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http://www.seattlepi.com/local/430430_super19.html Discuss. What do you think about this?

Just wanted to let you know. I'll be sending you a message on XBL also, but I've been getting crazy amounts of email from your @Hotmail address and it's laden with hacked links and virii. If someone else knows Syc, or will be speaking with him, please let him know.

Gaming retail giant GameStop and the successful online gaming website IGN have merged together in an effort to attract more gamers to do what else, but to visit their websites if that was at all necessary. The details laid out from Kara Swisher’s blog, All Things Digital describes the merger regarding the advertising end. Both websites will be sharing traffic as well as advertising their ads on the other website including buttons on IGN for e-commerce buys from GameStop. View the full article

<br> <br> It is that time of the year again. That’s right gamers, it is time to find the special gifts on your list for your gaming buddies, kiddos, and spouses. Thankfully Gamercide’s Grim Reaper spoke to a few of Santa’s elves who recommended the following gaming goodies for every budget that are sure to get the reaction you are looking for. <br> <br> To view the full article,go HERE.

<br> <br> 60 days is all it took for Kinect to sell more than what Microsoft was hoping for and also topple the competition, Sony’s Move. Microsoft was hoping for 5 million Kinect units moved and instead ended up with more than 8 million units sold in the first 60 days since Kinect has been released on November 4, 2010. Move has only sold 4.1 million units since it’s release on September 17, 2010. via Fox News Business View the full article

http://www.vcstar.co...g-homicides-at/ Mr. Barnes had his life taken from him apparently trying to come to the aid of someone during an argument between a man and a woman on the evening of January. A game artist, he has been active in the industry since 1996 and has worked with Activision, EA, Tiburon Studios and on properties such as Transformers and Kung Fu Panda. He is survived by a 17 year old daughter and 8 year old son. My thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.

The following retro shooter titles have been discounted for this week’s Deal of the Week for all gold members. Duke Nukem Manhattan Project – 400 MS points, regularly 800 MS points Space Invaders Infinity Gene – 400 MS points, regularly 800 MS points Geometry Wars 2 – 400 MS points, regularly 400 MS points Serious Sam HD: TFE – 400 MS points, regularly 1200 MS points Serious Sam HD: TSE – 400 MS points, regularly 1200 MS points Galaga Legions – 400 MS points, regularly 800 MS points The deals are good until Monday February 14. via Major Nelson View the full article

LG has asked the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to ban sales of PS3s and Sony Bravia TVs as part of patent infringement claims brought against the platform holder. LG alleges that Sony's high-definition TVs infringe four patents, while products with Blu-ray players including PS3 infringe four others, Bloomberg reports. The ITC is also investigating claims by Sony that LG mobiles are infringing seven Sony patents, while a civil lawsuit launched by Sony targets LG Blu-ray players. Read on at the link below http://www.computerandvideogames.com/287662/news/lg-wants-ps3-sales-banned-in-the-us/

Scientists suspect the lake's depths will reveal new life forms, show how the planet was before the ice age and how life evolved. It could offer a glimpse at what conditions for life exist in the similar extremes of Mars and Jupiter's moon Europa. "It's like exploring an alien planet where no one has been before. We don't know what we'll find," said Valery Lukin of Russia's Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) in St Petersburg, which oversees the expedition. Read the rest http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/04/us-russia-antarctica-lake-idINTRE7135MB20110204

/facepalm So an 11yr old boy over in the UK spent over a thousand pounds ($1,743.90) over a period of 6 months by purchasing things on Xbox Live. His mother, who claims that "when I put my card details in 18 months ago I thought it was just for his membership to play online with his friends", has gone to great lengths to condemn Microsoft. "It is ridiculous to allow someone of his age to make payments without any checks being done," she says. "When he is in gaming mode he can't be thinking about the money. You can't put all that responsibility on a young boy." The mother has reportedly complained to Microsoft, but claims that the "computer giant is ignoring her". Mi…

In some unexciting news today, an official announcement was made by MTV that stated that MTV Games is done making video games after Harmonix was bought by Harmonix in December of 2010. A rep stated to GameSpot stated that “MTV Games has ceased its publishing operations but has not been completely dissolved,” and only a small crew remains in New York for the time being. With that earth shattering announcement, we can now all get back to work. via GameSpot View the full article

A video has been uploaded by Youtube user kick755 that shows him playing Dead Space 2 with Kinect and a Wii remote in his right hand. In the video, Isaac Clarke responds what seems to be perfectly to kick755′s movements, mirroring him exactly. If this video is legit, it does help to prove that games that are not sports or recreation types can respond well to Kinect. via KinectHacks View the full article

Come Get Some! 2K Games Announces Duke Nukem Forever® Balls of Steel Edition! New York, NY February 11, 2011 – Duke’s got them – and now you can too. 2K Games and Gearbox Software are proud to announce the Duke Nukem Forever® Balls of Steel edition! Arriving alongside the standard editions on May 3, 2011, the Duke Nukem Forever Balls of Steel edition for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC is a must-have for those who have been awaiting the return of the King. View the full article for more details.

