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FROM APPLETELL - Got Game Entertainment LLC has announced a North American retail publishing deal for MindHabits for both Mac and PC. Based on more than a decade of research and findings by Dr. Mark Baldwin of McGill University in Montreal, MindHabits presents simple and fun challenges that can help you maintain a… MORE »

I’m not sure what is going on, but according to Forbes reporter Brian Caulfield, that Apple products may kill the Nintendo DS with applications that may turn cellular phones into a portable gaming system.

Caulfield wrote:

“Unlike Nintendo, which has created a gaming console with a motion-sensitive controller and a touch-sensitive handheld gaming system, Apple has crammed both capabilities into its iPhone and iPod Touch… The ability to pour fresh software into the iPhone, wirelessly, at the touch of a button already has game developers interested. ... The worst sign: Sophisticated games such as Electronic Arts’ ambitious new god-game, Spore, are already slated to be released for the iPhone at the same time it goes on sale for PCs, Macs and the Nintendo DS. ... Looks like the handheld gaming business, so long dominated by Nintendo, could be about to undergo a little evolution too.”

The iPhone could never replace a good old fashion handheld gaming system like the Nintendo DS…

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Here’s great news for Gamertell readers who own a Nintendo Wii. Titanstrike has organized a Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament with cash prizes over at SmashTournament.com. And Gamertell readers get an exclusive discount on the entry fee…

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I can’t wait for my copy of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots but I don’t want to say goodbye to elite agent Solid Snake, whom we’ve grown to love while following his adventures.

We pray that rumors of an end are not true and continue to pose theories about why the series could never end.  Even so, as a preemptive memorial to help cope with the denial that this may be the absolute last game for Snake, here is a look at the MGS franchise....

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Alienware has again pushed the envelope, producing one of the most powerful notebooks known to us Homo sapiens. The Area 51 m17x notebook is Alienware’s newest addition to its lineup and it surely will make its owner the subject of very pleasant geeky envy. Let us quickly breeze through its vital specs before you start thinking of bolstering your esteem by owning one.

At its heart is an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor with a…

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In the wake of the Cuban Missile Crisis two good things came out of living in a time teetering on the brink of destruction. One good thing was the détente, easing of tension between the USA and the USSR. The other good thing was the release of the satirical card game Nuclear War.

This game, much like the film Dr. Strangelove (Or How I Learned to Love the Bomb), actually had the guts to taunt the destructive idiocy of mankind and its war-like nature. This is because it is the first game with a scenario where everyone can lose.

The card game and its expansions are available for purchase pretty much any game shop that sells card games. The base game costs $29.99 and it’s roughly the same cost for the expansions…

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Time to keep you up on some of the bishoujo games from Japan (see what I did there?)

J-List recently stocked its supply of dating-sim game Snow Sakura released by G-Collections in December 2007. Snow Sakura stars student Tachibana Yuuji who is left to live with an uncle when his parents head to Hawaii for business. There, he meets back up with some cute cousins and childhood friends and enjoys some romantic moments in the snowy countryside…

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Check out the gallery: Snow Sakura screen shots

Dear LucasArts,

I’m writing to you as a fan of your classic adventure games. I feel your recent games are getting a bit repetitive. How many Star Wars games does one need to own?

Which brings me to my point: There should, nay, there must be a re-release of Maniac Mansion.

Maniac Mansion was a brilliant adventure game that was…

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Sims fans who purchased SimCity Societies and SimCity 4 may want to sit down. Are you seated? Good. I have some bad news for you, but just buckle down, you’ll make it through. Of course it’s good news for other Sims fans who waited to get those games.

EA will be selling SimCity 4, SimsCity 4 Rush Hour, SimCity Societies, SimCity Societies Destinations and The Sims Carnival SnapCity altogether as The SimCity Box for $39.99. The big bundle will be available in June 2008. Oh, and according to Amazon, the box includes a trial version of the Spore Creature Creator…

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Thousands of game, anime and comic fans filled the lobby since the day before of the Hynes Convention Center in Boston to register for the many panels, activities and concerts at Anime Boston 2008.

If you wanted to hear the loudest roar of adoring fans that rattled the doors of the convention, you had to attend the Gaia Online panel at the Boston Hynes Convention Center. So many fans showed up to hug the giant Kiki Kitty and talk with Gaia’s own DJ Helsing about all things Gaia that thousands of people were left standing in line.

Gamertell got a few minutes with Gaia Online’s DJ Helsing to find out about his next project…

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