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    Gamers fight off would be robbers

    So I just get back from Vegas and all of a sudden gamers are standing up for themselves and each other? It’s nice to see, but I never thought I’d see the day. Check out the news report below.

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  • Edge’s top 100 games of all time…today!

    Edge’s top 100 games of all time…today!

    Top 10, 20, 50, 100, or whatever the number might be lists are always sure to be somewhat controversial, but it never keeps anybody from putting them out. Edge has compiled their 100 best games of all time list, and I have to say it’s...

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  • EA to lay off another 1,000 employees and merge studios

    EA to lay off another 1,000 employees and merge studios

    Ouch. EA is undergoing an additional round of layoffs that will increase their percentage of work force cuts from 6% to 10%. Black Box will be merging with the other Vancouver studio over in Burnaby, which probably means that many of the cuts will come...

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  • Devs getting desperate to curb secondhand game sales

    Devs getting desperate to curb secondhand game sales

    Ok, this is getting ridiculous. I love Epic games as much as anybody else, but it seems that a lot of sketchy comments leak out from those guys. In a recent interview with Game Informer, head of Epic, Mike Capps discussed the need to “make...

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  • A strategic alliance for the future.

    A strategic alliance for the future.

    Greetings everyone, I bet you’re all so used to only Jeff posting to this blog. Well that has just changed. My name is Brad Mosbacher, former Features Editor for Nintendo World Report.  I have been brought aboard to provide all of you with interesting and...

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  • Barack Obama on GTA IV

    Barack Obama on GTA IV

    Barack Obama mentioned GTA IV in a recent speech. He acknowledged that the game isn’t intended for kids, but his greatest concern isn’t with the game’s content, but rather that kids left to be raised by video games rather than spend time outside or doing...

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  • Ziff Davis files for bankruptcy

    Ziff Davis files for bankruptcy

    As a result of debt and the severe need for restructuring, the Ziff Davis group is filing for bankruptcy. Ziff Davis is home to the 1up network, Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine, Games for Windows magazine, and other popular online destinations and print publications. In addition...

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  • Warner paid big for Blu-ray exclusivity?

    Warner paid big for Blu-ray exclusivity?

    Last week Warner Warner Bros. studios made the decision to drop HD-DVD support (starting this May) and support Blu-ray exclusively. The announcement, which was made just days ahead of CES, came as a major shock to the HD-DVD promotional group and HD-DVD fans and supporters....

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  • Nice Carvings expands its lineup

    Nice Carvings expands its lineup

    Jason and Melissa Jones have continued to expand their offerings for custom carvings through their website Nice Carvings. In our first look at the custom carving work being done, Jason and Melissa were focusing mostly on characters from the video game world. While the colorful...

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  • Gaming sites forced to talk about games again

    Gaming sites forced to talk about games again

    In a move that will crush many a forum goer, the NPD Group has announced that they will stop sharing sales data with the public on an open basis to non-subscribing members. This means that we’ll no longer get the monthly megaton sales threads across...

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