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    "Nintendo Video" due later this summer on 3DS. (Netflix incoming!!)

    Tomorrow, Europe gets the Nintendo Video application, as does Japan. Nintendo of America hasn't formally announced its plans yet, but now we have a bit more information and it doesn't sound entirely promising. Nintendo of America informed Joystiq that the service will arrive "later this...
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    Court: Why the First Amendment protects violent video games

    From Yahoo news: I am glad that California Justices have both upheld The Constitution and saw through often used, but logically unsupportable arguments. http://beta.news.yahoo.com/blogs/exclusive/why-supreme-court-says-first-amendment-protects-violent-171155072.html
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    The inventor of the "video game cartridge" passes away....wow!

    Engineer, inventor and video game pioneer Jerry Lawson passed away Saturday of unknown causes. Lawson was among the earliest video game engineers. His first arcade title, Chicago Coins' Demolition Derby, was developed in his garage in the early 1970s. Lawson is remembered as the inventor of...
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    Spryo is back, but in a whole new way...

    Skylanders Spyro's Adventure! Brings toys and videogames together. What if you could pick up a toy at Toys "R" Us, bring it home, and then upload it into a video game as a playable character? That's the concept behind Activision's Skylanders Spyro's Adventure. zone: blizzard size: 300x600...
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    No more Guitar Hero! Activision finally gives it the axe! (Update: 50 staff cut)

    NEW YORK — These days, guns are more popular than guitars, at least when it comes to video games. The company behind "Guitar Hero" said Wednesday that it is pulling the plug on one of the most influential video game titles of the new century. Activision Blizzard Inc., which also produces the...
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    Why did the Wii cooled off to consumers?

    One theory was from this lady's reply. NPR's Marketplace explains: She and her husband started playing every night for at least an hour. After six months, they got tired of the workouts, so Bewley figured she'd just get a new disc for Christmas. Bewley: But we were really disappointed...
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    Custom Gaming Computer...

    I just checked the requirements for a game I really want and it needs Win 7, 3GB RAM, loads of CPU, and a much better video card than I have. So I decided I'd start out on a little project I've been tinkering with the past few weeks. I already have a computer with 2.4GHz, 2GB RAM, 512MB ATI...
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    Support The First Amendment With Your Old Game Controllers

    With Supreme Court arguments over the California game law beginning next month, the Video Game Voters Network has devised a way of showing the law's author Senator Leland Yee your support for the First Amendment: Mail him your used controllers. Senator Leland Yee is the author of the California...
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    How to anger a Gamer in 12 easy steps. SO FREAKIN FUNNY!!

    I died from laughter reading this! 12. Refer To All Video Games as 'Nintendo Tapes' 11. Imply Only Children Play Video Games 10. Marvel at Games' Expense 9. Say Video Games Were Better When You Played Them 8. Ask To Play and Then Don't Even Try 7. Tell the Gamer To Find "A Save Spot" 6. Pretend...
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    November 2nd. All gamers unite in the Supreme Court.

    It's been a long road for the California bill backed by Governor Schwarzenegger that seeks to keep violent video games from being sold to minors. But the end is finally in sight: The Entertainment Consumer Association has announced that the case, known as Schwarzenegger vs. EMA (Entertainment...
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    Video game clothes you own and T-shirts you'd like to see

    Alright so just curious as you what video game related clothes you all have :3 I have: a HMD shirt (from Viewtiful Joe) a Dudley Shirt (Super Street Fighter IV) Sonic shirt (picked it up at a mervins years ago) Ivy shirt (Soul Caliber II pre order bonus) Devil May Cry 3 shirt Gamer shirt (sis...
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    NBC working on a Video Game Show for primetime

    According to a Joystiq source, NBC is developing a pilot for a show about gaming, focusing on gamer culture and the people who make games. According to the source, the project is being helmed by TJ "Ocman" Allard, a former Ubisoft designer. His co-host is Audrey Cleo, who currently works on...
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    What Do You Find The Most Attractive About Video Games?

    There is no bigger thrill in video games than crushing a tough boss in an rpg after a few hours of trying,as well as finishing 1st place in a game like Mario Kart by a hair ahead of your opponent by using a homing turtle shell just before he crosses the finish line.Sweet sweet victory. That...
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    Do You Find That Taking Away Your Child's Video Games Is A Fair Punishment?

    In all fairness,I'm not a parent,but some members are.Do you consider taking away your child's video games as punishment is a little harsh and ineffective?Surely there must be a more effective way.I'm just curious to know how you as parents feel about this. Godspeed. Kaz
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    Video Games Were Invented By The Devil

    I know this article isn't super new,but entertaining nonetheless.What are your thoughts? http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/12/27/video-games-were-invented-by-the-devil/42149/
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    The Hardest Video Game Boss Ever?

    Do you agree?You'd think that it would be a matter of the gaming skill of the individual. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQZuidKexBQ
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    Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World Video Game! (DLC Available now!)

    http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/09/scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world-is-timed-exclusive-on-psn/ Game Informer's recent, glowing preview of Ubisoft's upcoming adaptation of the graphic novel-turned-film Scott Pilgrim vs. The World revealed a surprising fact about the game's release plans. As of right...
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    Gary Coleman dies at age 42. RIP.

    Gary Coleman, best known for his role as Arnold in the 1970s-80s sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, died today of injuries he suffered in a fall at his Utah home. Coleman, who also appeared in 2003's Postal 2, was 42. TMZ reported Coleman's death just past 12:30 p.m. U.S. Mountain time. He had been in a...
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    Red Dead Redemption Video Review

    For just the video review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1pjZI3anPY For just the glitch video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbeWGMR2lvE
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    Target stores revamp their game section to make it look COOL AND HIP!

    If you're the kind of shopper who makes a beeline for the game section of any store you enter, the reinvention of Target gaming department should be a welcome change, making games more accessible and organizing by platfom and genre. I'm a relatively regular Target shopper, and up until now I've...
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