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It's a lofty question with grounded answers.

The idea that games can change the world sounds pretentious to me. It’s a notion I believe, sure, but in a distant sort of way, like how I faintly accept that my vote counts in the grand scheme of things. What changes, at least in the traditional sense, could games honestly cause? Then again, why not? Why couldn’t games actually change the world? That’s where Jane McGonigal comes in.

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Epic did a bad, bad thing...

Players have discovered a serious glitch in Gears of War 3, that is reportedly freezing Xbox 360 consoles. It occurs while trying to enter a horde match in split screen with two different gamer profiles. Not only will the console freeze, forcing the player to restart their console, but afterward one of the profiles will be altered, prohibiting that player to enter a match. The "loading game mode" screen is when the glitch appears to be happening.

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Qwikster is dead, long live Netflix!

Earlier this month Netflix shocked its user base with the announcement that they would be splitting off their physical DVD/Blu Ray rental operation into a new service called Qwikster which would also feature a video game rentals to compete with companies like GameFly.  This meant that if current Netflix subscribers wanted both digital and physical subscription models, they would have to have accounts with both services.

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Racing Balls on the original dual screen handheld.

GameMill announced today plans to publish the Black Lantern developed DS racer, DaGeDar. Offering over 100 unlockable racing balls and more than 30 courses, players will need to loop, drop, climn, and bank to victory. Throughout the races players will collect points that can be used toward special rewards, such as special characters. Each ball offers special abilities that will impact speed, acceleration, attack, and defense.

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