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What a suprise, eh? It's quite the surprise that today Netflix announced that it will be making it's way onto the PlayStation 3. No official launch date has been announced; however, next month PS3 owners will be able to access the functionality on the system for free and stream their favorite movies for only $8.99 a month. Sounds like a sweet deal!

According to the press release, Nextflix is really excited to roll this functionality out: "'As instantly watching movies and TV episodes streamed from Netflix becomes an increasingly popular way to enjoy the Netflix service, our goal is to rapidly expand the devices that stream to our members,' said Netflix CEO and co-founder Reed Hastings. 'As a leading game console and Blu-ray disc player, bringing Netflix to the PS3 system is a real win for both Netflix members and PS3 system owners.'"

I'll keep you guys posted. :)

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It seems like Apple has been dropping the ball lately. Has their increased popularity finally caught up to them? As you know, their latest Mac OS "Snow Leopard" has left many hardcore Mac users viewing it as a mere service pack; and that has some truth to it. iPhone 3.1 is no different. It features a few new features like genius app recommendations, genius mixes, wireless ringtone downloads, etc. These small little tweaks aren't that significant to allow the transition from 3.0.1 to 3.1. Why? Because those genius features don't really enhance your listening experience and ringtone download capabilities should have already been a feature back in the iPhone 1.0 days. It just bugs me how Apple is just slacking this past year on all of their products.

Anyone else have their opinion on this?

PS: I like iTunes 9. Just because the UI looks better. Functionality didn't move me.

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This is a must-get game for the holiday. Is it weird for me to say that my boner rubbed up against my keyboard while I was watching this video? I hope not. I wouldn't mind if your boner did the same.

Source: Joystiq

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I can't wait for this DLC to be launched in October. I'll be picking up the physical copy, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, which will contain The Lost and Damned and Ballad of Gay Tony in one package release. Who is Gay Tony? Is the main character Puerto Rican? (Hence: Ay Mami, por favor!) Again, this DLC will be an XBOX Live exclusive. Thank God I picked up my new XBOX 360 Elite. ;)

Side note: I love how Rockstar keeps releasing these DLCs and portable spin-offs without over-saturating the market with the GTA brand. I think DLC keeps the brand fresh instead of releasing a new physical game every 1-2 years.

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"The best time to learn a foreign language: Between birth and age 7. Missed that window?

New research is showing just how children's brains can become bilingual so easily, findings that scientists hope eventually could help the rest of us learn a new language a bit easier."

Read more at Yahoo!

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I was reading my RSS feeds again today when I ran across this article. They started to talk about how much space MGS4 takes up on a Blu-ray disc and, to my surprise, it takes up approximately 33.2 GB of a 50 GB Blu-ray disc. Unbelievable. MGS4 is a great game and the cut scenes really give the feeling of a movie. If you don't own it yet, then you should go out and buy it (hint: it's under $30!)

This is why I'm worried about the Metal Gear Solid franchise going multiplatform for the PS3 and the XBOX 360. The 360 only uses dual-layer DVDs which can hold approximately 8 GB in content. If the new game is going to be anything like MGS4 then I'm expecting a lot of compressed content and multiple DVDs for Microsoft's competing system. DVDs are limited and dying, Blu-ray is the future and is rapidly expanding (some Blu-ray discs can hold over 100 GB of content!)

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Earlier today, I was checking my RSS feeds and I came across this rumored news post. Apparently, Tomb Raider is changing completely; that means a possible character change/revamp. From the image above, it looks like Jennifer Lopez... don't you think? That would be awesome... a Puerto Rican Laura Croft.

If you missed it, you missed out. It looks like the leaked images were taken down after a nice legal e-mail was sent to the original news poster.

Photo Source: VG247.com and Fourplayercoop.com

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All I can say is "wow." Speechless. I'm currently playing Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and that already shocked me. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will be a must-buy for me. I'm usually the cheap-o gamer who waits a couple of months for the price to go down, but this time I have to get this game on the day it's released.

Video Source: GameTrailers.com

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