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Status: wants mac n cheese and a beef on weck.

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RIP Rannie Yoo
By Harold Goldberg | October 26, 2009
I had to stop working to think about life and death today. Many of us did. They often say that our business is a business of youth. But you never expect those who are young to leave, to go, to die. Rannie Yoo was a public relations person par excellence. Like many of the public relations pros with which we writers deal, she was a sweetheart, funny, thoughtful, giving. She certainly always went the extra mile for me whenever I had a request. Rannie just died of a rare form of cancer. Few of us knew of her condition until she posted “25 Things About My Cancer” on Facebook a week or so ago. Bravely, she wrote, “I have to sleep with my head elevated every night, because of the swelling on my face and neck due to radiation. My jaw tends to drop open in this position, causing my mouth and throat to become PAINFULLY dry. I've been tucking teddy bears under my chin which keeps my mouth closed most ...

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Glee! Mr. Miyamoto Opens Up, Signs Wii
By Harold Goldberg | October 15, 2009
I’ve been patiently trying for a while to have a nice, long-ish chat with Mr. Miyamoto, Mario’s and Link’s storied creator. Yesterday, Nintendo granted my wish. I’d read all I could about him and have spoken with him on a few occasions. But it's been years. Although I was nervous, I felt I was fairly prepared. As I listened to his answers, I kept hearing stuff I'd never before heard or read about. This was confirmed by the people around him who said they'd never heard him speak about some of the things I’d asked about, either. Because he was so open, almost everything Miyamoto finally came together for me. Still, I wished the talk had lasted for much longer: he’s a great storyteller. After a conversation that lasted for over an hour, we played New Super Mario Bros. Wii together, a potent and modernized homage to the sidescroller days of gaming. Then, he sat ...

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Help! I Try Real Life Motocross (A Girl Made Me Do It)
By Harold Goldberg | September 25, 2009
Nerd alert: Writer Does Stupid Physical Thing. So during theweek, I sit on my butt all morning and through the early evening, writing (andplaying games). This year, there’s mucho more writing due to the video gamehistory book I’m doing, The Game Changers. I hate leaving the desk, but when I’mdone, I’m leaving the country and no one’s gonna find me for months.But the PR people got to me. When THQ offered a car service,I took three hours off to head out to the Meadowlands to check out the reallife dirt bikes and ATVs that inspired MX vs ATV Reflex. When they asked, “Areyou gonna ride?” I said, “Maybe.” But inside, I was thinking, “No way.” I ain’tno fool. They’re not gonna pay my doctor bills if I get hurt. I just cut off apiece of my finger the other day with an angle grinder, so I was more thanwary. I was cowardly. Yeh, like the lion ...

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Big Nintendo Swag Heap Arrives
By Harold Goldberg | September 10, 2009
Nothing big to say -- except the fanboy in me went 'Holy Crap!' when I opened the box from Nintendo. It included a Bowser stuffed animal, a Mario beanbag doll, a white DSi, a backpack and the Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Insider Story game. Me, I'd have been happy with just the game. The other stuff is really cool, though.

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Games Make You Smart, Part 75, Starring Will Wright, Tetris and more
By Harold Goldberg | September 2, 2009
OMG! Games are good for the gray matter! I'm not exactly sure when the first scientific study about the benificient qualities of game playing came about. But it probably occurred some time during the Atari era. Since the advent of the Nintendo Brain Games on Wii and especially DS, these studies have become ubiquitous. PopCap seems to put one out every few months. And yet, they're always somehow compelling to hear about, even if the company making the game sponsors a scientist or a doctor for the research. Yesterday, there was a news of new MRI study about Tetris, Alexey Pajitnov's landmark game, which still is popular 25 years after it was released. According to the work of Dr. Richard Haier and the Mind Research Network, Tetris "can create positive changes in our brains--most notably in the areas believed to be those ...

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Which Game Caused This Little Kid To Jack A Car?
By Harold Goldberg | July 30, 2009
So I've got MSNBC on in the background and there's this hilarious video of a seven year old kid from Utah jacking a car. I mean, look at the little bastard run from the cop (at the end of the video)!Klint Anderson, the buttoned up Utah cop interviewed by phone on TV, said that the boy was influenced by a video game in which you drive away from police. Now I assume the kid wasn't playing GTA. Think it might've been the Need For Speed series? Goes to show you, those 'T' ratings mean 'teen,' kid. Then again, he drives pretty good, don't you think? UPDATE: Just saw via Today online that the kid is now banned from playing video games. [youtube:mleGU017KEE]

