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It’s Sunday night, 7h30 PM… I’m working tomorrow at 9 AM, and I’m just about over my 80th hour of work this week. The hallowed halls of E3 seem quite far right now… I must keep up hope.
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西施 Loses Her Innocence
Although it’s freezing cold outside right now, the days were getting noticeably warmer last we...
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My Life as a Rock Star
Whew! It’s been an insanely busy week, and I’m glad it’s all over. If you’ve...
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Saigon for Christmas
Two weeks ago, I realized with a great amount of trepidation that I actually could afford to take a ...
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The Cat Goes Beep!
It’s a frantic period of late. Not only do I have to wrap up SCDA X360, but I also have to pre...
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The Mysterious Case of the Japanese Screwdriver
As a producer, my role is to allow my team to do their job unhindered; to get the details out of the...
The Road to E3
Long time no write, no? As always, this happens to me when work buries me until my social life becomes a distant memory. In the present case, it’s the imminent arrival of E3 that’s making me scarce. In 4 weeks, ...
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On Chinese Character Tattoos
(Photo: “Dai Zi,” meaning ‘idiot’.) Thinking of getting a Chinese character as a tattoo? My sincere advice to you: Don’t do it! Chinese character tattoos appear exotic and mysterious to many people in the West, but after two years in ...
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X360: First Impressions
The X360 has been plugged in now for 4 days, and I (and definitely Helene) had time to take it for a spin. Overall, the X360 is a very good console. It’s impressive out of the box, before you even ...
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It’s Here
Shipping an X360 from Montreal to Shanghai: 4 days, $60 USD Getting an X360 through the bureaucracy of Chinese customs: 4 days, $30 USD Just goes to show that the main problem when going from point A to point B ...
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