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Video games are the answer to the New Boring
The Guardian (blog)
They are not seeing video games. Okay, so admittedly, games aren't any more in touch with the 'real world' than scripted reality TV shows or the movies of Michael Bay. But at least they are extremely good. This autumn has seen a relentless barrage of ...
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THQ champions new era of WWE video games
MiamiHerald.com
By Scott Fishman When THQ announced a new era of WWE video games, ending the SmackDown (SmackDown vs. Raw) series after more than 10 years, I mourned the loss of my childhood. That was until I played “WWE' 12” for the PlayStation 3 console. ...
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Gift guide: Top video games for all ages
Washington Post
5) Patapon 3: One of the best new games out there for kids toting Sony's PlayStation Portables, Patapon 3 is the latest installment of the music-based series that's earned high praise in the past. The story in Patapon 3 differs slightly from its ...
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US woman lists 'gamer' hubby for sale
Newstrack India
Washington, Nov 22 (ANI): A US woman put up her husband for sale on the online classified firm Craigslist after she was tired of watching him too engrossed in his video games. 21-year-old Alyse Baddley, frustrated by her husband Kyle's unresponsive ...
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CoD gamer so good he's for hire
The Sun
By STAFF REPORTER A GAMER has got so good at Call Of Duty he's started CHARGING other players £10-an-hour to be their virtual bodyguard - vowing: "I will take bullets for you." The sharp-shooter is offering rubbish players the chance to pay him to...
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Couple Wins Free Video Games for Life
Nerd Reactor
... video game character (however awesome), and what impact that would have on him. But the more I thought of it, the more I settled on Dovahkiin, contest or no.” Congrats to the parents and their healthy baby boy. And have fun with all those video games.
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Gamer's Grasp: Sharing the Love
Baruch College The Ticker
As Rockstar's debut of the trailer for Grand Theft Auto V brought record breaking traffic to game sites (IGN reported their highest traffic since last summer's E3 Expo), fans of the series found themselves with an itch they could hopefully scratch with ...
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Holiday Shopping for the Gamer
Examiner.com
The Holiday shopping season is upon us, and with it comes a flurry of quality games. Several major franchises are returning this season (threequels are the name of the game), and the discerning shopper will need help maximizing their dollar. ...
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Four Ways The Mainstream Press Fails at Covering Video Games
Kotaku
Over at The Brainy Gamer, Michael Abbott has taken a look at the problem in a well put-together new post called "Tropes are for dopes." In the piece, he singles out NPR, whose programs which he says he very much likes and supports, but hopes can move ...
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Video Games as Military Education
Military & Aerospace Electronics (blog)
In my video blog I discussed video games in the military, but I feel that there's much more to say on the subject. As a person who has actually played the game that got it all started, America's Army, I feel like I should weigh in on my experience and ...
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Xbox Live customers 'hacked' in fresh cyber fraud case
Telegraph.co.uk
Xbox is the latest video games firm to be targeted by hackers this year. Valve, the firm behind Steam, a distribution network for major PC titles including Call of Duty and Skyrim, was hit earlier this month. Codemasters suffered a security breach in ...
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MW3 Vs BF3 Vs Skyrim: Analyzing gamer's preference and hours spent
Product Reviews
With juggernaut titles such as Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3 and Skyrim all launching in the space of a few days between each other this year, it is clear that gamers have to face the pleasant ultimatum of choosing which game takes their preference ...
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Learners Institute Gamer
Android Apps
LearnersInstitute.com/Gamer to get new free game codes as they are made. The game shown is US Presidents 101 - How well do you know your US presidents? Many more games to come for any topic imaginable. To play, choose a user name and start the fun! ...
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On Set of the Upcoming Gamer Movie, 'Noobz'
Nerd Reactor
Rickie is a smoking hot gamer chick that Andy is falling for, but at the same time, is getting in his way of being the champion and making his life a little better off than where it currently is. Maybe Rickie is just the kind of person Andy needs in ...
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How Rift is staying ahead of the game
Videogamer.com
So I'm sure there will be more MMOs that are suited to a casual pick-up gamer. Obviously we're not catering just to the solo player because we put out more raid content than pretty much any MMO on the market in the eight months we've been around. ...
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Gamertell's 2011 General Gamer Goodies Holiday Gift Guide
Gamertell (blog)
If a game is due out that one is interested in, odds are the gamer will already have a pre-order in at his or her favorite store. Which means that sometimes gifts that aren't games, but are game-related, are the best bet. Of course, there are only so ...
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WWE 12: Brock Lesnar and Superstars We're Dying to See in Action
Bleacher Report
Whether you're a fan of his character or not, Sin Cara is certain to be a dream for any WWE 12 gamer to play as. It isn't often that people are excited about the inclusion of a diva in a WWE video game, but there has never been a diva quite like Kharma ...
