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As many Xbox Live Gold members probably have, I received the following email today in reference to the new pricing structure that takes effect for new and renewing Gold members on November 1st. View the full article

To all who are interested, the new Beta Xbox.com Forums are now public, up and ready. http://forums-preview.xbox.com/ Come give us some feedback. All the things you didn't like about Xbox.com, maybe this is a good time to make your voice heard and change things!

Just finished getting the prime rib seasoned now it will sit in the fridge until its ready to cook tomorrow, adding some king crab legs to go with it then going to bed early, yeah I know how to party. Anybody have some fun plans? or cooking something special?

Anybody other than me going? .. I know it's short notice but Tam and I have an extra bed if some one wants to crash with us here in Jersey for the weekend. I love comic con!!

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/08/government-knocking-doors-because-google-searches/67864/ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/01/new-york-police-terrorism-pressure-cooker Even though the government doesn't invade our privacy and watch what we search online, this family's internet history seems to be the reason why they had a visit from six men from a joint terrorism task force. How did they know?

"Primary reports seem to be that updating to firmware 3.61 will cause PlayStations to overheat," reads the "answer" to the issue. "There have been various reports of this on a few different games now, all reporting their PS3s turning off or 'Red Lighting' after having installed 3.61." Read the rest, here. Source - [GamePro]

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What the future of PC and Console graphics may look like in the Next-Gen.

Ninja Gaiden, one of the toughest games to ever grace a console is back and there’s a brutal trailer to prove it. At GDC, Tecmo revealed a teaser trailer that shows a bloody and yellow eyed Ryu, shoving a sword into presumably an enemy and then about to reveal himself when it cuts away to a screen that says, “Unmask E3 2011″. In a gaming world where first person shooters are dominating, Ryu cannot come soon enough. via Joystiq Tweet This Post(for the video, view the article) View the full article

NinjaBee games brings us the follow-up to their 2008 XBLA hit, A Kingdom for Keflings. Slated for release later this year A World of Keflings will be shown in greater detail at PAX. View the trailer and synopsis on the front page

http://www.joystiq.c...ndos-3ds-event/ You can get all the details above, or from another site, but the key questions of price and release date have finally been announced. I'm REALLY hoping that Gamestop will have some sort of trade-in promotion for it. I'd trade in my DSi and maybe a game or two if I could get $100 off.

If you were thinking of buying Nintendo’s 3DS for your child or little brother or sister, you might want to hold off on that. Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime has released quite a few statements saying that Nintendo’s latest DS model which uses 3D technology is not safe for children under the age of 7 who’s eye muscles are still not fully developed and that the 3DS can cause them to have headaches and other symptoms because their eyes will have to strain to make sense of the 3D imagery. In a report by Helium, this announcement made by Fils-Aime might cut Nintendo’s demographic field with the 3DS by 60% considering that the handheld is geared more to children in the 5-10 age …

Do you guys want to watch/discuss it here or should we move it to the Wii section?

Bad move, Nintendo. Nintendo is using Youtube's Content ID system to make this happen. The service searches Youtube for video or audio that matches a company's content, and then gives them control over that Youtube submission. “Identify user-uploaded videos comprised entirely OR partially of their content, and choose, in advance, what they want to happen when those videos are found,” the official page states. “Make money from them. Get stats on them. Or block them from YouTube altogether.” So if you're creating a walkthrough or a Let's Play video of a Nintendo game, that video will now be monetized by Nintendo. They make the money from it, not you. Read on http://…

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

Nintendo is dropping the price of the Wii to $149.99 as of May 15th. The black or white colored console will now come bundled with Mario Kart Wii and the Wii wheel accessory instead of Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. The Wii wheel accessory can purchased seperately for $9.99. Also announced is the “Nintendo Selects” lineup of games that include Animal Crossing: City Folks, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Mario Super Sluggers. These games will be priced at $19.99 and will feature a red cover with a gold seal in the upper left corner. via Nintendo Press Release 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

******. Really ******. Those are the words used by Team Meat’s Edmund McMillen to describe the now not so upcoming Super Meat Boy for Wiiware. “There is no way to avoid the fact that if we released a 40MB version of Super Meat Boy it would be a **** version of the game, It’s a lose lose situation, but the fact of the matter is if we release a ****** game, we will have to live with that for the rest of our careers and have to cop to the fact that it is a ****** game.” Team Meat also said that a retail version of Super Meat Boy for the Wii is probably not going to happen either. Sounds like you Wii owners are SOL. via IGN View the full article

The lovely and extremely wonderful bs angel (follow her on the Twitters!), has given us another Noble Six avatar helmet code. To win this one, you’ll need to use some MSPaint skills. Nothing too hard. Just put a Halo character into a ballet tutu. That’s it! Since I’ll be using a random number generator, you can even just post two images. One of a character, and another of a tutu. Just add in a plus (+) sign or something. Appropriate tutu Doing it wrong Contest ends Wednesday night. Post your entries into the contest thread, on our forums, here. Be sure to read our contest rules! View the full article

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The Mortal Kombat reboot is marking the return of Noob Saibot. Saibot was first introduced to fans of the brutal fighting game in Mortal Kombat II. It was later revealed in Mortal Kombat: Deception that Noob Siabot is actually the original Sub-Zero. <br> <center><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FJJGbFrfWAY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> via <br> View the full article

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Wii owners, do you want meat? We know you do especially after the earlier announcement that it looks like Super Meat Boy will not be happening for you. Super Smash Bros. Brawl hackers found a way to put Super Meat Boy into the game via imitation meat. via Y and That Soviet Guy.View the full article

I still refuse to use Google Chrome and none of this surprises me. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/12/10/nsa-uses-google-cookies-to-pinpoint-targets-for-hacking/ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/12/nsa-turns-cookies-and-more-surveillance-beacons