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According to the "2010 Guiness Book of World Records: Gaming Edition," Lil Poison is the world's youngest professional gamer. That's quite an accomplishment, especially when you consider that he's held the title since he was 6.

Well, he's 11 now and he's a beast when it comes to "Halo 3," but what about "Big Buck Safari"? Lil Poison, whose real name is Victor De Leon III, came into the MTV Newsroom to take on the Big Buck Challenge, and he did pretty damn well, especially when you consider that he had never played the game before and had to aim up to actually hit the screen. You can see his performance up top.

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When I first came up with the idea of the "Big Buck Challenge," I had a dream of bringing the most random collection of celebrities onto a single high score board. Earlier this week we had Snooki of "Jersey Shore" take the challenge, and today: Willem Dafoe. Um...mission accomplished?

Dafoe is not a gamer, but his intensity has been well-displayed in just about every role he's played, and he definitely brings that to his first time playing "Big Buck Safari." Check out the video up top and behold his crouched, down-the-sight style.

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Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has rocketed to fame in recent weeks, thanks to her extraordinarily popular turn on MTV's "Jersey Shore." She recently made the rounds in the MTV newsroom, and, quite honestly, I couldn't resist giving her a go at "Big Buck Safari." The above video is her round which was not exactly exemplary, but at least she was enthusiastic!

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We have a new leader in the on-going "Big Buck Safari" tournament in the office. You may recall some of the past participants, but it seems that being a villain on "The Hills" gives you an edge when it comes to shooting digital animals in the face, as Spencer Pratt has taken the top score with 5,144 in a round.

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When I first came up with the idea for MTV's Big Buck Challenge, I can't say I imagined that we'd get a winner of "Project Runway" to complete. And yet I've been proven wrong. Christian Siriano was in the MTV newsroom the other day and was more than willing to take a shot at the high score list. The above video has all the gory details. Enjoy!

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Video games bring people together. For example, "Big Buck Safari," which sits in the MTV newsroom, taunting anyone that walks in, challenging them to beat the highest score. Until the other day we hadn't actually had a completed round by a celebrity (with both the Boondock Saints and Tokio Hotel quitting before the final tally). That is until OJ Da Juiceman and Mike Posner, two musicians from different sides of the hip hop world, were in the office for adjacent interviews. Suddenly it was an opportunity to battle for the ages.

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The stars of "The Boondock Saints" and its new sequel, "All Saints Day," stopped by the MTV newsroom the other day to chat about the film. While waiting for their turn in the interview chair, Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus (the titular Saints) took turns on our "Big Buck Safari" arcade stand-up. Unfortunately neither of them had enough time for finish a full round, but the above shot just about makes up for it. Poor Robert Pattinson stand-up. What did you do to deserve this?

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Tokio Hotel, German pop rock juggernaut, was in the office this week to talk about their new album, "Humanoid." Their arrival gave me a perfect excuse to kick off a brand new feature: The MTV Big Buck Challenge.

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