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News Blips: Team Meat maligns Microsoft, Catherine coming to North America, Panasonic cans Jungle handheld, and more

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March 2, 2011
2 min

Team Meat's comments about Microsoft may tinge upon hyperbole, but they're simply adhering to the old tradition of griping loudly until something happens. News...

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Nintendo’s 3DS: How the Internet has ruined the joy of discovery

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March 2, 2011
2 min

On February 26, 2011, the latest handheld revolution from Nintendo, the 3DS, released in Japan. America will receive this juicy new gadget 31 days...

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Video Blips: Dragon Age 2, Magicka: Vietnam, Ruined, and more

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March 2, 2011
2 min

Can you put a price on royalty? Evidently, BioWare can: A measly $7 pockets you a princely companion in Dragon Age 2. Of course,...

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Nvidia launches Tegra Zone to show off flashy Android games

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March 1, 2011
1 min

Now that Android devices featuring Nvidia’s powerful dual-core Tegra 2 chip are finally making their way to consumers, the company has launched its Tegra...

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FarmVille 2? Why Zynga needs to start making sequels, fast

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March 1, 2011
3 min

[Peter Yared is the vice president of apps at Webtrends, which acquired Transpond, a social-apps developer he founded.] Do your best impersonation of a...

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Spent: Can you survive a month on $1,000?

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February 28, 2011
2 min

Over 14 million Americans are unemployed. Now, imagine you're one of them. Your savings are gone. You've lost your house. And you're down to your last $1,000. Can you...

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Reviews Spotlight: Mario Kart, matryoshka dolls, and Mass Effect 2

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February 28, 2011
3 min

As always, the Reviews Spotlight gathers the week's most evocative reviews for your personal edification. Don't read too fast, though…I say anything involving sexy,...

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Kusoge Sunday – Tag Team Wrestling

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February 28, 2011
3 min

Just as love of B-movies, which are by definition inferior to their peers, is an accepted part of Western pop culture, love of inferior games is something of a phenomenon in Japan. The Japanese call them “kusoge,” a portmanteau of the words for “shit” and “game”.