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  • Congratulations, FIFA 10: You’re the fastest selling sports game of all time

    Congratulations, FIFA 10: You’re the fastest selling sports game of all time

    My fellow Americans! I just wanted to let you know that, yes, there are other countries in the world (WHAT?!), and none of them give a damn about the Madden franchise. EA just revealed that FIFA 10 (which I haven't played, but that's OK; I hear it's good) is the fastest selling sports game of all time! So says a fancy e-mail we just received. Olé-lé, olá-lá, ser del Barça és el millor que hi ha!

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  • Video: This is what Sweden’s Pirate Party is all about

    Video: This is what Sweden’s Pirate Party is all about

    Probably the name needs to change, but Sweden's Pirate Party has its heart in the right place. It doesn't aim to give everyone the right to download the latest Modest Mouse album from privatetorrents.com all willy nilly (as the Huffington Post implies), but rather to reform copyright laws so that they accurately reflect the 21st century. And as you may already know, the party had its first European MP elected in the most recent elections.

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  • 65,000 signatures on petition to get LAN back in StarCraft II (but will Blizzard listen?)

    65,000 signatures on petition to get LAN back in StarCraft II (but will Blizzard listen?)

    By now I'm sure you know that Blizzard doesn't plan to support LAN in StarCraft II. There's a petition going around that politely asks Blizzard to reconsider. Said petition has some 65,000 signatures on it. You should sign it, too.

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