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Microsoft has to be grinning from ear to ear today with the announcement of their third quarter fiscal year earnings. Much thanks to their hands free device that just so happened to claim the title of the fastest selling consumer device in history, the Kinect, Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Division grew to 60%. 2.7 million Xbox 360′s were sold, while the Kinect moved 2.4 million units. Altogether Microsoft is looking at $16.43 billion dollar profit from their third quarter fiscal year with earnings from the Microsoft brand. via Microsoft Investor Relations Tweet This Post View the full article

A rumor has gone viral in the physics community that the world's largest atom smasher may have detected a long-sought subatomic particle called the Higgs boson, also known as the "God particle," http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/04/newsflash-rumor-in-worlds-physicis-community-that-cerns-lhc-has-detected-the-higgs-boson-the-god-par.html

An attack on Sony’s PSN has not only angered Playstation owners at the thought of their credit card information being comprimised, but also Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal who sent a letter to Sony’s CEO, Jack Tretton demanding to know why Sony failed to report to users on April 20 when the attack happened instead of waiting for a week to pass by before users were notified of the data privacy breach. “April 26, 2011 Mr. Jack Tretton President and CEO Sony Computer Entertainment America 919 East Hillsdale Boulevard Foster City, CA USA 94404 Dear Mr. Tretton: I am writing regarding a recent data breach of Sony’s PlayStation Network service. I am troubled by the fai…

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The always under fire and controversial website, Wikileaks have released documents regarding Al Qaeda’s plot to use Sega Cartridges to kill high profile individuals including Bill Clinton and Pope John Paul II. “Detainee discussed remote-controlled firing devices (RCFDS) which were found during raids in Karachi in September 2002. These RCFDS were built inside black Sega videogame cassette cartridges to protect the RCFDS and to make them appear innocuous.” – Department of Defense Records Still want to find that Sega Genesis game that you have been searching for to add to your classic collection? via Game Politics Tweet This Post View the full article

South Korea has taken over the parent’s job to monitor their children’s onling gaming habits and are in the process of voting in a law that is being dubbed, “The Cinderella Law“. The new law which was has survived rounds of voting with a unanimous “Yes” decision since last April, gives the country the right to restrict the hours that a child under the age of 15 can play online games. The hours that will be restricted for online gaming only if this law is approved by the country’s national assembly will be from midnight to 6 am. According to World in Motion, South Korea ran a test during the original proposal of the “The Cinderella Law” that slowed down the connection sp…

Things just keep worse for the electronic’s company who admitted to a security breach one week after it actually happened, leaving millions of user’s credit card information among other personal information out in the open. Sony was slapped with the Class Action Lawsuit by the Rothken Law Firm in California. “We brought this lawsuit on behalf of consumers to learn the full extent of Sony PlayStation Network data security practices and the data loss and to seek a remedy for consumers. We are hopeful that Sony will take this opportunity to learn from the network vulnerabilities, provide a remedy to consumers who entrusted their sensitive data to Sony, and lead the way in …

Zombie lovers unite. This week’s Deal of the Week are items to help wage your war against the zombies in Dead Rising 2. Dead Rising 2: Case Zero – 200 MS Points Dead Rising 2: Case West – 400 MS Points Psycho Skill Pack – 80 MS Points Soldier Skill Pack – 80 MS Points The Deal of the Week ends on May 2. via Major Nelson Tweet This Post View the full article

How about this for adding some zombie loving spice to your DLC ? Activision has announced that George Romero, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Robert Englund, Danny Trejo, and Michael Rooker are all in the “Call of the Dead” Zombies mode map for the latest piece of DLC for Call of Duty Black Ops, Escalation which is due out May 3 on the Xbox 360. All of the celebrities have not only provided their voices, but their characters also look nearly identical to the real life version of themselves. via Joystiq Tweet This Post View the full article

The fiscal year ending in March 2011 has proven to be a bloodbath for Nintendo as their loss of earnings has been reported. Nintendo’s shares dropped 66% and according to Joystiq, this marks the third year for profit declines which is not what Nintendo previously predicted. Also reported from Nintendo’s camp is that the previously rumored ”Wii Successor” will be at E3 in the form of a playable model. Nintendo has the new console that is supposedly more powerful than the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 set to launch sometime in 2012. via Nintendo Investors Tweet This Post View the full article

http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2011/04/afghan-govt-reports-massive-jailbreak-kandahar That's got to be embarrassing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMXvpWoHzeE Don't like how she brings up the wars in Irag and Afghanistan. Also don't like what she says about mens brains. However, if what she says is real, it might be good to listen to her and watch how we do things.

