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| Outstanding Achievement in the Field
of Gaming Excellence |
| February 8, 2008 at 5:35pm |
We couldn't find a good picture of an Interactive Achievement Award;
so here's a T-Ball trophy.
So if we repeat the words enough times, will
the blog turn up in a search for "outstanding achievement?" That
would be kind of like winning an award, right? We'll find out as we
ride on the coat-tails of a few games that cleaned up at the 11th
Annual Interactive Achievement Awards this week.
Although we were always taught that it's nice to share, Call of Duty
4: Modern Warfare didn't heed that advice and scooped up many of the awards, including Overall Game of the Year, Console
Game of the Year,
Action Game of the Year, and Outstanding Achievement in Online Game
Play.
Not to be outdone,
BioShock
picked up awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design,
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition,
Outstanding Achievement in Story Development, and Outstanding Achievement in
Art Direction.
Rockband was recognized for Outstanding Innovation in Gaming, Outstanding
Achievement in Soundtrack, and Family Game of the Year. And the
5-in-1 game The Orange Box won Computer Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in
Game Play Engineering, and Outstanding Character Performance.
We don't know whether Joe Frazier was there to present the Award for Outstanding Achievement
in the Field of Excellence, but there were plenty of outstanding
achievements for one night without it.
If you haven't already, you should check out some of these award-winning titles.
Not only are they outstandingly achievable, they just happen to be fun to play,
as well. |
| Who's Your Video-Game Twin? |
| February 7, 2008 at 3:29pm |
Amanda in our Merchandising Department
bears a striking resemblance to Kaim in Lost Odyssey.
We were hard at work here getting ready for
the February 12 release of Lost Odyssey,
when someone held up a display box
and proclaimed that the main character Kaim bore a striking resemblance to Amanda in our
Merchandising Department.
In Lost Odyssey, Kaim is a 1,000-year-old, immortal warrior
who must piece together memories from his
past to fight for his future. Along the way, he proves himself quite
handy at wiping out anyone who stands against him. Although Amanda is much younger and
much nicer than Kaim, some of us are kind of scared of her now. So
we respond to her e-mails a lot sooner, just in case she's keeping a
sword in her file cabinet.
Some people subscribe to the theory that, in a world of almost 6.7
billion people, most of us certainly have an exact duplicate of
ourselves walking around somewhere. It only stands to reason that,
with the myriad of game characters in existence, there's bound to
be one that looks like you.
If you think you have a video-game twin, send us your picture at
editor@gamestop.com, and
you may see your smiling face next to your gaming look-alike here on
our blog. |
| Games for Animal Lovers Abound this
Week |
| February 5, 2008 at 5:29pm |
This week we have everything from
vicious velociraptors
to terrifying terrier-suaruses.
If you're into animals, then this week holds
a lot of promise for you, with choices ranging from domesticated
dogs, cats and horses to wild lions, tigers and giant
prehistoric scorpions, oh my!
Of course, we can only assume that prehistoric animals were not domesticated.
If The Flintstones have taught us anything, it's that dinosaurs
can be easily trained to lift rocks, do the dishes or serve as a mass-transit
system. However, we don't think the Hanna-Barbera team was ever widely recognized
in the field of paleontological research.
If cute and cuddly is your preference, you can pamper your pets with
Puppy Palace
or Paws & Claws Pet Resort,
both of which released for DS this week. Or you can opt for the exotic animals and manage your own zoo with
Zoo Tycoon 2 for DS, which
is available online and in stores.
If you're a ten-year-old girl, we think you may be bound by law in some states to purchase a copy of
My Horse and Me for Wii and
DS. If you're a ten-year-old,
computer-savvy girl, you'll have to wait
until next week to get it for the PC.
All of these titles carry an
"E" rating.
Finally, if you're 17-years old or older, and you love
dinosaurs so much that you just have to shoot them with high-powered
assault rifles, then "M"-rated Turok
might be more your speed. You
can still order My Horse and Me if you want. We won't tell anyone. |
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