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'Run Jesus, Run!' or, the 10 second Gospel

Ever wish the Gospels had more, well, zap to them? Consider this interactive version. It's ...

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Now can you buy FarmVille produce in reality (world to end soon)

As prophesied by FarmVille Freak (and tapped by Kotaku), global retail chain 7-Eleven has begun ...

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Mark Zuckerberg startled by Facebook game explosion

Facebook's founder and billionaire Mark Zuckerberg leads a surprising life. He was caught out ...

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Nintendo unveils the world's first 3D gaming handheld

Gigabomb news time. Yesterday morning in Los Angeles (last night to Brits), Nintendo unveiled ...

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Boy Scouts of America reveal Merit Badge for gaming

Scouts groups, then. Generally associated with such healthy, character-building activities as ...

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New cowboy shooter censured for 'outrageous' Irish caricature

Recently launched Wild Western shooter Red Dead Redemption, otherwise known for health-conscious ...

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Men get more adrenaline from gaming, but say they prefer sex

Another day, another dubious eye-catching statistic. According to Baxy-Z.com (no source link ...

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Cut, cut, cut! The official Lib-Con game round-up

In today's politics, 'less' is the new 'more'. The UK's cobbled-together Demo-servative ...

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FarmVille players give $110,000 to build school in Haiti

All you FarmVille inhabitants who bought limited edition Sweet Yam seeds in the past 10 days - ...

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Now you can trade in games... digitally

You know those times when you can literally see history being made? At some point on Sunday, a ...

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Build your own portable N64: detailed video guide

One for the hardware kids here. Enterprising Brit modder 'Bacteria' has managed to fit an entire ...

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A volcanic gaming cash-in: can you out-fly the eruption?

Oh dear, Miniclip. Was now really the time to publish a game about jumbo jets dodging clouds of ...

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Man almost shot for 'promoting' videogame with plastic gun

We've met a fair few games PR folk, and found them all to be thoroughly decent people. But ...

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Imperial College researchers create eye-controlled Pong

Your mouth says "no", but your eyes say "Yay, new high score". While investigating the links ...

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Celebrities talk games: Bale, Buffy & Boris edition

Fact: more people want to read about celebrities online than videogames. Problem: we write about ...

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