Xbox 360 Facebook and Twitter for adults only
Microsoft is playing things safe with the testing of the latest dashboard update for the Xbox 360 game console. Region specific, but containing Facebook and Twitter application integration, the public pre-release preview has been locked down for those over the age of 18.

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Wii Play the best way to get a 2nd Wii-mote
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The ideal game to teach family members how to use all the features of the Nintendo Wii’s motion sensing remote control, the Wii-mote. Family fun that’s not as long lasting as that from Wii Sports, but a great skills tester and another fun series of party games nonetheless.

 
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Is the backlash against Microsoft Office that great that the world will suddenly shift to using Google Apps and dumping Microsoft’s flagship software, after Windows itself? Don’t make me laugh.

 
World loves Wii today, but is PS3 the winner in 2010?
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Wii want to know: is GameCube gone or not?
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After confirming to GameDaily that the GameCube was a goner, Nintendo is now telling Eurogamer that no, GameCube production continues apace. What the?

 
Euro PS3 cuts PS2 Emotion Engine, NOT motion sensing
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Google Apps fills the Office alternative gaps
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Sony has ripped out the PS2 Emotion engine chipset from the PAL TV format PS3s sold in Europe, Australasia and elsewhere in the world to cut down on costs, with a similar move likely for Japanese and US PS3’s in the future. Some are offended, but is this really that big of a deal?

 
Nintendo to Wii everywhere as GameCube gone for good
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After reports of a 50% drop in new Wii sales in Japan blamed on a lack of new games titles, while the Wii outsells the PS3 and Xbox 360 in the US, coupled with the spectre of the second PS3 launch, can the world-beating success of the Wii continue for Nintendo?

 
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Sony PS3 pre-launch interview with SCE Australia chief Michael Ephraim
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Today, Sony put on a stunning demonstration to the media of the PS3’s home entertainment, computing and gaming experiences in a pre-launch event 30 days prior to the March 23 launch date. After the event, SCE Aust chief Michael Ephraim answered our questions.

 
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