Happy Fourth of July to all our fellow American gamers out there. Enjoy the fireworks, family reunions, concerts, barbecues, picnics, parades, baseball, and of course, the games. What will you be playing this holiday?
Happy Fourth of July to all our fellow American gamers out there. Enjoy the fireworks, family reunions, concerts, barbecues, picnics, parades, baseball, and of course, the games. What will you be playing this holiday?
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Posted: Jul 4th 2006 8:19AM (Unverified) said
Not Playing Anything this Holiday...
Cooking Ribs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and eating all day long...
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Cooking Ribs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and eating all day long...
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 8:43AM (Unverified) said
Since it is not a holiday in Canada (we had our fun on Saturday) I am hoping I can get a copy of BFMEII for the X360. If not, then more Oblivion.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2006 8:51AM (Unverified) said
Since it's not a holiday in UK we'll just be celebrating another Tuesday
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Posted: Jul 4th 2006 8:55AM R Kasahara said
Already did my daily round of Animal Crossing: Wild World; don't know if I'll be touching any other games today, but if I do, I'll probably be continuing on with Phantom Brave.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2006 9:03AM GewurztraminerX said
I hear Psychonauts is pretty good. I might give it a try.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2006 9:18AM (Unverified) said
Nothin! There's nothing good out. Hooray for summer.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2006 9:26AM (Unverified) said
I'll be on a very long plane flight.
How patriotic! I'm flying to England on the fourth of July. That's like... irony, really bad. Really bad irony.
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How patriotic! I'm flying to England on the fourth of July. That's like... irony, really bad. Really bad irony.
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 9:31AM (Unverified) said
I was planning on playing Star Wars: Rogue Squardron II, I love blowing up TIE fighters. But I just read about the Challenge mode for The New Mario Bros. So, I'll probably shouting "No, jump" at my DS instead.
Challenge Mode story here:
www.4colorrebellion.com
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Challenge Mode story here:
www.4colorrebellion.com
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 9:31AM (Unverified) said
Baten Kaitos on GameCube... gotta beat this game before the next one comes out this Fall.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2006 9:43AM soccerdude21490 said
Just picked up my DS Lite 2 days ago with 6 games so I'll be playing that! Eventhough I went to CircuitCity for that deal and they were like sold out of everthing! O well haha
but yea happy 4th of july!
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but yea happy 4th of july!
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 9:43AM (Unverified) said
No holiday here. Just a typical Manchester heat wave. ie, intense heat until the afternoon where massive lightning storms take over. The day I got my first sun burn was the same day our garage got struck by lightning.
I'm playing a LOT of Mario DS and Castlevania.
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I'm playing a LOT of Mario DS and Castlevania.
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 9:52AM (Unverified) said
Decided to replay through SC:Chaos Theory yesterday. Now that I think about it, makes sense. I'll be spending my Independence Day with Sam Fisher!
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Posted: Jul 4th 2006 10:01AM (Unverified) said
"Just a typical Manchester heat wave."
That's an oxymoron isn't it? :p
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That's an oxymoron isn't it? :p
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 10:07AM (Unverified) said
if you're from Manchester you'd know. any heat is quickly followed by a storm. thats the typical manc storm!
... suddenly reminded of ice hockey.
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... suddenly reminded of ice hockey.
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 10:28AM (Unverified) said
I'm an all american retail worker so I'm stuck here until the district manager says "Wow, you guys are doing no business, go home."
When I get home it'll be back to point whoring on BF2 on my 360. I'm almost a chief warrant officer!
At least while I'm here I'll just read blogs and visit despair.com. "This glass is now half empty."
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When I get home it'll be back to point whoring on BF2 on my 360. I'm almost a chief warrant officer!
At least while I'm here I'll just read blogs and visit despair.com. "This glass is now half empty."
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 10:35AM (Unverified) said
Steambot Chronicles by day...
Girlfriend, Beach, and Fireworks by night...
~HotShotX
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Girlfriend, Beach, and Fireworks by night...
~HotShotX
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 11:05AM (Unverified) said
Happy 'dealing with new school intake' day everybody!
Little shits.
New Super Mario Bros.
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Little shits.
New Super Mario Bros.
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 11:24AM (Unverified) said
I'll be playing Titan Quest. Buggy, yes...but Diablo-esqe fun.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2006 11:28AM (Unverified) said
I'll be playing that game called installing a new hard drive in my mother's laptop because hers is dead.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2006 11:32AM McWeen said
Here is a patriotic lil video for you.
(probably not safe for work or school)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc9y5ayeeb4&search=neely%20washington
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(probably not safe for work or school)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc9y5ayeeb4&search=neely%20washington
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 11:43AM (Unverified) said
This long weekend has me remembering a phrase I've, sadly enough, been thinking less and less:
Damn, I love being American.
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Damn, I love being American.
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 11:44AM (Unverified) said
Ace_ofspade,
i am with you on that. just blowin stuff up.
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i am with you on that. just blowin stuff up.
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 11:48AM (Unverified) said
Geometry Wars=Fireworks on crack
(Geometry Wars-George Washington... Coincidence? I think not.)
