3DMark Vantage, the new Vista-only benchmark tool from Futuremark. To run Vantage, you’ll need Vista with Service Pack 1 installed, a DirectX10-compliant videocard, 1 GB of system RAM and a CPU that supports SSE2 instructions (though ideally you’ll want a dual-core processor).

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…a surprising amount of [UPS] workers are getting busted stealing the game from the shipment boxes

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If you’re feeling stressed, forget about “calm blue ocean” mantras and squishy toys to squeeze. Instead, a new study from East Carolina University says you should fire up a casual game.

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Jack Thompson refreshes his assault on Grand Theft Auto IV, providing a link to a lap dance- and murder-packed IGN video you’ll likely see soon on the evening news.

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Lashing anti-video game critics, he said “There is a big fear factor here. It’s the coming of the railways, it’s Elvis shaking his hips. It’s cars going over 25 miles per hour and making people explode.”

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Nobody really expected Wii Fit to be a flop, and obviously the rampant success in Japan should’ve tipped us off, but it looks like the little exercise-centric peripheral is really doing alright for itself over in Europe. Dixons.co.uk says it sold a Wii Fit every four seconds on Friday, and Amazon.co.uk says they sold out within 24 hours. No word on

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Analysts predict Take-Two Interactive Software and Rockstar Games’ open-world, action-driving game will easily top last year’s record-breaking $300 million first-week sales of Microsoft and Bungee Studios’ first-person shooter “Halo 3″

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Nintendo does not plan to cut prices of its popular Wii gaming console or DS handheld game system anytime soon, the company’s president said Friday.

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“…we are preparing for a spike that could be much larger than what we saw with the launches of Halo 3 and Activision’s “Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.”

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And Leland Lee hasn’t even seen it yet

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During a nearly one-year period, Frank Buchanan allegedly made about 192 purchases on two credit cards at various stores. What was out of the ordinary, however, was that the 30-year-old Buchanan also allegedly had about 183 refunds on those cards.

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GamePro reviews Rockstar’s eagerly anticipated fourth installment in their Grand Theft Auto franchise–cast your fears aside because GTAIV is the better than you can imagine.

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The franchise has also sold over 12 million copies, over its multiple iterations (SingStar Bollywood, anyone?). The immense success of SingStar is great news for Sony — will America be able to recreate that success when it launches on PS3 next month?
SingStar® Scores 12 Million Sales 5 million units sold in FY2007, 1 Million Download tracks from

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Another perfect score for Niko and company…

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IGN, a popular games site, gives Grand Theft auto an IGN Rating of 10: Masterful. The readers give the game a 9.3, on average.

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