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Chinese man purchases a virtual video game sword at an auction for $16,000
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Chinese man purchases a virtual video game sword at an auction for $16,000

To mark the launch of their martial arts video game, Age of Wulin, software developers Snail Games held an online auction in which users could… Colette McIntyre   |   12.29.2011   |   Comments (2)
PETA has finger on the pulse, finally takes on <em>Super Mario Bros. 3</em>
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PETA has finger on the pulse, finally takes on Super Mario Bros. 3

Remember twenty years ago or so, spending late nights playing Super Mario Bros. 3 and first stumbling onto the fabled Tanooki suit? The… Rick Paulas   |   11.15.2011   |   Comments (12)
Performance artist Marina Abramović gets a video game; James Franco rejoices
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Performance artist Marina Abramović gets a video game; James Franco rejoices

Just this past weekend, as I hunkered down with my ragtag tribe of female gamers, preparing for another beer-and-brownie-fueled evening of… Colette McIntyre   |   09.19.2011   |   Comments (2)