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CBS licenses TV properties for video games
CBS is turning several of its well-known television properties into games through partnerships with developers including Ludia, Ubisoft, Merscom, Legacy Interactive and Mindscape. Upcoming through these development deals are games based on CBS shows Criminal Minds, The Amazing Race, Survivor and Ghost Whisperer. The company is also delving into older shows including…
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Tekken 6 ships 2.5 million in its first week
Namco Bandai is expecting big things from Tekken 6, buying up Monday Night Football ad time…
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Complete Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures series available on Xbox Live for duo’s anniversary
Celebrate the adventures of the crazy duo Wallace and Gromit for their 20th anniversary Wednesday, November 4, 2009, by playing all their adventures on Xbox Live…
Tecmo touts ability to bounce breasts in newest Ninja Gaiden game
Somewhere soon, a group of video game company executives will meet in a conference room and discuss how to market games to women. Tecmo’s latest ad campaign for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 will likely only get mentioned as a “How Not To.” It seems the newest Ninja Gaiden sequel gives… Continue Reading »
Duo of deadly Discovery Channel series coming to consoles in the next year or two
Two of Discovery Channel’s most popular series, Man vs. Wild and Deadliest Catch, are being turned into video games. Discovery Communications is working closely with publisher Crave to adapt both series. Man vs. Wild is a survival series featuring British adventurer Bear Grylls. In this series, Bear pits himself in… Continue Reading »
Netflix signs with Sony, service available through PS3 soon
Sony and Netflix have just teamed up. Soon, though Sony and Netflix don’t exactly state when, PS3 owners will be able to watch streaming movies and tv shows from Netflix for $8.99 a month. The official deal was announced today, October 26, 2009, on the PlayStation.Blog. The process is very… Continue Reading »
Balloon Boy, the Flash game. No, really
In case you weren’t already annoyed by the recent media attention spent on Falcon “Balloon Boy” Henne, HeyZap has decided to distribute an online Flash game featuring the l’il faux-lebrity’s likeness and really rub it in. In the game (embedded below) you use your WASD or arrow keys to move… Continue Reading »
Home Shopping Network host ruins TV with Wii accessory
Even TV hosts aren’t immune to Wii remote and accessory malfunction. On October 16, 2009, the Home Shopping Network uploaded a clip of one of their Wii sale segments to its YouTube Channel. The video is pretty mundane, initially. They’re hocking a $329.90 Wii with Wii Sports and 15 accessories.… Continue Reading »
Alternate Disc-Tractions: The Big Bang Theory complete second season on DVD
The Big Bang Theory celebrates all that is geeky, a lot that is nerdy and delivers just enough underdog romance to keep even the unsuspecting viewer interested. The series breaks down and twists the typical setup of an intellectually floundering, often overweight male paired with the seemingly out-of-reach, wise, sassy… Continue Reading »
Important Importables: The coverage of Haruhi Suzumiya
One of the most popular icons and characters in Japan is a brown haired girl with yellow ribbons in her hair named Haruhi Suzumiya. People mimic the opening dance from her anime, dress up like her, collect toys that look like her character, read about her and even play video… Continue Reading »
Former WWE manager, live-action video game icon Lou “Super Mario” Albano dies at 76
It was hard to be a child of the ‘80s and not encounter “Captain” Lou Albano in some form. He was one of the most charismatic managers in World Wrestling Federation history, appeared in numerous videos with pop star Cyndi Lauper and to a generation of gamers he was Mario… Continue Reading »
PlayStation Store Update: Dig This! Tons of PSP downloads! (October 4, to October 10, 2009)
This week’s featured downloadable game is an old PC classic from the 1980s with a serious makeover Digger HD for $9.99. In this game you control the construction digger through the ground tunneling to find precious jewels lost gold and even artifacts. But look out, strange alien-like monsters trying to… Continue Reading »
Opinion: Rock stars should embrace music games
Looks as if a growing number of musicians just don’t “get” the Guitar Hero game series. Prince told Tavis Smiley he turned Activision down because it’s more important for kids to learn how to play the guitar. Jack White and Jimmy Page have expressed similar sentiments. Then there’s the bewildering… Continue Reading »
Live Coverage of E3 2009
The Gamertell team brings us live coverage from the E3 Expo.
Important Importables
Jenni Lada brings us information about all of the groovy new gaming imports from around the world.






