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There is nothing better than sharing (aka showing off) our gaming experiences with the world. Sites like YouTube and PoeTV can be very cluttered and, when you’re searching for a video on how to proceed in a level, you end up with dozens of videos of some guys cockatiel who whistles the entire theme song to Mario Bros. Pwn or Die is a website dedicated to just gaming and gaming videos. Not so much birds…

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If you’re a YouTube fan, chances are you’ve encountered the Caramelldansen phenomenon, a strange, 30~120 second video that shows cartoon-style versions of popular anime, cartoon or video game characters doing a bunny-wiggle dance to the hyper song “Caramelldansen.“ After sitting through the entire video, you’ll be a bit stunned, perhaps wondering what is going on. Yes, you’ve stumbled upon an outdated meme.

Since then, fans have decided to dance the “Caramelldansen” dance, dragging their favorite characters with them. No series is safe, no character too unlikely, to become…

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Thanks to the miracle of TiVo/DVR, I didn’t even see the return episode of NBC’s series Scrubs until last night. The good part is that I didn’t miss the homage to Space Invaders and someone was nice enough to slap it on YouTube. Click through to check it out…

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The marching band for the University of California at Berkley had a special presentation planned for the November 3, 2007, football game. During the halftime show of the California Golden Bears vs Washington State Cougars game, the marching band put on a tribute to video games. Thanks to diligent fans, the entire six and a half minute performance is available for the whole world to see. The show pays tributes to some of the more famous video games.

The performance begins with a brief Pong match. Players march while the classic beeps sound off. It then transitions into Tetris. While the band plays the theme, the members take the shapes of various blocks falling to the bottom of the field. Mortal Kombat comes next, first with the MK logo and shouts of “Mortal Kombat,” and then with dragon insignia representative of the series.

Pokemon is honored next, as the Pokemon theme then kicks in and two pokeballs appear on field. At this point the camera zooms in to show two marchers representing pokemon duking it out. After one emerges victorious, music from the Legend of Zelda games pipes in, and a triforce and sword take shape. The last minute of the presentation is devoted to Super Mario Brothers, with the band members taking the shape of various levels. A lone individual then goes through the pipes and levels. The stunning finish features the lone figure representing Mario begins dashing to the flagpole from the original Super Mario game, while a castle appears in the background.

This whole presentation is amazing. It is something any video game fan should see. It is even better than the YouTube video of the prisoners dancing to Thriller. It is amazing.

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According to a study released August 16, 2007, by the market research consulting company Parks Associates indicates that more people are still playing online games than watching video clips or using social networking sites. The findings of last week’s study will be used by companies to try and get a slice of a market that showed a 79% increase over the last year.

Somewhat surprising was the massive increase (129%!) in internet users who were watching…

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Major League Gaming, which owns game ladder and forum site, Gamebattles, has launched the beta version of Game Room, a site where gamers can post their video game videos.

The new Game Room section is a YouTube style site dedicated to video game videos. So far there appears to be more than 100 videos of gameplay posted by users. At best it’s a place for people to show off their mad fragging skills and hidden game treasures. At worst, it’s many boring minutes of watching people wander around a large game map.

For those who have already joined GameBattles, your login can be used to access MLGPro.com and the beta version of MLG’s Game Room site. (MLG is one of the few professional gaming leagues in the world, hiring gamers and sponsoring them in tournaments - yep, they get paid to play).

MLG’s Game Room also has the usual tags so you can embed a video into your site, use a URL for emailing and some BBCode. Below is the most popular video so far set to some lovely metal music.

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