Nintendo 3DS: What Does the "3" Represent?

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After being blown away at E3 with Nintendo's new handheld system, the Nintendo 3DS, I couldn't wait for it to hit the shelves.  Well, Nintendo has officially announced the release date and price of the system. 

On February 26, 2011, the 3DS will go on sale in Japan and we can expect the North American release shortly after that, sometime in March.  While there is no specific date in March, we officially know it will be in March.  There were rumors going around when the device was actually going to go on sale, (most people saying March 2011 to begin with) but Nintendo put those rumors to rest.Nintendo 3DS on display at E3.

To many of us out there, the release date shouldn't be too shocking, since most of us in the gaming world figured the release date would be in March.  The thing that shocked me however, was the price.  Upon release, the 3DS will cost 25,000 yen or $300.  That's right, $300!!!  So now we really know what the 3 represents, 300 big ones.  You can check the full article here at IGN's site.

While the technology is bad ass; it's going to be hard for me, and I imagine a lot of people, to fork over $300 for a handheld device.  All that being said, I still will probably try and get my hands on one when it's released.  But when you stop and think of it, the XBOX 360 cost $400 when it was released, just my two cents.

Wait... I need those two cents to help save up for my 3DS!

Birdy the Mighty: Decode

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Birdy Cephon Altera is a Federation agent in pursuit of intergalactic criminals. Her pursuit of two such criminals leads her to Earth. In an altercation with one of these criminals, Birdy accidental kills the Earth teenager Tsutomu Senkawa. Fortunately for Tsutomu, there is a way to keep him alive, by allowing his consciousness to share Birdy’s body until his own body is repaired.
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Goodbye Social Life, You Will Be Missed...

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As many of you know, Civilization V was released today.  Being a huge faJust one more turn...n of the Civilization series, I purchased Civ V off Steam right away.  After putting a few hours into the game, I'm here tonight to say goodbye to my social life for awhile.  Civ V improves on everything in Civilization IV and is much more user friendly than the previous entries.  New comers and veterans alike will absolutely fall in love with this turn based strategy game.  You will definitely be at you computer until the wee hours telling yourself, "Just one more turn..."  Now if you'll excuse me, I must go back to expanding my civilization and yes I am simply Alt+Tab right now to write this quick update.  

The Gameslave Podcast - NDK 2010 Concert

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So as all good things do, I come to the end of the NDK 2010 audio supplementals.  And as such we saved the longest for last.  What we have here is the concert that was given by the groups Kazha and Echostream.  The Podcast and links to the bands can be found on their show page.