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(Geometry Wars-George Washington... Coincidence? I think not.)
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 12:02PM (Unverified) said
Geometry Wars-George Washington... Coincidence? I think not.)
Damn! that's wild tim. How did you discover that?
I'm playing it today in yout honor
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Damn! that's wild tim. How did you discover that?
I'm playing it today in yout honor
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 12:14PM (Unverified) said
playin' at the beach with a near-endless supply of beer. Then kickball!
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Posted: Jul 4th 2006 12:19PM (Unverified) said
"Well... since the WoW servers are down for "maintenance" my brothers and i will be playing some hot steamy DotA."
The funny thing about that comment is that the Diablo II US East servers are down for "maintenance" as well. A friend of mine and I discovered that it's apparently because some of the Blizzard tech people are on vacation, or something. Lame!
Anyways, since I'm heading to a friend's house right after I get off work at 9:00 this evening, we'll most likely bust out his SNES and play some Double Dragon or Tecmo Super Bowl.
Although the most American game to play would probably be Resident Evil 4. Celebrate this holiday by popping some foreigners in the face with a shotgun. Mmm..
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The funny thing about that comment is that the Diablo II US East servers are down for "maintenance" as well. A friend of mine and I discovered that it's apparently because some of the Blizzard tech people are on vacation, or something. Lame!
Anyways, since I'm heading to a friend's house right after I get off work at 9:00 this evening, we'll most likely bust out his SNES and play some Double Dragon or Tecmo Super Bowl.
Although the most American game to play would probably be Resident Evil 4. Celebrate this holiday by popping some foreigners in the face with a shotgun. Mmm..
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 12:29PM (Unverified) said
Popping foreigners in the face with a shotgun?
I am so getting that game.
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I am so getting that game.
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 12:35PM (Unverified) said
I'm at work today, as I'm Canadian. Still, I'm going through Phoenix Wright and loving it (managed to track down a copy).
I did, however, go camping this past weekend, where I got burned by a hot metal plate and my foot eaten by leeches.
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I did, however, go camping this past weekend, where I got burned by a hot metal plate and my foot eaten by leeches.
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 12:40PM Skatastrophe said
Metroid Prime Hunters
Then add vodka for a fun night.
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Then add vodka for a fun night.
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 12:51PM (Unverified) said
I'll be playing me some Pheonix Wright today. Trying to get the game comepleted so I can move on to either Dragon Quest 8 or Advance War: Duel Strike.
But for now, heading out for some BBQ. Enjoy!
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But for now, heading out for some BBQ. Enjoy!
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 12:59PM (Unverified) said
I'll be watching the semi-final. POR-TU-GAALLLLL!!!!
(If France wins, that's ok too.)
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(If France wins, that's ok too.)
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 1:02PM (Unverified) said
I'm probably going to pick up a psp and a copy of daxter and fifa 06 later today.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2006 1:15PM garbagedick said
i have to work with NO holiday pay. (at my job, you leave your religious beliefs and patriotism at the door on your way in). so i'm stuck reading all these gaming news sites that have no updates due to the holiday. poo...
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Posted: Jul 4th 2006 1:16PM (Unverified) said
MGS3 Subsistence and GTA: Vice City.
I would be celebrating my independance with my sister's copy of "Get on da Mic" but she refuses to go back to EB Games and tell the clerk he gave her the wrong game yesterday, saying "Games are stupid".
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I would be celebrating my independance with my sister's copy of "Get on da Mic" but she refuses to go back to EB Games and tell the clerk he gave her the wrong game yesterday, saying "Games are stupid".
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 1:45PM The Pork said
I'm Canadian, so our holiday was this past weekend. Nonetheless, I'm near the end of Hitman Blood Money so I'm trying to finish that tonight. I also have a weird, unhealthy obsession with Zookeeper lately for DS. Also going to check out the Prey demo tonight on 360.
The choice of games is pretty shitty nowadays, but it's not all bad, and this really is a good chance to catch up on those old games you may have passed over before for whatever reason.
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The choice of games is pretty shitty nowadays, but it's not all bad, and this really is a good chance to catch up on those old games you may have passed over before for whatever reason.
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 1:54PM (Unverified) said
I am a bit sad that Joystiq had to go and refer to Independence Day as "Fourth of July." This better be because you have a fear of the possibility that if you said "Independence Day," Will Smith will show up out of nowhere and murder your dog.
Oh and I'll probably play a little bit more of Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time, maybe Metal Gear Online, I dunno.
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Oh and I'll probably play a little bit more of Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time, maybe Metal Gear Online, I dunno.
Posted: Jul 4th 2006 2:02PM (Unverified) said
Out of irony, I'm playing Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Here's to American Liberty, and the scary fact that the Patriots could very well be real.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2006 2:10PM (Unverified) said
Nascar 2005 and Need for Speed High Stakes. I ain't gonna have no fireworks slow me down!
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Posted: Jul 4th 2006 2:38PM (Unverified) said
I will be celebrating our country overcoming great odds and remembering every person that fought to overcome those odds and that has fought to keep us free since.
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