Valve submits Etsy C&D Order

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It is no small fact that you can find stuff from just about any fandom on Etsy.com. Ponies, anime, Doctor Who, etc. And for the most part the owners of these IPs look the other way on things being sold through this massive market. But there is a key word here, mostly.  As of this week Valve has submitted a cease and desist order to Etsy requesting all Valve merchandise be removed. That means as of now you can no longer find Portal patches, TF 2 trays, or Half Life hangers (no clue if two of those things actually existed).

I will be honest that I am a little surprised that this does not happen more often. With no quality control anything could go out with a companies brand on it, for good oor bad. But given the rarity of events like this it makes you wonder, is something is going down at the house Gabe built?

The Professional Gamer - August 29, 2014

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Hello everyone! This past weekend we tried to have a bit of a geeky garage sale.  This kept me away from writing my article last week, but unfortunately was not terribly successful from a monetary point of view.  Anyways, since the last time that we talked, I finished watching a series, and decided to pick up my DS for further turn-based adventures

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POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Announced

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Have you ever looked at Pokémon and thought that this turn based stuff is for the birds and it really needs more of a fighting game quality? Well then you are in luck! Live(ish) from YouTube comes a first look at "Pokkén Tournament". It is basically Tekken only with Pokémon characters. Fingers crossed this makes it state side.

This Weeks Geek - Remastered

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Welcome to a remastered version of This Weeks Geek! In this edition you will get almost the exact same thing you normally get, but in an HD text format! OK, that is all a lie, but it brings me into what something that is becoming more relevant in video games, taking a popular game from an older console and remaking it for the new generation. We have seen this with Halo, Kingdom Hearts and now The Last of Us. But is this really something we want, or is it just a cheap(ish) way to make us buy the same game twice?

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NDK Approaches

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Believe it or not, Nan Desu Kan is in less then 30 days. Yes, it is that soon, and there is not stopping it so I hope you are ready. Taking place September 12-14 at the Marriott in the DTC again, NDK started announcing some of the great guests that will be there this year. Who are these guests you ask? I am glad you thought about asking that.

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