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                <title>preGAME 02: Heavy Rain</title>
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                                    This week on preGAME we demo Heavy Rain live in the studio! Also, we chat about the shattered history of video game movies, and check out a brand new trailer for Fallout: New Vegas!
                                
                        
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                <title>Dante&#039;s Inferno: Deja vu all over again</title>
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                                    Much has been made about the game&#039;s similarities to the God of War franchise, so let&#039;s see if Dante&#039;s Inferno stands out by itself.
                                
                        
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                <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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                <title>The 404 Podcast 515: Where we look to our hands for inspiration</title>
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<p>Today's episode of CNET's The 404 Podcast features a pink Ouija Board, the newest Facebook meme, search engine profiling, and Google's latest mapping feature that waves good-bye to your shopping privacy.</p>

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<p>The infamous Ouija Board is still just as popular as it was when Hasbro first unleashed it in 1967. In fact, it even got extra publicity with a <a href="http://www.luxist.com/2009/10/16/paranormal-activity-the-ouija-board/">flaming cameo</a> in last year's horror flick Paranormal Activity, but angry Christians aren't happy about Hasbro's latest idea for a <a href="http://youbentmywookie.com/wtf/pink-ouija-board-targeting-girls-sparks-controversy-8221">Pink Ouija Board</a>. Who knew that a pink square of cardboard and a magnifying glass could get so much controversy?</p>

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<p>First there was <a title="New Facebook craze can violate terms of service -- Tuesday, Feb 2, 2010" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10445698-36.html">Doppelganger Week</a>, then <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/02/03/facebook-urban-dictionary-week/">Urban Dictionary Week</a>, and now we finally have a Facebook meme that The 404 Podcast can get behind: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Can-this-pickle-get-more-fans-than-Nickleback/282013353726">Can this pickle get more fans than Nickleback?</a> In less than a week since its genesis, the Facebook group already has more than 100,000 members, but it still needs your help to get beat out Nickelback's 1,392,481 (and growing) fans.</p>

<p>This next story might make you think twice before ducking into the back room at your local video store. Google's latest <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5464532/google-wants-to-add-store-interiors-to-maps">"Store View"</a> is as yet unconfirmed (but not outright denied), but the service will ideally let users  check out the inside of any participating retailer through Google Maps. Imagine browsing the Web for a supermarket and then virtually inspecting the interior for the best way to route yourself through a grocery store and you can see why we don't quite understand the point of Store View.</p>

<p>Those stories and more on today's 404, plus a meaty Calls From the Public and more of your sticker picture submissions! Keep sending them to the404(at)cnet[dot]com and we might just feature it on the show! Much thanks to Derrick for sending us a pic of the cubicle dressing you see up top.</p>


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                <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:15:00 PST</pubDate>
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                                    An Australian man who allegedly copied and then uploaded to the Web the New Super Mario Bros. for the Wii has agreed to pay up. &lt;p&gt;Originally posted at &lt;a href=&#034;http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10449937-17.html&#034; class=&#034;origPostedBlog&#034;&gt;The Digital Home&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
                                
                        
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                                    Two and a half years later, BioShock 2 brings us back to Rapture for a new adventure.
                                
                        
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                <title>Nvidia Optimus unveiled: Switchable laptop graphics on the fly</title>
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                                    Some ideas are so obvious that when announced, one&#039;s first reaction is to ask, &#034;Wait, weren&#039;t we already doing it that way?&#034;
                                
                        
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                <title>The 404 Podcast 514: Where Justin lost $1,000 in the big game</title>
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<p>Wilson might be the only host on The 404 who watched the entire big game Sunday, so we don't spend too much time talking about the actual game and instead stick to the commercials. Ads this year included <a title="Google aims for cute with Super Bowl ad -- Sunday, Feb 7, 2010" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10448803-36.html">Google's first Super Bowl ad</a>. Also, HomeAway <a title="HomeAway Super Bowl ad resurrects the Griswolds -- Tuesday, Jan 26, 2010" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10441653-36.html">revitalized the Griswold family</a> from National Lampoon's "Vacation", and <a title="Audi wins the Super Bowl -- Sunday, Feb 7, 2010" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10448805-71.html">Motorola aired a commercial with Megan Fox</a> selling something...we just don't remember what it is. </p>

