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Today's Lunchtime Video is about the company a lot of gamers love to hate these days, "Call of Duty" and "Guitar Hero" publisher Activision. I think it's too soon for gamers to brand them an Evil Empire, as some have. Why? Check out the video below for more details

(The video is after the jump today, because, well, the image we use for it might be unappealing to some.) Read more...

Implications of John Madden's retirement on the 21-year-old "Madden" gaming series are not yet clear. [UPDATE: EA has weighed in, saying that Madden's retirement won't affect his involvement with the "Madden" games]

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Today Ubisoft officially announced that "Assassin's Creed 2" for all current-generation platforms is slated for a Holiday 2009 release. Read more...

Rapper/actor Ice-T revealed his Xbox 360 Gamertag on last night's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. He told the world his gamertag -- Lord 187x -- but said his friends list is at the 100-member limit. So don't send a request. Spying on his stats, it appears that he's cleared "Need for Speed: Most Wanted" at 100%, finished the tutorial of "Fallout 3," bailed early on "Assassin's Creed," played a lot of "Kane & Lynch" and even gave "The Club" a decent shot. [UPDATE: I forgot to mention his "BioShock" accomplishments: he finished the game but did not save all the Little Sisters.]

"Bionic Commando" is less profane than "House of the Dead: Overkill," less gruesome than "Dead Rising," but publisher Capcom had a good reason for ensuring their game got an M rating. Read more...

There's a cooking game I like a lot more than "Cooking Mama," but which still might have a big problem. Read more...

For PlayStation fans who don't live in India, here are some games you will miss this year. Read more...

Who had BBQ for lunch? Who's doing their taxes today? Find out.
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I love old news clips from the yesteryear of video games. Thanks to Gawker (via Mental Floss), let's marvel at this Inside Edition look into that wild craze, "Super Mario Brothers." Added bonuses include an appearance by show host Bill O'Reilly and some handy tips for beating the Hammer Brothers.

(Note: This is clip is not as awesome as MTV News' vintage report on the Journey video game. Nothing tops that.)

After playing several hours with the May-slated "Bionic Commando," I'm expecting a divided reaction to the game, reminiscent of the feedback to "Resident Evil 5" Read more...