Movie trailer for Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun-Li starring Kristin Kreuk
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“According to Nielsen, the PlayStation 2 topped console usage, followed by the Xbox 360 and Wii. Meanwhile, the original Xbox was played more in 2008 than the PlayStation 3, which ranked as the fifth most-played console of the year. ” [Link]
So, you left the house. You should get some XBox Achievement points for that. Or so says this t-shirt.

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“Just don’t go for games that feature exceptionally muscular men or very thin women, or your self-esteem could take a hit. That from Kansas State University psychology professor Richard Harris. He said his research indicates a mere 15 minutes of viewing extreme body types in video games can negatively affect players’ feelings about their own bodies. Harris and graduate student Christopher Barlett organized two study groups of university students.” [Link]

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“The January 2007 fire that caused ’substantial’ damage t theo residence of Kentucky resident French Harmon was sparked by a faulty Nintendo DS power adapter, alleges a lawsuit filed by Harmon’s insurance company Liberty Mutual. ‘The fire was caused by the [Nintendo DS and its AC adapter],’ reads the court filing, which was acquired by GamePolitics. ” [Link]

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Kim Kardashian @ 2008 Spike TV VGA Awards

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UK model Gemma Atkinson promotes Command And Conquer Red Alert 3 in this ad for the video game

“Geoffrey Zatkin, president of research firm Electronic Entertainment Design and Research, estimates that just 4% of all released games actually return profits for publishers. Speaking to Forbes, Zatkin showed that there is truth in numbers. In fact, numbers are EEDAR’s specialty. The firm maintains a database of over 6,000 games catalogued by genre, features and sales figures.” [Link]

Star Wars: The Old Republic screenshot
“LucasArts and BioWare on Tuesday announced their forthcoming massively multiplayer online game, Star Wars: The Old Republic. The game takes place chronologically about 300 years after the previous Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic franchise and about 3,500 years before the Star Wars films.” [Link]

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“Apparently there’s two scripts floating around, both taking place during World War 2. When asked if Natassia Malthe would be reprising her role as Rayne from part 2, Boll denied. He said he wants the gorgeous Kristanna Loken back, or if Loken asks for too much money they’ll go with an entirely new actress. Loken of course played Rayne in the first film.” [Link]

Duke Nukem picture
“The hard-talking, gun-loving, bleached-blonde alpha male, beloved of first-person shoot ‘em up gamers since his IBM PC debut in 1991, is gearing up for the big-screen treatment and Scott Faye, the producer of the upcoming Mark Wahlberg thriller (and fellow game adaptation) Max Payne, is the man driving the project. ‘I’m working diligently at making a Duke Nukem movie scenario that will live up to the character and its import in the videogame world,’ said Faye talking to Kotaku.com. ‘As is the case with all of my game adaptations, I’d rather not make the movie than make a poor adaptation.’” [Link]



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