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Researchers have discovered that 45% of Americans age 12-17 spend more than two hours per day in front of their televisions, and that 1 in 7 children are classified as overweight. In other news, the sky is blue, flowers tend to smell “pretty”, and Paco loves himself some booty.

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Okay, I kid, one of these I would definitely deem ‘not safe for work’ .. however the other two aren’t bad, just good artwork for those of us who enjoy checking out concept art as the game is being processed.

(Couple more concept art pieces here)
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Oh, my God! Amazon has the steal of the CENTURY, people! If you haven’t yet joined the Xbox family, now is your time to jump right in! Check out this DEAL!

Isn’t that just amazing!? The savings are ASTRONOMICAL!

…seriously, however… why? Just… just, why?

Happy Labor Day, and we’ll be right back here tomorrow.

[Amazon]

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During the latest Bungie Weekly Update, we were given a bit of a sneak peek of what we can expect with the new Halo 3 version of Bungie.net.

Basically, here is what you can expect with the new Bungie.net. Say you take a screenshot inside Halo 3. You’ll be able to go to your PC, and when you bring up your stats page at Bungie.net, you’ll have that very same screenshot staring you back in the face.

This is part of a File Share system that, for lack of better wording, owns. You like that movie you saw on Bungie.net? Flag it, and the next time you sign on Xbox LIVE, it’ll download straight to your console. That is absolutely awesome. …I’ve been using that word a lot the past few days, haven’t I?

We’re going to be getting more and more info from Bungie over the next week or two about what all they’re doing to their site in support for Halo 3. From what we’ve seen so far, whether it be the revamped leaderboard, or the File Sharing system, we can expect Bungie to stuff their site with features out the backside in support of Halo 3.

[Bungie.net]

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It was only a couple of days ago when we reported that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 has a glitch that will actually lock the game up on players during a portion of the game. Now, we go back to the EA Sports well to report that you can buy a cheat code off the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Title: TigerWoodsPGATOUR® 08

Content: Maxed Out Player
Price: 200 Microsoft Points
Availability: All regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: E (Everyone)] Description: Max out your original game face golfer’s skills. Save yourself the time of building up your golfer, and instantly set all skills to 110%! There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

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Halo is huge, without question. The original Halo: Combat Evolved has sold well over five million copies, and was almost single-handedly responsible for putting the original black brick, the Xbox, on the map. It’s sequel, Halo 2, sold a reported 9.2 million copies since it’s release in 2004. That brings us to Halo 3, which has already become the fastest game to reach 1 million pre-orders. When Halo 3 is finally released on September 25th, I have a working theory that every Xbox 360 console will brick inside of 72-hours.

…wait, why the hell am I giving you guys a history lesson on Halo? Y’all should know this! Moving on!

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Are you tired of sending your Xbox 360 in to Microsoft every time you get that damned RRoD? Well, if you’re good with electronics, you won’t have to. Introducing the X-Clamp Do-It-Yourself Fix Kit.

But wait, what does this fix kit do? First, you need to understand what exactly causes the RRoD in the first place. What many people believe is that the RRoD is caused when the solder connection between the GPU and the mainboard breaks, usually after a few months. This is caused because the clamp is not providing enough pressure on the heat sink to keep the motherboard connected to the GPU. What this kit does is replaces the x-shaped clamp with a more sturdy, stronger support to keep the pressure on the soldering, which will prevent it from breaking.

It’s an interesting solution to a widespread problem. However, unless you are good with your electronics, there is little to no point in doing this. Unless you’re really feed up with shipping coffin after coffin to Texas for repairs. If you’re curious, there’s a how-to video after the break.

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I wish I was making this up, but alas, ’tis true — some of those who registered for the Call of Duty 4 BETA are now selling their invite codes on eBay. So far, the high bid for one of these codes is over $50, but this is sure to rise as time goes on.

eBay #1
eBay #2

UPDATO MAGNIFICO:
eBay has taken the items down, but we shall always have the above screenshot to keep us warm at night.

[CoD4 Forums]

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Trey Parker and Matt Stone have signed an agreement with Comedy Central that will keep the duo at the network until 2011. So why should we care? Because part of the new agreement includes a clause that mentions possible video games in the future.

