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On of the deadliest weapons in Saints Row: The Third is the Penetrator - a four foot-long purple dildo on a wooden stick used to dickslap adversaries. With the game releasing next week, THQ sent a number of real-life Penetrator replicas to journalists across Europe (damn, I wanted one). The only problem is... is that they lost 25 of them.

THQ claims to have a handle on the situation, and will go to any depth - and they mean deep - to ensure these dildos don't fall into the wrong hands, or even worse, fall into the wrong holes.

Look out for Nick's review of the game, any day now.

Cool story bro: I'm writing this on a plane right now, and the two passengers to my left, as well as the stewardess flight attendants have given me a look like I'm a disgusting pervert. They're right, but this is just work.

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In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Quantic Dream co-founder Guillaume de Fondaumiere says that he lost "between €5 and €10 million" to second-hand sales for Heavy Rain:

We basically sold to date approximately two million units, we know from the trophy system that probably more than three million people bought this game and played it. On my small level it's a million people playing my game without giving me one cent. And my calculation is, as Quantic Dream, I lost between €5 and €10 million worth of royalties because of second hand gaming.

This exaggeration is meant as a comment to the used sales of gaming retailers and the industry's approach to the second-hand market:

Now I know the arguments, you know, without second hand gaming people will buy probably [fewer] games because they buy certain games full price, and then they trade them in... Well I'm not so sure this is the right approach and I think that developers and certainly publishers and distributors should sit together and try to find a way to address this. Because we're basically all shooting ourselves in the foot here.

Because when developers and publishers alike are going to see that they can't make a living out of producing games that are sold through retail channels, because of second hand gaming, they will simply stop making these games. And we'll all, one say to the other, simply go online and to direct distribution. So I don't think that in the long run this is a good thing for retail distribution either.

Now are games too expensive? I've always said that games are probably too expensive so there's probably a right level here to find...

Beyond the fact that 2 million units sold is amazing for an independent studio for a PS3 exclusive, I'm not sure if he has the math all right. What portion of the second-hand market is used sales in retailers and how much of it is just some guy lending his copy to his friend or relative who uses a different account? Some people have commented that his comment is just whining, but Guillaurme de Fondaumiere disagrees with the bashing his interview has generated:

I'm not whining, just opening a discussion here on a subject matter that is being discussed quietly by a lot of people in the industry right now.

I never said we should ban second hand gaming. NEVER. I'm simply pointing to the fact that developers and publishers are not gaining a cent on second hand gaming and that in my humble opinion, this isn't the right model...

You only need to look at the annual reports of certain retail giants to find out that between 30 and 40% of total games software turnover comes from second hand sales today...

How have the sales trends new vs traded evolved in the past few years since traded games were introduced? Are we selling more new games today?

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CBSSports.com wire reports
22 May 2011

MILWAUKEE--Ryan Braun hit provided the clutch for the Brewers. It was almost their only hit.

Brown hit a triple two run off Rockies ACE Ubaldo Jimenez and scored a throwing error, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-1-victory and a three sweeps of Colorado on Sunday.

Brown the problem was all around goals in the third after center fielder Dexter Fowler tries to make catching a diving, then tightened by a throw to mistakes.

"If you're viewing a pitcher like Ubaldo you know you go not provide too many options or square up too many balls." "So if you get, hope you are guys hits on basis", said Brown. "We were efficient with our hits."

Or press.

The single off Jimenez was out double with Brown's liner to mark Kotsay in the eighth.

"It is incredible." One hit, three runs, very unusual game, "Said Brewers Manager Ron Rönicke." "Braunie's ball, hit, which can in a good location, the guy dives for it and it really to get the third we run what is important."

Jimenez (0-4) threw the seventh complete game of his career, but struggled to the strike zone with five walks and a hit to find dough.

"I have a work in progress," Jimenez said. "I have today an important step, but I have to work even things."

Randy Wolf (4-4) allowed four hits and pitched to trouble for seven innings. He got key double plays in the fourth and fifth innings before you down. Kameron Loe pitched eighth and John Axford his 12 game, including his last nine chances in a row stored. He hit Jason Giambi to a zwei-Out walk in the ninth to finish it.

Milwaukee improved to an NL-best mdconfig at home and has won 10 of your last 13 overall. The Brewers play their best baseball season although almost one hit for the third time this year.

"I'm just happy with the way how, that we few weeks have played for the last." I believe that we play the kind of ball, which allows long us in one season, to obtain, where we will be, "said Rönicke." "To win a game with two hits will happen not very often."

Colorado took a 1-0-lead in the third as Fowler tripled with two outs and scored on Carlos Gonzalez single to right. But this was the only offense for the Rockies, finished the road trip 1-4 and 16 runs scored in the span have. Todd Helton back back was cramping, but twice and get a hit in four at bats.

"We hit some balls hard." If we are to place balls we intercept not much of a break. That's for sure for doggone. We have to just move on, "said Rockies Manager Jim Tracy." "With what us is now aggressively happening, it is a situation such as that at the time."

In the bottom of the third Carlos Gomez went and after Wolf him about sacrificed, Rickie weeks was hit by a pitch.

With two outs and Brown to use double steal runners in scoring position before Brown hit a sharp liner Center field. Fowler's dive is not close, as the ball through the shadow crossed and back to the infield was travelling Fowler's throw, allowing brown to Sprint home to make, 3-1.

"I have a pretty good jump on the ball." The ball way I ran, "said Fowler." "If it happens again, I would do the same thing at this point in the game."

The Rockies usually solid defence looked shaky to Milwaukee. At least an error had playing in all three Colorado, happened the first time, throughout the year.

Wolf got in a big jam in the fourth with the bases loaded and out before Jimenez, 4-6-3 double play hit in one. In the fifth, Gonzalez beat play end in an another double a threat.

"As the game went on, my command better," said Wolf, who had entered 0-2 with an 8.56 ERA can in three previous starts. "If I felt like I needed make a pitch could I some problems get where to that level of comfort out there have I not."

The Rockies fell to 1-7 in play with Jimenez, a 19-game winner last year. Jimenez, who last season had a no-hitter, is now 5-2, when pitching a complete game.

"We knew he wanted to be too hard, but you have to do, what you have to do," Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder said. "We are winning."

Notes

The Rockies recalled RHP Greg Reynolds , Felipe Paulino take spot after Paulino Saturday night was known for assignment. Reynolds will pitch out of the bullpen, to a place to start Saturday. After a day off Monday, will be the Rockies LHP Jorge De La Rosa and RHP Jhoulys Chacin in a double header with Arizona on Tuesday followed by Jason Hammel, Clayton Mortensen, Jiménez and Reynolds pitch. The Nyjer Morgan (left middle finger) is breweries to make expected two Rehab appearances in Arizona on Tuesday and Wednesday before returning to the team. Brewers LHP Zach Braddock (sleep) is to throw expected to 35 pitches at class A Wisconsin on Monday.

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