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We celebrated National Gaming Day with our Smash tournament, an intense double-elimination tournament which ended with the following winners.

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Here are the top ten games played in the archive last week. And the Smash practice continues... Don't forget to sign up for our tournament this Friday!

We are getting ready to run our first gaming tournament of the school year! This tournament will consist of 3 versions of Super Smash Bros. from various game consoles. It will be a bracketed tournament.There will be four winners, which will receive gift cards to Get Your Game On. 1st place will receive a $40 card, 2nd place will receive a $30 card, 3rd place will receive a $20 card, and 4th place will receive a $10 card.

Today the US Supreme Court hears arguments regarding AB 1179, the California bill restricting the sale and rental of violent video games to minors.

Here are the top ten games played in the archive last wee. Lots of people are practicing for the upcoming Smash tournament on November 12th! More details to follow soon.

Here are the top ten games played in the archive last 2 weeks. Possibly the first time we've had a 3-way tie for first place, although the winners are no surprise.

Authored by Ben Nanamaker: Today is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the introduction of Nintendo's NES system in the United States. Although this went on to be one of the best-selling, most popular, and most influential home consoles ever, its roots in the U.S. were far more humble than many might realize.

A heads-up that for fall break, the archive room will be closed from Saturday the 16 through Tuesday the 19th. We'll open again when classes resume on Wednesday the 20th.

Here are the top ten games played in the archive last week. Yes, we now have Halo: Reach and NCAA Football 11. Which answers about 90% of the questions we get asked daily. Enjoy.