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Aussie Charts: How’d That Boycott Work Out?

11:00AM David Wildgoose | We’ve seen how some of the Modern Warfare 2 boycotters went about stickin’ it to the man. But how about in Australia? Did the alleged boycott have any impact on sales? More »
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A Game Store That Only Sells One Game

10:00PM Luke Plunkett | Kooky, but true: EA Sports have, in the run-up to Christmas, opened two actual storefronts dedicated entirely to EA Sports Active (and, we guess, it’s expansion). One is in San Francisco, the other, Boston. More »
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The Games That Missed The October Top 10

2:20PM Luke Plunkett | We know about the games that came 1-10 in the October NPDs, but what of the also-rans? Those coming in between 11-20? Are they not also deserving of some time in the sun? More »
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The Decline Of The Video Game Business, In Picture Form

9:30PM Luke Plunkett | For some reason, bad news is often made worse when delivered via picture. There’s something about a steep decline on a chart that’s worse than any collection of words a writer can manage. More »
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Nintendo’s Temporary Mario Museum, The Video Tour

10:30AM Stephen Totilo | Couldn’t make it to Nintendo World Store in New York City today? Kotaku went for you and shot this nearly gaffe-free video of Nintendo’s Bill Trinen and Kit Ellis showing off a Mario Museum. More »
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GameStop To Sell DLC…In Their Stores

8:00PM Luke Plunkett | Next year, GameStops across the US will begin testing a new service whereby gamers can buy DLC not online, but in a store, then take it home with them. It’s called the “Missing The Point” program. More »
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October Sales: DJ Hero Tanks, Brutal Legend, Well…

3:00PM Luke Plunkett | There were two games noticeable by their absence from the October NPD top 10 list: EA’s heavy-metal adventure Brutal Legend and Activision’s peripheral-shackled DJ Hero. More »
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Aussie Charts: What’s In Your Shopping Cart?

9:00AM David Wildgoose | How popular are those ridiculously psychotic rabbids? Far more popular than I realised, as it turns out. More »
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British Sales Charts: The Calm Before The Storm

12:30AM Luke Plunkett | Welcome to last week’s British sales charts, where a number of games have done the chivalrous thing and kept the seat warm for the incoming Modern Warfare 2. More »
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Modern Warfare 2 Locked Until Thursday For Steam Customers

3:00PM Luke Plunkett | Time for a helpful public service announcement: if you’ve pre-loaded a copy of Modern Warfare 2 on Steam, you won’t be able to play it later tonight like everyone else. More »