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Video game lets players be ‘Bad’ to Jackson hits
An upcoming video game starring Michael Jackson is set to be “Bad.” Video game publisher Ubisoft announced Wednesday its dancing-and-singing “Michael Jackson The Experience” game will feature such Jackson hits as “Bad,”"Beat It” and “Billie Jean.” The title… Michael Jackson – Video game – Billie Jean – Beat It – Games

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Sony says ‘PSP has life in it yet’
Sony’s PlayStation Portable has been experiencing sluggish sales, but that doesn’t stop the company from believing it still has promise.

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PlayStation 3 Security Foiled by Jailbreak USB Stick?
PS Jailbreak takes the form of a USB stick, and claims to let PS3 owners copy games to their own storage devices and run homebrew applications.

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Wii Exercise Doesn’t Beat the Gym
Using a Nintendo Wii Fit may not be too damaging on your knees. But it’s also not that beneficial for your heart. New research shows that people who use the video game console to exercise are not at a particularly high risk of suffering an injury.

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Interview: Will GoldenEye Bring Out Wii’s Core Potential?
Now in its fourth year, the Wii’s target demographic is abundantly clear — it’s a console for the masses with a library primarily aimed at a more casual audience. While it has turned out to be a brilliant move for Nintendo overall, some Wii software publishers have had a difficult time drawing core gamers away from Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, particularly in the highly-competitive first-person …

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Two Minute Video: Golf Club Meets Wii Remote with the Chicken Stick
The Chicken Stick is a $40 Wii accessory. Wait! Don’t go. Don’t go. It’s better than you think. Developed with true golf fans in mind, the Chicken Stick is made from a real golf club–Golf Pride grip, True Temper shaft–shortened, and with a slot on the end to hold a Wii remote and MotionPlus attachment [...]

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Microsoft Shows Off ‘Milo’ Virtual Human
At TED, Microsoft showed off its “virtual human” technology, named Milo, designed for the company’s hands-free Xbox 360 motion controller called Kinect at TED Global in Oxford. Milo is built to react to people’s emotions, body movements, and voice, allowing players to interact with the virtual character.

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EA Unveils Medal of Honor Version
Video game manufacturer and publisher Electronic Arts Inc. announced to launch the Medal of Honor limited version.

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Grip-It analog Stick Covers for Game Controllers Launch
If you are a hard core console gamer looking for more comfort and grip for the controllers on your PS3 or Xbox 360 CompuExpert has your gear. The company has a new analog joystick cover for both console controllers that is called Grip-It. The covers pre…

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EA brings NHL blockbuster to Wii
Wayne Gretzky admits it: The Great One is just an average hockey player.Well, not really. Only when it comes to EA Sports’ National Hockey League franchise coming to the Nintendo Wii in September, just in time for the start of…

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What’s New on the Wii/DSi Shop Channel for May 31, 2010
A sometimes forgotten Game Boy game gets a sequel 18 years in the making this week, and Wii owners can rejoice with the return of the Virtual Console! Game Boy – Nintendo – Video Games – Games – Console Platforms

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EA’s New Wii Hockey Game is Played With a Mini Hockey Stick
EA Sports has gone ahead and renamed its NBA Live franchise, and now it’s unveiled its new Wii-exclusive hockey game, NHL Slapshot . Bearing the likeness of NHL legend Wayne Gretzky, Slapshot includes a miniature hockey stick peripheral that will hold both the Wii remote and nunchuk while you use the stick to emulate hockey movements like wrist shots, slap shots, and poke checks. “I think we …

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Tetris(R) Party Deluxe Now Available for Wii(TM) and Nintendo DS(TM)
HONOLULU, HI–(Marketwire – 06/01/10) – Tetris Online, Inc. ( www.tetrisonline.com ) today announced Tetris Party Deluxe is now available on Wii and Nintendo DS at retailers nationwide. Jam-packed with more than 20 exciting game modes, online battles, and multiplayer fun for friends and family, Tetris Party Deluxe is a must-have for Tetris and puzzle fans. In …

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Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo (Wii) cheats
Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo (Wii) Unlockable: Characters

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News: EA Wii NHL game has stick peripheral
Slapshot hitting the ice in September. EA Sports is poised to announce NHL Slapshot for Wii. The game will be released in September (7th in the US/Canada) and come with a miniature hockey stick peripheral for the Wiimote and nunchuk to nestle inside. What’s more, EA has coaxed legendary hockey star Wayne Gretzky out of retirement to front the game, according to Canoe.ca. Read more…

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Grease: The Game to support Wii Balance Board and microphones
It’s been 32 years since the movie. Now you can relive the Grease experience at home with the upcoming Grease: The Game for the Nintendo Wii.

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EA’s ‘NHL Slapshot’ for Wii includes hockey stick peripheral, grinning Gretzky
Canoe.ca , the web home of Canadian newspaper publisher QMI Agency, has revealed a new Wii hockey game on the way from EA, called NHL Slapshot . This new game has two distinguishing features: first, it is controlled with a scaled-down hockey stick peripheral, into which the Wiimote and Nunchuk are placed; second, it features the likeness of Wayne Gretzky, the retired NHL star so famous that even …

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EA’s ‘NHL Slapshot’ for Wii includes hockey stick peripheral, grinning Gretzky
EA’s ‘NHL Slapshot’ for Wii includes hockey stick peripheral, grinning Gretzky

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the new update allows you to save game saves and profiles to your memory stick. is there away of putting xbox saved game data from the internet onto a memory stick then onto my xbox HDD?

all my other games work fine is it just my game thats doing this?
Please help!!!

I have tomb raider and there are check points in the game where you can save. I press save and then this black screen comes up and it says save but that’s it and I can’t press anything move anything or go back. It’s like I’m stuck and I can’t even save the game. So how do I do this?

Is it the same size as the old PSP’s memory stick slots? Can I use my old memory stick from my old psp to put it into the Go?