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Video Games Train Better Killers

Hmm… I hate to come out and say there is collusion going on, but I agree that video games culture has in fact trained better killers, for sure.  Why deny it?  Johan Santana - Minnesota Twins’ Cy Young winner - has long argued that he gets an edge from baseball video games, so why would […]

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Posted By: froosh | Dec 29th

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Wii Does Not Replace Exercise

No f****** shit, Sherlock!
Younger gamers looking to con a Wii out of parents this year by selling them on the physical benefits of “active” gaming, it’s time to dream up a new strategy. A UK study entitled “Energy expenditure in adolescents playing new generation computer games” reveals that a round of Wii Sports doesn’t […]

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Posted By: froosh | Dec 21st

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They’re Back! Aliens vs Predator - Requiem Mobile Game From Superscape

LOS ANGELES and FLEET, England, December 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Fox Mobile Entertainment and Superscape Group plc , ranked among the top five mobile games publishers in North America, announced today the latest game in the Aliens vs. Predator franchise, Aliens vs. Predator — Requiem.* The new mobile game will launch in time for the December […]

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Posted By: littlec | Dec 21st

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Ronaldinho, Crouch, and Gattuso Named Cover Stars for FIFA Street 3

The third installment of the EA SPORTS BIGTM street soccer arcade series will have not one, but three players gracing the cover:
Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that international soccer superstars Ronaldinho, Peter Crouch, and Gennaro Gattuso will be […]

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Posted By: froosh | Dec 20th

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Wired’s Top Ten Games of the Year

Next-Gen gaming comes into its own. Here are Wired’s Top Ten for 2007:
http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/multimedia/2007/12/YE_games_2007
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Posted By: jackhammer | Dec 19th

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Gamestop - How it Rose to the Top

Came across a good story in the NYT via Valleywag on Gamestop.
“Everyone argued that games would be distributed online … but these guys stuck to their game plan.” That’s true, but GameStop’s success is mostly due to the nascent state of digital distribution. Broadband is still too slow, and console hard drives are still too […]

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Posted By: froosh | Dec 17th

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Will Nintendo’s Strategy Backfire?

Demand and supply.  It’s a tricky thing to manage, but if you can do just that, you create a euphoria around your brand and products.  Nintendo has done that quite well since 2006’s launch of the Wii, but this year, some customers won’t find it funny when the Wii is sold out… over 1 year […]

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Posted By: froosh | Dec 14th

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People Buying the Top 10 PC Games This Christmas Will Not Be Able to Use Them

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ — For many people who get computer games this Christmas, the day won’t be so merry. Results from over 3.5 million user tests in the past two months show that 44.1% of the time, the person’s computer doesn’t meet the publisher’s basic requirements to run the most popular […]

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Posted By: littlec | Dec 12th

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Will Nintendo Halt Wii TV Ads?

You know business is brisk when you consider pulling ads off TV.  That’s right, Nintendo is doing too well with sales of the Wii, so it might hold off from advertising:
It said that holding back adverts until to 2008 would be a “responsible” move.
It now expects to have sold 17.5 million of the […]

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Posted By: froosh | Dec 7th

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3rd Trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV Hits the Web

This game is going to be bonafide badass.
http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/trailer_splash.html
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Posted By: jackhammer | Dec 6th

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