Jan 9 2009

Christian Investment Firm Flags Gay Content In Games

The Timothy Plan, warns for parents planning to get games for their kids with a list of the 30 “most offensive” games on the market.

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Jan 9 2009

The First Wii: Obama brings video games to the White House

When Barack Obama takes office on January 20th, he’ll not only be the most powerful man in the world, but also the most powerful gamer.

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Jan 9 2009

9 Video Games that Made Vehicular Manslaughter Fun

One of the biggest reasons we play video games is to engage in actions that normally frowned upon in society. It is for that reason that driving and vehicular manslaughter has become a match made in gaming heaven. For every time you’ve cursed a clueless pedestrian from behind the wheel, these games have served a great purpose.

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Jan 9 2009

Four Games We Can’t Wait to Get Our Hands On

we wanted to chime in with a handful of games we can’t wait to get our hands on for the first time. Some of these might not arrive in 2009 but we can’t wait to play them in preview form nonetheless.

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Jan 8 2009

EA Bringing Scrabble To PSP – TAWKN.com

EA Bringing Scrabble To PSP
TAWKN.com – 6 Jan 2009
PSP Fanboy is reporting that EA plans to release Scrabble for the PSP in March of this year. The game is said to have a six-exercise training mode and five other difficulty levels, as well as Classic, Speed and SLAM modes, in addition to multiplayer
Scrabble announced for PSP and DS PSPworld
EA Fights Friends with Words on DS Cubed3
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Jan 8 2009

Where To Ditch Old Videogames

Videogames may offer one of the best entertainment propositions for the dollar, but with titles for the Xbox 360 and PS3 ringing in a penny shy of at retail, they aren’t cheap. Amid a recession, there’s good news for the cost-conscious gamer. There is an increasing number of ways to convert old games gathering dust into cash or new games.

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Jan 8 2009

The Worst Video Games, Trends and People of 2008

From gaming turning into a haven for babysitting software to developers calling out forum users, it was a strange time for our favorite hobby. Won’t you join us as we collectively hate the all-around worst parts of 2008? The worst games, trends and people from an otherwise groundbreaking year

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Jan 8 2009

The MMO Crash of 2008

Although 2008 saw the record release and sales of the new World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, it was one of few success stories of the year. Games such as Age of Conan, Tabula Rasa, Hellgate: London and Pirates of the Burning Sea have all been discontinued or are hanging by a thread.

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Jan 7 2009

Playing Tetris Is Good For You

An anonymous reader writes “Some UK researchers found out that playing Tetris is actually good for people with post-traumatic stress disorder, by interfering with memory. I wonder if playing Minesweeper is effective against boss-inflicted stress.”

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Jan 7 2009

The Best Gaming PC Money Can Buy

SlappingOysters writes “Gameplayer has gone live with their best PC hardware configurations for Q1 2009. They’ve broken it into three tiers depending on the investor’s budget. And while the prices are regional, it is comparative across the globe. The site has also detailed the 10 Hottest PC Games of 2009 to unveil the software on the horizon which may seduce gamers into an upgrade.”

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