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PeeeeYew!! Something Stinky This Way Comes
By Harold Goldberg | July 22, 2009
Game critics are always happy to see what kind of PR-related kitsch comes in the mail. It's like the holiday for those who appreciate gifts that are $5 and under. So when I got the pliable little guy below, which is meant to promote Little King's Story, I thought it was pretty cool. He's a cute, but slightly evil looking enemy in an admirable, charming RPG game with RTS elements from the folks who brought you Harvest Moon. It's getting high scores all around.Anyway, the Onni below is a UMA (Unidentified Mysterious Enemy), a baddie who moves quickly when startled and throws things at you with power and speed. But, blow me down. The physical representation of Onni stinks to high heaven. Like, gag me and give me allergies at the same time. Maybe ...

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The Day I Beat Boxing Great Arturo Gatti
By Harold Goldberg | July 14, 2009
Man, am I bummed about the death of Arturo Gatti. The talent in that guy...gone too soon.Along with Crispy-ites Scott Jones and Steve Kent, I'm a big boxing fan. So when I was the game critic for The Village Voice, I got a call one day asking if I wanted to go to a demo of Fight Night Round 3. I had a deadline (always do), so ole grumbleass hesitated ... until they told me I could play Arturo Gatti at the game. I'm not the best gamer (by far). But when it comes to fighting games, I'm pretty damn good. If you don't believe me, ask Kent. Anyway, it was the middle of winter and I hauled my skinny ass over to some midtown hotel. I was grumpy because I hate midtown, especially in slushy February. I'd watched an old Arturo Gatti/Mickey Ward throwdown to get in the mood, and, like this article says, I was nervous. Gatti was a total ...

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eBay's Overpriced Collectibles, Yo
By Harold Goldberg | July 13, 2009
Are they high?I started checking out eBay video game collectibles recently, and, man, are these things overpriced. I can almost understand that the frenzy surrounding MJ made someone believe they could get a $2,000 for the middling but fun Moonwalker game. More reasonable was a Tim-Schaefer-signed copy of Grim Fandango for around 500 clams.How about 5,000 for a Sega watch? Selling points: One of a kind rarity! Made in China.Is this Atari ...

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Michael Jackson's son: Star Wars or Xbox?
By Harold Goldberg | July 10, 2009
There are two mags I read religiously. The best is The Week (by far the only mag you need to read) and the second is Us (the best mag to make you feel cheap and dirty). In this week's Us, there's an interview with one of Michael Jackson's family friends, who happened to be at a Christmas party in which Princess Leia, Carrie Fisher, showed up to bring Jackson's kids a Star Wars Jabba The Hut doll. It also included a bikini clad Leia figurine, BTW. This apparently enthused the kids for about five minutes. Then, Prince, the oldest of the kids, went back to talking about Xbox. Of course, Jackson, the deceased, was a video game fanatic. Jackson kinda was important in my writing life as a 20 year old in the sense that I wrote about him for various rags and review his shows on a TV program for which I was an underpaid critic. Here's below ...

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Publications: Current: VH1, American Movie Classics, The New York Times, New York Magazine, Gameplay of the Week Syndicate. Author of My Life Among The Serial Killers (William Morrow); Screenwriter of 'Playing With Fire.' Back In The Day: Vanity Fair, Village Voice, Interview, Talk, Esquire, Editor in Chief at Sony Online Entertainment.

Platforms: All

Genres: Platformers, horror, casual, sports

Top games

1) Soul Calibur I, II, III
2) BioShock
3) Super Mario Bros.
4) Pinball FX
5) Grim Fandango
6) PaRappa The Rapper
7) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
8) Wii Sports

Harold Goldberg's next project is tentatively titled "Game Junkies Save The World," a narrative history of video games, to be published by Random House in 2010.

Shaun White Gets Snowed

November 16, 2009 7:29:46 PM

it's generally cool. it won't win any game of the year awards, but it's better than last year's model.
Press Pass: Building a Better Aggregator

November 10, 2009 9:52:15 AM

nicely presented. it's a fine idea. except for this: "sprang directly from developer complaints about existing aggregators." that sounds like the site is about marketing, not journalism. who cares what developers think about our reviews? if they like them, fine. if they don't, that's fine, too. also, if jobs are somehow meted out via the scores users give us, i see journalists being forced to be rampant marketers of there own stories. sadly, that's probably the way of the future. it already is in many ways, on facebook, on twitter, where web writers shout into the wilderness: read me. read me. read me. i'd love it if we could just shut up and write.
DJ Hero

