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Most males (as far as I know) prefer to stand while peeing. Most (or all) females prefer to sit while peeing. So what does peeing have to do with video games? Absolutely nothing! I've just been curious as to find out, male or female, whether you prefer to sit or stand while "playing".For me personally, I prefer to stand. It's not a masculinity issue, it's more of a gamestyle adjustment. I

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With the release of the Halo: Reach beta May 3rd on Xbox LIVE - now would be a good time to brief you on what Bungie has prepared for us this fall with the full version. Three editions of Halo: Reach will be available for purchase: Standard, Limited, and Legendary. Obviously the Limited and Legendary editions will have a small window of availability at retailers, so ordering them ahead of time

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UPS is using video game simulation as a testing platform for future drivers which can average as much as $74,000 annually. Some years back I once had the opportunity to join the company as a package handler, but the entry level test I took (and failed) reminded me of taking the SAT's in school; time constraints, a bunch of people (in this case you don't know), very quiet and somewhat awkward. I

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On March 23rd the movie inspired game, "How to Train a Dragon" will be spinning in consoles and downloaded onto iPhones just three days before the theatrical release this Friday. The first thing that comes to mind when I catch wind of a movie based game is FLOP!Where to begin..?*First I'd like to emphasize that my game scores are pulled from none other than Game Informer.Lets take a look at some

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When I first played Mass Effect and witnessed the depth of in game dialogue, the absolutely incredible detail that was put into the technology and the physics involved- I was immediately hooked. Traveling at the speed of light, taking down biotic fugitives on one world, mining for precious metals on another; all while preventing the extinction of every sentient life form in the galaxy. By the

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Lionhead studios' creative director Peter Molyneux confirmed at GamesCon in Cologne, Germany (Aug. 19-23) that Fable III is already in development and will release exclusively for XBox 360 during the holiday season of 2010. "We've spent a lot of time at Lionhead thinking about how we can innovate the gameplay and progress the world of the Fable games for its third chapter, and we're confident

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Danish developer IO Interactive (Hitman, Freedom Fighters, Kane & Lynch) is set to release its' latest in, Mini Ninjas, a single player only, 3rd person action-adventure game published by Eidos and Warner Bros. The game is set in Japan before westernization so it's full of ninjas and samurai. Play as Hiro, Futo, Suzume and others in your quest to stop an evil samurai warlord that has learned how

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The following is a short list of releases from Rockstar in the upcoming months that you should definitely keep in your mental Rolodex, iphone, or somewhere on your refrigerator.Episodes From Liberty City is a bundle-pack with the inclusions of The Lost and Damned, and The Ballad of Gay Tony episodes. The bundle-pack will be available exclusively for Microsoft Xbox 360. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes

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A new peripheral for the Wii was discovered in a European patent database. It describes the peripheral as an inflatable saddle designed from foam or some other material and will come equipped with a 1 way air valve of conventional design.The Wii remote will fit into a slot or pocket situated on the saddle for accelerometer detection. The nun chucks are to be used as reins, and depending on the

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The Batman: Arkham Asylum demo, available by download from Xbox Live and Playstation Network is finally ready as a little appetizer for an upcoming feast of whoop-ass for starving gamers craving a little bit of the Dark Knight and his arch enemy, the Joker.Writer, and 5 time Emmy award-winner, Paul Dini, credited with Batman: The Animated Series [which was 'The' best cartoon of its' time] and the

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized will be latest installment of the series published by Activision, designed exclusively for the DS by n-Space. Don't under-estimate the depth of COD: Mobilized because of its' new scale. COD: Mobilize offers cutting-edge weaponry and field tactics for building to building combat. You will also have the capability to commandeer enemy tanks and UAV drones,

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Ubisoft. will be producing three short films based on Assassin's Creed II. Each one will be about 10-15 minutes in length. Ubisoft will be using their recently purchased Hybrid Studios, which put out movies like 300 and Spy Kids to film the shorts. The sets will be shot almost entirely in front of a green screen and will use the same back drops from the game. Yves Simoneau was given the pleasure

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Activision Publishing Inc. teams up with Twistory Studios in collaboration with Image Comics Inc. on creating the very first graphic novel for Raven's upcoming FPS, Singularity for PC, 360 and PS3.Industry vets will join forces to create the ultimate graphic novel:David Atchinson of the Occult Times Task Force and The WarriorsDavide Fabbri with credits from Heavy Metal and the Star Wars:Council

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Electronic Arts Inc. has just partnered with Major League Gaming in the first collaboration of the EA SPORTS Challenge Series, which will take place on August 29-30 in Dallas, TX. Every gamer from around the world has an opportunity to take home $170,000 in cash and prizes. There will be multiple titles to snag, and above all, the EA Inc. and MLG partnership will put to use our great

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Activision/Blizzard. announced today that Call of Duty: World at War will be 'releasing 3 new maps ("Battery, Revolution, Breach), and one new zombie map ("Der Riese") this August for PS3 and 360. This will be the game's 3rd map pack release in less than 5 months, so those of you who are just getting comfortable with the previous two pack will get to start fresh once again as these DLC's take the

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With the soon to be released Apple TV you will be able to watch, rent and buy movies and tv shows, view HD content, display photos and listen to music from your television.In an a recent interview by Industry Gamers industry analyst Michael Pachter comments that Apple is currently working on applying video game applications to the Apple TV. Considering that Apple's technology is application