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Top 10 Unity-powered games for the iPhone, iPad, and Android
Pocket Gamer
by Anthony Usher If you're an avid reader of Pocket Gamer, you'll probably already know that Unity Technologies CEO David Helgason revealed in a recent interview that there won't be any Unity support for Windows Phone 7. That got us thinking. ...
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Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection Review
GoozerNation
Metal Gear Solid is what started my life as a hardcore gamer, and all of my friends know me as the Metal Gear guy. I can answer any Metal Gear question, no matter how trivial, in seconds. That being said, know my review is not complete bias. ...
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Three crazy ways politics are taking over MMOs
PC Gamer Magazine
I decided to take on the role of an oppressive overlord, filling in my personal campaign page with a customized PC Gamer emblem and my own motto: Free candy for all noobs! My path to dictatorship had begun. If I wanted to broaden my campaign's reach,...
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The End of a Game Should Be a Reward, Not a Chore
Kotaku
Video games are all about the carrot and the stick. You endure repetitive tasks in order to receive just enough of a reward to compel you to complete more repetitive tasks. Why, then, do so few games ever let you get your hands on the carrot after ...
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NC Court of Appeals contemplates legality of Sweepstakes ban
Macon County News
Gaming industry representatives contend the ban violates free-speech rights and that it criminalizes “story-driven, arcade-style video games,” which is not technically gambling. It was through this style of gaming that the industry was able to find a ...
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Gamer Husband: Free To A Good Home
By Brian Crecente
Another respondent, a man, wrote that he was already house-trained and would love to trade himself for Kyle, adding that he preferred reading books to playing video games." Alyse and Kyle ... 'Gamer' Husband Auctioned Off on Craigslist ...
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Damn You Auto Correct! » A Gamer's Life
By Jillian Madison
A Gamer's Life. Posted on November 21st 2011 by Jillian Madison. damn you auto correct funny iphone fails and blunders. -submitted by Lauren. Tweet This! Facebook This! Digg Stumble Reddit · E-mail to a Friend 7 Comments - Share your ...
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Legal Theory Blog: Garon on Commercial Speech in Video Games ...
By Lawrence Solum
Jon Garon (NKU Chase College of Law) has posted Beyond the First Amendment: Shaping the Contours of Commercial Speech in Video Games, Virtual Worlds and Social Media on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In Brown v. Entertainment ...
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GameSetWatch Happy 8-Bit Holidays With This Gamer's Wreath
By Eric Caoili
Happy 8-Bit Holidays With This Gamer's Wreath. November 21, 2011 6:00 PM | Eric Caoili · Thinkgeek's 8-bit Holiday Wreath is packed with references even lapsed and 'casual gamers' should recognize: a Tetris L-shape, a giant red Rupee, ...
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The On-line World Of Arcade Video games : 31Night.com, A World of ...
By PironeZevenbergen522
Talking of on-line arcade video games, the game play settings have change into more in-depth and have a robust story line. The net arcade racing video games grew to become extra simplified. Through the use of the built in stimulators, the ...
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Black Friday Video Games To Be Heavily Discounted
By The Huffington Post News Editors
By Liana B. Baker(Reuters) - Retailers are saving some of their deepest discounts on Black Friday for video game products, with large chains Wal-Mart and Best Buy putting some rock-bottom prices tags on hot games to lure shoppers into ...
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Have a Gamer Bodyguard For £5 | Thumb Culture
By Max Drinan
Gamer Bodyguard. For-hire gamer “will take bullets for you”. Paying people for game-related services is one of the dark arts usually reserved for MMOs. There's a whole industry behind it. With the ascendency of the competitive FPS, it was only ...
Thumb Culture |
Video Games by Sort It! | AppAggie
By Aggie
Free Apps for iPhone and Android. Free iPhone and Android Games, and iPad too -- the best applications aggregator for finding new great apps.
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The $700M Game, or Why Video Games Rule the Entertainment ...
By Julien
Why are video games becoming more successful than movies, the previous behemoths of the entertainment world? Perhaps it's the value for money – video games can run $40 to $60, but might offer 20 to 40 hours of entertainment, while a ...
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video games in ESL contexts - UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum
By haskari301
Dear Teachers I am Hossein Askari, a PhD student of TEFL . It is a while I am thinking about incorporating language into professional video games (not simple games which can be found on the net), to.
UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum |
Wife Auctions off her Gamer Husband on Craigslist - News ...
By venkman
Wife Auctions off her Gamer Husband on Craigslist · Author ... Another respondent, a man, wrote that he was already house-trained and would love to trade himself for Kyle, adding that he preferred reading books to playing video games. ...
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