October 31, 2009 11:00:34 AM

So nicely done and crystal clear, Ryan. Bravo. I also agree with your take on Jackson 5 and Third Eye Blind. Someone who makes the Hero franchise please realize these TEB folks penned the intellectualism-rife chorus with the thoughtful, brain-changing lyrics, “Doot doot doot, doot duh doot doo."
Glee! Mr. Miyamoto Opens Up, Signs Wii by Harold Goldberg

October 16, 2009 8:05:52 AM

@jones - Thanks for asking. It looks like I'm about 3/4 done with The Game Changers book. So, if all goes according to plan, Random House will publish it later next year.
Glee! Mr. Miyamoto Opens Up, Signs Wii by Harold Goldberg

October 15, 2009 12:54:05 PM

@ScottJones: Busted.
Glee! Mr. Miyamoto Opens Up, Signs Wii by Harold Goldberg

October 15, 2009 12:39:10 PM

Yes, John. It was the fan in me, I guess. You can't help but be a kid around him, even when you're trying to ask hard-ish questions.
DLC MC: Beware DSiWare

September 30, 2009 10:19:59 AM

yeh,ryan: the dude blew it with snark, not to mention some bad grammar, punctuation, spelling and, mainly, poor arguments using works like "great" and "very well programmed."
@motovres: this ain't your usual game review site. explain fully what you mean and you'll get some cred here - whether you call me an idiot or not. all you need is love (lennon).
DLC MC: Beware DSiWare

September 30, 2009 9:03:14 AM

@srkelley: right, that's part 2 (except maybe for the browser - DSi = SLOW). @w1indst0rm: read the story to "canvas." ;)
TGS 2009: A Hot (Makuhari) Messe by Scott Jones

September 26, 2009 9:47:27 AM

you guys did a nice job of adding humor to a show with very little news (the biggest seemed to be nintendo dropping the wii price during the sony press conference).
i really think the money would have been better spent by sending you and teti or whomever to japan to nose around for news and humor when there WASN'T a game show going on.
Help! I Try Real Life Motocross (A Girl Made Me Do It) by Harold Goldberg

September 25, 2009 5:31:17 PM

well, if they're jerks, yes. but she was not.

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Weekend Playlist, 11/20/2009
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@Jones: If you end up liking 'Preacher', Garth Ennis does another series called 'Crossed'. It's along the vein of 'The Walking Dead'; although it's more ...
25 Great Games You Can Feel Good About Buying for Your Kids This Year: 2009 Edition
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@Jones: Can I ask why you recommend Wii Fit Plus in this article; yet in your other 'parental rules' article, you state that a parent should steer clear ...
Internet's Fastest Game Reviews: Assassin's Creed II
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LOL. I think TaintedKane summed it up about 11 times.

