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Freaking settlement. No clear decision if consumers own, or 'lease' their consoles. http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/11/settlement-in-george-hotz-case/ Boo.

http://www.humblebundle.com/ Supposedly at 9:30AM PST they will be releasing the new Humble Bundle. I'm definitely going to check into it!

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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.

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…

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.

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

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It has been 50 years since Marvel introduced everyone to the world of the Fantastic Four and to celebrate Marvel Entertainment and Zen Studios are releasing a Fantastic Four DLC pinball table on Pinball FX for the Xbox Live Arcade and Marvel Pinball for the Playstation Network. The brightly colored table that features all four members of the superhero team will release on May 17 on the Playstation Network and on May 18 on the Xbox Live Arcade. The table will also contain new Achievements and Trophies for those of you looking to add to your collection. via Zen Studios Tweet This Post View the full article

Microsoft has added a Military State billing address that now allows soldiers and their families in the Armed Forces of America, Armed Forces of Europe, and Armed Forces Pacific to play on Xbox Live . “We hope this makes it easier for the men and women in the United States Armed Forces to stay connected to the Xbox Live community,” – Xbox Live’s Major Nelson via Major Nelson Tweet This Post View the full article

Developed by: Straandlooper, Telltale Games Published by: Telltale Games Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone Players: 1 Rated M for Mature by the ESRB Clapper’s Wreake. The town that took the “Great” out of Britain. When a terrorist holes himself up in a building with hostages there and no one seems to be able to reason with him, it’s time to call in Hector, the so-called Fat Arse of the Law. Hector: Badge of Carnage is a crude, point and click adventure where you play as Hector, an overweight cop with a sarcastic attitude. Not to say that he’s a bad guy, he’s a good cop overall, he just lacks hygiene. And pants (initially). Hector isn’t overly thrilled about being calle…

What's the haps for tonight? Streaming? Is anything going on or is everybody going to bed?

The announcement of Modern Warfare 3 made many Call of Duty fans rejoice, but that happiness went away when it was followed by the little fact that Modern Warfare 3 is being handled by two different developers instead of being directly developed by Infinity Ward. Infinity Ward is providing assistance on some level and now rumors are flying that there is a big reveal on the way. No exact details have been released regarding the big reveal rumor other than a huge number 3 in green appearing on the Playstation UK Magazine that says, “The biggest game in the world returns”. Rumors are also on the rise that Infinity Ward will be making a Call of Duty game in the future and …

Everybody’s favorite bald headed, bar code branded hired hand is back and both Square Enix and IO have released new details regarding the long awaited and much anticipated entry into the Hitman series, Hitman: Absolution. “Betrayed by those he trusted and hunted by the police, he finds himself at the centre of a dark conspiracy and must embark on a personal journey through a corrupt and twisted world, in his search for the truth.” – Tore Blystad, Director, Hitman: Absolution According to Square Enix and IO, a more darker and serious side of Agent 47 will be unleashed in the new game that begins with 47 being chased down by the police and both the movie that has a budget…

Earlier this week Alan Wake 2 rumors were stirring around the internet and Remedy has confirmed to Eurogamer that the next Alan Wake will not be a retail version of Alan Wake or DLC. “Fans of the franchise will be excited to learn that yes, more Wake is coming! But to be absolutely certain to avoid confusion, this next Wake instalment will not be Alan Wake 2. And neither will it be DLC,” – Oskari Hakkinen, Head of Franchise Development Instead Alan Wake: Night Springs is rumored to be an Xbox Live Arcade release and according to Eurogamer Remedy was hiring for motion controller experts last year making some wonder if Alan Wake: Night Springs will be Kinect enabled. via E…

“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…

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.

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/

Apple wants to patent a sensor that would detect when people use their phone cameras, and give corporations the power to shut them down. Apple says this new technology was designed to stop concertgoers from taking unofficial video at live events. http://act2.freepress.net/sign/stop_apple_camera/?akid=2589.9820564.zdA08d&rd=1&t=3

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All this hacking crap is really starting to get old. Got this email last night... --- An important message about your BioWare account. Aaryn Flynn GM BioWare Edmonton <bioware@em.ea.com> Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 11:25 PM To: skylark95@live.com We recently learned that hackers gained unauthorized access to the decade-old BioWare server system supporting the Neverwinter Nights forums. We immediately took appropriate steps to protect our consumers’ data and launched a thorough ongoing evaluation of the breach. We have determined that no credit card data was compromised from the servers, nor did we ever have or store sensitive data like social security numbers. Our invest…

Okay this poll will close tomorrow (7/8) at 5pm Winning vote NightmareHouse 1 & 2

If you're going, you may want to take part in this - http://masseffect.bioware.com/july23/ Could be interesting.

via Fox News "Pittsburgh police say a man tried to carjack a plainclothes officer near filming for the latest Batman movie -- and allegedly told him it was part of the script. Detective Robert DiGiacomo was in an unmarked vehicle around 7:15 p.m. Saturday, looking for a suspect in an assault. That's when police say a man opened the car door, sat down and told the officer to get out. The officer drew his gun and ordered the suspect, 21-year-old Micah Calamosca, out of the car. He says the suspect told him he was part of filming for "The Dark Knight Rises" and that taking the vehicle was in the script. Calamosco was taken into custody and faces a charge of robbery…

Does anyone here think it'd be worth checking out? Read about it here http://gizmodo.com/5826491/is-this-a-ufo-on-the-bottom-of-the-ocean