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• Meet the characters of Mafia II
• Having trouble with Rooms?
• The Prince remembers the Forgotten Sands in this trailer
• Free Realms celebrates birthday, over 10 million attend the party
• Footage of Metroid Metal at PAX East, courtesy of Gamer Reaction
• Gaming Nexus is looking a writer in the San Fran area
• Red Dead Redemption: Life in the West Pt 2
• Split/Second shows off its Downtown circuit
• Rock Band gets more alternative rock downloads
• Activision’s music line-up kicks off with Lynyrd Skynyrd
• BioShock/Prey deal highlights weekend Impulse deals
• Download Lost Planet 2 MP Demo; raise money for charity
• Gameloft bringing Earthworm Jim to DsiWare
• Sega shuttering GameWorks arcades nationwide
• Steam attempting to steal my weekend: Borderlands 50% off
• Thecus gives you a NAS with a PCI-E slot and is VMWare ready
• Reminder: Double XP weekend for Modern Warfare 2
• Did you update your PS3?
• Sharp's 3D screen
• The Blood Bowl series goes legendary