Ding! 03/30/2009
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The issue was never that he decided not to make this comic anymore. It was that he said Ding was returning and strung everyone along for months playing ...
So I just played "that part" of Modern Warfare 2
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Well I broke down today and bought the game and I played "No Russian" but unfortunately, probably due to all the talking about it and seeing it on YouTube, ...
Weekend Playlist, 11/13/2009
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@RyanKuo: thank for letting me know.
"It's a Massacre!": The Appalling Failure of Modern Warfare 2's "No Russian" Mission
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	Interview: Shaun White Gets Snowed by Harold Goldberg \| 11/10/2009 9:02:58 AM \| 7 comments Shaun White talks about his snowboarding history, broken bones and the new World Stage.
	Column: DLC MC: Woe! Red Rings of Death! by Harold Goldberg \| 11/6/2009 9:40:27 AM \| 0 comments Only DLC makes Harold Goldberg dream.
	Review: Fairytale Fights (Xbox 360) by Harold Goldberg \| 10/27/2009 5:54:50 PM \| 1 comments Fairytale Fights doesn't get the story right.
	Column: DLC MC: Beware DSiWare by Harold Goldberg \| 9/29/2009 2:21:34 PM \| 6 comments Harold's early ventures into the Nintendo DSi Shop spell a mixed omen for DSiWare.
	Review: The Beatles: Rock Band (Xbox 360) by Harold Goldberg \| 9/8/2009 2:07:32 PM \| 5 comments Harold Goldberg wants The Beatles: Rock Band to go even further.
	Column: DLC MC: Shadow Complex* Is a Game Changer* by Harold Goldberg \| 8/18/2009 3:44:49 PM \| 12 comments Shadow Complex piques Harold Goldberg's interest in guns.
	Review: Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (Xbox 360) by Harold Goldberg \| 8/3/2009 3:40:21 PM \| 3 comments Superheroes may not be perfect, but they last. Harold Goldberg rolls up his sleeves with Marvel vs. Capcom 2.
	Review: BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (PS3) by Harold Goldberg \| 7/24/2009 1:01:20 PM \| 3 comments Eldritch magic meets anime action in BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger. Get Harold Goldberg's take on the new fighter.
	Interview: Microsoft's Shane Kim on All Things Xbox by Harold Goldberg \| 6/18/2009 12:11:35 PM \| 0 comments Shane Kim talks about how Microsoft Game Studios went from Flight Simulator to Halo to Natal.
	Interview: Tony Hawk Rides the Rails by Harold Goldberg \| 6/17/2009 4:03:51 PM \| 0 comments Tony Hawk reflects on the past and future of his namesake series.
	Feature: Touched by E3 by Harold Goldberg \| 6/11/2009 7:09:14 PM \| 3 comments If you didn't make it to E3 -- chances are, you didn't -- read Harold Goldberg's personal take on the trip.
	Feature: Madrid Diary: Is Planet 51* An Alien You Can Love?* by Harold Goldberg \| 6/2/2009 1:46:15 PM \| 0 comments Will Planet 51 alienate adults, or allure them? Harold Goldberg previewed the children's game and film overseas.
	Column: PSN Pundit: With Reservations, Mad for Zen Pinball by Harold Goldberg \| 6/2/2009 11:49:19 AM \| 0 comments Does Zen Pinball on PSN live up to the legacy of pinball? Harold Goldberg thinks so. Read on for his latest PSN Pundit column.
	Column: How to Play Videogames With a Bum Hand by Harold Goldberg \| 6/1/2009 12:46:29 PM \| 2 comments Take your mind off that broken hand by playing videogames. Harold Goldberg shows you how.
	Feature: Sony's Gamers' Day: Heavy Rain* Still Burns* by Harold Goldberg \| 5/22/2009 6:55:37 PM \| 2 comments Heavy Rain keeps slipping through Harold Goldberg's grasp. Find out what he saw in Los Angeles.
	Column: PSN Pundit: Xi: That Future Boom, Boom, Boom by Harold Goldberg \| 5/11/2009 6:24:49 PM \| 1 comments Xi might finally give you a reason to stay at Home. Harold Goldberg digs into Sony's mysterious alternate reality game.
	Feature: The Five: Trash Panic by Harold Goldberg \| 5/5/2009 7:14:41 PM \| 4 comments It's not just the story of your apartment. Trash Panic is also a new Tetris-inspired game upcoming on PSN. Harold Goldberg previews.
	Feature: The Five: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves* Online Multiplayer* by Harold Goldberg \| 5/5/2009 7:09:31 PM \| 0 comments Do you play well with others in Uncharted 2? Harold Goldberg got a first look at the game's online multiplayer.
	Column: PSN Pundit: Home Stole My Home, Noby Noby Boy's Elastic by Harold Goldberg \| 4/7/2009 6:15:27 PM \| 1 comments How is Home shaping up? Harold Goldberg looks at the virtual world and the latest games on PSN.
