Growing up, in the days before the internet answered all our questions, video game urban legends flew around from kid to kid like a virus. Before there was any real way to verify whether these things were actually true, we had to take the word of our friend who “swears his cousin could do it.”

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In their first meeting since last year’s world championships, American Tyson Gay stunned world record holder Usain Bolt in the 100-meter dash at the DN Galan meet in the Swedish capital.

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In light of California’s game law (that prohibits the sale of violent video games to minors), 11 other states have also come forward with arguments favoring the proposed law. Here’s a look at the law, the states favoring it, and whether or not there is some merit to their arguments.

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Beginning with a moment of silence for the late George Steinbrenner, here are the best images from last night’s Midsummer Classic.

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With the release of Moonbase Alpha, NASA has taken its first steps into the world of gaming. Ars speaks with the project manager of NASA’s Learning Technologies program to learn more about the game and the organization’s future plans, which include a MMO.

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The biggest, the baddest the best. The most awesone end game bosses you are ever likely to meet.

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Kobe Bryant scored 26 points and Pau Gasol neared a triple-double Tuesday as the Los Angeles Lakers thumped the Boston Celtics 89-67 to force Game 7 in the NBA Finals.

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Argentina midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron will miss Thursday’s World Cup game with South Korea after suffering a minor leg injury

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In what’s being called one of “the worst calls in baseball history,” umpire Jim Joyce “robbed” Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga of a perfect game — nine innings pitched with no hits, walks or errors after incorrectly calling a Cleveland Indians runner safe at first base. MLB commissioner Bud Selig says he won’t reverse a blown call.

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The critically-panned and commercially-unsuccessful video game iteration of Lost was declared non-canon by producers and focused on a character never seen on the show. In light of the program’s ambiguous finale, has Lost: Via Domus found a place in the franchise’s narrative arc?

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