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  1. Zasterisk is the old text-adventure game Zork, implemented as a voice-based game that you play over the phone using the open source phone-switcher Asterisk. http://digg.com/gaming/Play_Zork_over_the_phone
  2. It's more expensive than ever to be a hard-core gamer as Microsoft Inc. and Sony Corp. add costly upgrades to their new high-powered video game consoles, and those higher prices may keep some fans on the sidelines for a while. http://digg.com/gaming/It_s_Hard_Out_Here_For_A_Gamer
  3. This article from the upcoming Game Informer magazine focuses on the pros and cons of the development environment of the upcoming Nintendo Wii. As well as revealing the last big secret concerning hardware functionality http://digg.com/gaming/Final_Nintendo_Wii_..._Game_Informer_
  4. An article on how Sony used mis-information, and threats to game retailers to subsequently kill the Sega dream cast,and how they are doing it again with the 360 and wii! Great read! http://digg.com/gaming/A_valid_reason_to_hate_Sony
  5. Sony should promote this story as an advertisement for PSP's. http://digg.com/gaming/Kid_Uses_PSP_and_Sc...f_Pr0n_in_class.
  6. The Dreamcast may have died years ago, but it lives on over at IGN. The has relaunched its Dreamcast site with a very specific goal: re-review every title that appeared on the ill-fated console. http://digg.com/gaming/Top_10_Reasons_to_R...h_IGN_Dreamcast
  7. IGN has posted SIX new pages of SMG screens. Check 'em out. http://digg.com/gaming/SIX_Pages_of_New_Su...Galaxy_Screens_
  8. Global Gaming League talking with China to bring competitive gaming to the Beijing 2008 games http://digg.com/gaming/Video_games_push_fo...pic_recognition
  9. A full list of Wii titles and release dates from Gamestop. http://digg.com/gaming/Nintendo_Wii_Releas...te_Launch_List_
  10. Comedian Kyle Cease riffs on the original Nintendo console and the infamous cartridge "blow." Funny stuff. No, really. http://digg.com/gaming/Nintendo_Stand_Up_Comedy_-_Kyle_Cease
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    R.I.P. UMD

    Where did the Sony PSP UMD Market go wrong? Handheld mavens Modojo take a closer look, and expose three reasons UMD was doomed as a movie format before it even launched. http://digg.com/gaming/R.I.P._UMD
  12. You would think that it would be easy to find a seat with 200 computers, but this author waited 30 minutes for a computer station to open up. Space is scarce, as families and groups of friends routinely come in and reserve banks of machines. http://digg.com/gaming/Crazy_ass_Cyber_Caf...of_gaming_rig_s
  13. Famitsu readers in Japan have delivered their verdict on PlayStation 3 and Wii's launch plans with 73% saying they believe Wii will "win" the hardware war. More stats and charts inside, including 'most anticipated game' and 'biggest E3 news'... http://digg.com/gaming/PS3_vs_Wii_-_Japan_Have_Decided.
  14. Team Xecuter thought that those hackers shouldn't be the only ones to be able to play backup games for the XBOX 360 game console, and has announced that the group is very close to releasing a first generation mod-chip for XBOX 360. http://digg.com/gaming/Coming_Soon%3A_XBOX_360_Modchips
  15. In the words of Paul Davis of Begbies Traynor, one of the firms appointed as liquidators of Gizmondo: ?No matter how much you spend on cars, watches and directors? perks, you just can?t get through a sum as big as this quite as quickly as Gizmondo did.? http://digg.com/gaming/Gizmondo_-_the_UK_g...on_in_18_months
  16. An astounding 600 terabytes of bandwidth was used on Xbox Live during E3, with Halo 3 being the most popular item (2 million downloads). Article also mentions the DS Lite launch date for Europe: 23rd June. http://digg.com/gaming/Xbox_Live_used_600_...idth_during_E3_
  17. IGN Gear takes Sony to task for ripping out the promised feature of HDMI output in the lower-priced PlayStation 3 model, implying that the company may be misleading consumers about the hi-def capabilities of the Blu-Ray enabled PS3 Jr http://digg.com/gaming/IGN_Rips_Sony_A_New_HDMI_Port
  18. The mega-hit Nintendo DS game "Oide yo! Doubutsu no Mori" (known as Animal Crossing DS here in the states) has made enough waves that Nintendo made the decision to turn its franchise into an animated film. While a storyline has not yet been decided on, it has been indicated that a lot of the characters from the game will be involved. http://digg.com/gaming/Nintendo_s_Animal_C..._the_Big_Screen
  19. We really want [filmmaker George] Lucas to think about making a game where this can be used as a lightsaber. It should be fun http://digg.com/gaming/Nintendo_Presidnet_..._as_Lightsaber_
  20. The PS3 will come standard with a functional Linux Operating System as well as compilers and other tools to take advantage of homebrew software and prospective upstart developers. Of course, this also means the PS3 will be compatible with just about every USB device on the planet! http://digg.com/gaming/PS3_to_come_with_full_Linux
  21. This post on Curmudgeon stacks up historic console prices, in both relative and absolute terms. 600 clams is still expensive, but it's not the highest. http://curmudgeongamer.com/2006/05/history...r-500-aint.html. EDIT: 6:04 AM EST 5/18/06 (Hyperlink Fixed) MBJ
  22. This seems unbelievable to me. I knew that the cheaper version wouldn't support WiFi or HDMI output, but I didn't know that wireless controllers also won't be supported. http://digg.com/gaming/Cheaper_PS3_to_requ...ed_controllers_
  23. What a great video from Kotaku. See a huge crowd instantly swarm the Nintendo booth while sad Sony employees watch from a distance. http://digg.com/gaming/Watch_the_morning_s...e_Nintendo_Wii_
  24. Video from the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii featuring a boss battle on the scale of Shadow of the Colossus boss battles. http://digg.com/gaming/Super_Mario_Galaxy_...ss_Battle_Video
  25. This is a Xbox 360 Exclusive from Bioware using Unreal Engine. Look at the lighting, animation and atmosphere. And its not CG, its gameplay http://digg.com/gaming/Best_looking_E3_gam..._its_not_on_PS3
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