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The kid is from Munich and the dispenser hosts his Internet equipment inside (DSL modem, router, etc.) and phone equipment (answering machine and phone) on top.

Ever since the initial game was developed in the summer of 2007, it has managed to garner much press and acclaim, especially since developer Petri Purho revealed that he was working on a deluxe version that would include improved physics and more levels. Now Crayon Physics Deluxe has finally been released.

According to Famitsu's publisher Enterbrain, the Japanese game market is, like a frightened turtle, getting smaller compared to last year. But what was the biggest selling game hardware? Games? The 2007 data reflects the period from January 1, 2007 to December 3, 2007. The 2008 data reflects the period from December 31, 2007 to December 28, 2008.

Wow, videogames and the things they spawn! The industry produces everything from comics to vibrating mushrooms. You could listen to advertising, fanboys and Big Videogame’s secret infrared mind-control to find out what’s worth your money, but you’d end up buying two of everything. So how much of it is really worth paying attention to?

Ziff Davis has sold its 1UP division to Hearst's UGO Entertainment, and is shutting long-running print magazine EGM in the process. Ziff Davis Media's EGM Magazine, a consumer game print mainstay since 1989, will be discontinued. The January 2009 issue will be the final printed issue.

A Beijing treatment center for Web-addicted youths includes counseling, group games like laser tag, and physical exercise.

To celebrate the wonder of liquid refreshment of an alcoholic nature, here's a list of gaming’s biggest drunks and the perils and pitfalls each have faced thanks to their passion for hops, spirits and wines.

We're posting these new StarCraft II screens with much reservation. After all, someone out there woke up this morning with no intention to die. But, having seen these new depictions of war-waging micro machines, this someone has triggered an inescapable obsession....

Forget your old fashioned ginger bread houses, we've moved on. Im not happy unless i have to crunch through at least one LED in my ginger bread man.

Wow. Hasn't 2008 flown by? It only seems like yesterday that we were tearing up tarmac in Burnout Paradise, settling into an hour long cut-scene in Metal Gear Solid 4 and putting our fists through walls over Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2. Yeah, 2008 has been quite a year, with some truly memorable moments.

Meet Alison Carroll, the new Tomb Raider Lara Croft. For the new Tomb Raider game, Carroll will be the face of Croft, joining the long list of ladies who have held the title, such as Karima Adebibe, Lucy Clarkson, Jill de Jong, Lara Weller, Nell McAndrew, Rhona Mitra, Ellen Rocche and Vanessa Demouy.

This year we decided to try something different with our Game of the Year awards: The GOTYS. We came up with categories that exemplify the areas of gaming that we think should be highlighted. Instead of awards meant to serve as a shopping list for gamers, we hope to create something that pinpoints what we think was best in gaming for the year.

Where do computer games go when they die? Nowhere, if you know where to look.

Wii Sports has now passed sales of Super Mario Bros. (NES), making it the top selling console game of all time!

You're probably playing catch up with all the great games that came out the last few months, but you better hurry up. There's a lot more coming in 2009. You can expect everything from sequels to game series reboots to brand new franchises. Here are 20 of 2009's most anticipated games.

The new year is wide open with comics firing on all cylinders — from the upper echelons of superhero comics to the vibrant field of modern comics.

Best Buy vending machine let's you buy a DS system and a couple of games before takeoff.

Ever tried playing yourself in a flash game? Well this is what this game is all about. It's an addictive game that makes you plan your movements in advanced to stay alive!

11 year-old Judson King became so enamored with the blue video game character Sonic the Hedgehog, he decided he needed a real one.

There’s an imaginary level of immaturity that comes with game playing, a less-than-serious aura more identifiable with kids and older teens. Many gamers realize this, and would rather not reveal their game playing habits just as porn addicts wouldn’t want to admit their sins to fellow church members.