Hello all,

My absence from GameSpot took as long as I predicted it was going to be. It has been a tough month but I was fairly successful in my endeavors, so I am not complaining.

I am back here with some time on my hands, which is great, because I missed this place, and I missed gaming too. Of course, I did play Quake 3 with my friends on LAN, but it’s not like playing an engrossing single player game.

I also played some Deus Ex Invisible War and Peggle Extreme.

Peggle is a very fun and addictive game, I loved the concept. I wish I could say that about Invisible War. It’s not that Invisible War is a bad game, but it’s different from the first game in all the wrong ways. I tried to be objective about it, but the game was modified heavily for the consoles.

I have nothing against games being released for consoles and PC just as long as the quality of the game is not compromised. So hopefully, Deus Ex 3 will not make the same mistake.

While we are on the Deus Ex topic, I purchased the original of Deus Ex. I was out of town recently, I went to this big city for some work, and on the fine evening of July 3, I went to this CD store, and purchased the game for 299/-, which is about $8US. Not bad, yes?

I also managed to get this emblem - I don’t know how that happened.

Top 100

Power and influence.

Those who rank amongst this hallowed 100 greatly benefit those searching for critical information about games. These individuals’ thoughtful, analytical reviews tend to be much more detailed and sophisticated than most of the so-called professional game reviews you could find elsewhere. Sure enough, the top 100 tend to be prolific writers and avid game players.

So now, I am looking forward to some gaming time. I intend to finish Deus Ex Invisible War soon and I got to work on some reviews as well. I will keep you all posted on that as usual.

Take care everyone, and see you around!

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