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Go to the Google homepage now, and play with the guitar, and even record it for playback. Get to it before it's gone. http://www.google.com/

So I don't know about you guys but I always look forward to this. I plan on taking the day off work to watch the Microsoft press conference. I can't wait to finally see some information on the new hitman game and bungies next project. What is everyone else looking forward to and what have you heard. Also if anyone has a good source for information please share. I'm gonna be watching the conference for Microsoft live on either Xbox or g4 unless you know of a better way. I'd love to watch it to together if anyone's interested.

Go here to see the rest of the photos - http://framework.latimes.com/2011/06/06/puyehue-volcano/

Open to all, Gearbox Community Day is a celebration of our awesome fans, our history as a studio, the launch of Duke Nukem Forever, and of what lies ahead for Gearbox. This will be your chance to play Duke Nukem Forever alongside the Gearbox crew before the game is released in North America. You'll get to hear the stories and meet the people behind some of Gearbox's biggest games, including Borderlands, Brothers in Arms, Aliens: Colonial Marines and more! Better yet, you'll get to experience the first public unveiling of never-before-seen materials by Gearbox. Best of all, it's free! If you're in the Dallas area, register here - http://www.gearboxsoftware.com/communityda…

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Gearbox has said via Twitter, that the demo codes will start releasing soon. The Duke Nukem Forever demo is about to be unlocked for all platforms!!! http://twitter.com/#!/DuvalMagic/status/76499591847084033 If you've already registered for the Early Access Club, head on over here, and wait for that top right box to be enabled with your access code.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/110548-Leaked-Deus-Ex-Preview-Build-Impresses-Fans This and other recent instances, will change the way developers and publishers do business with sites and publications that work in the industry. I'm already starting to see the trend of publishers sending out review copy just a day before release. I'm assuming the reasoning behind this is several fold. One of which is, community sites that get the review copy, toss up an innocuous review of the game they never played, and sell their copy early on eBay for big bucks.

The information, which includes about a million usernames and passwords of customers in the U.S., the Netherlands and Belgium, is available for download and posted on the group’s site. The group also said that none of the information it took from Sony was encrypted. “Our goal here is not to come across as master hackers, hence what we're about to reveal: SonyPictures.com was owned by a very simple SQL injection, one of the most primitive and common vulnerabilities, as we should all know by now,” the group wrote, “From a single injection, we accessed EVERYTHING. Why do you put such faith in a company that allows itself to become open to these simple attacks?” Read the res…

Some assface got access to my grafxbypatton email, and is now spamming my entire contacts list. If you get an email from me, don't even open it. Just delete it. Sorry.

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/06/02/top-10-things-you-can-do-to-protect-your-gmail-account/ Take the time to read this, and follow all it says. Turn on two step verification and make sure there's no other accounts inside of your forwarding and grant access options. Do it all. Don't put it off.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/30/call-of-duty-elite In a nutshell, service that isn't require to play online, that for a mostly fee that will most likely be under 8 dollars, will get you map packs and stat stuff. Personally, I don't like the idea of monthly fees and games at all(why the only MMO I ever played was Guild Wars), but I have about 0 interest in MW3 anyway.

Thank you to those who have served and are serving today. We would not our freedom (or this day off) if it were not for you! Hope everyone is having a safe and Happy Memorial Day.

Joystiq claims that they discovered that Ghost Recon: Future Soldier may be Kinect enabled. Joystiq is claiming that an image appeared late lastnight on Xbox.com that showed the cover of the game sporting a “Better With Kinect Sensor” purple logo. That image has since been taken down and replaced with regular looking cover art. If you pay attention to the differences in both covers you will see that Ubisoft logo has also been moved and both versions of the cover are extremely different. What do you think Ghost Recon fans? Would a Kinect enabled experience enhance or destroy your gaming experience with Future Soldier? via Joystiq View the full article

Zen Studios has maybe the best pinball simulation game on the market today with Pinball FX2. In my previous review I mentioned that the upcoming Fantastic Four table. With its release, do we get another great addition to the already stellar table lineup? Keep on reading comic fans and let’s find out in Gamercide’s first “Quick Review” As with all the other tables, Zen Studios has done a great job capturing the feel of the Fantastic Four comics. Artwork for the table is colorful and quite impressive for a pinball game. Each character is represented in great detail and put their powers to good use as you play through the missions. Voice work is very well done, as is …

The stage has been set for Ezio and Altair’s final chapter in the Assassin’s Creed saga. For fans that are anxiously awaiting for E3 to arrive, Ubisoft has put together this little teaser which is sure to build up even more anticipation as E3 approaches in the coming weeks. <br> <center> </center><br> via View the full article

This announcement from Sony regarding the upcoming Limited Edition Black Ops PS3 Bundle might be a little late to the party considering that it launched in November 2010, but if you are still interested in the shooter and want to play it on the PS3 and have no PS3, then you might find the following details exciting. The $299.99 160 GB bundle will feature a copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops, The First Strike Map pack, and is looking at a release date of May 31st. Um…thanks Sony? via Playstation Blog View the full article

<br> <br> MonkeyPaw Games and Frozen Codebase released the first full gameplay trailer and a ton of screenshots for the upcoming HD remake of the classic Burgertime. Head over to the main site to take a look at the full press release and screeshots. We will have the trailer uploaded later today. <br> <br> View the full article

Max Payne 3 is “still in development” according to a recent posting on Eurogamer after they had an investor call with Take-Two’s CEO Strauss Zelnick, but would not say anything else regarding the game which seems to have slipped into the shadows. Max Payne 3 was originally suppose to see a release date of 2009, but unfortunately has been pushed twice and is not on the release calendar for Take-Two in the 2011-2012 year. via Eurogamer View the full article

“We are aware of the problem and working to resolve the issue. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience” – Microsoft, Support If you happen to sign into Xbox Live at some point today you might have noticed that there are issues with Xbox Live Marketplace. Those problems are not your imagination and are widespread. Microsoft released a small statement regarding the Marketplace outage on their support page and said that Xbox Live users are experiencing issues when browsing the Games Marketplace, checking out Indie Games from a 360 or Xbox.com, and issues are being reported with the Games for Windows on a PC. Now we can all await the…

Internet name generators never get old, especially when you combine video games with random and somewhat naughty terms. The end result is a hilarious titled video game that could easily pass as a cheesy music playing skin flick. Gamercide Honorable Mentions From Our Members: Fisher Price Driving in Middle-EarthTiger Woods’ Juggalo WarsNo One Can Stop The Fun Noodle HuntEnraged Porn vs. Street FighterSpooky Porn in the Desertvia Videogamena.com (Thanks DD) View the full article

Developed by: TaleWorlds Published by: Paradox Interactive Platforms: PC Players: 1/Multi ESRB: T Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword is a stand-alone expansion to the acclaimed games Mount and Blade and Mount and Blade: Warband. Unlike the previous games With Fire and Sword is based on a historical novel of the same name by Polish author, Henryk Sienkiewicz. It has players enter into an ongoing war between five Eastern European factions during the 17th Century: The Polish Republic, The Tsardom of Moscow, The Kingdom of Sweden, The Crimean Khanate (early Turkey) and The Cossack Hetmanate (early Ukraine). Therein lies one of the greatest strengths of the game: the abili…

Happy Birthday to Sega and Mr. PBJT! Hope it's a good one

Earlier today, A group of savvy Internet users discovered an exploit loop in Sony's password reset system for PSN, thus forcing Sony to shut down PSN for a little while. Read the rest, here.