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Wii Sports Became #1 Selling Game of All Time! Surpasses SMB
news.vgchartz.com — Wii Sports has now passed sales of Super Mario Bros. (NES), making it the top selling console game of all time!More… (Gaming Industry News)
20 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2009
examiner.com — You're probably playing catch up with all the great games that came out the last few months, but you better hurry up. There's a lot more coming in 2009. You can expect everything from sequels to game series reboots to brand new franchises. Here are 20 of 2009's most anticipated games.More… (Gaming Industry News)
9 comic book characters to watch in 2009
msnbc.msn.com — The new year is wide open with comics firing on all cylinders — from the upper echelons of superhero comics to the vibrant field of modern comics.More… (Gaming Industry News)
Airport Vending Machines Selling DS Systems and Games
1up.com — Best Buy vending machine let's you buy a DS system and a couple of games before takeoff.More… (Gaming Industry News)
Huge Sonic Fan gets Ban on Hedgehogs overturned
ktka.com — 11 year-old Judson King became so enamored with the blue video game character Sonic the Hedgehog, he decided he needed a real one.More… (Gaming Industry News)
Employers not hiring WoW, MMO or FPS gamers
tumeroks.com — There’s an imaginary level of immaturity that comes with game playing, a less-than-serious aura more identifiable with kids and older teens. Many gamers realize this, and would rather not reveal their game playing habits just as porn addicts wouldn’t want to admit their sins to fellow church members.More… (Gaming Industry News)
Gaming addiction: a symptom hiding the real problem?
arstechnica.com — The National Institute on Media and Family releases an annual report card for the gaming industry, and this year's report painted a very rosy picture indeed. Unfortunately, those findings were somewhat tainted by the knowledge that the NIMF accepted a cash donation from the Entertainment Software Association. Next year's report card could be very iMore… (Gaming Industry News)
101 MORE things we've learned from games
gamesradar.com — Due to the positive feedback for our original “101 things” article, I’ve created a sequel to tickle your imagination bone.More… (Gaming Industry News)
Roy Orbison Coming To Rock Band Next Week? You Got It.
kotaku.com — Harmonix confirmed today what you may have already had leaked all over you: a Roy Orbison six-pack is hitting the Rock Band series next week. The tracks? You already know. “Claudette”, “In Dreams,” “Mean Woman Blues,” “Oh, Pretty Woman,” “Ooby Dooby," and “You Got It,” six tracks that span years worth of Orbison's career.More… (Gaming Industry News)
Nielsen's Top 10 PC Games and Consoles of 2008
pcworld.com — Never mind the 360, Wii, and PS3, because Sony's PlayStation 2 beat them all in average minutes used during 2008.More… (Gaming Industry News)
15 big 2009 games you've probably forgotten about
gamesradar.com — You’ve spent the money for rebuilding the orphanage on videogames, and already you’re wanting more? Fair enough, though we defy you to remember all of 2009’s hot prospects with so much Fallout 3 in your brain. Here, because we love you, is a quick rundown of the ones that slipped off the radar yet still have the potential for greatness.More… (Gaming Industry News)
Best Buy Rolls Out Video Game Vending Machines at Airports
arstechnica.com — "For gamers who travel, handheld systems like the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation Portable are lifesavers. A boring, lengthy flight is the perfect excuse for a focused gaming session."More… (Gaming Industry News)
7 Great Guitar Hero and Rock Band Hacks, With Video
popularmechanics.com — The familiar hardware for Guitar Hero and Rock Band cries out to be tinkered with, and do-it-yourselfers answered the call: playing real guitars, rigging up double bass drums and just plain cheating.More… (Gaming Industry News)
Book explains how Microsoft used Sony's chip for xbox 360
destructoid.com — David Shippy and Mickie Phipps’ new book “The Race for a New Game Machine” has all the videogames industry drama that a person could ask for. The Wall Street Journal recently put up a tight synopsis of the book, detailing how Microsoft was able to nab fundamental specifications for the Cell and have their own chip created around them for the XboxMore… (Gaming Industry News)
Police arrest teen after alleged online suicide threats
middletownjournal.com — A 17-year-old Fairfield Twp. teen pretended to be suicidal when he became frustrated with an online video game, Fairfield Twp. police reported..More… (Gaming Industry News)
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