How It Feels To Lose A Girl Explained To A Gamer

So true...



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Meet the "users": We don't talk, we don't like you, we just want to play

Online you can find a new breed of players: the users who minimize the social aspect of play. A look inside our collective heads.



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(VIDEO) Bill Gates Shows Off Microsoft's Touch Table

Billy Gates was on the Today Show this morning showing off his fancy new table. Want to see it in action rather than just in photos? Check the video for all sorts of goodness of it being used for all sorts of applications, such as playing with photos, wirelessly pulling photos off a camera, and ordering and paying for food using credit cards.



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Basic Cell Phone Acronyms You Need to Know

Confused by the alphabet soup of cell phone acronyms? I don't blame you. Here's a cheat sheet that'll help you navigate the waters while your shopping for your next phone—or trying to get the most out of the handset you've got.



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ESRB Comments on Halo 2's Naked Ass

Turns out that accidental partial nudity was in fact a guy mooning users when they get an error message in Halo 2 Vista.



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CB Games Beta Diaries: Halo 3 '...And The Hog He Rode In On'

This beta diary entry covers the vehicles in the game and how to obtain them, or what uses they have. There's also further discussion of some of the newer weapons found in Halo 3.



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Pulse: Jack Thompson after Halo 3... WTF?

Thanks to G.T.A.'s hot coffee and an annoying legal battle Jack Thompson is becoming well known (if infamous) as the enemy of gamers everywhere. Now hes just being and idiot (no MORE THAN USUAL). Going after one of Microsoft's cash cow the newest Halo installment. Now I can understand wanting to keep young kids away from sex and violence and helping parents identify that stuff in their kids media but... Seriously! The reasons he has stated are ludicrous and the game hasn't even come out.

I gotta cut this short or I'll go on for 3 more paragraphs incoherently spewing profanity. But needless to say, many are pissed. What do you think? Give me your comments.

Here's some articles for more information on the subject:
Techspot-Jack Thompson threatens to sue Microsoft over Halo 3
Game Almighty-Jack Thompson Lays His Legal Sights On Halo 3(Has Jacks Full Letter to Gates)

So freaking pissed.... :-

Pulse: So Psyched about Starcraft

The murderous marine in the trailer was right... "Its about DAMN TIME!!!" For anyone who still owns a copy of this game from when it first came out it has been a long(and I do mean LONG) wait for anything even resembling a sequel in the classic sense for this EPIC. There's been no closure for our heroes of the starcraft world and no evolution of the product in about a decade.

So just when we gave up all hope of a sequel and moved on to other franchises Starcraft2 come knocking on our door with a "Sorry I'm Late". I almost don't wanna let her in... but shes just to damn hot. By now we've all seen the latest pics and vids from Blizzard but the gameplay doesn't look like something we haven't seen before. Same large scale battles. Same races. Same setup. Looks glossier, new units, but the question many are asking is, is it the same old thing? Rise of Legends at one point seemed to be the latest successor to the RTS throne. Warcraft3 and WOW evolved beyond their settings to focus on thier world and change the gameplay for a new feel. "GASP" Did this series die way back when? Or can it comeback to its former glory with something new and improved?

Try to remember that we have only seen the "Alpha". That means they may not even be done with the story and all the units yet. So for all who aren't content with the current look don't judge that book just yet. Just like Warcraft the series may evolve in ways we haven't even thought of yet. Wait for the beta. We only got a sneak peak to go on so lets give this old dog a chance to roll over before we tell it to play dead.

I on a personal note LOVED THE NEW FOOTAGE. Did you?

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New Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s tracks revealed!

Activision reveals 7 new tracks from their upcoming 80s themed Guitar Hero release!



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Must have mug for when all those "morning people" stop by your cubicle.

Optimists need not purchase, this mug's not for you...



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Google To Shut Down AdSense Arbitrageurs

Arbitrage and AdSense has been an issue basically since the day Google launched AdSense. Arbitrageurs would use Google AdWords and other means to send traffic to their site, and monetize that traffic with Google AdSense. Well, it seems that those made for Adsense sites and AdSense arbitrageurs are being shut down.



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Top 10 High Definition TVs

"High-definition tellies come in all shapes and sizes, from compact 15-inch LCDs to yawning great 70-inch plasmas for the ultimate in home cinema. These are the 10 we've come across that have made the biggest impression."



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Guy Lost 28 lbs on Slimfast, Pizza, and Wii!

Title says it all.



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Top 5 differences between Starcraft 2 and Warcraft 3

Gamespot has a detailed interview with Blizzard’s top creative talent, including Rob Pardo.Here’s some of the key points that have surfaced about Starcraft 2 gameplay...



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80GB PS3 announced

For Korea. $556. Whats this say about Americas future with the PS3?



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Keepin' it Real Fake: Ultimate Knockoff Phone Rips Off Four Separate Brands

We get a wee bit excited round here when brands collide to create interesting new spinoffs, but this handset is full-on ridiculous. Our creative Asian friends weren't happy with a simple gaming handset, they had to bust out a Windows Mobile-esque OS, with a dash of faux PSP, a splash of Nintendo all wrapped in almost Anycall.



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Updates From The Dark Alley

Well I guess I should give a personal post and breakdown what is to be the basic posting schedual. I'll be surfing the net for videos, tech news, funny websites and other internet gems on a regular basis. I'll also try to get you guys reviews on cool items and games when I can. Thursdays (or the weekends) I'll give you my opinionated opinion on some comics(real and web) I read or were recommended. And at least once a week I'll hit you with a personal post about New York, my ideas, or stupidity I can dig up.

I'm still very new to this so leave me comments and suggestions on how to do this better. What do you guys wanna see? Do you like the layout(still updating)? If you have a successful blog running give me some Tips DAMN YOU!!!!

Thanks for dropping by...
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Firefox Is Getting Mac OS X-native Controls

Mozilla’s Firefox is one of the most popular browsers out there; however, Mac users don’t love it nearly as much as they could. One of the main reasons why this happens is the lack of an OS X look and feel for the application. Fortunately, it looks like the developers have listened to the users.... Yah!



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De Niro: Sued For Contracting Cancer - WTF?

Oscar winner Robert De Niro has filed a motion against Fireman's Fund Insurance to dismiss a suit the company filed against him in 2006. De Niro's rep Stan Rosenfield tells TMZ "This was filed in response to Fireman's Fund's decision to sue Robert De Niro because he was diagnosed with cancer."



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Top 10 things to do with your Wii while you’re waiting for AAA games.

I’ve already played through the few AAA games that have been released, and now the Wii’s been getting a little stale. There are a ton of great games in the pipeline, but those aren’t coming for a few months. What am I going to do with my system until that time comes?



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