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Google’s New OS Runs On Metal Gear

6:00PM Luke Plunkett | In case you missed it, Google unveiled for the first time today their fancy new Chrome operating system. Why do we care? Because its debut trailer managed to sneak in a little Metal Gear, that’s why. More »
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If Only Video Games Had Been Invented Before The 20th Century

9:00PM Luke Plunkett | Video games were invented in the latter half of the 20th century. Meaning that their subject matter is, more often than not, set in the 20th century (or later). But if they’d been invented earlier… More »
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You Ever Wonder What The Bottom Of An Avatar Shoe Looks Like?

8:30PM Michael McWhertor
Well, have you? No? Well, if you ever did, Kudo Tsunoda and the technology behind Microsoft’s Project Natal finally make it possible for you to uncover the fascinating mystery of Xbox 360 Avatar footwear. More »
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Lily Tomlin: Pac-Man Addict

8:30PM Luke Plunkett | You may know Lily Tomlin as the hard-faced mother from Nashville, or as that woman in Big Business who wasn’t Bette Middler. But today, meet the real Lily Tomlin: a Pac-Man fiend. More »
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The Race is Not to the Swiftest Spartan

1:00AM Owen Good | This is a cool photo, but some realities quickly set in. Like what the inside of a Spartan helmet smells like after a 10K race. More »
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Nintendo DSi Shows Smack Talks How Ugly You Are

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | ,p>Here’s the North American launch ad for the Nintendo DSi. Yes, we’ll admit it, the trash talk in this commercial made us giggle. Then again, so did your face. OH SNAP! More »
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Nintendo Customer Service Training, 80’s Style

4:00PM Luke Plunkett | Confession: I used to work at EB Games. Helped people out with Nintendo stuff all the time. Nobody ever, ever offered to bring me a pie. More »

South Park Plays Call of Duty

2:00AM Brian Crecente | This has got to be a new record. Call of Duty: World at War has only been out for a week and it’s already in an episode of South Park. I wonder why they chose this particular game over all of the other big titles hitting now? I guess it best plays to Cartman’s… unique comedy stylings. South Park Studios More »

Sarah Palin in Rock Band 2

10:00AM Owen Good | Oh, you thought we were done with the Sarah Palin shit? Well think again, my friends. After last Sunday’s post about Palin in video games, reader Marion D. sent me three screens showing his band’s lead singer in Rock Band 2. Oh gosh, can she rock it or what? You betcha. Just make sure she doesn’t sing any of Heart’s greatest hits, should they ever become available. Two more pics on the jump. More »