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The Stages of Game Anticipation
Posted 13th of July, 2010 at 12:03 am by BoonMcNougat
Ahhh, games. No other media breeds such anticipation and passion within its audience. When a new game or sequel is announced gamers seem to go through phases that are unique to the demographic. You don't see movie buffs analyzing trailers frame by frame or avid readers gathering information on a publisher's previous efforts. We are a special bunch, and when there's a promising game on the horizon we all seem to go through several stages of which we're all familiar with (especially Sonic fans). And it all starts with [s]a kiss[/s] an announcement.
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