Capping off three days of gaming, competing, creating and record breaking was the final keynote address given by NVIDIA Senior VP of Marketing, Daniel Vivoli. It was the culmination of all of the major events of the convention–results for the Guinness World Record, ESWC, the Demoscene and NVScene challenges–as well as the winners of best visual application and emerging companies. But what really stole the show: the Mythbusters blowout demo.

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Three intense days later, NVISION 08 is finally over. While the in-depth coverage of the complete event and happenings will still be rolling out, we thought it’d be fun to get a look at the event from an attendee’s point of view. So here’s our team’s highlights of event’s most memorable moments from NVISION:

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Next Monday, August 25th, graphics chip maker NVIDIA will kick off NVISION 2008. NVISION is a three-day long mega-event that draws gamers, graphic artists, game designers, and industry heads together to discuss, experience, and explore the present and future of gaming. Held in the San Jose Convention Center at the heart of Silicon Valley, this is ground zero for the computer and gaming industry. Packed with celebrity appearances, demonstrations and tutorials by leaders in the industry, and a whole lot of gaming, there’s plenty of ground to cover. Here’s a preview of the event: and stay tuned, as GotGame News will be in the thick of things live, with up-to-the minute updates all next week!

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Ever since signing in June of this year, GotGame’s sponsored World of Warcraft teams have been making a serious impact on the competitive gaming scene. After notable appearances at MLG San Diego and Orlando, both teams–GotGame East and GotGame West–have been gaining some considerable attention and success, both in the United States and overseas.

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Once in a great while, a movie has a moment so sublime, so ethereal, that it defies explanation. This trailer for the movie in the movie Tropic Thunder is one of those moments. Introduced with the gravitas of James Lipton reading a phone book, this clip shows rapper-turned-actor character Alpa Chino’s chart-topping hit “Booty, Sweat, and Tears.” It’s highly recommended to crank up the volume and rock out to the last 15 seconds of brilliance. It’s not recommended that you play it around sensitive coworkers.

Steve Masters gets a preview of the new Silent Hill game for next-gen consoles, and some info on what to expect for its release in September. If there’s one thing that Steve loves, it’s survival horror games.

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One of the most unique games we saw at E3, Dark Void combines 3rd person action with horizontal and vertical cover, flight and dogfighting. Add some nice graphics and an intriguing storyline, and this looks like a true three-dimensional gaming experience.

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Last week, at Gamefest 2008, Microsoft announced that from now on, all Games for Windows Live services will be free. Meaning all PC users of these games will have access to the multiplayer services and content that used to be reserved to Gold subscribers only ($7.99 a month or $50 for a year). This includes cross-platform multiplayer matchmaking, online content distribution, and voice chat for all GFW branded games, both old and new. But the story doesn’t end there.

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