	Review: Major League Baseball 2K9 (Wii) by Harold Goldberg \| 3/11/2009 6:20:58 PM \| 0 comments Swing all you want, but MLB 2K9 doesn't take off on the Wii. Read Harold Goldberg's review.
	Review: MLB 09: The Show (PSP) by Harold Goldberg \| 3/11/2009 6:20:54 PM \| 0 comments The Show hits the road. Harold Goldberg reviews MLB 09: The Show on the PSP.
	Review: Major League Baseball 2K9 Fantasy All-Stars (DS) by Harold Goldberg \| 3/11/2009 6:20:50 PM \| 2 comments With a chicken ball that runs away, this isn't your average videogame baseball. Harold Goldberg joins the Fantasy All-Stars.
	Column: PSN Pundit: Inside PlayStation Home: "I'll Kill That No Neck Bytch" by Harold Goldberg \| 3/4/2009 6:18:50 PM \| 6 comments Harold Goldberg moves into his new Home. But something isn't quite right in this town. In his latest column, he shows us why.
	Feature: Where Blood Is Like Honey for the Soul: God of War III* Travelogue* by Harold Goldberg \| 2/13/2009 8:05:06 PM \| 2 comments Will the third time be the peak of the already-charmed God of War series? Harold Goldberg got a sneak preview of the gory action title this week. Read on for his travelogue.
	Column: PSN Pundit: Magic Balls and Savage Moons: Calm Down, It's Just a Game by Harold Goldberg \| 2/3/2009 8:38:21 PM \| 2 comments The riches keep coming on PSN, from bite-sized games to blockbuster demos and (of course) Sackboy costumes. Harold Goldberg sums it up in his latest column.
	Review: Star Ocean: Second Evolution (PSP) by Harold Goldberg \| 2/2/2009 7:42:33 PM \| 4 comments Technology, magic, drama -- and words -- abound in this JRPG remake. Harold Goldberg reviews.
	Feature: PlayStation Portable (PSP) Buyer's Guide by Harold Goldberg \| 1/21/2009 6:18:26 PM \| 1 comments Is that a new PSP in your pocket? Harold Goldberg takes you through the essentials of Sony's oblong handheld.
	Column: PSN Pundit: Beautiful Flower* and the Oh-So-Horrible Pulse* by Harold Goldberg \| 1/8/2009 5:43:24 PM \| 0 comments Soaring through PSN, Harold Goldberg finds a flower ... as well as a stinker. Get the details in his latest column.
	Feature: Paris Quantic Dream Diary by Harold Goldberg \| 12/11/2008 8:09:23 PM \| 0 comments For Harold Goldberg, rain fell freely in Paris, but not Heavy Rain. In this feature, he recounts what he did and didn't learn at the studios of Quantic Dream.
	Column: PSN Pundit: Stocking Stuffers ... and HOME Home for the Holidays by Harold Goldberg \| 12/10/2008 1:37:41 PM \| 0 comments Harold Goldberg's feeling the holiday spirit, and so is the PlayStation Network. Check out his latest column.
	Feature: Killzone 2 Fights the Good Fight by Harold Goldberg \| 12/4/2008 7:06:36 PM \| 0 comments Harold Goldberg recently experienced the sights and sounds of Amsterdam -- and one of the most winning was Killzone 2, which he previewed at Guerrilla Games' headquarters. Read on.
	Review: The Last Remnant (Xbox 360) by Harold Goldberg \| 11/28/2008 1:18:21 PM \| 0 comments Haven't you heard about those new cool things, the Remnants? You've got to get 'em all. Too bad Harold Goldberg got his hands on The Last Remnant. Read on for his review.
	Column: PSN Pundit: A Veritable Harvest of Cool PlayStation Network News by Harold Goldberg \| 11/20/2008 8:15:06 PM \| 0 comments Pandas, Little Sisters and David Hasselhoff are all up for grabs this month on the PlayStation Network. Harold Goldberg brings an update for the holidays in his latest column.
	Review: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (DS) by Harold Goldberg \| 11/19/2008 12:00:00 AM \| 1 comments THQ wants you to get all hot and bloody in WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009. But has anything truly bone-shattering landed in the ring? Harold Goldberg reviews.
	Review: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (Wii) by Harold Goldberg \| 11/19/2008 12:00:00 AM \| 0 comments THQ wants you to get all hot and bloody in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009. But has anything truly bone-shattering landed in the ring? Harold Goldberg reviews.
	Review: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (PS2) by Harold Goldberg \| 11/12/2008 7:58:19 PM \| 0 comments THQ wants you to get all hot and bloody in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009. But has anything truly bone-shattering landed in the ring? Harold Goldberg reviews.
	Review: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (PSP) by Harold Goldberg \| 11/11/2008 6:17:50 PM \| 0 comments THQ wants you to get all hot and bloody in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009. But has anything truly bone-shattering landed in the ring? Harold Goldberg reviews.
