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Gears 2 Up for Five Awards at VGAs (Gears of War 2)

Just a few weeks outside of release, the first wave of accolades has rolled in: Gears 2 is up for a total of five awards at this year's Spike TV Video Game Awards. In addition to the crown jewel of the show-the Game of the Year award-Gears 2 is also up for Best Multiplayer Game, Best Xbox 360 Game, Best Graphics, and Best Shooter. Be sure to tune into the Spike TV VGAs on Sunday, December 14 to cheer on Gears 2 at the big bash.

Buy the Gold Lancer...for 99999MS Points! (Gears of War 2)

Do you want the Gold Lancer for Gears of War 2? Did you not purchase the limited edition and now feel helpless? No more worries, you can now purchase the gold lancer through Microsoft's website for the low, low price of 99999MS points! That is roughly $1250...did someone say "Great Deal!" because that's what I'm seeing. Note: Sarcasm.

Bill Cosby: Grand Theft Auto is Entrance Exam for Prison (Grand Theft Auto IV)

GamingPolitics:

"Comedian and activist Bill Cosby likened Grand Theft Auto to a prison prep course during an appearance in Greenwood, Mississippi on Thursday.

Cosby, who urged the local African-American community to take an active role in bettering their neighborhood, dismissed Rockstar's controversial game series, saying:

"Cost your mother $250 to buy that for you so you can practice your entrance exam (to prison)."

Final Fantasy XIII Wins MTV Game Award (Final Fantasy XIII)

FinalFantasy-XIII.net: The German MTV Game Awards 2008 took place yesterday and surprisingly Final Fantasy XIII was entered into a category. It may seem so far away but the huge amount of excitement surrounding the title got it entered into the "Do believe the hype" category.

Tom Hale talks Second Life premium accounts (Second Life)

Massively: "Back in September, when we first noticed the hiring of Tom Hale (T Linden) as Linden Lab's new Chief Product Officer, we had a little difficulty envisioning quite what Hale's role would even be, given that Linden Lab and Second Life was very platform-oriented and had very little product-focus. Apparently, adding that focus as an extra consideration throughout the business seems to be the thing.

Initially, we were more or less expecting Hale to be more focused on, well, the sort of thing that Rivers Run Red's Immersive Workspaces is providing. Perhaps there's some of that in there too. Right now, Hale's looking at Second Life premium accounts and stipends and how they can be improved; a topic which has been much on the Lab's mind of late.

Non-tier-paying premium accounts are apparently in the majority, which obviously suggests that they represent more value for the user than tier-paying premium accounts. Still and all, premium accounts of either stripe are still on the wane, and it would seem to be to everyone's benefit if premium accounts represented better overall value."

The week in gaming: Fallout 3 Google maps, WoW, and Valkyria
This week in gaming brought us the advent of a Google Maps utility for Fallout 3, reviews of Valkyria Chronicles and Mortal Kombat vs. DC, as well as word of a potential retro revival of some old classic PC franchise by Stardock.Read More...

Opposable Thumbs weekend gaming for 11/23/08
The great weekends of gaming continue as the Opposable Thumbs staff shares what it intends to play this weekend. Come tell us your weekend gaming plans in the comments!Read More...

Next week's Rock Band tracks: The Killers, Soundgarden
The coming week in Rock Band downloadable content will see new Killers and Yngwie Malmsteen track packs as well as some singles from Soundgarden and Lamb of GodRead More...

Xbox 360 Premium with hard drive: $150. Feelin' lucky?
Tiger Direct has a deal on refurbished Xbox 360 Premium units. While 360 hardware has a reputation, the $150 price is hard to pass up. Read More...

Eidos PR "managing" review scores of new Tomb Raider
Eidos is at it once again, this time asking publications to hold low review scores of Tomb Raider: Underworld until Monday, in order to keep a high Metacritic score.Read More...

Need for Speed Undercover Review
Need for Speed Undercover (Cell)
Maybe better than the console game?

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King First Impressions
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC)
More on our experience in Blizzard's newest expansion. Screens and video of our adventures included.

Ben Stein: It's Trivial iPhone Review
Ben Stein: It's Trivial (iPhone)
Can you steal all of Ben's items in this wacky trivia game?

Independent's Day, Vol. 11 - What's a Lexaloffle?
This New Zealander knows how to think independently.

NPPL: Championship Paintball 2009 Review
NPPL: Championship Paintball 2009 (PS3)
A colorful first-person shooter? Or, a paint-splattered facemask?