Posted 10:13 AM by Gene

NEUHARTHISM OF THE WEEK:

Are we in the golden age of video gaming? (Can you hear THE VOICE OF AL screaming, WE ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?)

OR:

"If games were movies, we (have) Star Wars, Titanic, Toy Story, Casablanca and Gone With the Wind all (hitting) at the same time," says John Davison, editorial director for Ziff-Davis video game publications.

Star Wars, Titanic, Toy Story...That should be enough.

JOHN! You looking for a job at GanNETt? They'd LOVE to have you!

OR:

More than a few of the 1.5 million who put down a deposit for [Halo 2] months in advance took days off work to play it.

It was well worth it to Craig Askew [SIC], 33, of Henderson, N.C., who has been waiting for Halo 2 since he finished the original three years ago. He played more than 25 hours the first week the game was out, including most of Wednesday, a day he had arranged to take off from his truck-driving job. Last week, he put in another 10 hours, plus more than 12 on Sunday.

Askew says he didn't specify why he needed the time off. Taking a day off work "to spend some time playing Halo 2 is very unusual for me. The quality of this game is second to none. My HDTV and I have never been this happy playing games." [We're so GLAD you're in love, Craig.]

Others simply called in sick.

TRANSLATION: GET A LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!