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Nintendo 3DS Unveiled to Mixed Reviews [VIDEO]

Mar 29th 2011 – 10:55AM
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Video Game Community Rallies to Support Japanese Tsunami Victims

By Dave ThierMar 17th 2011 – 1:34PM
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If you've been thinking about buying a Nintendo DS, there's one on the market right now that you may want to take a look at. It's cherry red and signed by gaming legends like composer Koji Kondo, voice of Mario Charles Martinet, Zelda director Eiji Aonuma and Nintendo guru Shigeru Miyamoto. The DS belongs to Meagan Marie,...

Smithsonian Holding Vote on Video Games for Exhibit

Feb 21st 2011 – 8:17AM

WASHINGTON -- The Smithsonian American Art Museum is asking the public to help select video games that will be included in its first exhibit to explore the art and visual effects of gaming. The exhibit, "The Art of Video Games," is scheduled to open in March 2012 with a focus on the evolution of games as an artistic...

Elite Gamers Play Video Game for 50 Hours, Setting Marathon Record

By David MoyeJan 20th 2011 – 3:06PM
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Courtesy of Guinness World Records

David Dino has his priorities straight. He just set a whole slew of world records for playing video games and knows just where he's going to put the official certificate from Guinness World Records. "I'll put it right next to my master's degree," Dino said, just moments after he and two other elite gamers, Sean Crowley...

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