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   Gaming rivals Mario, Sonic team up Mario the plumber and Sonic the Hedgehog, rivals in the video game world for two decades, will team up for the first time in a game based on the 2008 Beijing Olympics.Music games won't be solo gigs anymore Guitar Hero was just the opening act.

MTV and the developers of that video game have a headliner in the works called Rock Band, which lets four music lovers gig together in person or online.Sony cuts prices on PlayStation Portable said Tuesday it will lower the price of its PlayStation Portable gaming device by $30 to $170 amid intense competition among game console rivals, particularly Nintendo Co.To become a music mogul you can spend nights and weekends scouting smoky clubs for the next big thing, or just beat up rival producers and steal their talent.

'The Show' leads off this year's roster of baseball video games Three predictions for 2007: The Cardinals won't make it back to the World Series.'Advanced Warfighter' sequel is refined but short We've taken a sniper's aim at "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2," the newest installment in squad-based warfare from publisher UbiSoft and a sequel to one of last year's best games.Sworded affairs: Kratos comes out swinging in 'God of War II' Do kids really imitate the violence they see in video games? Microsoft upgrades Xbox for use as a video player will sell a version of its Xbox 360 with a 120-gigabyte hard drive and a souped-up high-definition video connection, in a bid to broaden the appeal of its popular console beyond video games.

'Gothic' is worlds away from perfection There is little doubt that Oblivion is the best role-playing game to hit the PC in years, but that has spawned a challenge to top it.'Virtua Fighter 5' brings arcade fighting to PS3 "Virtua Fighter 5" is the latest installment of the fighting series from Sega.Haunted honeymoon: Creepy creatures star in non-scary games Characters we're used to seeing in horror movies - vampires, werewolves and the like - pop up in games all the time.

Gaming gets its consciousness on A growing movement of "activist" videogame designers is showing that gaming can be a powerful medium for spreading awareness and getting people involved.Here's where the motion-sensitive Wii controller does a good job approximating real life.If you've ever wondered what it would be like to command your very own robot army (and who hasn't?) "Supreme Commander" provides a very addicting, complex answer.

Sony shows off its Home Has Sony found its mojo? Maybe, baby.It's ironic that Activision Value, the low-budget division of the game publisher, put out this shoddy game, because there's absolutely no value to it.I was expecting something on the order of a typical real-time strategy game with Perimeter: Emperor's Testament, perhaps with heavy sci-fi elements.

Pixilated property dispute a real issue in court Video games have evolved into online worlds where you can own virtual property, sell virtual goods and walk away with real money.It may seem silly, but it's big business--worth an estimated $1 billion annually.Can you have property rights in a place that doesn't exist? Nintendo Wii gets gamers off the couch and into a mini-workout Some dedicated Nintendo Wii users believe that playing the sports games bundled with the system is helping them slim down.

PlayStation Network a work in progress It's easy to praise the PlayStation 3 for its crisp graphics and multimedia capabilities: pretty much every PS3 video game features some of the best-looking visuals around.Female fighters take center stage in these new video games.The number of U.S.

households with videogame consoles has jumped 18.5 percent since 2004.Animal planets: Sonic and Ratchet come back strong in new video games Back when games were regarded as kid stuff, there were plenty of furry mascots hopping around.The colorful platform action hero Rayman is the only French game character that has been a best-selling franchise in the United States.

'Carbon' leaves its predecessors in the dust EA has always managed to deliver some of the best racing action around, and Need for Speed Carbon takes the series to another level.There are some great Wii games out there that draw you into virtual game worlds like no other games before them.Ace of Base era still Myst's best Before Will Wright's genius mind unleashed "The Sims" onto the world, the single most popular game on the personal computer was "Myst." Video game maker Electronic Arts taps new CEO replaced Larry Probst as its chief executive on Monday, naming former EA executive John Riccitiello as the new leader of the world's largest video game publisher.

'Battlestations' takes fight to the macro level The plot focuses on Navy officer Henry Walker, who starts off captaining a torpedo boat before quickly rising up the ranks.Video games are usually a solitary pastime.But that doesn't mean that gamers are anti-social misfits.

"Crackdown" comes packaged with a special code that'll give you access to the "Halo 3" multiplayer beta.NBC Universal is partnering with Sierra Online, a division of Vivendi Games, and Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade to deliver an original, high-definition "Battlestar Galactica" space combat game this fall.For fans of intense combat, 'Duty' calls Set during the Normandy breakout campaign of 1944, Call of Duty 3 puts players in the roles of American, Canadian, British and Polish troops who fought to liberate France from Nazi control.

'Da Vinci's' secrets are yours to uncover The year is 1522.It has been three years since inventor, scientist and artist Leonardo da Vinci died, and many of his secrets remain hidden.Spoiling for a fight with 'Might and Magic' The turn-based world of Might and Magic has been turned upside down with the release of Dark Messiah, which is more like a shooter than a role-playing game and nothing like a strategy war game.

"The Sims" series is reinventing itself with a new line of products, designed to be more focused, story-driven games rather than open-ended life simulations.'Diddy Kong' will make you long for 'Donkey' Diddy Kong is a monkey who wears a red T-shirt, no pants and a baseball cap with the bill pointing skyward.'Burning Crusade' expands already massive 'World of Warcraft' As if millions of "World of Warcraft" addicts needed an even greater time-sucking challenge, along comes "The Burning Crusade" expansion pack.

My, space! From jungle planets to frozen worlds, games storm the cosmos Here's the problem with setting a video game in outer space: There's nothing to do out there.No one can hear you scream.A Wii bit of trouble More than two months after its release, the Nintendo Wii is still hard to find.

"Metal Slug Anthology" successfully revives the side-scrolling video game genre for the Wii generation - though it will likely cause a few hand blisters in the process.It's the end of the world as we know it.That's the premise of the first big-budget Christian PC game, "Left Behind: Eternal Forces." Disney Online will offer the legions of fans who have flocked to see Captain Jack Sparrow in movie theaters a chance to star in an original video game adventure for free with "Pirates of the Caribbean Online." With only the Super Bowl left in this NFL season, it's time to take it to the street with NFL Street 3.

Company of Heroes Company of Heroes is set during World War II and follows a group of American soldiers as it swarms the Normandy beaches and pushes into Germany.Computer gamers who came of age in the 1980s have fond memories of the "point-and-click" adventure.Second Life is being hailed as the next MySpace So I show up, first time in the place, and this fox is speaking to me.

Life's dangers pierce the virtual cocoon Ailin Graef, reportedly the first person to become a real-life millionaire through Second Life, knows first-hand what it's like to be on the victim end of a "griefing," or being harassed while in a virtual world.Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach The game places the player in the Dungeons and Dragons universe, complete with the characters, quests, levels, enemies, items and treasure found in the tabletop game.Nintendo's Wii to provide free news channel for video gamers Rabid video gamers could get some help keeping in touch with the outside world this weekend as Nintendo Co.

launches an online news service through its popular Wii console.It's a whole new game for Schilling After a pair of World Series rings, Curt Schilling says he's ready for a new kind of quest.'Lost Planet: Extreme Condition' looking good on the Xbox 360 Simple controls and excellent graphics turn out to be a fun combination in Gaming rivals Mario, Sonic team up .

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