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[blockquote] Last year, a group of Super Mario Brother’s fanatics got together and played variations of the video game 55 hours straight for charity, raising better than $11,000 in total. This year, Mario Marathon is back, and once again the gamers are broadcasting live on Ustream, intent to complete all of the games by the end of the weekend (or however long it takes).

Mario Marathon has some other cool tie-ins to keep followers interested. Fans can submit artwork for inclusion on their site, and both donors and those using the #mariomarathon hashtag will be eligible for prizes that will be held throughout the marathon. You can also keep up with the gamer’s progress in completing the challenge on their homepage. [/blockquote]

Looking to be on MTV? MTV is looking for gamer addicts! You know the stuff most of us are made out of!

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[blockquote] Have video games totally taken over your life? Is your game play increasingly getting out of control? Have your friends or family confronted you about your gaming habit? How about your marriage or personal relationships – are they being affected?

Is it difficult to balance work and gaming time? Do you sometimes skip doing homework or household responsibilities to play? Have you played video games as a way of escaping your problems? Has your game playing habit become so encompassing that you may need to go to rehab to kick it? [/blockquote] 

Check out the link after the jump to get your chance for 15 minutes of fame. 

After the passing of Michael Jackson, we found a lot more about how much he loved video games. 

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"Oh, we travel with two cargo planes." [/blockquote] 

Fatal1ty has teamed up with Fusion-io to launch the 80GB ioXtreme PCI Express SSD for $895 

 It was built to futureproof itself with updates for boot and transparent data migration. 

BANG! That is what one kid heard after his brother accidently shot him after an arguement over video games. The thing is the gamers arguement could have been over anything. Women, drugs, their pet dog or their favorite flavor of bubblegum. Due to it being over video games this will once again blow up in the news as why video games cause violence. 

Maybe they should look into why a child had easy access to a shotgun in the first place?

Read the story in the link provided after the jump 

This kid is really smart. He is also a really big douche. Why you might ask? Because he thinks video games are a waste of time. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but his reasoning is the biggest douche response anyone could give. It is like The response someone would give during a Miss USA contest.

[blockquote]Not on the agenda: playing video games.

"I feel it's a waste of time playing video games because it's not helping humanity in any way," says the 11-year-old, who wants to use his knowledge to change the world.[/blockquote] 

This spring and summer, Pokémon Trainers will play Pokémon™ Platinum Version and battle for a chance to become a World Champion at the 2009 Pokémon Video Game World Championships!

In addition to bragging rights, two World Champions will win a trip for four to either Tokyo, New York, or Hawaii! 

Think that the economy isn't affecting gamers too? New York Times is doing an article on pro gamers who are losing their jobs due to gaming leagues shutting down. 

They profile several gamers check it out for a link after the jump.

The Street Fighter IV National Tournament finals are approaching. They are being hosted by GameStop and the end is near!

If you are in the San Francisco area on April 18th head over to the Fort Mason Festival Pavillion and check out the final 16 gamers take on each other!

It is open to the public and kicks off at 7PM! 

You think celebrities have it easy? Not at Call Of Duty!

Seth Rogen star of the new movie Observe & Report states he gets "decimated" in Call Of Duty. He says he grew up playing Goldeneye but once he got online he got decimated by online players.

 The same happened to me Seth. I thought I was the shit at Goldeneye 64 but when I got online with Halo 2 I realized I was just a bit above average