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And Dudes Dream of Electric Sheep
Even when you work from home you can still dream about work, though it does take that whole “I went to work naked,” anxiety dream off the table because hey, who’s around? I might be butt naked typing this right now. Think on that for a little bit. When you work in this space, though,…
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A Brutal Initiation to PvP — But One I Chose
I was adjusting my costume atop a skyscraper in Gotham City when a tour bus soared up into view and hovered there. There was a red diamond on my mini-map, meaning an enemy human player. Had I created Wile E. Coyote here in D.C. Universe Online, I would have cowered under a tiny umbrella, or…
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Team Fortress 2 Map Update Gives You the Li’l Chew Chew Who Could
Team Fortress 2 brightens your day with a title update that brings three community maps to the game, including an adorable payload affectionately dubbed “Li’l Chew Chew.” You get Nightfall, a payload race map by Aaron ‘Psy’ Garcha and Paul Good set in “a damp logging site, in the middle of the rain, in the…
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German Pols Have a LAN Party in the Reichstag
Germany’s government has a rather sensitive relationship with video games. Reports of official censorship often involve the country, either for violent content or the fact that Nazis are useful game antagonists – and you know how they feel about that. Sensational crimes with ties to “Killerspiele,” have stirred calls for outright bans of violent games.…
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There’s Still a Market for NBA Elite 11
In sports collectibles, one company’s mistake is another man’s fortune. (Ask Billy Ripken.) Five months after NBA Elite 11’s embarrassing cancellation, copies of the game are still circulating over eBay – as well as box art, download cards, and other mementoes of the game that never was. NBA Elite 11 was cancelled a week before…
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Wii Swinger Parties, John Adams is a Triceratops, and the Cat’s Outta the Bag
Hey, gang. I’m taking over today’s roundup of the top news, but first – a cat, a backpack, a video camera. What could possibly go wrong? Your Neighbors Are About To Invite You To Wii Sex Parties You’ve bowled. You’ve gotten fit. And now you can use your Nintendo Wii console to throw a swinger’s…
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