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As Seen On The Ground At Union Square In New York

11:00AM Stephen Totilo | As part of the New York Modern Warfare 2 festivities, Activision played the game’s trailer on the ground of Union Square.
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Watch Capcom’s New York Fight Club From A Safe Distance

5:00AM Mike Fahey | Now’s your chance to join more than 160 people watching a currently empty room that will soon play host to today’s Capcom Fight Club in New York. More »
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New York Outlaws Video Games — For Drivers, Anyway

3:00AM Owen Good | This week New York’s state legislature dragged itself out of paralysing gridlock to pass a law that bans playing video games while driving. Putting on makeup, shaving, beating your children, that still isn’t specifically proscribed. More »
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Times Square Getting A Wii Sports Resort Make-Over

5:00AM Brian Crecente | A concrete island in New York’s Time Square will be getting a sandy beach, swimming pool and “tropical lounge” next week to help promote Nintendo’s upcoming release of Wii Sports Resort. More »
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Starfy Parties In Rockefeller Plaza

12:20AM Mike Fahey | Nintendo celebrates the release of the first Starfy title in the United States this weekend, inviting children of all ages to the Nintendo World Store in New York City for hot face painting action. More »
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Live Action Pitfall! In NYC Tonight

5:00AM Owen Good | Teams of four will traverse the hazards of Atari 2600 classic Pitfall!, using a projected background and a theatre stage, in the “Come Out & Play Festival 2009″ tonight in Manhattan. More »
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Nintendo World Store Punch Out!!! Party Dishes Doc’s Remedy Bars

2:00AM Brian Crecente | The Nintendo World Store hosted a pre-launch Punch Out!!! party in New York this weekend, handing out free t-shirts, candy bars and one title. More »
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Adventure Quest Brings 80s Gaming To The Stage

10:40AM AJ Glasser | This summer The Brick Theater in Brooklyn, New York will debut Adventure Quest – a play built around PC adventure gaming of the 80s and early 90s. More »
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If New York Was A Halo, It Would Look Like This

6:30PM Luke Plunkett | This picture of Manhattan, by graphic designers Jack Schulze and Matt Webb, shows what the island would look like rolled up over the horizon. Looks familiar, doesn’t it? More »
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Rhythm Heaven Scratch Academy

2:00AM Brian Crecente | Yesterday, Nintendo held a Rhythm Heaven Scratch DJ Academy event in New York to promote the release of the DS title. More »