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For 34 Years, Kids Have Wanted Video Games For Christmas
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Market research firm Permuto Discoveries have published a list of the top-selling Christmas gifts for kids over the past 40 years. Unsurprisingly, over the past few years at least, video games have dominated. More »
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It’s Not Christmas Without Holiday-Themed Wii Mini-Games
3:40AM Mike Fahey | Destineer brings the holiday cheer with We Wish You a Merry Christmas, a collection of mini-games and activities that will surely help families get into the holiday buying spirit. More »
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The Crystal Bearers Aims For Your Post-Christmas Gift Certificates
12:20AM Mike Fahey | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers might not be under your tree on Christmas morning, but the North American release date for Square Enix’s Wii action adventure game doesn’t miss the holiday by much. More »
Culture
A Bright Idea: Sims 3 USB Christmas Lights
11:20AM AJ Glasser | To go with the reviewers’ copies of The Sims 3 Collectors Edition (plum-bob USB memory stick included), EA also sent a set of USB Christmas lights, also in the shape of plum-bobs. More »
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Nintendo’s President Explains Christmas To Some Japanese Guy
3:30PM Luke Plunkett | If you could ask the President of Nintendo a question, would you blow it on “why do sales in America spike during December?” No. Some Japanese guy did, though, and got this for his troubles. More »
Xbox’s Best Euro Christmas Ever
1:40AM Mike Fahey | Gather round for a rousing bout of back slapping and carousing as the Xbox brand celebrates its best European Christmas season in six years, with 100% growth over last December. More »
8-Bit Jesus Blips Up Your Holidays
12:40PM Michael McWhertor | Chiptunes artiste Doctor Octoroc has assembled nine MP3s filled with Christmas joy, each packed with retro 8-bitty goodness. With titles like “Ryu the Red Nosed Ninja” and “Super Jingle Bros.”, how can you resist? More »
SingStar Offers Celine Dion For The Holidays
4:00AM Mike Fahey | Is Celine Dion festive holiday fun? Sony Computer Entertainment seems to think so, bundling her single “Christmas Eve” together with four other innocent recording artists’ works and calling it the Festive Fun SongPack. Joining Celine as she claws her raptor-ish way through your PlayStation 3 will be Toni Braxton with “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, Babyface with “Sleigh Ride”, the legendary Paul McCartney with “Wonderful Christmastime”, and finally Shakin’ Stevens with “Merry Christmas Everyone”. The pack shall be released on November 27th. More »
