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Can you Crack the FBI’s code? The FBI is Challenging you

So the FBI is at it again.  They are challeging the public to break their code.  Unless you cruise the internet alot you may not know about this.  I Encourge you to take the challege if your a so called “hacker”.  And May the force be with you.

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Troy Dixon (1981-2008) RIP

Troy Dixon, who played Terence “T-bag” Brown in Pure Pwnage, was killed in a car accident on Saturday, December 6th. “He will be remembered for his warmth and kindness, and for the laughter he was able to bring to this world. Whether he was on the stage of a comedy club or in front of [...]

So, How About The Big Twenty Oh Nine?

With 2008 drawing to a close, we must now look towards the future. 2009. What’s there to expect? Hit the link for the rundown.

Painted Naked Women Won’t Return To Spike Video Game Awards, But…

On Tuesday we reported that Jack Black will host the Spike Video Game Awards, an event that will host gameplay footage premieres of some major titles.
But, you asked, what about the painted naked women? How could they not be returning? I got an answer.
Last year, winners of VGA awards were announced in a novel way. [...]

Zelda Turns to Robbing Banks

Wow, we knew the economy was in a bad way, but who knew that the recession had traveled as far as Zelda’s kingdom? The evidence is clear from the security photo, which shows a man sporting the Hylian symbol on his cap robbing People’s Bank in Waterbury, Conn. earlier in the week. If you’ve seen [...]

Hillary’s New Job Takes Her Away from Video Game Issues

 
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) won’t be bashing video games, at least for the forseeable future.
As reported by CNN, Clinton, a longtime critic of the video game industry, was named this morning by President-elect Barack Obama as his choice for Secretary of State.
The move, which confirms recent speculation regarding Clinton’s prospects in the Obama administration, will focus [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

Well another year, and another Turkey must be sacrificed!  From my family to yours have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!  and don’t forget to watch the Oklahoma (OU) vs Oklahoma State (OSU) game on Saturday!! It will be an Epic Battle!
And If you dont watch football stay glued to you XBOX and earn some extra [...]

Black Friday Deals Courtesy of Joystiq

Nothing quite like being packed into a frenzied shopping mob, is there? It’s why we wait for hours in the cold dark with nothing more than the lingering memory of Thanksgiving stuck between our teeth. Or … maybe it’s just the promise of unbelievable savings?
We’ve scoured the nation’s largest retailers for Black Friday’s video game [...]

Tournament: Mustang, Oklahoma - Jan 24th, 2009

Yes you have read correctly Plasma Burn will be hosting our FIRST tournament January 24th At the Mustang Community Center. See the Details below for more information or check our Tournament Link for more details on other local tournaments. Okgamers.com Staff will be on hand as well to help make sure this is a great experience for everyone. Also we have a couple great sponsors, Jinx.com who has some kick ass Geek/Gamer clothing gear. And our friends at Nova Gaming are providing some nice Lan Packs. More sponsors to come! Also Played To Death Magazine will be on hand. If you haven’t checked out there Magazine do so! There are tons of Locations across Oklahoma. And the best part ITS FREE!

Oklahoma’s Hinder comes to XBOX and Guitar Hero!

Hard rocking and hard partying band Hinder bring their style to Xbox LIVE® to play Guitar Hero® World Tour with Xbox LIVE members November 24.

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What Does an Obama Presidency Mean For Videogames?

In a monumental win over John McCain tonight, Barack Obama was just elected the 44th President of the United States of America. And after some the of the excitement of this historic election (regardless of one’s political bias, it’s an incredible step forward for the nation) subsides, one of the questions on some gamers’ minds [...]

Election Day

Games and Politics..  Never two words you would want to hear together. But the next President could decide the fate of more than just your gaming freedom. It could also mean changes for Bandwidth Caps, Big Brother watching where you surf, How you buy your games. Ive read rumors of the possibility of letting individual [...]

Origins: 50 years ago the first video game was born

So 50 years ago, well ok 50 years and 5 days ago, a nuclear physicist named William Higinbotham created something called “Tennis for Two” which was a game played on a 5″ oscilloscope screen.

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Street Fighter IV This Winter!!!

Producer of Street Fighter IV, Yoshi Ono, had this to say about the release date of this game:
There is no official North American arcade release, so we kind of feel bad that you guys have to wait for it.  That’s why we’re trying to get it to you as soon as possible.  Before the Japanese [...]

CoD:WaW Betas Going Going…..Too late gone!

Seems Eurogamers had betas a-plenty to give out. Well, if you were one of the lucky ones to get one — good for you. Eurogamers servers crashed not too long after the site went up to sign up for the beta. Over at xbox360fanboy here is what they had to say :

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