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Welcome to The Dot Eaters

www.thedoteaters.com

The companion site to this blog has been online nearly 15 years now, with lots of text, pics and video content added in the meantime. It hopes to chronicle the early years of video game history. Thanks for visiting it.

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    Watched Tron: Legacy for a second time last night, with friends.  Every one agreed it was a good movie, that like its predecessor has a lot...
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    Rockstar has released a new trailer for their eagerly anticipated next game, L.A. Noire .  Based in late 1940's Los Angeles, it follows...
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    This is an interesting story. LG patent infringement case could potentially force Sony to pull the PS3 off the market in North America. So...
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    Well, this really goes against the alarmist cry about how violent video games are corrupting our innocent youth. The Federal Trade Commis...
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      • Amazon Opens Retro Game Store
      • Game On 2.0 Lands at the Ontario Science Centre
      • Just Say Yes, An 80's Drug Message Remixed
      • Monday Meme: Family Portrait
      • Hard Wares: Star Wars/Pac-Man iPad Back Cover
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