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Try to look at Gamertell.com on your cell phone. Go ahead, try it. Pretty crowded, eh? Takes a while to load, don’t it?

Forget that.

Now try m.Gamertell.com. Ah, much nicer, ain’t it? No photos. Just a list of the stories with links to the full post. No ads. Just the good stuff.

It’s just one more way we’re trying to better serve you in your info consuming needs.

Also check out mobile optimized versions of sister sites Gadgetell and Appletell as well. Don’t worry, if you go to mGamertell first, there’s a link to those, too…

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Halloween 2008 is over. Hopefully, everyone had a good night, filled with some sort of spooky activity. But we don’t have to give up on the Halloween spirit so quickly, even though the month has changed and time keeps ticking away. We can still remember the good times that were had at this year’s event.

So, while you savor your hard earned candy, or the little tidbits left in the bowl because you over-estimated how many trick-or-treaters would come, take a glance back at the various Halloween stories Gamertell ran to prepare people for the holiday. In fact, many of the special Halloween events may still even be running, and you could have one last chance to take part…

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With today’s technology getting better each year, its no wonder that games like Spore developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts, can wow players and developers alike. In an article posted in the Rocky Mountain News, if EA so chooses, it could license out Spore technology to other interested developers as an “engine…“

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For you PC gamers who want to have a more console like gaming experience and use something that looks a little more hardcore than those usual plastic controllers, a Chinese gaming peripherals company has created a game pad wrapped in shiny, chrome looking plastic.

This device comes from USB goodies maker Dream Cheeky and I’m guessing that the company name is derived from some idea of having “cheeky dreams” (a stretch, I know).  As far as the specs are concerned, the USB Metal Game Pad is supposedly compatible with both the Mac and PC…

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Ah, nothing makes me reminisce like stand-up arcade machines.  A new company is bringing back the glory days of gaming with the Retro Space Arcade Cabinet complete with old game casings, old-school joysticks, buttons and even a trackball. 

The Retro Space is packed with a computer that comes preloaded with 100 licensed arcade classics and several emulators. When not gaming (*gasp*) the cabinet can be used as a jukebox for a music collection and includes 1080p playback. As for the screen, it is a 24-incher with…

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Every E3 there are plenty of announcements and everyone claims their is the biggest, most important and whatevertheheck else. There were fewer hardware announcements than most years with more concentration on games, developing console interfaces and content options.

Not too surprisingly, most of the staff picks for their favorite E3 2008 announcements were somehow related to Microsoft’s Xbox 360. There was, of course, a sole dissenter.

Give it a read and then let us know what your favorite announcement was from E3 2008…

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Haven’t caught all of the Gamertell news this week?  Here’s your chance to catch up on this week’s top 10 articles!

• Seven reasons I’m not buying Final Fantasy Tactics A2
  “I adore Final Fantasy games. It is definitely one of my favorite game franchises and Square Enix is easily one of my favorite developers. I own every game in the series and a few of the remakes…“ MORE »
• Dark Knight Bat Pod Tour coming to Kings Island Amusement Park
  “  UPDATE: The time has been shortened to Noon to 2 PM. The Bat Pod will then be moved to the Showcase Cinema de Lux & IMAX movie theater in Springdale, OH,…“ MORE »
• DirecTV offers free Game Lounge preview weekend
  “ To help celebrate the Fourth of July 2008, DirecTV is offering a free preview weekend of its Game Lounge interactive channel for the long weekend (July 2 through 6, 2008, CH 110).  …“ MORE »
• Playstation Store Update for the week of June 27 to July 3, 2008
  “    The biggest order of the day for the Playstation Store last week, undoubtedly was the Metal Gear Solid 4 Database, which is a compendium of everything in the…“ MORE »
• Play PC games with wireless Stix controllers
  “GoLive2 will be releasing the Wiimote-esque Stix PC controllers in August, 2008. The Stix controllers look, and function, much like the Wii’s wiimote controller. It has a built in motion sensor to register movements and actions, and a touch screen interface…“ MORE »

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In the global fight against terrorism numerous government and private organizations have kept their ears to the ground, trying to prevent the next 9/11. Now it seems that Bethesda Softworks, a Maryland based developer which created the Elders Scroll series, has unwillingly become part of terrorists’ war on the Western world.

No, Bethesda isn’t dropping the controller and mouse for AK47s and joining Al-Qaeda, but it seems that even the world’s most fearsome terrorist group is also a fan of Bethesda’s upcoming game, Fallout 3...

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At Ubidays 2008 in Paris, Ubisoft released the first teaser trailer for the first sequel to the 2003 cult classic, Beyond Good & Evil. The trailer clearly shows that the game will be sporting some nice, new next-generation graphics. While it is unclear at this point if the trailer was rendered or used the game engine, it was still quite nice.

The teaser video, titled “I the Pig”, showcases BG&E’s two staring characters, Jade and her alien pig friend Pey’J, stranded on…

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Marc Silvestri, the owner of Top Cow Comics confirmed last week on his MySpace page that Top Cow’s popular heroine Witchblade is coming to the big screen in 2009.

Filming for the comic-to-film adaption of Witchblade is scheduled to begin September 2008. So far, Platinum Studios the developers of the film are planning for a 2009 release. A cast has not yet been announced yet but it looks like…

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