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Should A Game Console Make Moms Feel Less Guilty About TV Time?

Will products like the XBox Kinect play a positive role in our children's development? Lady Geek CEO Belinda Parmar explores the future of edu-tainment.READ»

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Xbox's E3 Secrets Revealed: Voice-Controlled TV, Face-Scanning Avatars, New "Halos," More [Updated]

With mere moments to go before the E3 presentation where Microsoft will show its future wares, many of the choice details have leaked...READ»

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Did Mailing Nintendo Wii and PS3 Discs Cost Netflix Millions of Dollars?

Why did Netflix introduce a disc-based solution for the Wii and PS3, only to end it months later? And how much did that temporary system cost?READ»

"Reach" Takes a Tragic Trip Through Halo's History

"Halo: Reach" kicked off gaming's busy holiday season, had massive launch day sales, and will have millions of gamers killing one another this weekend. Fast Company spoke to Marcus Leto, the game's Creative Lead.READ»

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Halo: Reach Tops $200 Million on Launch Day, Crushes Avatar

"Halo: Reach" is not only Microsoft's biggest game of the year--its opening day sales show that it might just be the biggest launch of the year in any medium.READ»

Blockbusted: A Netflix Knock-Out, Bad Metaphors on the Path to the Movie Monster's Bankruptcy

A look back at the best denials of Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes. READ»

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Halo: Reach, the Biggest Xbox 360 Game of the Year, Leaks to BitTorrent

Halo: Reach, one of (if not the) biggest, most anticipated games of the year, is all over the pirate-friendly BitTorrent sites today. How did it happen?READ»

Blockbuster's Digital Chief Attacks Apple, Netflix

The movie rental giant says Steve Jobs' software is too restrictive, and its online movie rival is too geeky for regular users. Part one of our interview with Blockbuster's digital chief.READ»

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Microsoft Announces Kinect Price, Hopes to Boost 360 Sales Further

A full year after revealing plans to jump into the motion-controller game, Microsoft has finally announced the price for their Kinect hardware, a motion sensor that sits atop the television. The add-on, which works with Xbox 360, ...READ»

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Xbox Not Just a Game: Xbox Live Earns More Than $1 Billion

Dennis Durkin, Xbox's chief operating officer revealed to Bloomberg that in the last fiscal year, the revenue from Xbox Live exceeded $1 Billion. With 12 million or so users paying $50 per year for Xbox Live, with companies producing ...READ»

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Paid Version of Hulu Coming to Game Consoles Very Soon, Sources Say

That pesky $10-per-month Hulu subscription rumor is back, with more specifics: Reputable sources say it could be coming as soon as next week. The Sony PS3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 are specifically named as partner devices.READ»

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Microsoft's Kinect vs. Sony's PlayStation Move: Video Game Showdown

E3, the mega-conference where next year's video games are unveiled for the press, has concluded. Microsoft and Sony are both turning to Wii-like motion controllers as a way to extend the life of video game consoles, and each ...READ»

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E3 Day 0: Wins for EA, Ubisoft, and Microsoft - But Activision Shows Us a Good Time

EA: Gamer's GamesEA showed that it really wanted to connect with its fans, announcing a reward community for those who play its shooters dubbed EA Gunclub (a name so politically charged that it's certain to arrive with a bang). To ...READ»

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Microsoft Unveils Skinny, Cheaper Xbox, Announces Kinect Release Date

At a press event today, Microsoft unveiled a slimmer, cheaper Xbox 360 that will be released later this week for $299. Besides a sleeker design, the new console will include built-in WiFi-- the current box requires a ...READ»

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Microsoft Uses Cirque to "Kinect" With Gamers, and Everyone Else

Microsoft unveiled the final name of their Project Natal motion control at a press event last night—Kinect. Actually, they leaked it to USA Today around the time we press were on line waiting for the event (with cool Cirque du ...READ»

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Microsoft's Motion-Controlling Project Natal Is Now Named Microsoft Kinect

This just in from the E3 gaming conference in Los Angeles: Microsoft's Wii-without-the-controller Project Natal is now named Kinect. What new announcements came along with the name change?READ»

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iFive: Hulu, Google, Space, Trafigura, Startups

While you were all tucked up in your beds, innovation was having an all-night party. And this on a Tuesday after a long weekend? And in space? Apparently so.1. Iridium has become the largest presence in the cosmos--well, that we know ...READ»

Video Games as Thrill-Art: Behind the Scenes of Alan Wake

A game developer channels Stephen King and David Lynch to create the long-anticipated title being released today.READ»

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Designers of Xbox 360 and Google Phone Try Their Hand at Interior Design

The design firm Mike and Maaike unveils their new products.READ»

Microsoft's Marc Whitten on Xbox 360's Project Natal

Marc Whitten heads Microsoft's effort to revolutionize the home-entertainment experience with Project Natal, which tracks your every move.READ»