Matt Young

My friend Karthik, who I used to play in a band with back in Illinois, has a friend from his university who looks a lot like Ashlee. It's too bad that he and I didn't get back in touch til after I moved. He could've hooked me up.

Thanks, I'm downloading it now. First NIN, then Weezer, now SOAD... It's a good day for hearing new albums.

Reminds me of Courtney Love when she was still hot. EDIT: Double post, so.... Look at them titties!

A generous friend at another board has sent me a link to a download of Backlash rom last night. It's not zipped, so it'll take roughly 30 minutes if you have a 1.5 Mbps DSL connection like I do, or something similar, but hey, it's a free PPV. http://s38.yousendit.com/e.aspx?id=09H8SAF...U802NIX4D2OBFJ9 Enjoy.

Just finished Nine Inch Nails' new album, With Teeth, and now I'm listening to Weezer's Make Believe. Thankfully, it picks up after "Beverly Hills".

I let the upload run all night as I slept, for 2 nights in a row on You Send It. The upload never finished, and I don't know what to do.

Same here. I don't necessarily agree with, say, Rage Aginst The Machine's political views or even Green day's on their newest album (although I am not a Bush supporter), but I still thoroughly enjoy the music. While I'm thinking of it, what is the name of that politically centered website that Serj Tankian and I believe Tom Morello started years ago?

I'm looking forward to it. As I said, I suck at torrents, so I am very grateful that you are uploading the album. Thanks.

I'm really liking it. I'm actually listening to the streaming audio version on MySpace Music now. I'll be picking it up later today if Wal-Mart has a copy in and they can price match to Best Buy's $9.99, and I can use my gift card.

I suck at torrents, but I would certainly appreciate receiving the file. You could always use YouSendIt and post the link in this thread so others can enjoy it.... Otherwise, I'll just get on AIM in a little while to see if you're on.

Hey now, let's not bring the Mars Volta into this. They may be pretentious, but they're damn fine musicians.

Tell me where to download it and I'll give my opinion. I really liked "Cigaro" and, even moreso, the new single (not sure of the name). I've always enjoyed SOAD, and I associate some fond memories with them.

I should've asked before, but compilations are excluded, right? Otherwise, Mario All-Stars, Zelda Collection, and Mega Man Anniversary Collection would be 1-2-3.

I joined up a little late, but my main problem is getting the games right and getting them in order. I know my top 5 or so, but everything else is tough to rank. The descriptions aren't that difficult at all. It's also tough to decide whether or not to rank 1 or 2 recent games (as in the last couple years) that I haven't completely finished.

http://www.gaming-age.com/news/2005/4/18-47 This morning, GameStop and Electronics Boutique announced that they are in the process of merging. Under the agreement, the two large videogame retailers will become GameStop Corp. Read on for the official announcement. GameStop Corp. and Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger. The combined company, to be named GameStop Corp., will be a leading global video game retailer with annual revenues of approximately $3.8 billion, with over 3,200 stores located in all 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as nearly 600 international stores located throughout Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden. Under the terms of the agreement, Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. (Electronics Boutique) shareholders will receive $38.15 in cash, plus the equivalent of 0.78795 shares of GameStop Corp. (GameStop) Class A common stock for each share of Electronics Boutique. Based on the closing price of GameStop's Class A common stock of $21.61 on Friday, April 15, 2005, the stock component of the per share merger consideration is $17.03. The total merger consideration per share of $55.18 represents a 34.2% premium to the closing price of Electronics Boutique's stock as of Friday, April 15, 2005. The total transaction value is approximately $1.44 billion with consideration consisting of approximately 70% cash and 30% common stock. GameStop intends to fund the cash portion of the transaction through the issuance of $950 million in senior bonds and excess cash. R. Richard Fontaine, GameStop's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "This is an exciting transaction for everyone involved - our customers, our shareholders, and our two companies. This merger, which is a very positive step for GameStop, will enable us to enter new international markets and allow us to compete more effectively in the highly competitive U.S. video game industry. We are merging these two companies from a position of strength. Each organization is performing very well now, and we will be able to do more together by extending geographic reach, improving customer service, and continuing our aggressive store growth plans. Electronics Boutique is an impressive organization with a strong management team and we look forward to sharing best practices across both of our companies. In addition, the combined company will retain a strong capital structure, which will allow us to continue to invest in our business going forward." Jeffrey Griffiths, Electronics Boutique's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Our focus at Electronics Boutique has been to be a leading global retailer of video games and by combining our company with GameStop, we are taking further strides towards reaching that goal. Moreover, this transaction makes a tremendous amount of sense from an operational, cultural, and synergistic perspective. We will now be in an even better position to broaden our reach and generate further efficiencies for our business and our customers. We are enormously proud of what Electronics Boutique has accomplished over the past 28 years, are excited about our future, and look forward to a smooth integration with the GameStop team." Following completion of the merger, R. Richard Fontaine, GameStop's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Daniel A. DeMatteo, GameStop's Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, will each serve in the same capacity for the combined company. Other key positions are under discussion and will be announced as the integration process moves forward. This transaction is expected to be significantly accretive to GameStop's fully diluted earnings per share in the second half of fiscal year 2005, and in fiscal years 2006 and beyond. The combined company expects to realize meaningful pre-tax synergies beginning in fiscal year 2006. The boards of directors of each of GameStop and Electronics Boutique have unanimously approved the transaction. -- Jim Cordeira ---------------------------- Something about this doesn't seem right to me, but if it's true, hopefully EB and its open, sticker-covered "new" games will be replaced by Gamestop.

