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Awesome gift ideas for the gamer…
By RYAN LEVICK | Nov. 28, 2007With video games more popular this holiday season than ever before, do you know what to buy for the gamer in your life?
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Overheard in Gainesville
Nov. 14, 2007Ever accidentally eavesdropped and overheard something so ridiculous you had to laugh and tell all your friends later? Well, share it with the rest of us. Send your ridiculous, funny or ridiculously funny overheard quotes to Beth Romanik.
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New Mario game is out of this world
By RYAN LEVICK | Nov. 14, 2007It's tough for me to say, but if I had to pick one game that made me love playing video games, I would have to pick Mario 64.
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Nov. 7, 2007Maybe during the break after this class
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Realistic graphics make new Call of Duty game come to life
By RYAN LEVICK | Oct. 31, 2007It used to be that everyone's favorite pixilated plumber, Mario, was on the cutting edge of graphical power.
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New Guitar Hero delivers more rock, less cord
By ADRIAN RUHI | Oct. 31, 2007It was hard trying to be a rock star while tethered four feet from the TV and Playstation 2.
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Battle of the (video-game) bands: Guitar Hero III vs. Rock Band
By RYAN LEVICK | Oct. 24, 2007I love rock 'n' roll.
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New UF library online only
By RYAN LEVICK | Oct. 17, 2007Some days, you just don't want to get out of your jammies.
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Horror Nights: Now with movie terrors
By GREG JOHNSON | Oct. 3, 2007Halloween Horror Nights is back and more intense than ever.
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Sep. 26, 2007All I got was this collapsible laundry hamper
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360 or PS3? You be the judge
By Jason Wishnov | Sep. 26, 2007It's a bloody war, and the air is filled with smoke and fire. Partisan fanboys catcall from the battlefield, where Microsoft and Sony haul their guns to bear. And big guns they are, my friends: Both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 finally hit their long-delayed strides come autumn, as wave after wave of triple-A titles stream to our poor, budget-restricted arms. BioShock, Mass Effect and the quintessential Halo 3 face off against Haze, Lair and Heavenly Sword; the financially average student is going to need to pick a side.
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'Halo' lives up to hype
By RYAN LEVICK | Sep. 26, 2007My mom knows what Halo is.
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Trigger Happy, or How we learned to stop worrying and love the bullet
By KATE MULLAN | Sep. 26, 2007Freewheeling down 441 South to Micanopy Shooting Sports, Kate was growing antsy at the prospect of handling a pistol.
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Potential PS3 buyers advised to wait
By RYAN LEVICK | Sep. 19, 2007Wouldn't it be great to have 214 gallons of gasoline for your car? Doesn't 4,000 packages of Ramen noodles sound delicious to you? Or would you prefer 831 cans of Budweiser? These items each could be yours for ,600.
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Springs are untapped place for fun
By EMILY KIRN | Aug. 22, 2007If you're not quite ready for summer to be over but don't want to travel more than an hour to get to the nearest beach, cut your drive in half and spend the day at one of the freshwater springs just north of Gainesville.
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Overheard in Gainesville
Aug. 22, 2007Ever accidentally eavesdropped and overheard something so ridiculous you had to laugh and tell all your friends later? Well, share it with the rest of us. Keep checking The Avenue online at www.alligator.org for the chance to submit your own Overheard in Gainesville quotes - coming soon.
