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IGN: Most Anticipated PC Games of E3 2008 (867 diggs) E3 may not be the bonanza it was in years past, but this year's show should at least reveal some new info on a few anticipated titles. With mammoth companies such as Activision-Blizzard pulling out of the show's lineup, though, you can't help but be concerned for the show's future. Here are the ten games that we just can't miss.

Warning: The Most Gratuitous Headshots Video Ever (802 diggs) The world of gaming would be a sad, sad place indeed without the noble headshot. We decided that the time was long overdue to pay tribute to the headshot, and have thus put together the most gratuitous overload of exploding crania we could fit into a single two minute video

Led Zeppelin Uncomfortable w. Licensing Songs To Video Games (775 diggs) There's little doubt that the artist line-up for Rock Band 2 is shaping up nicely. Guitar Hero is getting some nice exclusives as well. With Journey, Boston, Metallica, The Who and other top tier acts lending their tunes to the dominant rhythm games, there aren't many superstars left to cross off the list. But no Led Zepelin.

Gaming:The WTF World of Wikipedia - 15 unbelievable "truths" (2,240 diggs) [Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate] Problem is, the nerds and dorks tend to have a lot more free time - and passion - than the teachers and professors. The end result? A hilariously skewed, terrifyingly twisted view of the world in which all the wrong things are deemed "important" and worthy of serious academic discussion. Here are 15 mind-boggling examples.

First DC Universe Online Media Emerges (398 diggs) A batch of five tiny screenshots, concept art and a teaser trailer from Sony Online Entertainment Austin's DC Universe Online have been revealed, offering a first look at the PlayStation 3-exclusive comic MMO.

Games Sales Overtake DVD Sales In The US (821 diggs) h goodie, another bound-to-be- misconstrued "games are bigger/better than X" story! This time, it's the results of the Entertainment Merchants Association's annual report, which reveals that not only did games rake in more cash than movie theatres last year, but for the first time DVD sales as well.

WoW: Wrath of the Lich King Beta Sign Ups Begin (637 diggs) Blizzard has begun allowing European World of Warcraft subscribers to register for the beta of the upcoming WoW expansion pack, Wrath of the Lich King. What about North American subscribers???

Rock Band 2 Preview Shows Journey, Foo Fighters, Motörhead + (858 diggs) Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Who, Journey, Motorhead, Foo Fighters, System of a Down, Cheap Trick

July 3, 1999: After 20 Years, A Perfect Score on Pac-Man (1,471 diggs) After nearly 20 years and millions of quarters, someone attains the unthinkable: a perfect score on Pac-Man.

Game Ratings War Brewing in the UK (428 diggs) Is the video game rating system in the UK too confusing? According to gaming giant EA you will be confused. So which side has the more valid argument? Read on to find out.

150 Exclusive Mega Man Wallpapers! [PICS] (724 diggs) Yesterday we dropped a massive Mega Man retrospective, packed with tons of information and custom art. If you're really into the retro scene, you're gonna totally freak out over these hand-made wallpapers designed by submitter Joshua Hines.

Exposed! Minesweeper Caught Cheating (1,434 diggs) [Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate] Hacker debugs good ol' Minesweeper and finds that it actually cheats. Apparently it only spawns about half the bombs, and moves bombs mid-game.

So You Want To Be a Video Game Artist (537 diggs) To strive, succeed, and rise above in the incredibly competitive field of design essentially means becoming a professional. Art in its many varied forms has, and always will be, a staple of every human culture that has ever walked the Earth. Learn how to shape, sell, and flaunt your existing talent.

9 Video Game Super Powers We'd Love to Abuse (1,074 diggs) Ask any gamer why it is they play games for hours on end and they'll likely mention the fact that games empower us with the ability to do things and to play roles that we can't in real life. Here are nine such abilities that would make life a lot sweeter:

The 10 Worst Movie-Related Video Games in History (1,044 diggs) Ever since they first fooled around in the Atari era, movies and videogames have had a troubled relationship. Movies based on games -- like Super Mario Bros. and Postal-- deliver pure cinematic dreck, yet somehow games based on movies up the crap ante. Here's our list of the 10 worst movie-to-game translations in history.

The 11 Best "God Games" Of All Time (1,024 diggs) #6. Sim City 2000 - Players are able to build new facilities, namely, stadiums, prisons, and zoos etc. This game allowed the player to build is the arcology, a giant and futuristic structure meant to house many people and at one point in the game, if the player has built enough arcologies, all of they take off to civilizations on far away planets.

Dreaming of a Dashboard 2.0 for Xbox 360 (989 diggs) On the eve of E3, the fanboys muse on what a reboot of the Xbox 360 dashboard could look like, and how it could improve your experience with your console.

Joystiq hands-on: Spore (the whole thing) (747 diggs) Before being lead into a private demo area with a half-dozen high-end gaming rigs outfitted with the latest build of Spore, Will Wright – along with what seemed to be every other team at EA – gave a short presentation covering ... well, he covered a lot (see above). I was able to extract two fascinating details from my furiously scribbled notes.

50 Skills that Every Gamer Should Master (1,229 diggs) Just being able to play games is only the beginning. If you're going to call yourself a proper gamer (as opposed to a casual pretender) there are a few requisite skills that you must master first. 50 skills, in fact. And they're all right here...

Blizzard Confirms Unannounced Fourth Game, Next-Gen MMO (1,789 diggs) Despite ongoing efforts with StarCraft II, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King and Diablo III, PC developer Blizzard has confirmed that it has another MMO in the works.

NY Video Game Bill Barks but It Doesn't Bite (468 diggs) Last week New York legislature passed a controversial gaming statute. This is an in-depth legal breakdown of where this bill fails and why it is largely symbolic, perhaps designed to persuade voters that legislators are doing something to address that familiar cultural whipping boy, video game violence.

65 things that look like Pac-Man [PICS] (1,808 diggs) Waka waka waka (pause) waka waka waka waka

Rock Band 2 Announced With Fully-Functional Cross-Title DLC (2,026 diggs) Shocker! Harmonix has done and made Rock Band 2. The sequel will feature a new set list, and the RB2 bundle will feature "quieter, more realistic, and more reliable instruments" says Lead Designer Dan Teasdale.

The More You Play With it, the Harder it Gets [PIC] (4,967 diggs) Old Sega ad using sexual innuendos. Never seen this one before...

Valve: Why the PC is the future (2,559 diggs) Valve mastermind Gabe Newell and his cohorts had an ulterior motive for bringing reporters together, however, and unusually for an ulterior motive, it wasn't a wholly self-interested one. It was this: to evangelise the PC as the games platform of the future.