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By now I’m sure all you Trophy hounds out there have your hands full gathering the numerous digital accolades of PixelJunk Eden and Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. It doesn’t seem like you’ll be able to rest anytime soon because there are more Trophies to be had in Buzz! Quiz TV. The next time you boot the game on your PS3 you’ll be prompted to update the game with the latest patch.

The game has 18 Trophies (three groups of 6) that we know of and there’s a possibility that six more hidden Trophies stashed somewhere on the disc. Only after discovering those will you be able to unlock the coveted…

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Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball, Blazing Lizard’s forthcoming Xbox Live downloadable game, has been named one of the nine showcase winners at the 2008 Independent Games Festival (IGF). This means that Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball, along with other winners Ashen Empires, Enigmo, FireTeam Reloaded, Glum Buster, Goo!, Mockingbird, Mushroom Men and ToyBox Heroes, will be displayed at the IGF Pavilion during the 2008 Austin Game Developer’s Conference.

Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball was the only downloadable title to be honored at the event. It also was the only Xbox 360 game to be named an IGF showcase winner. As you may recall, Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball is a dodgeball game featuring teams of pirates, ninjas, zombies and robots as they fight through four different arenas, while using special, to prove which group is superior. The game is scheduled to be released in Q3 2008.

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Domo Arigato Nintendo,

I want to personally thank you for your ingenious Wii game console. I recently purchased one for my family and wanted to provide you with the feedback only the proud Dad of a 5-year-old can give.

#$%$% you.

Let me describe for you the feeling of being beat being humiliated by someone 1/15th my weight, who has no practical real-world experience, no knowledge of physics, trig or geometry and no checking account. It hurts, bad…

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With the start of the 2008 Olympics nearing, the world’s eyes are turning toward Beijing for big displays of sportsmanship and brotherhood to unite the world. While the other nation’s teams are preparing in their own ways, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has created a private training facility for the American representatives to not only help them prepare in a familiar way but also to give them a little taste of home. Yes, that means videogames, too.

So far the USOC has spent more than $3 million and at peak operating hours has up to 500 staffers working help American athletes train and unwind. It has all the supplies the athletes would need to stay in peak physical and…

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The start of the 2008 Olympic games in Bejing is just days away and the videogame industry is capitalizing on the event as expected. Game publisher Ghostlight brings us one of the first 2008 Olympics-inspired game on handhelds called International Athletics. International Athletics is not directly connected to the 2008 Olympic Games but it promises to provide an experience that’s fitting to the event. The game is out right now for PSP and the DS version will ship at an unannounced date.

International Athletics prides itself on concentrating on four essential disciplines of Olympic sporting events including…

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If you’re like me (a wildly obsessed BioShock fan), this will come as welcome, if cryptic news. According to an article at GamesIndustryBiz, Ken Levine and 2K Boston are working on a project that is “very different” from their previous effort, BioShock…

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The Escapist has announced that it will be holding the 2008 GamerLympics this August. There will be over 20 events taking place over a two week period from August 8-22, 2008. Some of the highlights include Kongregate.com Game matchups taking place each day of the competition, contests, and a “King of the Hill” Reset Generation Nokia N-Gage event.

The first 2008 GamerLympic events begin on August 8, 2008, with a photo contest, a gamer trivia game and Kongregate Game 1. Events will then resume on August 11 and run until the 15, with more Kongregate Games, movie trivia, a haiku contest, a comic contest and voting on the photo contest entries. The last stretch starts August 18 and ends on the 22nd, with comic contest voting, haiku contest voting, Kongregate Games, Reset Gen event and TV trivia all taking place the final week.

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Konami’s gaming classic Frogger is now available in the Apple App Store. The game has been tweaked to work on the iPhone and iPod Touch, while still preserving classic Frogger gameplay. The game is $9.99, and you’ll need the iPhone 2.0 software to play it.

Basically it is the same game as before, just with touch screen controls and updated graphics. You guide the frog from one side of the road, across the river, to the safety of the bank. If you aren’t careful - you’re roadkill.

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The Ultimate Game Card, a new pre-paid game card, is now available in a 7-Eleven stores across the US. The PayByCash card offer a secure and simple way to pay for extra content in or subscriptions to online games that support PayByCash payments. The cards can be purchased in $10 and $20 increments in the US, and are available through 7-Eleven, Wal-Mart, Rite Aid and the Army and Air Force Exhange Service.

So far over 150 online games accept the Ultimate Game Card. You simply go to the Ultimate Game Card site, click redeem and a list of all the games that support the card come up. You then click the icon for the game or company you wish to spend the money on, and then you’ll be taken to a page with instructions telling you how to redeem the card.

Some of the companies and games that support the Ultimate Game Card are…

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Konami and Viz Media have announced that the Blue Dragon Role Playing Card Game will be at Gen Con Indy, which fruns from August 14-17, 2008. Blue Dragon RPCG, as it is affectionately known, is a trading card game based on the Xbox 360 game Blue Dragon.

The Konami booth will have the game displayed and Konami representatives will be teaching people to play Blue Dragon RPCG and giving out free t-shirts and half decks. There will also be Blue Dragon RPCG tournaments on August 16 and 17, and a game mat and half-deck are in every Gen Con Indy attendee’s show bag. So make sure you stop by the Konami booth so you can play with a full deck.

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