Kid dynamite: ‘Viva Pinata’ leads parade of family-friendly games (The Olympian)
Kids grow up so fast these days. One minute they’re happy collecting Pokemon; the next, they’re begging you to buy them “Grand Theft Auto.” But there is a middle ground of games that are easy enough for kids to pick up yet sophisticated enough to appeal to adults.
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Video games: Lesser known winners (NorthJersey.com)
So, Santa was good. He left you copies of Legend of Zelda, Gears of War and Resistance: Fall of Man, the créme de la créme of titles for the Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively, under the tree.
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‘Zelda’ rules in wild ‘06 (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
What a wild year it has been in video games. Even if 2006 had brought nothing but new home consoles from Sony and Nintendo, it would have been a humdinger. But then we also had a furor over those hard-to-find next-generation systems and violence on and off the screen — from PlayStation 3 lines and the Wii’s projectile controllers. Oh, there were plenty of great games, too, and a surprising …
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Game Informer top 10 (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
GAME INFORMER TOP 10 BEST XBOX 360 GAMES, RANKED BY EDITORS OF MINNEAPOLIS-BASED GAME INFORMER MAGAZINE: 1 “Gears of War” • 2 “Rainbow Six: Vegas” • 3 “Tony Hawk’s Project 8″ • 4 “Call of Duty 3″ • 5 “Marvel: Ultimate Alliance” • 6 “Splinter Cell: Double Agent” • 7 “Need for Speed: Carbon” • 8 “F.E.A.R.” • 9 “WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007″ • 10 “Viva Piñata” Compiled weekly by Minneap
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year in gaming New action, systems bring fun (The Olympian)
For gamers lucky enough and rich enough to get their hands on all the new game systems, 2006 was a great year. Yes, even for PlayStation 3 owners. All the major platforms had at least a couple of tasty treats for players eager to tuck into the next generation.
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Santa Smiles on Amazon (HispanicBusiness.com)
Amazon.com apparently was on Santa’s good list this holiday season. That’s the word the day after Christmas from the Seattle-based Internet retailer, which boasted Tuesday that this holiday season sales were the “best ever.”
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Pre-Played Xbox 360 Games for under $20 (Addict 3D)
The Microsoft Xbox 360 has an advantage when it comes to the availability of used games, because it is already over a year on the market. Video game rental service Gamefly is an interesting way to get your hands on low priced, pre-inspected Xbox 360 games.
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Xbox 360 News Rally-X Released on XBox Live Arcade (News0r)
This week’s Xbox Live Arcade release (and the last of this year) is an updated version of the arcade classic Rally-X , available for download for 400 Microsoft points, or around £3.40.
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