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  Doctor Who: The Adventure Games Scores A Second Season

  With the first three episodes downloaded more than 1.6 million times and a fourth episode on the way, the BBC reveals plans to continue the groundbreaking Doctor Who: The Adventure Games with a second season in 2011. Doctor Who: The Adventure Games has been a tremendous success for the BBC and developer Sumo Digital, not…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 20, 2010
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  The Weekend is Made for TGS

  Were you too busy this weekend enjoying the sun, the out of doors, to read all of our amazing Tokyo Game Show coverage? That means you missed out on the head of Sony Worldwide studios answering and not answering our questions about the Playstation Portable 2, talk of a Halo movie and a Metal Gear…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 20, 2010
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  Just Thinking About Violent Video Games Stimulates Aggression

  A new study by researchers from Ohio State and Central Michigan Universities finds that simply thinking about playing violent video games can stimulate violent behavior long after your game console has gone cold, unless you’re a girl. Anyone who has ever played a multiplayer shooter on Xbox Live can attest to the fact that participating…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 20, 2010
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  The Nintendo Download: Countdown To Excitement

  If you had the Nintendo Countdown Calendar app for the DSi last week, you would have been acutely aware of the Nintendo Countdown Calendar’s release this week, along with Aero the Acrobat 2 and one very hungry caterpillar. Of course then we’d be delving into the realm of temporal paradox, and I believe Nintendo has…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 20, 2010
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  iTunes Chart Toppers: Angry Sims

  The Sims finally push those Angry Birds from their perch. Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: iPhone Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 The Sims 3 Ambitions (EA) $4.99 1 — 2 Tetris (EA) $2.99 1 — 3 Angry Birds (Clickgamer.com) $0.99 19 1 4 Street Fighter IV (Capcom) $9.99 1…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 20, 2010
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  The Proper Response To A Tetris Defeat

  Unlike most things that come out of my mouth, THIS IS A TRUE STORY. I live out my days as the only female in a group of gamers. Despite the sheer number of hours we devote to gaming, we are by no means impressive, yet we each have our “thing” – our one game that…

  Lisa Foiles Published September 20, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It is time to talk about video games. It’s also time for you to rediscover your art skills. Here we are, Talking Amongst Ourselves, preferably about video games. One of us is back from a weeklong vacation to discover… you all don’t make many TAY images anymore. Sad. We are left with this haunting work…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 20, 2010
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  NBA Jam Crushes the Nuance [Update]

  I’m not a sports gamer, not even a little bit. That doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy the occasional sports video game, it just means that if I do that game was exceptionally well made. Over the year’s I’ve played, and enjoyed, my share of Madden, Tiger Woods and a variety of board games. But no…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 20, 2010
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  And Back Home…

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Phew! What a week. Err, weekend. And, look at this, Monday! What you missed last night This Is Minecraft Is The Age Of Exclusives Over? Japanese Developers Making “Awful Games” Ever Wonder What Mario’s Insides Look Like? Let’s Not Talk About The PSP2

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2010
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  The King Of Kong Once Again The King Of Kong

  The Donkey Kong high score record has been shattered three times this year with Steve Wiebe recapturing the title from his King of Kong rival Billy Mitchell. Hank Chien took the title from Billy Mitchell this past March. Chien beat Mitchell’s 3 year record. Mitchell reclaimed his title in July with a score of 1,062,800.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2010
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  Konami And Harmonix End Legal Spat

  In 2008, Konami filed a patent lawsuit against Harmonix (and MTV, and Viacom). The suit alleged that Harmonix’s Rock Band violates a pair of patents Konami obtained in 2002 and 2003, which relate to “simulated musical instruments, a music-game system and a musical-rhythm matching game”. Harmonix, which worked with Konami in 2003 to create Karaoke…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2010
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  The PlayStation Move Has Its Guts Ripped Out

  Wondering what that $50 for a PlayStation Move wand gets you? Take a look at the chips and boards and wires inside the thing and find out. iFixit, having got hold of one of Sony’s new motion controllers, has unscrewed all the screws to be unscrewed, and catalogued everything they found inside. There’s nothing shocking…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 20, 2010
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  Stan Lee Has Video Games’ Back

  California’s violent video game law, currently with the Supreme Court, is a pretty big deal. So it’s nice to hear games have support from a man who’s been there before. Comics legend Stan Lee, the man behind Spider-Man, the X-Men and Iron Man, has penned a letter in support of video games’ fight against California’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 20, 2010
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  Hideo Kojima Might Have New Game For Tokyo Game Show 2011

  Last year, Hideo Kojima had a new game to show off at TGS. That game was Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. This year, his name is attached to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. But that’s not his game. Lords of Shadows, which was one of the best things on the floor at TGS, is being developed…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2010
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  This Is Minecraft

  Minecraft, the PC scene’s flavour of the month, may be a complete unknown to many of you, what with it being the product of one man and not a multi-million dollar marketing machine. This epic trailer may help explain things. [via 4CR]

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 20, 2010
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  Microsoft On China’s Kinect Clone

  The eBox is a Chinese game machine that offers players a controller-free experience. Sound familiar? It’s been dubbed a “Kinect clone” in refer to the controller-free Kinect platform that Microsoft is launching. As posted previously, the eBox will come with 30 games built in and a set-top camera that can detect a player’s movements, according…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2010
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  So, What’s The Biggest Problem With Modern Games?

  2K’s Grace answers MTV’s question with surprising candour. [image]

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 20, 2010
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  Is The Age Of Exclusives Over?

  Not first party exclusives like Mario, Halo and God of War. Those will live on as long as there are console platform holders. Rather, is the age of big third-party exclusives finished? The last big third-party exclusive was Metal Gear Solid 4, and that was in 2008. Before the game’s release, a great deal of…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2010
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  Report: Nintendo Threatens Pokémon Website For Showing Pictures Of Pokémon [UPDATE]

  Nintendo, never afraid to go after the little guy, has sent a letter over the weekend to a Pokémon fan site, threatening them over their posting of pictures from the upcoming Pokémon Black & White. Fan site PokéBeach, which obtained some copies of the game on September 17, was sent a letter on September 18…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 20, 2010
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  This Year’s Tokyo Game Show Saw Record Attendance

  Even as the Japanese game industry experiences gloom and doom, this year’s Tokyo Game Show saw a whole bunch of people turn out. TGS can still draw a crowd and not just a big one — a record one. From September 16 to September 19, a total of over 200,000 (207,647 to be exact!) individuals…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2010