<p>We also have a story about <a href="http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1960553,00.html">Comcast changing its name to Xfinity</a>. Starting next week, its cable television, telephone, and Internet services will feature the rebranded name in 11 markets. In what seems like an effort to give a sharper edge to the brand name, the change is taking heavy fire from sites like The Consumerist, which claim that the new Xfinity name has an X-rated/pornographic/stupid/energy drink connotation.</p>

<p>Finally, we run down a list of the <a href="http://www.thegamereviews.com/article-1670-10-Needlessly-Perverted-Mainstream-Games.html">10 most needlessly perverted mainstream games</a>. Follow along as we chat about some of the most revealing games in console history with titles like Dead or Alive, The Sims, and Bayonetta leading the scandal. Oh my. Speaking of which, we hate to be the ones to report it, but Microsoft is <a title="Microsoft ending Xbox Live support for older games -- Friday, Feb 5, 2010" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10448070-56.html">no longer offering online support for original Xbox games</a> like Halo 2 and Counterstrike. Bummer!</p>


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                                    With Halo 2 set to be expunged from Xbox Live, developer Bungie announces an April 14 gaming event to send off the title with flourish. &lt;p&gt;Originally posted at &lt;a href=&#034;http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10448951-17.html&#034; class=&#034;origPostedBlog&#034;&gt;The Digital Home&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
                                
                        
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                                    But the company says it will cut the console&#039;s production costs by 15 percent in the next fiscal year, according to a Wall Street Journal report. &lt;p&gt;Originally posted at &lt;a href=&#034;http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10448137-17.html&#034; class=&#034;origPostedBlog&#034;&gt;The Digital Home&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
                                
                        
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<p>If you've ever petitioned Facebook to add a "Dislike" button to the site, you might get a kick out of a new <a href="http://www.inquisitr.com/60018/new-social-networking-site-lets-your-friends-anonymously-rag-on-you/">antisocial networking site that lets your friends anonymously rag on you</a> from the privacy of their homes. Failin.gs is currently in beta, but soon you'll be able to hit your friends up for anonymous comments about your mundane status updates. No, it doesn't integrate with Facebook itself (thankfully), but hopefully it'll force you to think twice about telling everyone what you had for dinner last night. </p>

<p>After 30 years of the same boring design, Heinz finally wised up and <a title="Ketchup design coup: Heinz Dip &amp; Squeeze pack -- Thursday, Feb 4, 2010" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10447881-1.html">redesigned its ketchup packets</a>. Fans of fast food will be treated to a new packet that opens up on BOTH ends: the top features the same tear-off perforation, but the new bottom opens to reveal a section for dunking your fries, which happens to be one of the most popular applications for the condiment! Check out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Zsk0ggLt4">this video</a> on CBSNews.com for more details and look for the new packets coming to fast food joints near you!
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<p>Last week's viral "Post your doppelganger to Facebook" meme might <a title="New Facebook craze can violate terms of service -- Tuesday, Feb 2, 2010" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10445698-36.html">violate Facebook's terms of service</a>, but we're featuring our own celebrity photos on today's episode anyway...with a twist. Check out our cartoon doppelgangers above and let us know what you think: does Wilson really look like the Asian kid from "Up?" Does Jeff turn into a green-faced ogre at night? And should I seriously consider growing a goatee? Sound off by leaving us a voice mail at 1-866-404-CNET or send an e-mail to the404(at)cnet{dot}com. </p>

<p>Have a great weekend, everyone!</p>


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