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Is Hulu coming to Xbox 360? That’s the rumor
We’ve been waiting many moons for Hulu to finally reveal its subscription plans and/or make the jump to TV set-top boxes. Now speculation is heating up that one or both of those shoes — specifically, Xbox 360 support for streaming Hulu — could drop at the annual E3 gaming conference this month.

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Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventure For Xbox 360 Outed by Ratings Board
There have been rumors for some time now that Dreamcast games would be released on Xbox Live Arcade, including titles such as Jet Set Radio and Shenmue II . While we still lack official confirmation on those titles, two more Dreamcast games rumored to be heading to Xbox 360 have been outed by Korea’s Game Ratings Board: Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventure . The listings were uncovered by Siliconera …

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Hulu Could be Coming to the Xbox 360
Rumors have begun to circulate that Microsoft will be announcing a deal at E3 that will bring Hulu to Xbox Live.

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Shaquille O’Neal is playable character in UFC 2010 game
Shaquille O’Neal’s character had some of the best moves on the Sega game Shaq Fu. As a tribute to that, he is now a playable character in the Xbox and Playstation versions of the game UFC 2010. A free code…

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Activision’s Little League 2010 Flying Onto 360, PS3
Summer’s a great time for kids to go out and shag a few balls with their buddies. But what can they do if there’s a rain delay? Activision has added another video-game alternative, in the form of Little League World Series Baseball 2010. Unlike the Wii-centric 2008 and 2009 versions, the latest installment of the game is available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. “We felt it was time to …

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Analyst: Black Ops Could Top 10M Units Year One
Few expect that Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops can equal last year’s smash launch of Modern Warfare 2, but one analyst says it may at least come closer than initially expected. Even though it doesn’t launch for another six months, the game is already holding stalwart on the top 10 bestseller lists on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. “This is a very impressive display of strength,” says Cowen …

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American Heart Association backs Wii in ‘provocative’ campaign against obesity
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Nintendo is partnering with the American Heart Association to promote its popular Wii gaming console. The unlikely partnership Monday comes amid growing concern about obesity among kids who spend much of their time with television and video games.

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American Heart Association Endorses Nintendo Wii
Today’s Nintendo press conference with the American Heart Association seemed like the perfect place to detail the Vitality Sensor , but no such luck. Instead, the event outlined a new endorsement deal between the AHA and Nintendo. The partnership has already set up a site called Active Play Now , which encourages physical activity like playing with the Wii or taking heart walks as part of a …

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Wii Could Be What the Doctor Ordered
crimeandpunishment writes “The American Heart Association and Nintendo are teaming up to promote Wii. The popular games can be branded with the AHA’s logo, to indicate that they’re considered a healthy choice. As part of the deal, Nintendo will donate $1.5 million to the AHA. The Heart Association is concerned about childhood obesity, and now concedes that its campaign for traditional forms of …

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‘Test Kitchen’ a real treat for chefs with a DS
Nintendo adds a new ingredient to its collection of nontraditional DS games with “America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking.” As someone who loves to cook, this is an interesting concept.

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Majesco Entertainment Announces ‘Monster Tale’ for Nintendo DS(TM)
Majesco Entertainment Company , an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced Monster Tale for Nintendo DS⢠in collaboration with developer DreamRift.  Developed by the key leads behind the critically acclaimed Henry Hatsworth and the Puzzling Adventure, Monster Tale , mixes platform game play on the top screen with a deep pet-raising game on the Touch Screen to …

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Nintendo’s No-Transfer Policy Could Burn Wii’s Biggest Fans
As shiny new black Wiis tempt some gamers to ditch their dingy white consoles, Nintendo’s short-sighted approach to digital rights management backfires on frequent downloaders.

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The next gazillion-seller on Wii is Wii Party
In the beginning, there was Wii Sports, and God Nintendo saw that it was good sold craploads. That led to Wii Play and Wii Fit, which also sold in massive numbers. After that, there was Wii Music, which was a bit rubbish and didn’t sell very well. The point being: Wii Something games mostly sell a [...]

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Nintendo of America Comments on Wii Party
Wii Party (Wii) NOA responds following the announcement in Japan.

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Could the future of scouting really be rewarding superstar Wii couch potatoes?
By Tim Wood Three decades later, when he moved to the Lowcountry, Meyerink’s boys took a shine to the scouts. He and his three boys have spent every other weekend on scouting adventures for the past decade. The assistant scoutmaster for Boy Scouts Troop 241 is far from a couch potato.

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‘Community feedback’ led to Xbox 360 point purchase amounts
Microsoft recently changed the purchase amounts for the points used to purchase items on the Xbox 360, noting fan feedback had led them to change the denominations to 5-dollar increments.

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Game review: Bioshock 2 (xbox 360, ps3)
“Bioshock 2″ — like its predecessor — is a first-person shooter set in Rapture, an underwater city inhabited by humans who have become victims of a world decaying around them.

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Saw II game announced; still could come to the PC
Filed under: Survival horror Last year Konami released Saw , the survival horror game that’s based on the long running Saw horror movie franchise. The game was released for the PC exclusively via digital download. The first Saw game, developed by Zombie Studios , sold well enough that Konami decided to commission a sequel, Saw II , that will be released in the fall of 2010. While Konami’s …

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Tenn. 3-year-old kills herself after mistaking handgun for Wii control
A 3-year-old Tennesse girl is dead after she apparently mistook a loaded pistol for a Wii video game controller.

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Wii game-gun mixup blamed in Tenn. child’s shooting death
NORENE, Tenn. —— A mix-up between a Wii game and a .

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PS3 could outsell Wii by 2013
MCV reports that Strategy Analytics analyst David Mercer predicts the PS3 will outsell the Wii by 2013. While he does leave some wiggle room in his forecast, “the signs are that the Wii has peaked in terms of console sales, and its installed base will begin to decline after 2011. Meanwhile, Sony’s PS3 and Microsoft’s [...]

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We purchased a Nintendo Wii from the US to use while living in Ukraine, but are concerned after we struggled to find the best way to use the xbox. Any suggestions?

I got an old PlayStation game, and want to play it on my PC, what program shall I download? PlayStation Emulator? Epsxe? I don’t know the steps for using them. What about cheat codes?