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Have You Had Trouble Finding Borderlands?
Source: giantbomb.com

Borderlands has been on shelves for all of a day now, and apparently it's already getting tricky to find in some parts of the country. Or, at least, that's what this official statement from Gearbox makes it sound like...

Ballmer Talks Natal, Says Blu-Ray Add-On for Xbox Coming
Source: Gizmodo

When I asked Ballmer about adding Blu-ray to the Xbox, he said: Well I don't know if we need to put Blu-ray in there—you'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories. See What Else Is New Today At Gamevine!

GameStop Director Sheds $60 Million In Shares
Source: gamasutra.com

GameStop director Leonard Riggio has sold 2.3 million shares in the company, in a move that analysts say might be a sign of pessimism on the retailer's near-term prospects.

GameFly Files Another Formal Complaint Against USPS
Source: GamePolitics.com

GameFly previously filed a complaint against the USPS earlier this year alleging that the USPS grants preferential treatment to the larger rental companies.

WoW Players Will Need A Battle.net Account To Login Starting Nov. 11
Source: WorldOfWarcraft.com

In preparation for the launch of these new features, on November 11, 2009 , all current World of Warcraft players will be required to merge their World of Warcraft accounts with a Battle.net account in order to log in to the game.

RUMOR: Nvidia Chip To Power New Nintendo DS?
Source: Kotaku

Graphic chip maker has apparently been awarded a contract to provide its mobile-centric system-on-a-chip, Tegra, to a new Nintendo DS, which will be announced in late 2010.

World Peace Through Video Games
Source: miller-mccune.com

This is a really great article about a new kind of video game that can actually teach future generations about world conflicts. This is a fun and inspiring article.

Video Games Dominated by White Males
Source: miller-mccune.com

The video game world is dominated by white males in every aspect of the industry: the designing, playing, and even in the portrayal of characters on the screen. Is one of these leading to the others?

VIDEO PARODY: Microsoft's "Milo" finds digital life ain't what it's cracked-up to be
Source: IGN

A hilarious take on the "Milo" interactive software debuted at Microsoft's E3 press conference. WARNING: Contains language inappropriate for children real and digital alike.

Tetris Turns 25, and It's Still an Addictive Pleasure
Source: Wired News

When Alexey Pajitnov put the finishing touches on Tetris 25 years ago Saturday, he had no way of knowing his modest videogame would become Russia's most entertaining export. Yet June 6, 1984, has become a landmark date in the history of videogames: That's the day the then-29 …

GameStop earnings, used videogame sales increase
Source: thatvideogameblog.com

As the economy continues to prove itself less and less predictable, GameStop continues to post record sales which is the case for their first quarter earnings report. Used game sales are up and new games sales are slightly down.

Boy kills himself after being banned from games
Source: destructoid.com

A 12-year-old Bangkok boy leapt to his death from a sixth floor veranda after his parents decided to ban him from videogames. The boy was an avid gamer, and it was deemed that his addiction was too much to handle.

Controversial Iraq War Game Dropped
Source: Yahoo

Revealed to the press earlier this month, "Six Days in Fallujah" focuses on the Second Battle of Fallujah, a grim 2004 conflict that claimed the lives of over 2,000 civilians, soldiers, and insurgents. Using a combination of firsthand accounts from three dozen U.S.

Art Imitates Life: EVE Online Banker Robs BILLIONS From Customers
Source: Kotaku

EVE Online has banks. Run by EVE Online players. And EVE Online players are as susceptible to embezzling over 80 billion ISK (the game's currency) then doing a runner as any of us.

Jack Thompson: God is Behind Take-Two Stock Slide
Source: GamePolitics.com

Is God behind the recent plunge of Take-Two Interactive's stock price? When it comes to business, should one's religious beliefs even matter? For the controversial, disbarred attorney Jack Thompson, the answer to these questions would seem to be yes.

Daniel Petric killed mother, shot father because they took Halo 3 video game, prosecutors say
Source: Cleve-Blog

Daniel Petric was so angry that his father would not allow him to play the violent video game Halo 3 that he killed his mother and shot his father, then tried to make it appear to be a murder-suicide, prosecutors told a Lorain County judge this morning in the boy's murder trial.

10 Biggest Video Game Irritations
Source: SCI FI Wire

I've been playing video games for a very long time. They'll have to pry my controller out of my cold, dead han-- ... well, the Wii remote I might give up without too much of a fight, but you know what I mean. I've lost days of my life and plenty of sleep to gaming.

Not playing around: U.S. Army to invest $50M in combat training video games
Source: Stars and Stripes

The Army has created a video game unit and will invest $50 million over five years on games and gaming systems designed to prepare soldiers for combat.

Rock Band - Dead Kennedy's Pack
Source: offworld.com

Though I'm sure there's no way I'll be able to nail Jello Biafra's tight-throated warble, there still beats a sliver of my idealistic 15 year old heart that was born ready to snarl my way through Rock Band's just-released Dead Kennedy's pack ("California Über Alles," "Holiday in …

UK opens national video game archive
Source: BBC News

The UK's first official national video game archive has been launched in a bid to preserve the history of gaming.

Feature: What Can Games Teach Us About The Election?
Source: Kotaku

With access to the right games, however, both candidates can learn a great deal. Lets take a look at some of the key issues dividing the McCain and Obama camps, and some of the games that can help shine some much needed light upon them.

Obama buys ads in slew of Xbox 360 games
Source: AMERICAblog

Obama's campaign goes after the Xbox market. I didn't even know this was possible. The two links on this page show even more pictures. Incredibly, I feel old.

Playing God, the Home Game
Source: The New York Times

This is an article about the latest groundbreaking simulation video game, Spore. The author expresses both his likes and dislikes that went into such a revolutionary game.

Release Date Roundup: Technology

It's September, which means that summer is long-gone and we can all start getting ready for strategic product releases to get us ready for the new school year Christmas.

Talking To Pirates: Why People Steal Games
Source: positech.co.uk

A few days ago I posted a simple question on my blog. "Why do people pirate my games?".

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