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Gaia Online and MTV will host Red Carpet Party with exclusive music videos and more starting at 9 p.m., May 31, 2009. Through MTV’s Virtual Hollywood on Gaia, subscribers Gaians can view exclusive videos, vote on their favorite award nominee and win a virtual pair of MTV shades for their… Continue Reading »

FROM APPLETELL - This week’s biggest announcement was obviously Apple’s preview of iPhone OS 3.0, but I had quite the experience with my new iPod shuffle, Kirk has another Mac game to dust off, and we’re giving away another Podium. MORE »

FROM APPLETELL - Want to win a Podium Stand or an Xbox 360? Listen to this week’s Appletellcast to find out how. While you’re listening, you’ll also learn about GPS on the iPhone, and can help us figure out where the free iPhone apps have gone. MORE »

FROM APPLETELL - Appletell is thrilled to announce “Appletellcast,“ our new weekend podcast that will sum up the biggest news items of the previous week, hosted by staff writer Jake Gaecke. MORE »

It’s been about a month since the epic closure of Electronic Gaming Monthly/the gutting of 1Up.com. You’ve heard of it, of course, if you spend any time at all reading gaming sites, but I’ll reiterate: 1Up was awesome, they had great editorial and a stable of truly excellent video/audio content.… Continue Reading »

Now this is exciting news. Dan “Shoe” Hsu, he of Electronic Gaming Monthly and 1Up fame, is off working on a mysterious new project, along with a slew of other EGM/1Up favorite editors. From Shoe/Crispin Boyer’s Sore Thumbs blog... Continue Reading »

I’m sure by now you’ve heard of Rebel FM, one of the very first spin-off podcasts from ex 1Up radio personalities. Now, there’s a second podcast from a few other folks who made the radio component of 1Up so special - The Geekbox. Starring Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Andrew… Continue Reading »

Man, what a week to go on vacation. I returned back to the states yesterday, all rested from a nice little tropical getaway, and what do I find - that my favorite magazine of all time has been abruptly canned, along with a huge portion of the network that it… Continue Reading »

When I last spoke with Zach Wigal, founder of Gamers Outreach Foundation, he was just finishing up a Halo 3 tournament in January to raise funds for his community. I caught up with Wigala few weeks ago and learned he has just earned the Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award.… Continue Reading »

The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) hosted a panel discussion at the BAFTA venue in London earlier this week (October 9, 2008) during which a series of church and charity leaders discussed the ways in which video games can be a “force for good in today’s society.” Mike… Continue Reading »