	Review: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (PS3) by Harold Goldberg \| 11/10/2008 7:30:19 PM \| 0 comments THQ wants you to get all hot and bloody in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009. But has anything truly bone-shattering landed in the ring? Harold Goldberg reviews.
	Review: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (Xbox 360) by Harold Goldberg \| 11/10/2008 7:30:14 PM \| 0 comments THQ wants you to get all hot and bloody in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009. But has anything truly bone-shattering landed in the ring? Harold Goldberg reviews.
	Feature: The Bejeweled Twist* Launch: Casual + Hardcore = The Dawn of Casualcore* by Harold Goldberg \| 10/30/2008 6:54:31 PM \| 4 comments Harold Goldberg gets shuttled into a decadent Bejeweled extravaganza and emerges with some new ideas in his head. Read on for his piece on Bejeweled Twist, PopCap and what really makes a hardcore game.
	Column: PSN Pundit: What should Sony do next with the PlayStation Network? by Harold Goldberg \| 10/10/2008 6:57:41 PM \| 4 comments With games like LittleBigPlanet and PixelJunk Eden drawing attention to the PlayStation Network, how might PSN continue to build momentum over the competition? Harold Goldberg offers food for thought.
	Review: LEGO Batman: The Videogame (Wii) by Harold Goldberg \| 10/3/2008 6:25:35 PM \| 0 comments The Dynamic Duo get the LEGO treatment in LEGO Batman: The Videogame. Will they hold it together in corrupt Gotham City, or do they just fall to pieces? Harold Goldberg gives his take.
	Review: LEGO Batman: The Videogame (PSP) by Harold Goldberg \| 10/3/2008 6:24:12 PM \| 0 comments The Dynamic Duo get the LEGO treatment in LEGO Batman: The Videogame. Will they hold it together in corrupt Gotham City, or do they just fall to pieces? Harold Goldberg gives his take.
	Review: LEGO Batman: The Videogame (PC) by Harold Goldberg \| 9/30/2008 7:28:38 PM \| 0 comments The Dynamic Duo get the LEGO treatment in LEGO Batman: The Videogame. Will they hold it together in corrupt Gotham City, or do they just fall to pieces? Harold Goldberg gives his take.
	Review: LEGO Batman: The Videogame (DS) by Harold Goldberg \| 9/29/2008 5:56:39 PM \| 0 comments The Dynamic Duo get the LEGO treatment in LEGO Batman: The Videogame. Will they hold it together in corrupt Gotham City, or do they just fall to pieces? Harold Goldberg gives his take.
	Review: LEGO Batman: The Videogame (Xbox 360) by Harold Goldberg \| 9/26/2008 6:20:40 PM \| 0 comments The Dynamic Duo gets the LEGO treatment in LEGO Batman: The Videogame. Will they hold it together in corrupt Gotham City, or do they just fall to pieces? Harold Goldberg gives his take.
	Review: LEGO Batman: The Videogame (PS3) by Harold Goldberg \| 9/26/2008 6:20:21 PM \| 0 comments The Dynamic Duo gets the LEGO treatment in LEGO Batman: The Videogame. Will they hold it together in corrupt Gotham City, or do they just fall to pieces? Harold Goldberg gives his take.
	Review: NHL 09 (PS3) by Harold Goldberg \| 9/12/2008 6:32:09 PM \| 0 comments The latest in EA's venerable series of hockey games tries to push to new heights, and Harold Goldberg's at the rink. Read on for his review.
	Review: NHL 09 (Xbox 360) by Harold Goldberg \| 9/11/2008 7:01:25 PM \| 4 comments The latest in EA's venerable series of hockey games tries to push to new heights, and Harold Goldberg is at the rink. Read on for his review.
	Column: PSN Pundit: Siren: Blood Curse, PixelJunk Eden, The Last Guy* and more* by Harold Goldberg \| 9/8/2008 5:50:47 PM \| 0 comments Zombies, Ratchet & Clank, a PixelJunk puzzle/platformer and ... yep, even more zombies -- Harold Goldberg shines the spotlight on four PlayStation Network games worth your attention. Read on for his picks.
	Review: Madden NFL 09 All-Play (Wii) by Harold Goldberg \| 8/20/2008 12:00:00 AM \| 0 comments Now 20 years strong, Madden once again takes to the field. With Wii controls, new features and a bevy of enhancements, is it a touchdown? Harold Goldberg reports from the sidelines.
	Review: Madden NFL 09 (DS) by Harold Goldberg \| 8/20/2008 12:00:00 AM \| 0 comments Now 20 years strong, Madden once again takes to the field. Does this handheld version capture the action like its console kin? Harold Goldberg reports from the sidelines.
	Review: Madden NFL 09 (PSP) by Harold Goldberg \| 8/14/2008 10:28:53 PM \| 0 comments Now 20 years strong, Madden once again takes to the field. Does this handheld version capture the action like its console kin? Harold Goldberg reports from the sidelines.
