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This week: GameTrailers Replacement, Jack Thompson Returns, and Video Games Relieve Pain

Game for Videos
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It may be the public beta test, but GameVideos.com is shaping up to be a groovy site. Brought to you by Ziff Davis and the community based 1UP Network, GameVideos promises to deliver everything GameTrailers has to offer and then some.

Vapor Trails
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It's always sad to hear of a project thrown out the window, but why these eight Xbox titles? They all looked to be big hits with original ideas. Games Radar digs deeper into the demise of these titillating titles and comes up with quotes straight from developers on what went wrong.

Supreme Court Plays With Grand Theft Auto
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Welcome aboard the crazy train because the one and only Jack-off Thompson is leading the fray on what could be the first trial based on deaths caused by video games. You know Jack Thompson is giggling under his cold, heartless exterior over this case.

Congress Presses the Start Button
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Looks like someone is dropping a lot of names. Take a look where the news story mentions anti-video game Sen. Sam Brownback running for President in 2008. You had better get your good old wholesome virtual violence fill by then.

Just Say No to Kids
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And when the child hits the floor flailing their hands and feet about, store clerks everywhere know they did the right thing in not selling GTA to the immature brat.

Made in China
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You want proof the video game industry is growing faster than Hollywood. Get a load of this. Cha-ching!

Playing for the Wrong Team
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There's nothing like using video games for reference. Especially with the release of next-gen systems, expect to see real life replicas modeled to the minutest of details.

More Pain, More Game
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So you have people who are in pain, playing fighting games in which they inflict massive amounts of pain onto their opponents to relieve their own pain. Sounds logical enough.

Virtual Girls Garner Interest with the Same Sex
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It's no secret that Electronic Arts is a video game publishing and developing giant. Along with their scheme to land another sports license, EA has discovered how to secure their future as a company by investing in young programmers who, as an added bonus, are all female.

The Sidekick You Wish You Had
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It's time for IGN's Top 10 Tuesdays again and this time they highlight the ultimate sidekicks you wish you had. I wouldn't call Alyx from Half-Life 2 a sidekick though, she might gravity gun a toilet straight to your dome.

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