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'Fight Club' Blu-ray pulls a fast one

Director David Fincher pulled a fast one on fans with the new "Fight Club" Blu-ray. When the disc boots up, it displays a menu for "Never Been Kissed." Here's the story behind the prank. More…

Swap Warner DVDs for a Blu-ray, $8

Warner Home Video has launched a program that lets viewers trade select DVD titles for their Blu-ray equivalent for an $8 fee. Titles include "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Wedding Crashers" and "The Searchers." More…

'Left 4 Dead 2' is a killer

The video-game sequel "Left 4 Dead 2" has so many new additions, it's tough to know where to begin -- new characters, more weapons, freakier zombies, tougher challenge, funnier dialogue. The only thing missing is atmosphere. More…

Nintendo offers free demos

Nintendo announced this morning that it is making available free demos of five downloadable Wii games. Your Wii system must be connected online to access the content. More…

Why game sales are off-track

Video-game sales fell a whopping 19 percent in October, compared with the same month a year ago, according to the NPD Group. But here's my take on some interesting nuggets from the industry-tracking group that you won't read in the short news stories about last month's game sales. More…

'Modern Warfare 2': $310 million in 24 hours

It wasn't just pre-release hype. The new video game "Modern Warfare 2" made $310 million in its first 24 hours -- and that was just in North America and Britain, where it sold 4.7 million copies. That makes it the biggest entertainment product launch to date. More…

Putting the face in Facebook

Face.com has launched a free tool that could simplify the online lives of Facebook users. Photo Tagger uses face-recognition technology to automatically tag Facebook photos. More…

Woe is the single player in 'Modern Warfare 2'

I stayed up late last night playing through the single-player campaign mode of "Modern Warfare 2," and my lips still hurt. It's from clenching them so tightly while shooting my way through some of the most intense and brutal action I've ever experienced in a game. The story, on the other hand, is incredibly lame. More…

'Modern Warfare 2' getting raves

Now that "Modern Warfare 2" is out, the reviews from the gaming publications and websites are coming in, and the results so far are raves. More…

'Modern Warfare 2' hits at midnight

"Modern Warfare 2," a video game that some analysts say could be the biggest entertainment launch ever, comes out tonight at midnight. More…

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