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    Halo 3

    Game » consists of 17 releases. Released Sep 25, 2007

    The conclusion to the original Halo trilogy has the super-soldier Master Chief joining forces with The Arbiter to finish off the threat of both the remaining Covenant Empire and the parasitic Flood, once and for all.

    Halo 3/Jeff Gerstmann Article

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    #1  Edited By wefwefasdf

    I was reading my gaming digg feed today and was interested in one because it mentioned Halo 3 which I happen to like. :)

    http://xboxfocus.com/columns/2-the-xbox-guy/790-why-halo-3-underwhelmed/index.html

    I don't really care about the whole article itself but what I do care about is what was said in the article in one sentence.

    "Nonetheless, as per my usual arrogance and narcissm, I ignored the poor bastard like women ignore Jeff Gerstmann."

    Does this guy know Jeff or does this type of attacking happen a lot in the gaming industry?

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    #2  Edited By ZombieHunterOG

    he might know jeff never the less if quite rude what he said 

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    #3  Edited By Keyser_Soze

    Written by Steve Wysowski. Can anyone else find any dirt on this guy.

    And from reading a few clips of his articles he sounds like an arrogant opinionated writer... oh how unique he must be.

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    #4  Edited By BiffMcBlumpkin

    Anyone with a last name that looks like it was created when someone accidentally dropped a glass on a keyboard cannot be trusted.

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    #5  Edited By Termite
    BiffMcBlumpkin said:
    "Anyone with a last name that looks like it was created when someone accidentally dropped a glass on a keyboard cannot be trusted."
    Haha so true.

    Well, this Steve whatchamacallit is just an arrogant prick. If we ignore him, maybe he'll dissolve into little corn kernels
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    #6  Edited By pause422

    Definitely an asshole move on his part, though I agree with his article.

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    #7  Edited By SteveWysowski

    Yeah, hey guys.

    I'm sorry about the Jeff Gertsmann line in my most recent column. Kind of a "shock" joke, as I usually write up whatever first comes to mind (a blogging habit I suppose). It was rather rude, and I know I crossed a few boundaries that I probably wouldn't have wanted to.

    Today, I looked back on it (before I noticed the rather negative feedback I got for it) and felt it was a bit overdone so I omitted it from my post. So, sorry Jeff; I always have appreciated you're work and that was exceedingly childish on my part. I do feel bad, so if you can, forgive me.

    Once again, sincere apologies. I'll make a note of it in my next column.

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    #8  Edited By Keyser_Soze
    SteveWysowski said:
    "Yeah, hey guys.

    I'm sorry about the Jeff Gertsmann line in my most recent column. Kind of a "shock" joke, as I usually write up whatever first comes to mind (a blogging habit I suppose). It was rather rude, and I know I crossed a few boundaries that I probably wouldn't have wanted to.

    Today, I looked back on it (before I noticed the rather negative feedback I got for it) and felt it was a bit overdone so I omitted it from my post. So, sorry Jeff; I always have appreciated you're work and that was exceedingly childish on my part. I do feel bad, so if you can, forgive me.

    Once again, sincere apologies. I'll make a note of it in my next column."
    How do I know you're the real Wysowski?

    Pics or it's a lie.
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    #9  Edited By SteveWysowski

    My email goes to Steve@XboxFocus.com

    You can email me if you'd like and I would respond.

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    #10  Edited By Boyling

    Wow, let's play "how many celebrity similes can I drop in my crappy-ass text"!

    The past week I veraciously went in to Halo 3 like Cuba Gooding Jr. goes into a badly written comedy.

    Then it struck me like a bitchslap from Cliff Bleziniski to Dennis Dyack; the guy was right.


    How many more do you have in store?
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    #11  Edited By Keyser_Soze
    SteveWysowski said:
    "My email goes to Steve@XboxFocus.com

    You can email me if you'd like and I would respond."
    OK I'll believe you, but let this be a warning and a lesson to you. Fuck with Gerstmann, you fuck with his crew.
    Now watch this vid and be scared:

      
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    #12  Edited By duxup

    Looks like he thought better of it and edited it out.  *shurg*

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    Well, I read the article, and the Gerstmann joke is gone. 

    Stylistically, man, you need to sharpen your english skills before you start making terrible jokes like that.  I'm not usually a vulture about grammar and style, but it undermines your point when the crux of your argument is pivoted on the use of pretentious diction instead of insight.   

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    #14  Edited By krazychris

    A user a few post above made the point that you just name dropped a bunch of celebrites and compared them to somthing else in a very non funny way and I gotta agree because although I agree with your point I think those rubbish jokes undermine the point. But thats just my 2 pence.

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    #15  Edited By xruntime

    Its just a joke, calm down. I know all of you guys literally pray to Jeff, but I'm sure your God has no problem with a few friendly jokes.

    I don't know what's more scary. System Shock 2 or the worshiping and idolization of Gerstmann & crew. He's human too, you know.

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    #16  Edited By BiggerBomb
    xruntime said:
    "Its just a joke, calm down. I know all of you guys literally pray to Jeff, but I'm sure your God has no problem with a few friendly jokes.

    I don't know what's more scary. System Shock 2 or the worshiping and idolization of Gerstmann & crew. He's human too, you know."

    I like Jeff a lot and I respect him more than most other journalists in this industry, but I also do find the whole "Jeff as a god" mentality to be pretty stupid.

    That said, the guy behind the article even described himself as arrogant and narcisstic. He sounds like a complete douche bag.
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    #17  Edited By OGCartman

    Ima kill that motherfucker.

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    #19  Edited By wefwefasdf
    Keyser_Soze said:
    "SteveWysowski said:
    "My email goes to Steve@XboxFocus.com

    You can email me if you'd like and I would respond."
    OK I'll believe you, but let this be a warning and a lesson to you. Fuck with Gerstmann, you fuck with his crew.
    Now watch this vid and be scared:

      
    "
    Word.
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    #20  Edited By Knives

    I thought it was pretty funny.

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    #21  Edited By wefwefasdf

    How to did the guy find this thread? That is what I want to know...

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    #22  Edited By Boyling
    SpikeSpiegel said:
    "How to did the guy find this thread? That is what I want to know..."
    He probably googles his name regularly =)
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    #23  Edited By krazychris
    xruntime said:
    "Its just a joke, calm down. I know all of you guys literally pray to Jeff, but I'm sure your God has no problem with a few friendly jokes.

    I don't know what's more scary. System Shock 2 or the worshiping and idolization of Gerstmann & crew. He's human too, you know."

    Agreed about the whole Jeff is god mentality but I still think the joke was over the line, especially since it wasn't funny.
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    #24  Edited By Termite
    Boyling said:
    "SpikeSpiegel said:
    "How to did the guy find this thread? That is what I want to know..."
    He probably googles his name regularly =)"
    Actually he could have had Google Statistics on his blogs so he could see where his traffic was coming from. Just a hunch but I think it would be possible...

    But he probably just Googled his name because as he said himself he is a narcissistic bastard.

    If he changed his name to Narcissistic bastard, then he wouldn't have so much trouble living up to his cognomen now would he? HAHAHA!

    Man..............now I'm drained
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    #25  Edited By ZombieHunterOG
    Cartman said:
    "Ima kill that motherfucker."
    Chill Broski put you Nine away  :P 

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