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  Tampa Sheriff Calls Out Columbine Video Game

  The arrest earlier this week of a teen accused of plotting a massacre at his school in Tampa has put computer game Super Columbine Massacre RPG back in the spotlight. Deputies investigating the case tell the Tampa Tribune they found a copy of a video game about the Columbine High School mass shooting in the…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2010
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  Becoming A Templar In The Secret World

  Funcom has released a new trailer and screens showing players what it’s like to become a Templar, one of the three factions in the upcoming real-world supernatural massively multiplayer online role-playing game The Secret World. New York has the mysterious Illuminati, Seoul has the manipulative Dragons, and London gets the Templar, the most militaristic of…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2010
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  Red Dead Redemption’s Liars And Cheats Pack Is Two Packs In One

  Because platform networks have issues with giving things away, Rockstar rolls its planned free Free Roam pack into its Liars and Cheats Pack, releasing one massive chunk of new content for Red Dead Redemption on September 21. What’s inside? Rockstar originally planned four downloadable content packs for Red Dead Redemption: Legends and Killers, which has…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2010
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  A Closer Look At The Kinect Beta’s Avatars and Dashboards

  With the official Kinect Beta flooding out to those select few whom Microsoft invited to test out their upcoming motion gaming add-on, the images are already starting to stream in. Here for your perusal is a closer look at both Kinect’s new dashboard and menu systems and the revamped avatars hitting the Xbox 360 when…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2010
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  Did You Know It’s Friday?

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Spying on Dogs Did you? I didn’t! Like I just found out. Like now. Like wow! What you missed last night Xbox 360 Voice Chat Being Upgraded Modern Warfare 3: The Book Of Corinthians Super Columbine Massacre Pops Up in School Shooting Scare? U. of Florida Adds Starcraft Studies

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  If you can’t play video games right now, you can at least talk about them here. We owe today’s image not just to Norman Rockwell but to reader Roth. You too can have an image featured in TAY. Submit it to #TAYpics

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 27, 2010
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  There Will Be Orc Blood In Lord of the Rings: War in the North

  Finally, you can amputate and decapitate an Orc, thanks to Snowblind Studios’ The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, the hack, slash and loot adventure with the Tolkien stamp of approval. While the original Fellowship of the J.R.R. Tolkien books (and films) fight their way to Mordor to dispose of that ring, you’ll…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 27, 2010
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  By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2010
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  By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2010
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  Sony Gets Federal Court to Temporarily Block Sale Of PS3 Modchips [Update]

  Yesterday, Sony Computer Entertainment Australia was granted a temporary injunction by the nation’s Federal Court to block the importation and sale of the new PS3 modchips The injunction means that until August 31, none of the modchip’s Australian distributors will be able to import, sell or otherwise offload the devices. What’s more, they have to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2010
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  Ash, Something Is Different

  The next Pokemon series, Pokemon: Black & White, is all new Pocket Monsters right up until the end. As previously posted, the anime has two old friends. But the anime Ash (who is called “Satoshi” in Japan) looks slightly different. Commenters have pointed out that Ash’s eyes look different from the way they have looked…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010
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  But Does The Yakuza Spin-Off Manga Look Any Better?

  “Yakuza: New Chapter Black Panther”, the upcoming Yakuza spin-off for the PSP, is getting a television program. That’s not all. Starting on September 18, a manga version from Yukai Asada will appear in Shukan Young Magazine. The manga will be based off the game, but feature an original story.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010
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  Portal 2 Once Had Competitive Multiplayer

  Portal was a singleplayer game. Portal 2 adds co-op, but did you know it was at one stage also going to add competitive multiplayer? “Along with co-op, [we had] the idea of sort of a competitive Portal multiplayer,” Valve’s Erik “Old Man Murray” Wolpaw told 1UP. “We went down that path, actually, for a little…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2010
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  Final Fantasy XIV Gets Fancy Trailer, Open Beta Date

  Surcease? You used the word surcease? Square Enix, we know you’ve a penchant for flowery words, but this is 2010, not 1710. Aside from that, everything else in this epic Final Fantasy XIV trailer looks good, as there’s plenty of gorgeous cinematic stuff to go with some actual gameplay footage. Meanwhile, Square Enix has also…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2010
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  Chime Comes To PC

  Chime is great on Xbox 360. Should be just as great on PC when its released on September 7!

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2010
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  Just In Time For Fall, The $400 Mario Sweater

  And it’s not just any only $400 Mario sweater, but an officially licensed $400 sweater sold to you via the guy who created role-playing game Earthbound. The online store at Shigesato Itoi’s website is offering a 100 percent wool sweaters for ¥36,000 (US$435). They’re hand-knitted. Not by Shigesato Itoi, though. He’s busy, doing other stuff…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010
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  Every Day Is Brewfest With This World Of Warcraft Tankard

  Sideshow Collectibles want to make sure it’s Brewfest all year-long at your place, with this replica of World of Warcraft’s Tankard O’ Terror. The tankard, modelled on the in-game item used in WoW’s once-a-year Brewfest spectacular, weighs three pounds and stands just shy of ten inches high. It’s also made of stoneware, and holds around…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2010
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  You Thought You’d Never See Pokemon’s Ash And Pikachu Again?

  Ha! Ha Ha! You were wrong! The duo will be appearing in the upcoming anime, Pokemon: Best Wishes! The upcoming anime series is for the fifth generation game, Pocket Monsters: Black and White. Previously it was revealed that the new Pokemon series, Black and White, will be all new Pocket Monsters right up to the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010
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  This Is The Strategy Game Of My Dreams

  Microsoft’s Surface device has already shown its worth for board games, but let’s not forget, it has a lot of potential for strategy games as well. Especially after you watch this video. This program, made by the University of Massachusetts’ Mark Micire, is actually intended for the real-world deployment and control of robots. But look…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2010
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  NSFW: Was Britney Spears Bamboozled Into Virtual Child Porn Protest Art?

  Britney Spears is on the cover of British publication Pop Magazine. The images, the work of one of Japan’s most famous artists, feature Britney in a bathing suit and a wedding dress. If only it were that simple. It’s not. The photos were art directed by Takashi Murakami, who is often referred to as “The…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010