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On Wii, DSi & 3DS eShop: Metroid, Super Mario Bros., Punch-Out!!

1 March 2012
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New Nintendo downloads this week in America and Europe. The games go live on Thursdays in America at 9AM Pacific time and in Europe at 5PM UK/GMT time. Table of Contents American Update European Update Future Releases Nintendo has now added new/classic games to the Wii Shop Channel, Nintendo DSi Shop and Nintendo 3DS eShop….

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On Wii, DSi & 3DS eShop: Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D Demo, Strider, Wario Land

16 February 2012
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New Nintendo downloads this week in America and Europe. The games go live on Thursdays in America at 9AM Pacific time and in Europe at 5PM UK/GMT time. Reminder: DSi & 3DS owners have until February 20th to download The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition for free. Table of Contents American Update European…

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On PlayStation Network: Worms Ultimate Mayhem, House Of The Dead 3

15 February 2012
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Worms Ultimate Mayhem Screenshots

Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced what new PlayStation Network downloadable games, expansions, demos and videos were released for PlayStation 3 and PSP this week in America and Europe. Let’s have a look and see what they have in store for us this time… Especially Europe has a whole bunch of 28 PS1 & PS2 Classics…

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Why Don’t Gamers Finish Video Games?

13 February 2012
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Stack of my unfinished video games

How many of the video games you buy, do you actually have the time or skills to finish? Most of us would say we take the time to finish our favorite games of the year, but what about the others. Do you give them a fair chance by completing them all the way to the…

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Mortal Kombat History

8 February 2012
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Learn all about the Mortal Kombat history spanning the entire franchise in these amazing videos. The History Of Mortal Kombat – Episode 1: The Beginning. The History Of Mortal Kombat – Episode 2: Nothing Can Prepare You for This. The History Of Mortal Kombat – Episode 3: There is no Knowledge that is not Power….

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New Video Game Releases Week 6, 2012

6 February 2012
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Yes! It’s February! Here’s the list of this week’s video game releases. The big new games are: The Darkness II, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Resident Evil Revelations, and Jak & Daxter Collection. New on the downloadable games front is: On the PlayStation Store Shank 2, Gotham City Impostors, The Simpsons: Arcade Game (PSN), The SpongeBob…

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Lego GoldenEye 007 (N64 Spoof)

6 February 2012
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Lego GoldenEye 007

This is the Lego version of everyone’s favorite N64 shooter James Bond 007: GoldenEye! It’s an homage to all the fellow James Bond lovers out there who spent hours on this first-person shooter game, which in recent years has been re-imagined/re-made/re-released for Wii, DS, Xbox 360 and PS3 as GoldenEye 007: Reloaded. Take a look…

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Pac-Man Goes Swimming

2 February 2012
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Pac-Man Swimsuit

Forget about cosplay, real gamers can wear game-themed attire everywhere! How about donning a Pac-Man swimsuit next time you go swimming? As you can see from the close-up in the gallery above, it’s the entire classic Pac-Man level 1-1, as displayed in the video below. While at the moment the only game-related swimsuit they have…

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New Mega Man Plushy Is Kawaii!

23 January 2012
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New Mega Man Plushy

Capcom has revealed a new Mega Man 10 Plushy will hit stores in Japan on April 30th, 2012. GE Animation is in charge of bringing this cute little plush doll to market, but the actual measurements aren’t listed on the retail AAAanime website. Although it’s definitely got an anime chibi-style, the listing claims it’s Mega…

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SOPA & PIPA Discussion: Would You Boycott E3 2012 to Save the Internet?

19 January 2012
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Stop SOPA and PIPA

Craig Skistmas, founder of screwattack.com, and Mark Kern, CEO of Red 5 Studios, are just a couple of the well-known names in the video game industry who will be joining together to boycott the 2012 Entertainment Expo due to the show organizer’s (called ESA) support of the SOPA and PIPA bills. If you’ve been hiding…

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On Wii, DSi & 3DS eShop: Resident Evil Revelations Demo, Prince of Persia

19 January 2012
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Jill Valentine in Resident Evil Revelations

New Nintendo downloads this week in America and Europe. The games go live on Thursdays in America at 9AM Pacific time and in Europe at 5PM UK/GMT time. Free 3DS demos of selected Nintendo 3DS games are available to download from the Nintendo eShop – kicking off today with the Resident Evil Revelations demo worldwide,…

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On PlayStation Network: Choplifter HD, Final Fantasy Origins

11 January 2012
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Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced what new PlayStation Network downloadable games, expansions, demos and videos were released for PlayStation 3 and PSP this week in America and Europe. Let’s have a look and see what they have in store for us this time… AMERICAN PlayStation Store for PS3 PSN Games Choplifter HD ($14.99) A classic…

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Charity Wins! Child’s Play Collects $3.5 Million

4 January 2012
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Child's Play charity founders in action

Child’s Play charity has announced they have raised $3,512,345 in donations in 2011! A new record and true win for gamers and sick kids worldwide. This also means that since 2003 Child’s Play has broken the $10 million mark in lifetime contributions! Fantastic! To quote: “Let that sink in for a second. Over three and…

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On PlayStation Network: Oddworld: Strangers Wrath HD, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile

27 December 2011
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Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced what new PlayStation Network downloadable games, expansions, demos and videos were released for PlayStation 3 and PSP this week in America and Europe. Let’s have a look and see what they have in store for us this time… AMERICAN PlayStation Store for PS3 PSN Games All Zombies Must Die! (Move)…

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On PlayStation Network: Centipede, Sonic CD, Qore Episode 43

20 December 2011
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Centipede PS1 boxart

Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced what new PlayStation Network downloadable games, expansions, demos and videos were released for PlayStation 3 and PSP this week in America and Europe. Let’s have a look and see what they have in store for us this time… AMERICAN PlayStation Store for PS3 Qore Qore Episode 43: December, 2011 In…

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