rikku gives eager-beaver fanboys two more reasons to look forward to Final Fantasy X-2. (We obviously are referring to her dazzling green eyes.) Full Article
  16 Nov 2002 by Paul ↑ 189 ↓ 19 commentss permalink
• The British apparently dirty, perverted, filthy sluts
  As opposed to common myth - that I had no clue existed - of the British comprising a nation of prudes, a survey of 2,500 Britons reveals that the British are, in fact, dirty sluts. CNN.com ?
  19 Nov 2002 by Matt ↑ 12 ↓ 3 commentss permalink
• Near-blind Game Boy gamers discover sacrifice was in vain
  Nintendo has just announced the GameCube Game Boy Player, a peripheral which enables gamers to play games from all incarnations of the infamous handheld system... huge, fully-lit, and on their television screens. Full Article
  19 Nov 2002 by Shar ↑ 39 ↓ 2 commentss permalink
• 'Beltway Sniper' video-game release delayed out of respect for victims
  REDWOOD CITY, CA - Video-game developer Pixxel Arts announced Monday that it will delay the release of Beltway Sniper: Silent Strike out of respect for the victims of the recent D.C.-area shootings. TheOnion.com ?
  19 Nov 2002 by Matt ↑ 41 ↓ 2 commentss permalink
• Gaming sites indiscriminately copy FFTA non-article
  For no particular reason other than to be perceived as on top of shit, several gaming sites have posted non-articles, fluffed up with irrelevant opinion, on non-information about Final Fantasy Tactics Advance - something about 300 missions and 40 jobs from a 30-word blurb at Gamefront. It is expected that heel-dragging Square sites will sluttily rehash the non-contents of whatever sources they stumble upon, irrelevant opinion and all. Except this one.
  21 Nov 2002 by Paul ↑ 17 ↓ 1 comments permalink
• Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix: Platinum Edition announced. Square dares gamers to say that three times fast.
  Square has announced that Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix will feature all of the additions seen in the English version of the game... and more. In other news, reports claim that Sharleen Hii was sighted modding her PS2 and screaming incoherently. Full Article
  23 Nov 2002 by Shar ↑ 33 ↓ 2 commentss permalink
• Square makes money
  Since Square actually expects to sell more games in Europe than in North America, that means we stupid Americans should stop bitching about every damn trivial thing you don't like about Final Fantasy Tactics Advance or Final Fantasy X-2, you myopic, self-absorbed idiots! (Point of view shift intended.) Full Article
  23 Nov 2002 by Paul ↑ 41 ↓ 2 commentss permalink
• nVidia presents 'dawn of cinematic computing' in the form of sexy, super hot pixie
  To present the GeForce FX processor to the public, nVidia has developed - apparently with some help from Final Fantasy team members - a rendering of a sexy pixie. You can see the video and read the article (in which the author is clearly far too excited about said pixie) at ExtremeTech.com
  23 Nov 2002 by Matt ↑ 16 ↓ discuss permalink
• Square and Enix merge to form massive GAMING CONGLOMERATE OF DOOM!
  Former industry rivals decide to hop into bed with each other for the money. In other irrelevant news, flying pigs were sighted somewhere and spurious comments about RPG crossovers were made. Full Article
  25 Nov 2002 by Paul ↑ 29 ↓ 32 commentss permalink