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Last year in Asia publisher NCSoft revealed Aion, a subscription-based MMORPG for PC. It received great reviews and followers are already beginning to congregate around the buzz. Aion is expected to be the biggest release of a subscription-based MMORPG's this year.Don't feel bad if you don't remember NCSoft. The huge South Korean based publisher put out games like:LineageLineage IICity of

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Possibly as early as next year, but no later than 2011; a new Grand Theft Auto game will be spinning in your console according to Michael Pachter, an industry analyst for Wedbush Morgan Securities.Pachter's report states that a new title has been in development by Take Two for over a year now and plans to have it published for release by next year or 2011 the latest."Management declined to state

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Travel through time with Bit Boy Kubi as he opens up a few cans on a bunch of baddies in 4 bit dungeons, 8 bit caves, 16 bit strongholds, 32 bit labyrinths, 64 bit arenas, and a 128 bit worlds!! You can even have a buddy join in for some co-op pixilated destruction!!PUBLISHER:JV GAMESRELEASE:WEEK OF 7/13/20091-2 PLAYERSESRB E (EVERYONE)600 Wii POINTSMaintain your own ant colony in Ant Nation.

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It's been over three long years since Splinter Cell "Double Agent" was released, and over three long years without a true stealth [action] game for PC and Xbox 360. After so much time passing with the absence of [true-to-life] stealth gaming, just catching a glimpse of the new Splinter Cell should alleviate some of the numbness.The latest installment in what has become a timeless series is headed

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If you haven't already heard, there's been a lot of buzz recently about Timegate Studios'Section 8, an up and coming rookie in the FPS genre. I checked around a few forums and noticed some comments that were very speculative towards whether or not this game could compete with Halo. One post was titled, "Finally Halo dies." Whether that's true or not remains to be seen considering that Halo's been

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If you're an Xbox 360 Gold member, nobody has to tell you that there are frequent DLC updates, demos and much more almost every week-day, but I still feel compellled to share with you what you may or may not already know.. anyway these are the most recent-available now. I'll keep posting these frequently.Arcade Title:Battlefield 1943™ Content:Trial Game - Battlefield 1943™ Price:Free Size: 559.32

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This is for the die-hard Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts fans that would love something tangible to help express their devotion. Square Enix has an actual store (yay!), but it's in Japan!Square Enix Character Goods and Show Case is a must see if you're ever compelled to make the trip. It's tucked away on the south west side of Akihabara; A place full of comic book outlets and electronic gadget

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Electronic Arts confirms today that a series of DLC packs for Fight Night Round 4 will be available for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Check it out:August --this DLC will add a new training gym, game sliders, and equipment. Xbox 360 owners will have an exclusive opportunity to download an alternate version of Sugar Ray LeonardSeptember--this DLC is Free and allow players to map punches to the face

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Sony announced that 20 year old Shannon Rodriguez has won the "Take the Stage with "Singstar" competition last week. Out of 4,300 contestants, she came in first with a total score of 9,952 while singing the Police classic "Don't Stand So Close To Me."Shannon was rewarded with a PS3 with a plethora of games, an opportunity to record a SingStarsong of her choice (The Darkness "I Believe in a Thing

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Shared Memory Graphics LLC out of Newport Beach, Calif., recently had subpoenas served to Sony, Nintendo and Apple for copyright infringement on two of their graphics accelerator patents [currently functioning in the market by all 3]Sony Corp.--------------(PS2 &PSP consoles) Nintendo Co. Ltd.-------------(Nintendo Wii)Apple Inc.---------------(iPod Touch & iPhone)The two patents (formerly owned

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EA's Dice studios has confirmed that Battlefield 1943 will be available for download exclusively from XBOX Live ($15/1200MS points) on July 8th and exclusively on the Playstation Network, July 9th.The sequel to the critically acclaimed Battlefield: 1942 is a first-person-shooter (FPS) multiplayer game. Players will be able blow each other to smithereens via areial dog fights, sea faring war ships

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Yesterdays dreams have become today's reality, and Microsoft has just proven this with the unveiling of their Project Natal. A new controller free gaming technology. Utilizing motion technology [similar to the Wii] Project Natal allows the player to have absolute total control, and at this years E3 Microsoft finally allowed some exclusive hands on time. Check it out! [View the project in its'

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Battle Forge is available in a downloadable "Play 4 Free" version thanks to a new marketing strategy by EA Phenomic to increase sales. The download will include 32 of the 200 online trading cards. So instead of getting you to buy the game, they're getting you to buy 168 trading cards. I'd say that's worth a look-see.

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"Lost and Damned" isn't the last of what Rockstar has to offer. Rock Star's statement from it's recently updated Twitter post confirms speculation of another DLC for what is now becoming a timeless game in GTA IV."The Ballad of Gay Tony" will be the next installment in what looks like a short series of DLC's for GTA IV. If you don't remember; Gay Tony is the in the "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best

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If only you could get paid for the amount of hours spent on trying to beat Call of Duty 4: "Mile High Club".Well for those of you who are just one achievement away from game perfection, or ready to trade - check out this walkthrough by sekhon_jasmeet courtesy of : IGN

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