Today’s Dumbass of the Day is brought to you by an unnamed male out of Spain. This dumbass thought he could blackmail Nintendo and get away with it. He is now sitting pretty in jail. On February 6th, the male approached Nintendo and said that he was going to post over 4,000 Nintendo users information online after hacking into the system and obtaining the personal information of the users who made purchases in the Wii and DSi stores. He attempted to blackmail Nintendo and when they didn’t pay him no mind, he posted close to 1,000 users information online on forums and websites. He threatened Nintendo again by claiming that he was going to post more of the individuals in…

Not really much to say other than, it's pretty great (Pun fully intended), http://greatgatsbygame.com/

In a recent expletive filled interview with Game Informer, rapper turned actor Ice-T talks about his video game habits and why your kill/death ratio isn’t going to get you any action. “…I have a clan on Call of Duty, and when you start telling me your kill/death ratio – I don’t give a f—. You really going to pick up a b—- by telling her your kill/death ratio? That doesn’t really matter. “ Thank you Captain Obvious. via Game Informer Tweet This Post View the full article

The beautiful Hikari Yamaguchi who started her career as a bikini model and turned into a Japanese spokesperson for Xbox has been paralyzed in an accident at her home. The 19 year old from Japan slipped on a balcony at her residence and suffered a cervical spine fracture that has left her paralyzed. At the tender age of 12, Hikari began her career as a model and since then has appeared in DVD’s, photobooks, and television shows. She was offered a host for Japan Inside Xbox in 2009 and has been there since. via Feed the Gamer Tweet This Post View the full article

I'm not writing this up, but I thought you would enjoy the funniness of this title. The article is about possible Ghost Recon and Assassin's Creed movies. Eurogamer.net called the article "Ghost Recon/A*s Creed Films". I'm dying of laughter right now, although I'm easily amused. http://www.eurogamer...ed-films-coming

....i present to you Serious Sam's new toy. When you absolutely have to kill every last mother*censored* in the room? Accept no substitutes. In the new Serious Sam game, you will have access to the "Gun Stacker". Pretty kickass if you ask me.

<br> <br> Developed by: Runic Games <br> XBLA version published by: Microsoft Game Studios <br> Platforms: Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft Windows, Mac OSX <br> Players: 1 <br> Rated T (Teen) by the ESRB <br> Link to Xbox Live Marketplace to purchase! <br> <br> Ahhhh, the famous “dungeon crawl”. A gaming experience which basically boils down to three elements. Explore a dungeon, kill everything in sight and grab as much loot as you can possibly carry. Nothing left around you to kill? Go deeper into the dungeon, kill more dudes and snatch up more stuff! While simple in premise, the dungeon crawl can be extremely s…

The Razer Onza is Razer’s first proper attempt at making a gamepad for consoles. Can this gamepad created by a company known for making some of the fanciest PC gaming peripherals around live up to the hype, or is it not the godly, k/d count enhancing, reaction boosting uber controller that everyone makes it out to be? The Razer Onza comes in two varieties. The first is the $50 Razer Onza Tournament Edition which has everything the standard Xbox 360 controller has (aside from chatpad compatibility), with added features including: two extra multi-function buttons on the shoulder that can be mapped to any other button on the controller (excluding the d-pad), adjustable re…

The rumor mill is running rampant today after an interview between Italy’s Xbox 360 Magazine and Silent Hill: Downpour developer Vatra Games’ Radek Marek over whether or not the survival horror game that is due to hit shelves sometime in Fall 2011 will have mulitplayer. During the interview that explores the environment and enemies within Silent Hill: Downpour, Italy’s Xbox 360 Magazine asked Marek about the possibility of mulitplayer being included in Downpour. The answer the magazine received is interesting, but also a little confusing. “At the moment there will be no multiplayer modes in Silent Hill: Downpour, but Konami are investigating a separate chapter devoted en…

This Dumbass of the Day is being brought to you by Bastal, a user on the Bioware’s Dragon Age 2 boards who thought he was speaking for “straight males” everywhere when he complained that Dragon Age 2 is geared more to gays, females don’t play games like Dragon Age, and to top this asinine rant off, Bioware needs to stick with making straight males happy, because that is their main demographic. Unfortunately for Basalt, David Gaider the Senior Writer for Bioware was around and turned his moment of dumbass-ness into one of the best pieces of verbal beatdown that one has every seen. Let’s take a look at what led to this moment when the a know it all gamer gets his diapers…

OPENING DAY BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Drinking beer and watching baseball all day, in heaven. <3 <3 <3