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July 3rd,2008

The VGC is in the thick of things

By Mike Leaño

Where did people ever get the idea that this time of the year is considered “slow” when it comes to games? The volume of releases may not be as enormous compared to the usual fourth quarter deluge, but it’s still of considerable size and its quality is certainly not suffering. And have you been paying attention to the buzz? It’s as frenetic as a mall in December.

Aside from the high brought about by announcements of Diablo III and Chrono Trigger DS, there’s plenty of big news to go around. Fortunately, our channel is in the thick of things to deliver the latest in video games.

• Watch the new Resistance 2 trailer while you still can (FPS Rantings)
• Europeans Prefer Casual Games (Gamerlite)
• Age of Conan dominates PC sales charts (Games Industry Wire)
• Chrono Trigger? On MY DS? (Handheld Age)
• Teddy WoW T6 Priest Cosplay, Neat (Ironic Gamer)
• Photo Essay: Ragnarok Online (MMOtaku)
• Initial D Extreme Stage For PS3, With A Trueno Phone Strap (Play Gadgets)
• Florida Anti-Tobacco Ad Aimed At Kids (Play Girlz)
• Yahtzee Versus Gaming Webcomics (PlayStation Monger)
• Ken and Ryu versus Ken and Ryu (Re:Retro)
• Review: Beijing Olympics 2008 (Sega Nerds)
• Passing our video game exams, playing Bokura no Telebi Game Kentei (Siliconera)
• FreeTime Bohemian Outfit for Adults (Sims Gamer)
• Want to see something cool?! Diablo 3 Trailer (The Adventuress)
• New Nintendo Fun Centers In Hospitals, Help Children (Wii News Daily)
• Reflections On Championing And Reputations (WoW Obsessed)

Image of Chrono Trigger is courtesy of Square Enix.

Tags: chrono_trigger, diablo_iii, vgc, video_games, video_games_channel