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WoW Organized Play in 2010 (Tue, 12 Jan 2010)
The biggest change to the Organized Play schedule this year is the move of the World Championships to Gen Con Indianapolis. The World Championships will run Friday through Sunday, August 6-8th.
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WoW Minis DMF Houston Map (Tue, 12 Jan 2010)
World of Warcraft Minis Map and Scenario rules for DMF Houston  
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Change to Realm Qualifier Points (Wed, 09 Dec 2009)
The Realm Qualifier point system has changed for the current season of Realm Qualifiers.
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Venue Change For Silverpine (United Kingdom) Realm Championships (Fri, 13 Nov 2009)
Unfortunately, there has been a recent change in the location of the Silverpine Realm Championship.  
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2009-2010 Elite Minions Announced (Wed, 21 Oct 2009)
Congratulations to the newest Elite Minions for 2009-2010. 
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Hobby Games Continue Growth (Sat, 31 Jul 2010)
The hobby game market continued to grow at a single digit rate in Q2, according to reports in Internal Correspondence #72.
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IDW’s 'Lore' Gets Movie Deal (Sat, 31 Jul 2010)
IDW’s Lore, by Ashley Wood and T.P. Louise, is being adapted into a feature film.
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Harvey Pekar’s Last Book (Sat, 31 Jul 2010)
Abrams ComicArts will publish Harvey Pekar’s last book, Yiddishkeit, which was completed when he passed away earlier this month
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Vampire Knight Box Set (Sat, 31 Jul 2010)
Viz Media has announced that it will release a boxed set of its hit vampire manga series Vampire Knight in November.
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D&Q Acquires Shigeru Mizuki Manga (Sat, 31 Jul 2010)
Drawn & Quarterly announced that it has acquired the rights to two manga by Shigeru Mizuki. 
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PSP | Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Review (Fri, 30 Jul 2010)
The well-designed levels in The Forgotten Sands do a good job of sucking you into this 2D world, but minor control issues and lame combat distract from the fun. Score: 6.5 / fair Get the full article at GameSpot "PSP | Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Review" was posted by Tom Mc Shea on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:12:18 -0700
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Wii | Little League World Series Baseball Double Play Review (Fri, 30 Jul 2010)
Poor controls and a wonky camera strike out Little League World Series Baseball: Double Play. Score: 5.0 / mediocre Get the full article at GameSpot "Wii | Little League World Series Baseball Double Play Review" was posted by Brett Todd on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:11:52 -0700
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Wii | Big in Japan July 19-25: Wii Party, Fate/Extra (Fri, 30 Jul 2010)
Nintendo's minigame collection continues rocking the Japanese sales charts weeks after release, PSP action-RPG enjoys strong debut. Undaunted by curfews or residential noise ordinances, the Wii Party rages on. In its third week of release, Nintendo's latest minigame collection for the Wii once again topped the Media Create Japanese sales charts, selling nearly 99,000 copies from July 19 to July 25. Later this year, US audiences will get the chance to party like it's $49.99. The victory came despite a strong showing from a newly released contender. Marvelous Entertainment's latest installment in the Fate franchise, Fate/Extra for the PSP, came in second with a healthy 72,170 copies sold. Western audiences might know the anime/manga series best from the downloadable PSP fighter Fate/Unlimited, although this latest interpretation explores the source material as an action-role-playing game. The only other new release for the week was Tomy's Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble XX - Kessen! Real 6 Chouka, which edged its way onto the chart in 10th place, with 19,540 sold. Other DS games in the top 10 included the latest Inazuma Eleven title (third place with 44,451 sold) and Nintendo's new Fire Emblem strategy RPG (fourth place with 39,459 sold). The PSP took home the hardware crown for the week, selling 28,747 systems. In addition to the launch of Fate/Extra, continued sales of Konami's Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2010 and Capcom's Last Ranker helped move new sales of Sony's handheld. The DSi LL (DSi XL in the West) continued selling well despite the arrival of the 3DS on the horizon, notching another 24,189 sales for the week. The Wii and the PlayStation 3 continued to jostle for the title of top console, selling 21,092 and 19,420 systems, respectively. Meanwhile, the Xbox 360 finished the console race in its usual distant third, selling 6,056 systems for the week. JAPAN GAME SALES WEEK OF JULY 19-25, 2010 Software: Rank / Title / Publisher / Platform / Unit sales 1. Wii Party / Nintendo / Wii / 98,564 2. Fate/Extra / Marvelous / PSP / 72,170 3. Inazuma Eleven 3: Sekai e no Chousen!! Spark and Bomber/ Level Five / DS / 44,451 4. Fire Emblem: Shin Monshou no Nazo Hikari to Kage no Eiyuu / Nintendo / DS / 39,459 5. Dragon Quest Monsters: Battle Road Victory / Square Enix / Wii / 35,795 6. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2010 / Konami / PSP / 29,184 7. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2010 / Konami / PS3 / 28,258 8. Super Mario Galaxy 2 / Nintendo / Wii / 21,313 9. Last Ranker / Capcom / PSP / 20,741 10. Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble XX - Kessen! Real 6 Chouka / Tomy / DS / 19,540 Hardware: PSP - 28,747 DSi LL - 24,189 Wii - 21,092 PS3 - 19,420 DSi - 18,202 Xbox 360 - 6,056 DS Lite - 5,059 PS2 - 1,475 PSP Go - 831 Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Wii | Big in Japan July 19-25: Wii Party, Fate/Extra" was posted by Brendan Sinclair on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:42:11 -0700
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Wii | Comic-Con 2010: Photo Gallery Favorites (Fri, 30 Jul 2010)
We snapped more than 500 pictures at the 2010 Comic-Con. Here are some of the GameSpot staff's favorites. Get the full article at GameSpot "Wii | Comic-Con 2010: Photo Gallery Favorites" was posted by Staff on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:03:44 -0700
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PC | Today On the Spot - Starcraft II, Comic-Con (Fri, 30 Jul 2010)
Today On the Spot, things are crazy around here after Comic-Con 2010, but we still manage to dish out an awesome Starcraft II demo and give away some cool prizes! Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "PC | Today On the Spot - Starcraft II, Comic-Con" was posted by DanM on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:49:48 -0700
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