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Side-Quest: Too Many New Games

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tmeacham   09-03-2008 at 06:20:03 PM

Article by Travis Meacham.

The months of September and October threaten to consume gamers' money and time with the releases of several high-quality titles just days apart. In this week's Side-Quest we run down the list and offer an alternative strategy for releasing big titles.

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aziraphale   09-04-2008 at 12:37:19 PM
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And to think of my still remaining 6 weeks of vacation and overtimes compensation for this year...

I am so looking forward to playing each and every single one of those games...!

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malveaux   09-05-2008 at 12:39:01 AM
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Heya,

An even more simple solution: you don't have to play every game at release.

Buy one, get another later.

Very best,

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aziraphale   09-05-2008 at 04:50:50 PM
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^ Word.

But can I wait?

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flinxsl   09-05-2008 at 11:17:54 PM
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my biggest beef with the game release splurge is that it comes right after school starts. why not right before summer starts so i have all the free time to play

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ovaltineplease   09-06-2008 at 01:10:25 AM
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Literally? Because most people don't buy a lot of video games over the summer, they go outside.

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darthvaderkenneth   09-10-2008 at 11:24:34 AM
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even if ppl go outside during the summer they will still play games more. I've got exams this year and how will i finish fallout 3, crysis warhead, far cry 2 and some of the other games coming out

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