According to Cheap Ass Gamer, where numerous GameCrazy employees post, all older used games, as in systems older than Xbox, PS2, gameCube, DS, and PSP, will be on sale, 3 for $15 in order to clear inventory. I'm pretty sure it's a nationwide deal. Scroby can likely confirm or deny, and I'm trying to get a hold of my friend Daniel from my local GC to ask him about it. Sadly, the only way it appears I will be able to cash in on this deal is to trade in games for credit, which I am very reluctant to do. I figured I'd give you guys a heads up though since I'm sure some of you will be able to make some good finds.

I know it's brief, but as I said, I can see myself playing through the game multiple times. Plus, once you beat a level, you unlock "Free Play" which allows you to play through any level with any unlocked character. I know what the bonus section is. It sounds awesome. I just beat Darth Maul and finished Episode I. I fucking love this game. Also, an idea- We should make this the thread to discuss all the new Star Wars games: Episode III, Lego, and Republic Commando.

Nah, Lego Star Wars is the shit. I'm a new SW fan who has recently watched Episode I and just watched the Episode II DVD today for the first time, and I marked out just from the opening video. I felt like I little kid on Christmas morning. I've played the first 4 levels and the game is incredibly fun and addicting, and overflowing with charm. Some people say it's only worth a rental due to its brevity, but it seems like the type of game I could play through many times over. Of course, Episode III: The Game looks really good as well.

Thanks for answering my question. DDR Extreme sounds awesome, but I just started playing recently and I haven't had much time to practice, so I'm nowhere near arcade-ready.

Judging from my Xbox Live friends list, I was under the impression that you already had every FPS (and sports game) for the system.

I have the game in my GameFly GameQ, but I can only have 2 games out at a time. Whenever I send back Lego Star Wars and/or Jade Empire, I'll have Episode III and Republic Commando sent out.

What was the deal with that cross-dressing angle? Stevie came out ina wig and dress during Victoria's matches for weeks, got his ass kicked by Tomko at Unforgiven, then it was like none of it ever happened.

Hmmph. I got so much shit for liking Ashlee Simpson, but Justin Timberlake lovin' gets this response? With that out of the way, I will admit that I like his singles, especially "Rock Your Body". Justin's voice annoys me, as does his attitude, but the kid has recorded some quality pop songs, and I'm a sucker for catchy pop tunes when they're done right.

I'd like to get as many TSMers as possible together for a game soon. I'd be way back in last place most likely, but it'd be fun. Scroby, you're a 16, so you appear to be damn good. The Dames tears shit up, and Bravesfan (where the fuck has he been?) is awesome as well.