	Review: Madden NFL 09 (Xbox 360) by Harold Goldberg \| 8/12/2008 6:25:43 PM \| 4 comments Now 20 years strong, Madden once again takes to the field. With stunning visuals, new features and a bevy of enhancements, is it a touchdown? Harold Goldberg reports from the sidelines.
	Review: Madden NFL 09 (PS3) by Harold Goldberg \| 8/12/2008 6:08:00 PM \| 2 comments Now 20 years strong, Madden once again takes to the field. With stunning visuals, new features and a bevy of enhancements, is it a touchdown? Harold Goldberg reports from the sidelines.
	Column: PlayStation Network Honcho Susan Panico -- In the Firing Line by Harold Goldberg \| 8/6/2008 6:29:12 PM \| 1 comments Harold Goldberg sits down with the senior director of the PlayStation Network to discuss what's on the horizon for games, downloadable movies, "Qore" and more. Read on for the latest edition of PSN Pundit.
	Review: Soulcalibur IV (PS3) by Harold Goldberg \| 7/30/2008 7:09:02 PM \| 1 comments The soul still burns -- but how hot is it on today's consoles? Find out in Harold Goldberg's review.
	Review: Soulcalibur IV (Xbox 360) by Harold Goldberg \| 7/30/2008 7:08:54 PM \| 1 comments The soul still burns -- but how hot is it on today's consoles? Find out in Harold Goldberg's review.
	Review: Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon (Wii) by Harold Goldberg \| 7/29/2008 9:08:30 PM \| 1 comments Square Enix's cute, treasure-hunting duo make their way to the Wii in this action-RPG. Will Harold Goldberg be charmed by Cid and his giant, dungeon-crawling chicken? Or will he serve them up fried? Read on to find out.
	Feature: Will E3 Ever Get Its Groove Back? by Harold Goldberg \| 7/23/2008 11:43:30 PM \| 0 comments A lot of people have said that E3 had a different vibe this year -- for game journalist Harold Goldberg, the show has lost its rhythm altogether. Walk a few steps in his shoes in his latest travelog.
	Review: Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift (DS) by Harold Goldberg \| 7/1/2008 6:33:37 PM \| 0 comments With more jobs, more missions and a whopping 400 quests, this is a lot of game for a little DS. But is Grimoire just more Final Fantasy fodder? Harold Goldberg reviews the turn-based tactical RPG from Square Enix.
	Column: PSN Pundit by Harold Goldberg \| 6/26/2008 6:19:00 PM \| 0 comments What "surprising surprises" can you expect from this interactive videogame show on the PlayStation Network? Harold Goldberg sounds off about this and other recent offerings -- read on for his latest column.
	Review: The Incredible Hulk (Xbox 360) by Harold Goldberg \| 6/11/2008 6:09:54 PM \| 0 comments Will this Marvel movie tie-in game be a smash, or just make Harold Goldberg angry? (You wouldn't like him when he's angry.) Get his take on this action title for the Xbox 360.
	Review: The Incredible Hulk (Wii) by Harold Goldberg \| 6/11/2008 12:00:00 AM \| 0 comments Will this Marvel movie tie-in game be a smash, or just make Harold Goldberg angry? (You wouldn't like him when he's angry.) Get his take on this action title for the Wii.
	Review: The Incredible Hulk (PS3) by Harold Goldberg \| 6/11/2008 12:00:00 AM \| 0 comments Will this Marvel movie tie-in game be a smash, or just make Harold Goldberg angry? (You wouldn't like him when he's angry.) Get his take on this action title for PlayStation 3.
	Feature: Paris Ubisoft Diary by Harold Goldberg \| 6/3/2008 12:00:00 AM \| 1 comments From the Louvre to the Moulin Rouge to a local videogame chain -- last week, Paris got game. Get a look inside the Ubisoft press event and more in Harold Goldberg's latest travelogue.
	Feature: Age of Conan: Adventures in Oslo by Harold Goldberg \| 5/19/2008 12:00:00 AM \| 0 comments Funcom welcomed members of the press to a wild party in Oslo, Norway to prepare for the release of prepared for the release of its barbaric new MMORPG. In his latest travelogue, Harold Goldberg reports from the untamed realms of Age of Conan: Hyborian ...
	Feature: Coachella Diary by Harold Goldberg \| 5/13/2008 12:00:00 AM \| 0 comments At an event in Coachella near Palm Springs, Sony debuted SingStar PS3, which promises more than just karaoke. Read on as Harold Goldberg rhapsodizes on the game, Rilo Kiley, Nicky Hilton and more.
	Column: PSN Pundit: echochrome by Harold Goldberg \| 5/5/2008 2:54:07 PM \| 0 comments M.C. Escher isn't credited as an influence on this PlayStation Network downloadable game, but Harold Goldberg thinks he deserves a shout-out. Read on.
	Feature: Namco Bandai Editors' Day 2008 by Harold Goldberg \| 4/29/2008 3:24:58 PM \| 0 comments From Afro Samurai to the new weapons in Soulcalibur IV, Harold Goldberg has the report from Namco Bandai's Editors' Day 2008.
