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1 Video Games That Girls Love
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2 Gaming Is 40 Years Old - Do You Feel Old Yet?
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3 Sony's PSP: A Must Have At Amsterdam's Fashion Week
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4 Get Your Game On: November Releases
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5 How Many PlayStation Move Controllers Were Sold in First Two Months?
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6 PlayStation Vita Popping Up on AT&T Next Month
AT&T revealed that it will be providing data plans for the PlayStation Vita beginning next month. Prices will start at $15 for 250MB or $25 for 2GB, and will be term-free, meaning you don't have to worry about cancellation fees after you sign up. The Vita itself has been given a street date of Feb. 22, with two models being made available at launch: $250 for WiFi-only, and a $300 3G version. Read more
I've been going on and on about the Microsoft Kinect lately, but you shouldn't discount the power of PlayStation. Sony has moved — no pun intended — a boatload of PlayStation Move controllers in the first two months of its availability. Can you guess how many? Take the Quiz Read more
At their GDC press conference this afternoon, PlayStation officially announced its new motion controller, the PlayStation Move. Previously known as the Arc, this controller will give gamers a more interactive experience on the PS3. The Move is said to be precise and accurate when paired with the PlayStation Eye, and will get you off the couch and into the game — use it as a golf club, a sword, Read more
Hopefully in the midst of sorting through your must-have list for November and preparing for your annual Thanksgiving feast, you have also been gearing up for a feast of a different kind. The kind that involves the return of a certain plumber, a large helping of a new band, a serving of an interstellar society, and a side order of a pimped-out race car. It's November friends, and that means Read more
Sony's PlayStation Portable handhelds made a rare appearance on the catwalk during Amsterdam's Fashion Week. As fashionable and sleek as they are, I'd like to know who, what and why Sony used these runway models to showcase the PSP- especially in the Netherlands! Maybe it's self-explanatory (duh), but at least they were taught how to use the new Go!Cam, and by the looks of it had some fun taking Read more
Most of today's Xboxers, wii-meisters, Playstation players and portable video game junkies flip on their consoles and handhelds with little knowledge of the gaming legacy that came before them. This month marks the 40th anniversary of the day Ralph Baer, a German-born inventor who fled to America from fascist Germany, built and played the first home-video game. While I didn't know much about Read more
This year at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival, a panel of experts came together to discuss Getting Girls Into The Game: Designing and Marketing Games for Female Players. As the population of female gamers continues to rise, game developers and media enterprises are reportedly working hard to create games that women will love. To do this, they are striving to tap into the female Read more
Personal trainers are a great way to get motivated. Problem is that some of us can't afford one, or that we are just too shy to even go there. Well, what about a virtual personal trainer? Maya, the Yourself!Fitness ($24.99-$34.99) personal trainer, will help you choose your health and fitness goals and then she will work with you to achieve them. Virtual Maya will guide you through workouts Read more
Update: Sony has confirmed that PlayStation Network users' personal information has been compromised (including names, addresses, phone numbers, birthdates, and email accounts), so be sure you take the necessary steps to protect yourself from phishing scams, change all of your passwords, and alert your banks for potential fraud. You may have noticed by now that the PlayStation Network is down. Read more
A new study shows that 68 percent of the consumed US game console energy happened while in idle mode in 2010, meaning players simply walked away from the console instead of powering down after a session. While this may be more convenient for you, it's costing you an arm and a leg in energy costs; $1.24 billion total nationwide. Even better than powering down your consoles? Unplugging them Read more
