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Pretending to strum a guitar to some heavy metal music is something that usually brings to mind images of teenage boys in their bedrooms, not scientists in a lab.

Borat bagged an estimated $29 million to top the weekend again, while Stranger Than Fiction led a weak crop of new releases…

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Jimmie Johnson moved one step closer to his first NASCAR championship on Sunday, using yet another smooth run to leave Phoenix International Speedway with a firm hold of the points standings.

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In you haven’t had enough Xbox 360 (let alone Wii and PlayStation 3) news lately, we’ve got one more tidbit for you. While we knew the device would sport USB connectivity, the recently released (and unboxed) HD DVD add-on drive has reportedly already been hacked to function on plain ole PCs, no Xbox 360 necessary. Utilizing Toshiba drivers, users have apparently been able to not only view the file contents of their HD DVD flicks directly within a Windows XP environment, but have been able to play back the film on PCs well-spec’d enough to handle the load. By enabling the computer to read the UDF (Universal Disc File system) v2.5 — which is currently used by Toshiba’s first generation HD DVD drives — you can avoid throwing down the coin required for an Xbox 360 if you so choose. But as these roundabouts always go, we wouldn’t count on things working out so smoothly for too much longer, especially with HDCP always lurking and waiting to pounce.

 

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BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time

Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu received a concussion during the first quarter Sunday against New Orleans and did not return to the game.

St. Louis Rams star left tackle Orlando Pace left Sunday’s game against Seattle in the second quarter after tearing the biceps in his left arm.

There’s a switch on Rex Grossman’s back that goes from “Spectacular” to “Scott Mitchell,” and it’s not a dimmer switch. It’s one or the other. So far this season, he’s been Christ-like, or he’s…

Lorena Ochoa claimed her sixth LPGA victory this season and locked up the tour’s Player of the Year award with a 10-shot win on Sunday.

• The Raiders, and I probably shouldn’t be so disappointed about this, couldn’t seal the deal against the Broncos. No interceptions from Andrew Walter (weird) and 3 interceptions from Jake…

The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.

These past 48 hours have been pretty exciting for Joystiq HQ, having been presented with two new consoles and a new disc add-on. We hope you enjoyed our posts this weekend, check out the highlights:

PS3 Blogathon
Our PS3 arrives! Did we just brick it?
PS3 manual details HDD, battery replacement
The first ever blog post written completely on a PS3
Playing Nintendo’s Donkey Kong on Sony’s PS3

Wii Blogathon
Twilight Princess Diary: Part 1
Posting messages on the Wii
Climbing the learning curve with Wii Sports Bowling
Wii message board vs. Wii whiteboard
Dude, where’s my cursor (Wii annoyance #1)
Nintendo’s new Zelda falls flat
Nintendo’s new Zelda most certainly doesn’t fall flat
Careful with those ancient Zelda screenshots! You’ll poke an eye out with images that sharp.
Top ten things you may not have known about the Wii
Wii console manual reveals its secrets
Wii Sports: Training and Fitness
Are Wii saves portable? Manual says yes, system says no

Joystiquery
Today’s hottest game video: Japanese launch report
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: Boring Edition
Toys R Us: Tomorrow Wii pre-order part 2
Toys R Us Wii pre-order today — Round 2
Hands-on: the Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive

News
RTFM: PlayStation 3 manual is fashionably early
Heroes V: Hammers of Fate goes gold
Sega Sammy shows increased profits … without games
Video game asks for child sponsorship
Chess pr0n
Video games in the Boondocks
Nintendo Wii marketing to exceed $200 million

Culture
Legend of Zelda video retrospective (part 5)
The Wii alphabet
Gears of War — single-player cross-stitching action
Video preview of PlayStation 3 launch in North America
$1.75 million game
1UP editors: Wii got punk’d

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