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Two Minutes Of Risk: Halo Wars GameBoardplay
11:00AM Owen Good | The Halo franchise’s real-time simulator is getting ported into the seminal analogue turn-based strategy game RISK, that we knew. This video shows the three factions, three modes of play, and player pieces included in Risk: Halo Wars Collector’s Edition. More »
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Game Not Blamed For Assault
6:00AM Owen Good | Let’s see if we can predict where this is headed. Two people in Michigan were playing a game when a disagreement ended with someone getting punched. Think anyone’s pinning it on the game? More »
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Carcassonne Coming To A DS Near You
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Classic German board game Carcassonne – which has already turned up on Xbox Live Arcade – will also soon be making the leap to the Nintendo DS, courtesy of Koch Media. More »
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Hasbro Family Game Night 2: Game Harder
3:20AM Mike Fahey | EA is delivering a second round of Hasbro board and puzzle game goodness to the Nintendo Wii this fall with Hasbro Family Game Night 2. More »
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Xbox Live Arcade Not Sorry! About Bringing Virtual On
6:40AM Michael McWhertor | The Xbox Live Arcade library expands this week with the highly anticipated arrival of much beloved classics Cyber Troopers Virtual On Oratorio Tangram from Sega and Banjo Tooie from Rare. It also gets… Sorry! More »
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Super Mario Chess Takes Battle For Peach To Boards
7:00AM Michael McWhertor | Regular chess not moustachioed enough for you? We’d think that USAopoly’s Super Mario Chess—totally Nintendo authorised, by the way—will fit the bill. It features no less than two moustaches! More »
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Trivial Pursuit Invades All Gaming Consoles
1:40AM Brian Crecente | Because there apparently aren’t enough trivia video games out there, Electronic Arts just released one based on Trivial Pursuit for all major gaming consoles. More »
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You Can’t Hold Australia In Risk: Halo Wars
6:40AM Michael McWhertor | Add Risk: Halo Wars to the list of Halo titles being released in 2009. The board game follows up the Halo Interactive Strategy Game released last year. Try to contain your nerd-ons, guys. More »
EA Bring Family Game Night To Xbox Live
12:20AM Mike Fahey | EA continues its onslaught of Hasbro titles this spring autumn as the company reveals plans to flood Xbox Live Arcade with classic board games via the Hasbro Family Game Night channel. More »
