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The Force is Unleashed on the Wii! - Product Review


Wanna unleash your inner Yoda? The innovative control system of the Wii allows for quite an immersive Star Wars experience with The Force Unleashed.

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Kids Can Invent a Video Game for Big Cash


Inventor Contest
Kids ages 5 to 19 can stop playing Elf Bowling and start working on their own online game. A new contest gives kids the chance to submit their idea for the online game of the century to a major game developer-and possibly earn huge cash.

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Ready for a Simulated Head Wound?


Get ready all of you video gamers out there! The HTX Helmet will take you to the next level or gaming realism--via punching you in the head!

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Video Game Coffee Table Offers a Big Cup Full of Entertainment


Want a place to put your coffee while destroying aliens? This table might be the answer...

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Arcade Game Piggy Bank Saves Money, Plays Retro Games


Arcade Game Piggy Bank Saves Money, Plays Retro Games
The new arcade game piggy bank from Strapya World features Tetris or Atari Breakout. Playing these retro games at the local arcade used to cost us rolls of quarters, but no longer - now playing can actually SAVE you money!

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Political Gamers Play On at Super Obama World


It's Obama vs Palin Again, Onscreen at Super Obama World!
The 2008 election is over at last and junkies for presidential politics are faced with going cold turkey. The solution? "Super Obama World", the retro style video game that pits Obama against Palin on her frozen home turf.

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Bulldog Interactive Fitness Center: Combining Mobile Video Gaming with Exercise


Bulldog Interactive Fitness has found a solution that gets kids off your couch at home, without actually taking away their number one obsession; video gaming.

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The Next Must Have Mobile Device: The PicoP™


Tech reviewers are still writing about the fuzzy line between mobile devices and personal computers. Yes, it's a fuzzy line. Get over it; the line's about to get fuzzier.

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Brainwave Controlled Technology Heading Our Way


NeuroSky, a California-based company, has developed a line of products that allow users to control hardware and software via brainwaves. The idea for these products stems from medical bio-sensor technology, which up until recently has been too costly for the mass consumer market.

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Is Barack Obama Gaming The System?


Barack Obama advertises on video games
In an unprecedented appeal for new voters from the Y-generation voting block, Barack Obama is forging new ground by tapping into an advertising medium that appeals to this demographic by advertising on video games.

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Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards: 10 Most Brilliant Gadgets Of 2008


Popular Mechanics announced its picks for the 2008 Breakthrough Awards to The 10 Most Brilliant Gadets of the Year. Here's the list of international winners; you may be surprised at the gadgets on the list.

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Video Game Design On MySpace: Get In TheGame08


MySpace is a good place to keep in touch with your friends... and if you're an Asian video game designer, it could be home to your break-through game.

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Online Scrabble Goes Legit


Facebook features a wide variety of applications that allow users to play games like Tetris and Duck Hunt. Now avid gamers will soon be able to add Scrabble to that list.

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Rock Band 2: Announced and Details Released


Despite having been announced only a little over a week ago, details on the upcoming sequel to Rock Band, Rock Band 2, have been released in the most recent edition of Game Informer. Harmonix, the developer of Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero 2, Rock Band, and now Rock Band 2, released details about several songs packaged with the game, the two drum sets that you can purchase for the game (yes, TWO different drum sets), and several other BIG announcements!

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Beijing’s Olympics In Your Hands: The Video Game


"Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games" brings the video game icons together. Take a look at the video game version, and the real deal in Beijing.

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Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy


While fans of the book and movie series The Bourne Conspracy were intent on the closure of the movie trilogy starring Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, the creative minds at developer High Moon Studios were hard at work on the new video game.

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Great Video Games that Educate


Although there are video games that educate children in every age category, people don't always realize it. While some games have little educational value, like the infamous crime series Grand Theft Auto and the best-selling Halo series, many other games do help children learn. Whether they are throwing kids into the past to learn about the vicious Genghis Khan, handing them the reigns to a city to learn about handling money and budgets, or helping a child discover a new place in the world, video games can be a huge help in educating children today.

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NBC News' iCue: Learning That's Innovative, Interactive and Fun


iCue Logo
NBC's iCue provides a fun, interactive and collaborative online learning environment for students and lifelong learners.

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Cool GameBoy Boots


Combining the love of 1970s platforms with the still popular GameBoy handheld by sticking the two of them together are these super cool GameBoy Boots.

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Video Game Championships Come to China in 2009


The site for the 2009 World Cyber Games video game tournament has been announced. It's a first-ever for China.

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