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What your kids will be begging for next year: the Nintendo Wii U

What your kids will be begging for next year: the Nintendo Wii U

by ben patterson | Jun 7, 2011 | gaming, news

Remember how hard it was to track down a spare Nintendo Wii gaming console just a few short years ago? Well, guess what: there’s a new Wii on the horizon, and your kids will almost certainly be desperate to get their hands on one. That’s the bad news—or at...
Rumorville: Microsoft taking aim at cable with Xbox TV service?

Rumorville: Microsoft taking aim at cable with Xbox TV service?

by ben patterson | Jun 3, 2011 | gaming, home video, rumorville

Word is we’ll find out Monday, with WinRumors rumormongering that Microsoft may uncork a new, long-rumored premium TV service for the Xbox 360 during its keynote at the E3 gaming conference. Now, wait a minute—doesn’t the Xbox 360 already stream movies and...
Kids aren’t the only ones drooling over Sony’s handheld NGP gaming console

Kids aren’t the only ones drooling over Sony’s handheld NGP gaming console

by ben patterson | Jun 2, 2011 | gaming, news

Didn’t I just finishing saying how I don’t trust Sony with my credit card anymore? Yes, I sure did, but after seeing the latest teaser videos for the upcoming, turbo-charged PlayStation NGP gaming handheld, I may have to make an exception. Revealed back in...
Sony’s PlayStation Store re-opens, dusts itself off after hack attack

Sony’s PlayStation Store re-opens, dusts itself off after hack attack

by ben patterson | Jun 2, 2011 | gaming, news, security

Sony had said it would re-launch its weeks-shuttered PlayStation Store by the end of this week, and the company made good on its promise late Wednesday, with thousands of games, add-ons, wallpapers, demos, and movie rentals available for purchase and download for the...
Angry Birds coming to a Roku TV set-top box near you

Angry Birds coming to a Roku TV set-top box near you

by ben patterson | Jun 1, 2011 | gaming, home video, news

They’ve already swooped onto your smartphone and flocked into your destop, and now the addictive and increasingly ubiquitous Angry Birds are poised to fly into your living room. Angry Birds developer Rovio and Roku, makers of the bargain-priced Roku TV set-top...
Cinematic “L.A. Noire” for PS3, Xbox 360 hits the streets

Cinematic “L.A. Noire” for PS3, Xbox 360 hits the streets

by ben patterson | May 17, 2011 | gaming, news

From the makers of the notorious-but-groundbreaking “Grand Theft Auto” series comes “L.A. Noire,” a Dashiell Hammett-style whodunit set in the City of Angels and starring the motion-captured likeness of Aaron Staton, better known as Ken...
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