After much talk and deliberation we've narrowed our selection to these final 8.
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Genre boards

Action (Genre: 23236)

Wrestling (Category: 93) h

Fighting (Categories: 86, 87)

Platformers (Categories: 84,85)

First Person Shooters (Categories: 152, 154, 153, 151, 156, 155)

Third Person Shooters (Categories: 182, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188)

Action/Adventure (Categories: 195, 237, 216, 196)

Survival Horror (Category: 164)

Adventure (Genre: 23212)

Driving (Genre: 23256)

Hardware (Genre: 23352)

Miscellaneous (Genre: 23317)

Puzzle (Categories: 282, 281, 286, 285, 283, 284)

Rhythm and Music (Categories: 158, 159)

RPG (Genre: 23351)

Massively Multiplayer Online (Categories: 75, 276, 268, 76)

Simulation (Genre: 23259)

Sports (Genre: 23222)

Football (Categories: 204, 213, 205)

Soccer (Categories: 210, 212, 211)

Basketball (Categories: 202, 214, 203)

Hockey (Categories: 208, 248, 209)

Baseball (Categories: 200, 215, 201)

Strategy (Genre: 23282)

RTS (Categories: 174, 176, 177, 249, 175) [/spoiler]

Universe board links (aka Universe board)[spoiler]

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Mass Effect Universe

Ninja Gaiden Universe

Star Wars Universe

Elder Scrolls Universe

Baldur's Gate Universe

Final Fantasy Universe

Pokemon Universe

Naruto Universe

Silent Hill Universe

Grand Theft Auto Universe

Call of Duty Universe

Uncharted Universe

Warcraft Universe

Assassin's Creed Universe

MarioUniverse Universe

Half-Life Universe

Diablo Universe

Armored Core Universe

Sonic the Hedgehog Universe

Sims, The Universe

Battlefield Universe

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Fallout

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Tekken Fighting Universe

Legend of Zelda Universe

BioShock

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Civilization Universe

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Soul Calibur Universe

Starcraft Universe

SSX Universe

Twisted Metal Universe

Medal of Honor Universe

Forza Universe

Harvest Moon Universe

Portal Universe

Dirt UniverseSeries

Mafia Universe [/spoiler]

Family (title dedicated to all platforms)

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Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Mass Effect 3

Journey

Star Wars: The Old Republic

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations

World of Warcraft

Dark Souls

Street Fighter X Tekken

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Diablo III

Resident Evil 6

Battlefield 3

Minecraft

Final Fantasy XIII-2

Dragon Age: Origins

Batman: Arkham City

FIFA Street

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Borderlands

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

BioShock: Infinite

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (Enhanced Edition)

Dead Island

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Kid Icarus: Uprising

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Dragon Age II

Assassin's Creed III

League of Legends [/spoiler]

Today we take a look at some of what's going on in other gaming communities across the world of games.