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4chan Member Gets Jail Time For Sending Dirty Pics To School

Note to self: emailing graphic photos of a teenager to anyone is a bad idea, but sending them to his high school is ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 19, 2011

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Behold The World’s Tastiest Padded Cell

It’s padded! It’s Pink! It’s made from cotton candy! It’s (probably) delicious! Modern art often leaves a lot of folks scratching their heads, ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 19, 2011

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Majesco Bringing Go-Karts and Zombies to 3DS

Majesco’s initial 3DS games are going to feature speed and braaaaaaaaaaaains. Majesco’s been cleaning up with DS and DSi games like My Baby ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 19, 2011

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Korean Game Addiction Treatment Looks Pretty Extreme

Just be glad you never got sent to boot camp when you missed a homework assignment due to your gaming habits. It’s common ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 19, 2011

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Wonder Woman Gets Her Own Make-Up Line

If you’ve always wanted to look like Diana Prince (minus the spandex and the lasso), now’s your chance. Comic book characters are often ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 18, 2011

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Thai Temple Features Sci-Fi Icons In Buddhist Paintings

These images of characters like Superman and Ultraman are literally religious experiences. The Wat Rong Khun Buddhist temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand, is ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 18, 2011

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Sony Wants To Invade China

If this gamble pays off, it could mean a ton of money for Sony. China has got to be an awfully tempting game ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 14, 2011

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Dad Gets Mad At School’s Robocall, Gets Even

When life gives you an obnoxious automated call, make a satirical one and send it back. When the phone rings at 4:30 AM, ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 14, 2011

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MySpace Fires 500 People By Soulless Xerox

CEOs take note. This is how you should NOT handle corporate layoffs. MySpace’s slow and painful death-by-inches is continuing to thrash along in ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 14, 2011

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Beenox Named Activision’s Official Spider-Man Developer

The developer behind Shattered Dimensions is going to be handling all of Activision’s web-slinging games for the foreseeable future. It’s a good time ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 13, 2011

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Microsoft Sold Out of 360s Last Month

December was very good for Microsoft. Just how popular were Xbox 360s during the Holiday season? Pretty dang popular, as it turns out. ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 13, 2011

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The Last Story Isn’t Coming Out West

Nintendo has “no plans at present” to release the highly-anticipated JRPG outside of Japan. These days, it’s pretty rare for for a big-name ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 13, 2011

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