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The Video Game That Wants To Invade Mexico

3:40AM July 27, 2011 | Brian Crecente

A video game built around an investigation into a series of brazen attacks by a Mexican drug cartel, which culminates in an attack on US soil, may sound like a timely take on the escalating violence in United States’ border towns. More »

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PSN Service Now Being Restored In Europe, Australia, Latin America

5:22AM May 16, 2011 | Owen Good

Reactivation of PlayStation Network, completed early this morning for all of North America, is now proceeding in Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Mexico and South America, PlayStation Europe said through its official Twitter moments ago. More »

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Mexican State Calls For A Ban On Call Of Juarez: The Cartel

5:00AM February 22, 2011 | Mike Fahey

After officials in El Paso, Texas, made their discomfort over Call of Juarez: The Cartel last week, the Mexican state of Chihuahua is asking Federal authorities for an outright ban on the video game that hits too close to home. More »

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A Western Trilogy Arrives Too Soon For Those Caught In Drug Violence

2:00PM February 18, 2011 | Owen Good

“Call of Juarez” wasn’t a provocative title, when it referred to the Mexican border town during the Old West. As the modern-day scene of more than 3,000 murders in the past year, it’s a touchier subject. More »

In Real Life

Gamers, Be Proud Of Your Pre-Historic Heritage

1:00AM December 15, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

I’m a gamer. And if you’re reading this site, you’re probably one, too. Gamers like, well, games, and our games of choice now are video games. But gamers, as a breed, are nothing new. Recent archaeological findings continue to support just that. More »

The PlayStation 3 Is For Giant Babies

4:00PM November 11, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

At least, that’s what these new commercials for the console in Latin America are saying. More »

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Report: Kinect Doesn’t Speak Spanish (It Speaks Mexican)

2:00PM September 1, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

According to the Spanish press, Microsoft’s motion-sensing camera Kinect will not speak Spanish. It will only speak “Mexican”. More »

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Xbox Live Price Increase Coming Nov 1

2:34AM August 31, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Xbox Live Gold subscribers might want to renew before November 1, when the price of a yearly subscription to the service jumps $US10 in North America. More »

An MVP Hangs In There, With Los Muchachos Del Verano

6:00AM August 1, 2010 | Owen Good

It seems like a familiar story: a baseball veteran gets to the end of his contract, can’t sign another one, and finds new life, and love, in another country. In this case, it’s EA Sports’ long lost MVP Baseball 2005. More »

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Where Isn’t StarCraft II Launching?

4:00PM July 19, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

On July 27, 2010, real-time strategy game StarCraft II is going on sale in over thirteen countries. There are more than thirteen countries on Earth. More »