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Analysts: Modern Warfare 3 to outsell Battlefield 3

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For the past few months, the war of words between Activision and Electronic Arts over their respective modern military shooters has been intense, to say the least. EA has been eager to unseat Call of Duty from its king-of-the-hill spot and hasn’t shied away from trash talking to do so.

On Tuesday, the company’s best bet to accomplish this — Battlefield 3 — will hit store shelves. And while EA’s marketing machine is about to go into overdrive, analysts say the fight may be over before it starts.

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It’s all in your head: Researchers demonstrate thought-controlled gaming

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Forget Kinect. Scientists have now found a way to literally make you the controller in video games.

A study on human-computer interfaces at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Emerging Technology Conference this week included visual evidence of test subjects controlling games via electrodes attached to the surface of their brains — completely redefining the term “head shot.”

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5 cool features of the next wave of smart phones

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Five years ago, the features of today’s smart phones seemed the stuff of science fiction. Functions like voice-activated controls, high-definition cameras and video calls were largely considered geek daydreams, but the breathtaking evolution of the devices has turned them into reality seemingly overnight.

That’s what makes the future so exciting for smart phones. No dream is too big. The better question, now, is when some kooky new feature will become reality. And in a lot of cases, it might not be too long.

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For sale: Ultima creator’s Texas castle

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Richard Garriott has always lived in a slightly different world than the rest of us. He’s the creator of the revolutionary Ultima role-playing series. He’s an astronaut. And he lives in one of the coolest houses in Texas.

Or used to live there, at least.

Garriott’s epic digs can now be yours — if you’ve got a spare $4 million lying around.

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PlayStation Vita to hit U.S. shelves in February 2012

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After remaining eerily quiet for months on when gamers outside of Japan would get their hands on the PlayStation Vita, Sony has finally come clean.

The next-generation handheld gaming system will go on sale in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Latin America on Feb. 22 of next year, just over two months after it goes on sale in Sony’s home country.

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New Space Invaders champ doubles previous record

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If Earth is ever attacked by waves of slow-marching aliens, Richie Knucklez might be humanity’s greatest hope.

While he’s been playing Space Invaders since he was 11 years old, the Flemington, NJ arcade owner had the best game of his life earlier this month. The best game, in fact, of anyone’s life.

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Meet the best Rubik’s Cube player in the world: A robot

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Last weekend, 350 of the world’s fastest “speedcubers” gathered in Bangkok at the World Rubik’s Cube Championship in hopes of setting a world record.

None did — but even if they had, it would have been a tainted victory, as a robot invented by a pair of engineers just stole the crown.

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Study finds violent games ‘emotionally desensitizing’

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Video game industry critics have long held that people who play violent games become less affected by real world tragedies. Now they might have some science backing them up.

Researchers at the University of Bonn in Germany say a new study finds brain activity from heavy gamers is noticeably different than that of non-players — and that violent games could be “emotionally desensitizing” after extended exposure.

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NPD: Game sales bounce back in September, hardware down

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After setting five-year retail sales lows for the past three months, the video game industry finally showed signs of life in September — although those vitals weren’t as strong as some industry observers were expecting.

Year-over-year sales were down 4 percent overall, but game software sales (the most closely followed statistic) were up 3 percent, the first positive growth in months.

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