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Consider the content spectrum on the Internet. On one side, you have purely original content, generated by the webmaster or by those who work for him/her. On the other, you have user-generated content. With this model, the Web site is really just a forum in which users can post their own content for the enjoyment of other users. Most Web sites fall somewhere between the two extremes. Justin.tv, a site that allows users to stream video over the Web, slants more toward the user-generated model than the other. That’s what has caused the UFC to take notice.
Over at THQ’s booth you’ll find a lot of virtual bone-crushing action. On one side you’ll get a chance to play as WWE superstars from the past with WWE Allstars or as the most current professional wrestlers in Smackdown vs. Raw 2011. On the other side, you can get into the octagon as a UFC fighter in UFC Undisputed 2010. In between, you can adventure as a space marine, an airbender or a soldier behind enemy lines.
In the following video, John Brenkus submits to a choke hold (specifically a “rear naked choke”) by BJ Penn in order to understand the effects of a choke hold on the human brain. It only takes 9 seconds for him to become unconscious…
Today, I visited THQ’s booth at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. THQ published one of my favorite games years ago: Wrestlemania 2000 for the Nintendo 64. This year at E3, THQ brought several titles. I even got to put my hands on a couple of them.
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