According to IGN, Nintendo will be revealing a new console that is more higher powered than the Xbox 360 and PS3 at this year’s E3. Game Informer is also claiming the same thing by citing mulitple sources and that the new console will be able to run games at HD resolutions. The new console is expected to get a 2012 launch and Nintendo is supposedly hoping that they can bring back third-party developers and “hardcore” fans. Tweet This Post View the full article

Developed by: Valve Corporation Published by: Valve Corporation Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS3 Players: 1-2 Rated E10+ by the ESRB Not only is the cake not a lie, but you can have seconds! Portal 2 is the sequel to the massively successful Portal, which quickly ascended to cult status, with many of its elements becoming memes that can be found on practically any gaming forum today. But does it live up to the charm and originality of the first game? Short answer: YES. Portal 2 is every bit as good as the first, and better in almost every way. From beginning to end, it had a much more cinematic feel to it, with more characters involved and much, MUCH larger set pieces…

So I have two Xboxes. I bought Bulletstorm Epic Edition and my wife is using the big TV to watch movies. So I thought, no biggie, I'll use the 27" LED LCD PC Monitor that the other system is hooked up to. Threw in my copy of Bulletstorm and went to try to play. Nope. Not going to happen. I get prompted to purchase another Online Pass. So I look in the download list, and nope, can't re-download/activate it. Put in my code again. "Invalid". Apparently you cannot play on more than one console EVEN IF IT'S THE SAME F*CKING GAMERTAG. Gah. I blamming hate EA and this crap. I read through the EA Online Pass card's disclosure about 20 times now and NO WHERE does it say …

A 75-year-old Georgian woman who says she has never even heard of the internet is facing a possible prison sentence for single-handedly cutting off the web to an entire country. Hayastan Shakarian Hayastan Shakarian is accused of hacking through the cable that cut off Armenia's internet Georgian police arrested Hayastan Shakarian after she allegedly hacked through a fibre optic cable that runs through Georgia to Armenia, while digging for copper. With one stroke, the pensioner plunged 90% of internet users in Armenia into online darkness for nearly 12 hours. The episode is a timely reminder that all it takes in our hi-tech world to shut down thousands of companies for a …

All this week Sega has been teasing about “big news” coming to Sonic the Hedgehog’s Facebook page. Fans of Sega’s favorite blue chili dog eating hero start tapping your feet, because Sonic is back in a new game coming to the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 later this year. The colorful 3D teaser trailer which you can view checking out Sonic’s very own Facebook page, shows Sonic speeding along, leaping from platform to platform only to make one big jump and another blue Sonic appears beside him. Does this mean the new game will be co-op or has Sonic gotten a speedy doppleganger? via Sonic the Hedgehog’s Facebook Tweet This Post View the full article

Best of luck to everyone who may be affected. Stay up to date with your local news, and follow their instructions. If they say get out, do not pack, do not hesitate. Just go. So far, the Tsunami may hit Hawaii, Mexico, Australia, the entire West Coast of the US and Canada and many other spots. Be safe everyone. If you are affected and can reach the forums (or any other way IM etc), give us a shout out so we know you're okay. If you need anything, please let us know. I'm currently on the phone with my family in the Bay Area. Pretty scary shit and feeling pretty helpless, which I hate. Update. While many bad things are still going on, the tsunami doesn't seem to be as bad a…

Sega is having a sale on everything from its Avatar items to its Live Arcade games this week. All the original Genesis games are 200 points and all other Sega titles are 33 to 50% off. Every one should go out and download Gunstar Heroes and Phantasy Star 2 right now, these games are amazingly fun and at only 200 points each you guys would be missing out on 2 great titles if you didn't.

“Unfortunately, the circumstances didn’t allow us to make a 360 exclusive,” stated Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon in a statement to Eurogamer regarding the question that left many wondering why the Xbox 360 did not get an exclusive character like the Playstation 3 version did with one of Sony’s most recognizable characters, Kratos from the God of War series. With the tight lippedness that is going on around NetherRealm Studios many are speculating that NetherRealm wanted to include Master Chief or Marcus Fenix however their contract with Sony regarding the exclusive Kratos has some underlying terms about what the term “exclusive” meant or that Microsoft wants to add an ico…

For gamers who are looking to save a few dollars or just looking to up their gamerscore without having to go to their local game store to buy a game, now is the time to check out Sega’s collection of Xbox Live Arcade games. Gamers will have until April 25th to buy as many of Sega’s games for an extremely low discounted price. This includes every title on the Xbox Live Arcade. For the complete list and prices, please check out Sega. via Sega Europe Blog Tweet This Post View the full article

For a limited time only, purchase a Kinect sensor on Amazon and receive 50% off of “select” Kinect titles. There are a couple of workout gems in the pile of mostly rubbish “select” titles like Your Shape Fitness Evolved and The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout. The other titles aren’t even worth a second glance or a mention. via Amazon Tweet This Post View the full article

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Lace up your running shoes and stretch those muscles, because Rare is looking for you to race into the record books. On Saturday, April 23 gamers from all over the world will have one chance to break the Guinness World Record for “the most people running a virtual 100m dash at one time.” All you have to do to participate is download your entry in the form of a free Xbox Nations gamer picture. Turn on your console on April 23, make sure that Kinect is running, pop in Kinect Sports, and complete a sprint mini game. Rare has stated that if you choose the entire Track & Field event, it will not register. For those of you who complete the sprint mini game during the spe…