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News Blips for July 1, 2011. The PlayStation Vita's online avatar chat contains a creepy facial recognition system, Split/Second developer Black Rock Studio shutters its doors, LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule wants to move on to other projects, and more.

Video games are officially art now! To celebrate, we have illustrated some of the top news stories of the week for your viewing pleasure.

Ever wonder what's being dumped unto the shelves of video game stores every week? Wonder no more! Karli Winata will attempt to bring to light the many releases that come out each week. Won't you join him in his self torture? Check out what's coming out on the week of 11/15/2010.

News Blips for August 31, 2010. The BioShock movie is still real, Final Fantasy 14's beta is late, and more.

EGM-style short review of Split/Second, Disney's latest attempt at legitimizing its gaming business and it does it with plenty of explosive, arcade racing action.

Crackdown 2 has drawn a considerable amount of criticism from the media for its similarities to the first game. One gamer makes an impassioned defense of the game's shallow, "bubblegum-pop" fun factor, and encourages others to give it a chance rather than dismiss it immediately.

Find out why cracking down on used games could punish consumers, what Red Dead Redemption's John Marsten writes in his diary, how the proposed "Stop the Internet" button could affect you, and more in this edition of the Community Spotlight.

Does a bad video game review in any media outlet immediately label the game bad? We look deeper into what an actual review should mean, and ways we can maybe change our outlook on them.

Bitmob's Dan Hsu, Brett Bates, and Aaron Thomas recruit freelancer Ben PerLee to discuss Microsoft's recent Crackdown 2 event, ideas for new open-world settings, which intellectual properties would make great games, touch-and-go article ideas, and their best multiplayer memories.

Amazon has a sale on the new Split/Second game for PS3, 360, and PC.

Video Blips for May 25, 2010. Take a look at a highlight reel featuring some of the finer moments from the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta, an action-packed launch trailer for Blur, a tutorial on playing defense in Backbreaker, and more.

Ever wonder what's being dumped unto the shelves of video game stores every week? Wonder no more! Karli Winata will attempt to bring to light the many releases that comes out each week. Won't you join him in his self torture? Check out what's coming out on the week of 5/17/2010.

Video Blips for May 12, 2010. Check out Battlefield: Bad Company 2's Onslaught Mode, a surreal TV spot for Super Mario Galaxy 2, some (more) over-the-top Split/Second gameplay, and more.

Video Blips for April 15, 2010. A trailer for the hack-and-slash action of NIER, some otherworldly footage of Persona 3 Portable, a colorful look into the making of Split/Second, and more.

Video Blips for April 5, 2010. Today we have the trailer for the Resident Evil: Afterlife movie, an action-packed Split/Second video, an interview with Capcom on Lost Planet 2's multiplayer features, and more.

Video Blips for November 4, 2009. The debut trailer for the quirky 78641: A Targ Adventure, Scratch: The Ultimate DJ shows off its Numark designed controller, 3D Dot Game Heroes looks as pixelated and glorious as ever, and more.

Daily Blips: Game News from June 12th, 2009.