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Olympic Gold Medalist competes for Mario's gold

Olympic gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas competes for a

Photo credit: Nintendo of America

As part of her first major product endorsement since the 2012 Olympic Games, Gabrielle Douglas made a public appearance with iconic video game character Mario at New York’s Nintendo World store on Sept. 25. Fans who arrived early enough had a chance to meet Douglas and get an autograph.

As a Mario fan, Gabrielle Douglas leaped at the opportunity to work with Nintendo for its new Nintendo 3DS...

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Video games in gym class

St. Patrick's Elementary School in Huntington tests out

Photo credit: Amanda Voisard

At Warp Pipe we encourage kids to get "Off the Couch", especially through our video segments of the same name. One elementary school gym feels the same way and are using video games to help kids learn to stay active.

Catholic Health Services provided Catholic Elementary Schools in Huntington with a $140,000 grant to promote health and education. Using the grant, the school system...

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You and Nintendo's Wii U

Nintendo of America President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime

Photo credit: Business Wire

Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aimes hit the stage this past Thursday morning in New York City to announce that the Nintendo Wii U will hit U.S. retailers Nov. 18 with two price tags of $299 (basic model) or $349 (Deluxe edition which include NintendoLand gaming experience and more). Now that the cat is out of the bag, or should I say the Italian plumber is out of the pipe, is...

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'LittleBigPlanet' gets better on smaller screen

quot;LittleBigPlanet PS Vitaquot; is a puzzle-platformer for the

Photo credit: Sony

Need a reason to purchase a PlayStation Vita? Sackboy's got you covered with "LittleBigPlanet PS Vita."

I must admit: I was never drawn to owning the high-definition mobile device. Most game sessions ended rather quickly and had me clamoring for a big screen due to the amount of detail squished into the handheld's screen.

But one play through with "LBP Vita"...

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IPhone 5 bigger but lighter, shares stage with new iPods, EarPods in Apple launch

Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide

Photo credit: AP

Magic, revolutionary, breakthrough — the words Apple uses to describe its new products may not see much innovation from one launch event to the next, but today's iPhone 5 introduction had plenty for Apple fans to rejoice about.

After weeks of rumors and leaks Apple unveiled its new iPhone, which may be playing catch up to other existing phones that use 4G LTE technology but continues to lead...

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Combat 'Resident Evil', vote for Adam Benford

Warp Pipe received a campaign kit from 'Resident

Photo credit: Daryl Thomen

War, economics, terrorism and zombies...

While President Barack Obama and Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney continue to make headlines this election year, one man is stepping up to remind the American people that there is hope left for our nation's safety and security.  That man is Adam Benford.

In a press kit sent to us at Warp Pipe, President Benford in a written address...

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'Rock Band Blitz' tackles your DLC library

'Rock Band Blitz' is a rhythm game in

Photo credit: Harmonix

I love you Harmonix.  There I said it.

I love that you continue to keep the Rock Band product alive when most of the gaming world has put away their plastic instruments and shut the door on what use to be a must have at any house party.  Karaoke and rhythm-based button-pressing fun is still alive and kicking thanks to the developers' weekly support of downloadable song additions...

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Nobody does it better than 'Super Mario'

Originally called quot;Jumpman,quot; Mario debuted in 1981 and

Photo credit: AP

There are two moments in time as a kid I would do almost anything to relive. One would be to go back to the those summer days as of Little League and to have a catch with my father. The other…the first day I played "Super Mario Bros. 3". I can still remember the day my dad surprised me with a trip to 'Mr. Roberts' Video" store and bought it for me. Eagerly removing the cartridge from...

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'Sleeping Dogs' is a eye-opening joy ride

quot;Sleeping Dogsquot; was developed by United Front Games

Photo credit: Square Enix

Open-world gaming has a ton to offer yet some titles have found themselves lost within their own sprawling massive cities. The developers at United Front Games were up for the challenge and impressed publisher Square Enix with the original IP.

Players assume control of Wei Shen, crossing the line between federal agent and criminal. Wei is an officer of the San Francisco Police Department assigned...

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Gamers win scholarships

Twitch, also known as TwitchTV, is the world’s

Photo credit: Twitch

Who would have ever thought that playing video games could lead to a scholarship?

According to Twitch, an online broadcasting community for gamers to watch and share live streams, announced the winners of their first Twitch & Alienware Scholarship for outstanding student gamers. Sponsored by gaming peripherals manufacture SteelSeries, the competition awarded $50,000 in scholarships based...

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