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10:00AM Angus Kidman | Single-issue parties have long been a feature of the Australian political landscape, so it was perhaps inevitable that a group would be created to address one of the more obviously stupid features of the current landscape: the ban on R18+-rated games in this country. On our sibling site Kotaku, there’s a fascinating interview with the founders of the Gamers 4 Croydon party, which plans to run in next year’s South Australian state election. More »
Why Gamers Political Party Wants Your Vote
10:00AM Angus Kidman | Single-issue parties have long been a feature of the Australian political landscape, so it was perhaps inevitable that a group would be created to address one of the more obviously stupid features of the current landscape: the ban on R18+-rated games in this country. On our sibling site Kotaku, there’s a fascinating interview with the founders of the Gamers 4 Croydon party, which plans to run in next year’s South Australian state election. More » 
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The Left 4 Dead HUD Desktop
7:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader UltraBE’s Windows desktop turns mundane system statistics and application launchers into a lookalike for the popular Left 4 Dead video game. It’s not for everybody, but it’s definitely loads of fun. More »
DeSmuME Emulates The Nintendo DS On The PC And Mac
8:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows/Mac: DeSmuME is a featured-packed Nintendo DS emulator capable of playing ROMs and homebrew software, one that also offers extra features unavailable on a traditional DS. More »
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Make A Chess Set Out Of Nuts And Bolts
6:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you’re pondering over a gift to give a chess-loving, mechanically minded friend this holiday season, you could do worse than a chess set made of nuts, bolts and washers. More »
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Find Free Video Games At RemainInPlay
6:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you’re hankering for some nostalgic video game action this weekend, you’re in luck. Check out this selection, spanning the last 20 years or so, of commercial games released as freeware. More »
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Turn A Radish Into A 1-UP Mushroom In Seconds
1:30AM Rosa Golijan | Why not amuse and charm your party guests by garnishing a few dishes with these easy-to-make Mario-style 1-UP Mushrooms made of radishes? You might not get any extra lives, but there’s some serious geek cred in this food hack. More » Advertisement
First came the screenshots, then came the box art, and now, the highly anticipated trailer for Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony has been released. More »
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony Trailer Debuts
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Build A Nintendo Arcade To Get Your Old-School Game On
7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Playing old-school NES games is reassuringly awesome, but playing them in emulation at your computer is inauthentic and sometimes kludgey. Check out this awesome homemade Nintendo arcade system and consider the possibilities. More »
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The Definitive Guide To Ditching Your Discs
2:00AM Kevin Purdy | Moving, needing cash, running out of storage space—they’re all great reasons to consider backing up and ditching your physical. Here are our recommended methods of saving, selling and trading your CDs, DVDs and video games. More »
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5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Bummed because you’ve got a new Wii and the Twilight Princess hack won’t work on it? Have an older Wii but you don’t want to buy Twilight Princess just to install Homebrew? Try the free and easy bannerbomb exploit. More »
Hack Your Wii For Homebrew Without Twilight Princess
5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Bummed because you’ve got a new Wii and the Twilight Princess hack won’t work on it? Have an older Wii but you don’t want to buy Twilight Princess just to install Homebrew? Try the free and easy bannerbomb exploit. More » 
