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		<title>The Manhunt 2 Controversy</title>
		<link>http://machiavelliannerd.wordpress.com/2007/06/26/the-manhunt-2-controversy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, who has been following this? It makes a great follow up to the Sony Vs CoE story 
For those that don&#8217;t know, Manhunt was one of the most violent games ever made for the PS2, Xbox and PC. You play a convicted criminal trying to survive the machinations of an rather insane multi-millionaire by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=machiavelliannerd.wordpress.com&blog=513372&post=240&subd=machiavelliannerd&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Apple World Wide Developer Conference Keynote 2007</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, that was an interesting keynote. While it didn&#8217;t carry the sheer shock value of the iPhone announcement or the thrill of last year&#8217;s keynote, there were some extremely surprising announcements which will affect gamers, Mac users and PC users.
Games for Mac 
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		<title>You Are Not Prepared!</title>
		<link>http://machiavelliannerd.wordpress.com/2007/06/10/you-are-not-prepared/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hammer</dc:creator>
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		<title>Public Service Announcement &#8211; The Machiavellian Nerd Goes On Holiday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hammer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings ardent readers,
One of the problems of single-handedly maintaining a blog is that if you can&#8217;t write for it, then it end up not being updated for periods of time when you are otherwise occupied. You can see from my post history when I&#8217;ve had coursework due and so on.
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		<title>EU Virtual Console Releases &#8211; 23-Mar-07</title>
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		<comments>http://machiavelliannerd.wordpress.com/2007/03/23/eu-virtual-console-releases-23-mar-07/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hammer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gaming]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, we have two quality releases.
First up, from the NES, we have the original Castlevania. This franchise has seen a resurgence in popularity of late, with a new DS game and forthcoming PSP and Xbox Live Arcade releases. It&#8217;s 2d side-scrolling action, with some control problems thrown in to the mix. Recommended if your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=machiavelliannerd.wordpress.com&blog=513372&post=228&subd=machiavelliannerd&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cat vs World of Warcraft</title>
		<link>http://machiavelliannerd.wordpress.com/2007/03/21/227/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hammer</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;ve spent the day pouring my rage on Sony via the wonderful medium that is the internet. Now, tired and drained (I&#8217;ve got flu), this was exactly what I needed. It&#8217;s cute as fuck and just makes you want to go &#8216;Awwww!&#8217;.
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		<title>The Great PS3 Back Compatibility Farce Continues</title>
		<link>http://machiavelliannerd.wordpress.com/2007/03/21/the-great-ps3-back-compatibility-farce-continues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hammer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are some events and products in the computer and gaming world which echo though the ages as being utter folly: Nintendo&#8217;s Virtual Boy, the Sega 32X, Duke Nukem Forever.
I am not prepared to say that the PlayStation 3 is at the same stage as these joke products yet, but it&#8217;s back compatibility features certainly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=machiavelliannerd.wordpress.com&blog=513372&post=225&subd=machiavelliannerd&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Xbox 360 &#8211; Back In Black!</title>
		<link>http://machiavelliannerd.wordpress.com/2007/03/21/xbox-360-back-in-black/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hammer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rumours about the mythical black Xbox 360 (well, not that mythical, the system dev kits feature a black paint job) have been flying around for months now and they sort of came to a head yesterday.
Now all round tech site Engadget have managed to get confirmation of the rumours from &#8216;trusted sources&#8217;. Since they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=machiavelliannerd.wordpress.com&blog=513372&post=223&subd=machiavelliannerd&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PlayStation 3 Back Compatibility List Released</title>
		<link>http://machiavelliannerd.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/playstation-3-back-compatibility-list-released/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hammer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preceding the PAL launch of the PS3 on the 23rd, Sony are updating the PS3&#8217;s firmware to version 1.60, which will also enable the backwards compatibility software in systems which do not feature the Emotion Engine processor. Which means that the full list of completable games has finally been released by Sony. You can find [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=machiavelliannerd.wordpress.com&blog=513372&post=221&subd=machiavelliannerd&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Death of PC Gaming?</title>
		<link>http://machiavelliannerd.wordpress.com/2007/03/19/the-death-of-pc-gaming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hammer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not very often that I refer people to AltNation from the MachNerd, but one of the forum&#8217;s other users has posted a very interesting article about PC gaming and why he&#8217;s no longer perpared to pay the premiums required to maintain a gaming level PC. There&#8217;s also some pretty good discussion going on in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=machiavelliannerd.wordpress.com&blog=513372&post=220&subd=machiavelliannerd&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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