Happy Birthday to the next generation of video game consoles

Nintendo's Wii has just celebrated it's second birthday, with sales of it's family-friendly games still going through the roof.  For those of you who haven't tried it yet, you'll find that their interactive...

Video games jump to THOUGHT speed

With physicists exceeding the speed of light and making a JUMP into THOUGHT, the world's first 4D video game has hit the streets.Actually, it is really 5 games in one.(1) "Ueber Alles - The Struggle of Kurt...

Gamers are richer and have better lives than you

2008 is a great time to be a member of the technology elite: they're smarter, richer, and fitter than the average citiz3n. In addition to the digg-bait studies that explain why computers, video games, and weed make...

Body found believed to be that of missing Barrie boy Brandon Crisp

Update November 14, 2008:Friends and family of Brandon Crisp said their final goodbye this morning during a funeral service at St. Mary's Church in his hometown of Barrie. Grade 10 students wore yellow scarves to...

Gamers to line up for Gears of Wars 2

The much anticipated game, Gears of Wars 2 for the Xbox 360 is scheduled for release on November 7th, 2008. The midnight launch is expecting huge lineups at Future Shop and Best Buy for all the gamers who has to be...

Top Twenty Five (25) Best Selling Video Games Of All Time

"Top Twenty Five (25) Best Selling Video Games Of All Time Video Gaming is a multi-billion dollar industry where over two (2) billion video game titles have been sold. Below, we examine the top twenty five best selling video games of all...

Teenager found dead after dispute with parents over Xbox !!!

A teenage boy who ran away from home last month after his Xbox was confiscated has been found dead in Canada. Brandon Crisp, 15, went missing on October 14 after his father forbade him from playing his video game...

72% of Americans are gamers

That number seems awfully high, doesn't it?  No wonder gaming addiction is becoming a problem."Research firm NPD Group is saying there's a lot of gamers out there and the numbers are growing. According to its...

Brett Favre goes pink! Madden NFL 09

Brett Favre features on the cover of NFL 09 the game made by EA Sports for the NFL Xbox and Wii and for the month of October the game will be sold in a limited edition displaying a pink ribbon - the international...

Xbox Cheaper than Wii

Nintendo's Wii became the number one console on the market, despite being released after the Xbox360, due to it's low price and innovative controls. Well, Microsoft's dropped the price on all their Xbox 360s, making...

Nintendo May Trigger Next-Gen War

Nintendo is looking to push the console war into its next phase of battle, as speculations begin to arise that the gaming giant may release a new version of its Wii console sooner than the expected industry-wide...

Indie game makes $825,000 first week

Franchises like Halo, Grand Theft Auto, and Final Fantasy have convinced people that successful games require millions of dollars in funding, a development team, and a marketing budget. Braid is different.Braid, an...

User-Made Games Will Make it to Xbox Live

I'm sure we'll be seeing more of this sort of thing, but right now Microsoft is the only gaming console offering users the chance to put their own games online - and keep most of the profits.With the market penetration Microsoft has (they sold over 500 million items over the...

Wii Overtakes Xbox as US Best Seller

Ease of use, fun games and a cheap price point have catapulted Nintendo's Wii to the top of the North American sales charts. After only 20 months in the market, the Wii has surpassed both the Playstation 3 and Xbox...

What Microsoft does not want you to know about Netflix streaming

"Earlier this week, Microsoft and Netflix announced that movie streaming will be coming to the Xbox 360. This could be a big deal. But if you are really interested in watching Netflix content on your Xbox, you don’t have to wait and you don’t have to pay twice. If you...

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