In a joint venture that involves millions in up-front cash and a 50-50 split of ad revenues, the network and the two creative partners have agreed to create a hub to spread “South Park”-related material across the Net, mobile platforms, and video games.

Between South Park, South Park Rally, and Chef’s Luv Shack, it’s safe to say that South Park has had a rough go of it as far as video games go. Hell, I remember playing the original South Park game on the N64 back in my youth, and thinking of how cool it was that I could pelt turkeys with iceballs made out of my piss… I was a dumb ass child.

God, let there be no more South Park games! …however, appearances of characters with strikingly similar names to Kenny, Kyle, Stan and Cartman inside the next WoW expansion WILL be acceptable.

[New York Times]

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No Mutants Allowed is known as one of the most loyal, knowledgeable, and respected groups of Fallout fans on the planet Earth. By me. Others as well, but since I’m writing this it’s my opinion that matters. But I digress.

This Fallout 3 preview from No Mutants Allowed is, without a shadow of a doubt, the most comprehensive, in-depth preview yet. However, it’s not entirely a positive preview of the game.

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In an interview with Next-Gen, Ken Levine hinted at the possibility of there being a BioShock sequel. When asked by Next-Gen whether or not there would be continuing stories in the Raptureniverse, Levine broke the question down into three seperate questions.

• “Am I interested in continuing to work in the world?” to which Levine answered himself “Yes, I am.”
• The second question related to whether or not there is a popular demand for more stories in the game’s universe — countless perfect review scores and astronomical sales figures answer that question.
• The third qestion asks whether or not the story is complete. Levine stated “I think that’s the question we have to ask now.”

• I, for one, see there being at least one BioShock sequel. The sales numbers alone will probably be enough for Take-Two to demand such a sequel. I just hope they let Levine and his team continue to work on it.

  [Next-Gen.biz]

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Codemasters today launched the official Clive Barker’s Jericho community site… yeah, this really isn’t any earth-shattering news, but it’s a slow Tuesday so this is what you get.

[Clive Barker's Jericho]

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If you were not one of the lucky ones who got to go to PAX (like us), you missed out on one of the greatest keynote addresses I’ve ever heard. An hour long ode to gaming and the gamer lifestyle, delivered by none other than Wil Wheaton.

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It only took you guys eight minutes to reserve all the Call of Duty 4 Beta Tokens. Eight minutes. You go to the page now, and this is what you get:

Although Charlie Oscar Delta’s Token Codes have been reserved, there will be many more opportunities to get into the Beta! Check back into SITREP often, as we’ll be updating the site with information as soon as it’s finalized.

In the United States and Canada, we are working with GameSpot and GameStop on two new ways to reserve a spot in the Beta. Our International users will be excited to learn that plans to get into the Beta are moving along quickly, and we’ll have updates for all the countries listed in the FAQ soon!

WAI 2 GO!!11!!!!!1! First y’all crash the site over, and over again for two days, then you vultures suck up ALL the tokens in freaking EIGHT MINUTES!

…I’m impressed. I would post a screenshot, but alas, I can’t get on the page.

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NEW HOPE! If you go to FourZeroTwo, you can learn how to get back in on the BETA goodness! There will be an open registration for twenty-four hours starting today, and everyone who signs up will have an equal chance at a token!

Oh, happy day!

[CoD4 Forums]

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If you’re one of the people who are going to be buying the new Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground for the actual skateboarding game, this is for you — all you people buying it for the Guitar Hero III demo, just keep movin’ on.

…ok, it’s just us Tony Hawk fans now. Cool. Activision has has released the soundtrack for their next Tony Hawk entry, and it is impressive. It has a little bit fo everything, from Airbourne, to the Beastie Boys, to Nirvana, to The Rolling Stones. It has a little bit of everything.

Tim Riley, the worldwide executive of music for Activision, had this to say.

Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground continues the tradition of great music and provides the perfect vibe for players as they create their own experience, no matter what kind of skater they choose to become.

Couldn’t agree with him more, folks. This full list is nothing short of awesome. You should check it out… after the break.

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