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AMN, the Advanced Media Network, is a multimedia network founded by Ken Cauley and Sean O' Neill. It is a leading media outlet that provides news coverage for the entertainment and video game industry. AMN content includes reviews, previews, news, editorials, podcasts, and more.

Originally started as a Gamecube fan site over at ultimategamez, it quickly gained popularity and eventually had enough fans to support its own, it was then known as Gamecube Advanced. With a dedicated staff and some elbow greese, Gamecube Advanced eventually started to branch out to include more facets of the gaming life style. The addition of Xbox Advanced started the process of obtaining more sites to cover more systems. DS Advanced and PSP Advanced soon followed. AMN is now on the verge of revamping their site in what the staff call 2.0.

Rapidly growing, the network's channels provides the latest and up-to-date media content and downloads, all available for free. One of the most popular sections includes the highly-refined AMNtv segment - first started by Ray Almeda and Robert Miller - an on-location video-show covering the latest press events around the world.

AMN is also well-known for their editorials and original content, in addition to the reviews and news. Gamecube Advanced (now moving over to Revolution Advanced), has an established team of editorialists that cover a wide variety of subjects. Some of the reoccuring editorial colums are:

Power Force with Brian Langlois

Virtual Reality Check with Josh Valone

The Inside Track with Casey Ayers

Recently, PSP Advanced has done a podcast that is formatted to fit in PSP handhelds. It is called Take Out and is hosted by Charlie Drake. The show covers all types of games and systems and is still in its infant stages. Along with Take Out, audio podcasts are starting to make an appearance on AMN as well.

Advanced Media covers every current video game console, movies, music, comics, Japanese animation. Additionally, the community forums has thousands of members and produces thousands of posts daily. AMN also has many outer network sites that are affiliated with the company; such as the top role playing game site on the internet, RPGamer.com and a top movie related site in E-Insiders (Entertainment Insiders). In addition to these network sites, AMN has many affiliates across the entire global internet which provides a wealth of entertainment information.

In addition, Advanced Media's global offices are based in San Francisco, California.

Even with its torrid pace, the Advanced Media Network is still expanding. AMN continues to grow at a rapid rate and may one day rival media outlets such as GameSpot and IGN.