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1 hr ago | KPIC

Expectations high for unveiling of next Xbox on Tuesday

It's almost time for a new Xbox. Eight years have passed since Microsoft unveiled the Xbox 360, double the amount of time between the original Xbox debut in 2001 and its high-definition successor's launch in 2005.

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Related Topix: Activision, Call of Duty , The, Deep Silver, Kinect, Gears of War, Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios, They, Halo, 343 Industries, _No Company

5 hrs ago | Canada.com

Naughty Dog thinks the PS3 still has 'a lot of life in it'

At Sony's PlayStation pre-E3 event in Santa Monica, The Last of Us' art director Eric Pangilinan explained that he isn't concerned about The Last of Us getting lost in the buzz currently surrounding next-generation video game consoles, more specifically the PS4.

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Related Topix: PS3, Naughty Dog, The Last of Us, SCEA, SCEI, PlayStation 4, SCEE, Sony Playstation 2

10 hrs ago | MetroMix

Warner Bros. goes gangster with 2 new movie collections

More than 80 years ago, Warner Bros. defined the Hollywood gangster film with gritty depictions of larger-than-life mobsters that made stars out of the likes of Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart.

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Related Topix: The Public Enemy, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, The Petrified Forest, Celebrities, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Heat, Comedy Movies, Gearbox Software, Thriller, Movies, Entertainment

14 hrs ago | Hampshire Chronicle

Tobey sober unlike Gatsby character

Tobey Maguire has revealed his Great Gatsby character was very different to him as he has been sober since the age of 19.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby, Spider-Man, Activision, Beenox, Thriller, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Tobey Maguire, Crime Movies, Romeo-Juliet, Celebrities, Leonardo DiCaprio

Sat May 18, 2013

Patch.com

Kid Felix: Big Chance for Small-Town Band

Blink and you might miss Laurel Springs, a tiny Camden County borough of 1,900 people along the White Horse Pike.

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Related Topix: _No Company, USC Games, Blink, Camden County, NJ, Laurel Springs, NJ, Camden, NJ, Philadelphia, Hard-Rock

Folio Weekly

2 Hour Zumba Fitness Jam @ Studio Jear Group Fitness! 10 a.m.-noon at Studio Jear

"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" ... or here. Go see Alan Jackson preform 7:30 tonight at the St.

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Related Topix: Majesco Games, Zumba Fitness, Latin, Poncho Sanchez

Technabob.com

Razer Atrox Arcade Stick for the Xbox 360 Requires No Quarters to Play

As a child of the 80s, I spent plenty of time in the arcade playing video games and continued that practice as long as there were arcades in the mall.

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Related Topix: X360, Joysticks

AfterDawn.com

Xbox tops U.S. console sales again in April

While sales have understandably fallen in the last months ahead of the launch of the PS4 and Xbox Infinity, Microsoft remains the undisputed king in the U.S. The software giant sold 130,000 units in April, giving it the lead for the 28th straight month.

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Related Topix: X360, Microsoft Xbox

ActionTrip

Nintendo Open E3 Gaming Doors to Public at Best Buy

Typically, the only way you can play the games shown at E3 is to go to E3, meaning you have to be an industry professional or be just enough press to get a pass, fly to LA, and wait in long lines.

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Related Topix: Nintendo, Wii U

CNN

Check out our favorite movie villains

Benedict Cumberbatch's "Star Trek Into Darkness" villain is so fearsome, the movie built much of its hype around learning the character's identity in the months leading up to its release.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Joe Pesci, Horror Movies, Thriller, Cape Fear, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Recreational Vehicle, Award, Star Wars, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, LucasArts, David Prowse, Movies, Entertainment

Reuters

O.J. Simpson's ex-lawyer says "poured his soul" into Nevada trial

An attorney who O.J. Simpson claims botched his Nevada robbery trial five years ago told a court on Friday that he poured his "blood, sweat and soul" into defending the former football hero, who he said had been badly tainted by his sensational 1990s murder case.

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Related Topix: Las Vegas, THQ

Fri May 17, 2013

AutoWeek

'Gran Turismo 6' coming for PS3 this holiday season : Next...

When the sixth installment of "Gran Turismo" hits store shelves this holiday season for the PlayStation 3, it will include 1,200 cars, 33 tracks in 71 layouts, a new track editor with 10 square kilometers of scenery, and more ways to connect with friends and rivals.

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Related Topix: Polyphony Digital, Gran Turismo, SCEA, They, Need for Speed, The, Electronic Arts, _No Company, Deep Silver, PS3

Science Blog

Active videogaming ('exergaming') recommended to improve children's health

Levels of physical inactivity and obesity are very high in children, with fewer than 50% of primary school-aged boys and fewer than 28% of girls meeting the minimum levels of physical activity required to maintain health.

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Related Topix: Rare Ltd., Microsoft Game Studios, Kinect Sports, Microsoft Xbox, WII

BroadwayWorld.com

Mad Men's Vincent Kartheiser to Lead Guthrie's Pride and Prejudice, 7/6-8/31

The Guthrie Theater today announced that Vincent Kartheiser , known to worldwide audiences as advertising executive Pete Campbell in the ongoing Golden Globe, Emmy and SAG Award-winning series "Mad Men", will be featured in the iconic role of Mr.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Mad Men, Europress, Koch Media, Comedy Movies, Untamed Heart, Pride & Prejudice, Drama Movies, Pride and Prejudice, Crime Movies, Family, Alaska, Adventure, Musical Movies

GamesIndustry.biz

Nintendo Wii U: Death By Apathy

With no support from Electronic Arts, the Wii U just experienced its Dreamcast moment.

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Related Topix: Nintendo, Wii U, The, LucasArts, Star Wars, Deep Silver, Activision, Call of Duty , Death

NBC Dallas

Consumer Reports: The Skinny on Fitness Video Games

Lots of video games on the market are advertised as a fun way to get fit. Consumer Reports checked out five: Nike Plus Kinect Training, Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2013, Just Dance 4, U-F-C Trainer, and Zumba Core.

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Related Topix: The, Deep Silver, Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios, Ubisoft, Just Dance 4, They, _No Company, Microsoft Xbox

CTV

Sega's 'Sonic the Hedgehog' video games coming to Nintendo

Sega says it will exclusively release the next three games starring the popular blue critter on Nintendo platforms.

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Related Topix: Sega, Sonic Generations, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic, Nintendo, Wii U, 3DS

BBC News

EA stops making games for Wii U

The news comes as a blow to Nintendo on the day that it is due to unveil a fresh marketing strategy to boost interest in the Wii U. EA revealed in an interview with tech news site Kotaku that it had halted work on Wii U games.

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Related Topix: Nintendo, Wii U, The, Deep Silver, Electronic Arts, BioWare, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 3, Criterion Games, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Madden, EA Tiburon, EA Sports

KREX

Certain Video Games Can Improve Your Child's Health

If your kids are couch potatoes, an upcoming study in The Journal of Pediatrics recommends using "excer-gaming" to improve their health.

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Related Topix: WII

YouBentMyWookie

Gentle Giant Unveils the Walking Dead Sophia Stalker Walker Zombie Mini Bust

The May solicitations are out from Gentle Giant and the newest products are the Walking Dead Sophia Stalker Walker Zombie Mini Bust and The Star Wars Zuckuss Kenner Jumbo Figure.

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Related Topix: The Walking Dead, Terminal Reality, Activision