2006: The year that...
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The first fears of PS3 launch delay emerged
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Rockstar shocked us again!
Yes, we were shocked. But this time it wasn't because its new game would let us do the nasty with hookers or give us the opportunity to perform brutal murder using plastic bags. No, it was because the undisputed King of Controversy had 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:an✃nounced its first next-gen project and it was... ping pong. The gaming w꧅orld reeled in disbelief as it struggled with the idea that Rockstar could actually produce something so offensively inoffensive.
Above: No violence, no swearing... just ping and pong. Rockstar had a sissy moment and created the sports game of 2006
PSP got fresh; Microsoft got busy
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Everyone was talkin' about Revolution
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Above: No violence, no swearing... just ping and pong. Rockstar had a sissy moment and created the sports game of 2006
PSP got fresh; Microsoft got busy
After the runaway success of DS Lite it was inevitable that talk of a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:new, redesigned PSP was heard through the internet grapevine. And, while not completely missing the mark, it transpired that the whispers could simply be attributed to a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:feature update for Sony's slabtastic handheld that included GPS, an EyeToy style camera and the ability to play PSone games... Meanwhile, back at the lab, rumours of a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Microsoft handheld competitor were gathering momentum.
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