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05.13.08
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GTA IV: Perfect Isn't Perfect

It may be the biggest hit of the year, but that doesn't mean it won't tick you off
By Steve Morgenstern Posted 05.07.2008 at 11:25 am 7 Comments

Proceeding on Foot!: Photo by Rockstar Games

You heard the hype, you read the astonishing array of perfect-score online reviews. So you bought a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV, sat down to play and . . . what's going on here? How can a perfect game be ticking you off? I'm not saying that GTA IV is less than amazing, but it most definitely is less than perfect, particularly if you're not one of the professional gamers writing those frothing-at-the-mouth-with-delight reviews. Some of the most basic elements in the game are just plain aggravating.

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Guinness Got Game

The first gamer’s edition of the ultimate record book
By Steve Morgenstern Posted 05.02.2008 at 10:12 am 8 Comments

Used to be, when I answered my phone at work, I didn't know what to expect. A college frat boy wanting to build the world's largest beer bong. Ashrita Furman, a guy from Brooklyn planning to break the marathon unicycle-riding record for the greater glory of his spiritual leader, Sri Chinmoy. A woman who had toilet-trained her chameleon. I was the associate American editor for the Guinness Book of World Records, and point man in the U.S. for would-be record-breakers.

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Xbox Media Monster

Dust off that old Xbox, add a little free software, and get your movies and songs into the living room where they belong
By Mike Haney Posted 08.01.2006 at 2:00 am 0 Comments

Reinvent Your Xbox

Cost: $35
Time: 1
Hour
Easy | | | | |
Hard


Although the sleek new Xbox 360 is all the rage with gaming geeks these days, that chunky old first-gen Xbox has something the 360 doesn’t: a legacy of hacks that give it a life beyond gaming, including the ability to take that episode of The Office you just downloaded and stream it to the flat-screen in front of your sofa.

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Race Against Reality

You´re pushing 185 mph. The trees to your left have melted into a green blur, the tachometer needle shakes frenetically as it nears the end of its ascent, and the engine is screaming.
By Posted 03.29.2005 at 3:00 am 0 Comments

Pulse pounding, you hit the brakes and crank the wheel, but it’s too late: The
car can’t overcome its own momentum, and you slam into the wall at 150. And
then?

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