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Weeds TV series gets official Facebook game, makes your computer smell like pot

Showtime's award-winning series about a drug-dealing family gets its own Facebook game: Weeds Social Club.

Batman: Arkham City will be released under Games For Windows Live

The Dark Knight goes with Games For Windows Live as online platform for Batman: Arkham City.
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NASA-sponsored MMO should arrive next year

NASA moves ahead with plans for Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond MMO.
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Sonic CD to debut on Android this year, iOS and console release to follow

Fan-favorite Sonic the Hedgehog game Sonic CD will get re-released on Android, with other mobile and console releases to follow.
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Dan Aykroyd says Ghostbusters 3 will begin filming in 2012

Filming for Ghostbusters 3 will begin with or without Bill Murray, says Dan Aykroyd.
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Apple locks down Tim Cook as CEO through 2021

The new CEO of Apple will receive 1 million shares of stock between now and 2021.
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Will Flatliners be the next movie to get the remake treatment?

Columbia Pictures announces plans to remake the 1990 horror movie Flatliners.
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Tucker & Dale vs. Evil Review

Review: In Tucker & Dale vs. Evil the horror and comedy genres are mixed, shaken and blended into one of the best genre films of the year and definitely a cult classic in the making.
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Watch Nathan Drake unbox the Uncharted 3 Collector’s Edition

Uncharted 3 voice actor Nolan North channels Nathan Drake for Collector's Edition unboxing video.
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Astronomers discover diamond planet

Australian astronomers have discovered a crystalline, diamond planet orbiting a dead star.
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Doctor Who featurette teases what’s to come for remaining season

The Doctor Who cast and creative team promise creepy dolls, returning villains, and a little romance in the second half of the season.
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Russian rocket crashes en route to International Space Station, could delay next manned mission

Questions arise after an unmanned Russian rocket landed in the Siberian forest five minutes after launch.
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Portal: No Escape fan film is surprisingly great

Fan-made film Portal: No Escape lives up to the high standards of one of the year's best games.
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Dwarf planet nicknamed Snow White is actually red, could undergo name change

Dwarf planet 2007 OR10, nicknamed "Snow White," might need a name change now that astronomers have discovered its reddish hue.
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Upcoming NASA missions to test solar sail, laser communication, and atomic clock technology

US space agency to spend $175 million on demonstration missions for new technology.
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How the Star Wars Ultimate FX Lightsaber turned me to the Dark Side

I don't fight with a lightsaber often, but when I do, it's the Star Wars Ultimate FX Lightsaber.
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Watch the TRON lightcycle race recreated with duct tape

New ad offers duct-tape recreation of iconic Tron scene, complete with Tron Guy cameo!
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Robonaut 2 activated on International Space Station

The first humanoid robot in space is officially activated, tweets photo from space station.
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Nintendo shares rise after 3DS price cut

Stock prices for Nintendo have finally risen after much-publicized Nintendo 3DS problems.
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Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark Review

Review: Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark showcases how solid acting and filmmaking can breathe life – and pure terror – into an otherwise by-the-numbers horror flick.
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Is the Kinect able to withstand a drop on concrete?

A pair of Microsoft engineers describe the Kinect development process, and reveal some of the interesting ways the system was tested.
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Transformers Pinball has the greatest trailer for a pinball machine you’ll see this week

STERN Pinball releases cool, new trailer for upcoming Transformers Pinball game.
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Watch time-lapse video of visitors to Japan’s massive, disassembled Gundam battle suit

Gundam goes artsy in new time-lapse video of tourists visiting Japan's giant, disassembled mech.
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Russian firm reveals plans for luxury space hotel

Commercial Space Station expects to welcome hotel guests in 2016.
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Doctor Who premiere clips offer giant robots, killer jellyfish, and… Hitler?!

Two new clips from the Doctor Who midseason premiere offer inside (literally) look at "Let's Kill Hitler!"
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NASA approves private mission to Space Station months ahead of schedule

SpaceX gets the green light from NASA to dock with International Space Station before the end of 2011.
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Latest Avengers set photos & video show midtown military action

Bullets fly and sirens wail in latest Avengers set photos and video from Cleveland.
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Conan the Barbarian Review

Review: The 2011 reboot of Conan the Barbarian will appease fans of the books and the original movies with a familiar but refreshing take on the untamed Cimmerian.
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Doctor Strange and Nemesis debut in new Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 trailers

Latest Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 trailer offers sneak peek at Doctor Strange and Nemesis duking it out.
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Spider-Man: Edge of Time preview gets villainous with Val Kilmer (and his hat)

From Batman Forever to Spider-Man: Edge of Time, Val Kilmer crosses the DC-Marvel divide for villainous role.
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Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One makes with the funny in new Gamescom trailer

New trailer for co-op Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One gets silly for Gamescom.
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SoulCalibur V gets new trailer for Gamescom

Upcoming installment of fighting franchise SoulCalibur shows off swordplay and new characters in new Gamescom preview.
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Street Fighter x Tekken battle system revealed in new Gamescom trailer

New Gamescom trailer shows how Street Fighter x Tekken blends franchises' respective styles.
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NASA’s last space shuttle crew heads to Manhattan

The four-person crew of NASA's space shuttle Atlantis will travel to New York City (and Sesame Street) this week.
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Let’s Kill Hitler prequel teases Doctor Who midseason premiere

Doctor Who gets a new prequel clip before its August 27 midseason premiere.
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Mercedes helps buy teenager a bionic hand

British teenager gets high-tech prosthetic hand, thanks to Mercedes F1 team.
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes wins weekend box office (again)

The Planet of the Apes reboot and The Smurfs continue to dominate theaters.
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Robot swarm conducts bookshelf heist, wins video award

Watch a robot swarm team up to raid your bookshelf.