	Column: PSN Pundit: The New PlayStation Store: Very Good, But Here's My Wishlist by Harold Goldberg \| 4/25/2008 12:58:09 PM \| 0 comments What's new in the newly upgraded PlayStation Network Store? Find out in Harold Goldberg's latest column.
	Feature: Gears of War 2 at the New York Comic Con by Harold Goldberg \| 4/24/2008 2:08:08 PM \| 1 comments At the New York Comic Con, Gears of War fans were treated to a talk with the developers of the upcoming sequel. From bad-ass upgrades to the game's new "writer bitch," Harold Goldberg has the report. Check it out.
	Feature: Nintendo Media Summit Diary, Part 2 by Harold Goldberg \| 4/18/2008 4:03:29 PM \| 0 comments Nintendo lifted the veil on some upcoming casual games at last week's media event in San Francisco -- read on for more of Harold Goldberg's insider's take.
	Feature: Nintendo Media Summit Diary, Part 1 by Harold Goldberg \| 4/18/2008 4:00:20 PM \| 0 comments Last week in San Francisco, Nintendo hosted an event to preview upcoming titles for the Wii and DS. From Super Mario Sluggers to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon to Boom Blox and more, Harold Goldberg has the report -- read on.
	Feature: WrestleMania Diary: You Can't Beat Her. She Has Infinite Health. by Harold Goldberg \| 4/7/2008 2:51:07 PM \| 0 comments Harold Goldberg gets in the ring as some of the biggest names in the game test drive WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009. Get the play-by-play here.
	Column: PSN Pundit: The PlayStation Store Is a Museum Within a Bodega by Harold Goldberg \| 4/7/2008 2:45:35 PM \| 0 comments Harold Goldberg is kicking it old-school for his latest column. Read on to get a little blast from the past with your PS3.
	Review: Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed (Wii) by Harold Goldberg \| 3/24/2008 12:00:00 AM \| 0 comments The Destroy All Humans! series steps into the '70s -- and the shoes of Big Willy. Does this third-person adventure game pull it off on the Wii? Find out in Harold Goldberg's review.
	Column: PSN Pundit: Eye Spy Games Decent and Crappy by Harold Goldberg \| 3/24/2008 12:00:00 AM \| 0 comments Harold Goldberg zooms in on downloadable games for the PlayStation Eye. Take a look at his latest column.
	Review: Patapon (PSP) by Harold Goldberg \| 3/11/2008 12:00:00 AM \| 0 comments Can this rhythm-based game for the PSP boost your god complex? Find out in Harold Goldberg's review.
	Preview: LEGO Batman: The Videogame by Harold Goldberg \| 3/6/2008 3:45:31 PM \| 0 comments Traveller's Tales is getting ready to unlock more LEGO action – read Harold Goldberg's preview of LEGO Batman: The Videogame to find out more.
	Column: PSN Pundit: The Agony and Defeat Within PixelJunk Monsters by Harold Goldberg \| 3/4/2008 6:48:54 AM \| 0 comments Once again our Harold Goldberg sounds off on the latest offerings of the PlayStation Network, in his column, PSN Pundit. Find out more about Crispy Gamer's latest PSN obsession, PixelJunk Monsters.
	Review: Motorstorm (PS3) by Harold Goldberg \| 2/14/2008 12:00:00 AM \| 0 comments Ready for the off-road? Get in the driver’s seat with a real-time deforming terrain racing game that’s built to get your motor running. Harold Goldberg reviews MotorStorm, developed by Evolution Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
	Column: PSN Pundit by Harold Goldberg \| 2/6/2008 12:00:00 AM \| 0 comments From the thrill-filled PixelJunk Racers to the upcoming eye-pleaser flower, Harold Goldberg has his eye on the Spartan offerings of the PlayStation Network. Read on for the debut of his column, PSN Pundit.
	Review: Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (DS) by Harold Goldberg \| 1/31/2008 12:00:00 AM \| 0 comments Vaan and Penelo and a host of other characters are back for another tactical RPG steeped in magic and sized for the Nintendo DS. Harold Goldberg reviews Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, developed by Square Enix and Think & Feel Inc.
	Review: Mario Party DS (DS) by Harold Goldberg \| 1/31/2008 12:00:00 AM \| 0 comments Developer Hudson Soft invites Mario, Luigi and the gang over to Nintendo DS for a pocket-sized party packed with puzzles, mini-games and more. Harold Goldberg takes you past the velvet rope with his review of Mario Party DS.
	Review: Buzz! The Mega Quiz (PS2) by Harold Goldberg \| 1/31/2008 12:00:00 AM \| 0 comments This party game quiz show from developer Relentless Software has made its way across the pond -- how does it hold up as a Sony release on PS2? That''s the million-dollar question. Harold Goldberg has the answer in his review of Buzz!

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