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File this under "Why We Can't Have Nice Things." When a Buffalo Grove teen had his Xbox video game system taken away by his parents as punishment for an undisclosed transgression, he called the police to see if it was within their legal rights to do so. Sure enough, it is, the responding officers told him. Well, we're glad that clears that up. At this rate, the kid is probably one step away from becoming this guy:

'Nuff said.

Have you noticed the photos and merchandise featuring a green metal soldier throughout the city? At your local 7-Eleven there are Slurpee cups featuring the same soldier carrying a flag, there is a strange red-orange new flavor of Mountain Dew called Game Fuel, there is a commercial with a elderly man talking about the great battle where "Master Chief" saved his life, and there's another where "Master Chief" seemingly comes alive in the middle of a massive diorama. There are books, comics, web "machinima," toys, and even an article in Time Magazine. This is Halo.

In one of mankind’s greatest wars — the battle of the breakfast bulge — McDonald's is stepping it up a notch. To keep competitive with Burger King and its frightening (and un-fun Xbox gaming) mascot, McDonald’s will start offering a $1 breakfast menu in limited markets. We figured this might be a yogurt parfait of only one color or a stick of trans-fat; but the new dollar menu includes a sausage biscuit with cheese but...

For those of you who, like Chicagoist, are fans of anything that plugs into the wall (Lamps! Woo!), here are a few Chicago-related technology stories we saw this morning. McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner told attendees of a technology consumer forum at the Palmer House Hilton that the company is trying to make its restaurants more interactive. We thought walking up the counter prior to ordering, receiving and consuming food was pretty interactive already. In fact,...

Quite a few little Johnnies and Susies around the city will be asking this question soon.

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Back in Chicago by popular demand are two shows everyone raved about the first time around. Or more accurately, a show inspiring lots of people to geek out and a show perfect for sociology geeks.

Been jonesing for some Centipede? Jealous of your friends who have Xbox 360? Been wanting to try Dance Dance Revolution ever since you saw Bobby Hill do it? Here's a chance to make all your dork gaming dreams come true, all in one place.

• A former Aurora gymnastics coach was sentenced to 20 years for molesting 7 young girls. He says that gymnastics is a hands-on sport and that his touches were misunderstood.
• This is already one of the coldest Decembers on record. Warming centers are open for the homeless.
• A Chicago man is suing Microsoft for selling a "defectively designed" product, saying that the Xbox 360 has a flaw that causes the hardware to overheat and freeze in the middle of gameplay.

Chicagoist has friends in high places, low places and on Saturday we had friends with luck. One of our friends addicted himself to Mountain Dew in order to win the Xbox 360 and get it early. That’s dedication. And since we love glomming on to the success of others, we headed over as soon as UPS delivered the holy package.

Chicago’s famous for eating its own so it’s no surprise that the almost immediate backlash against Liz Phair started here. Whether it was her not-so-rock-and-roll upbringing (born in New Haven, Connecticut; attended New Trier High) or Brad Wood’s involvement with Exile in Guyville, critics of her work have often tried to explain away her success as a carefully constructed artifice.

Chicagoist is all for sports video games, but they certainly shouldn't take the place of actual sports! Fortunately, Northern League Commissioner Mike Stone changed his mind and overruled an earlier OK that would have had two innings of a minor league baseball game played by gamers representing the Kansas City T-Bones and Schaumburg Flyers. Chicagoist thought minor league baseball was all about the purity of the game, at least on the field itself. Letting Xbox pixel players on the stadium scoreboard help determine the outcome of the game? That's exactly the message we need to be sending kids. Will schools start replacing PE class with video games, too?

Alex Seropian, Founder, Wideload Games