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Even Too Much Sitting Can Kill: Xbox Addict Dies From Blood Clot After Marathon Gaming Session

Even Too Much Sitting Can Kill: Xbox Addict Dies From Blood Clot After Marathon Gaming Session

A sad warning comes today by way of 20-year-old "Xbox addict," Chris Staniforth who was killed by a blood clot after a marathon gaming session in England, according to the NY Daily News. more ›

Day 1 at E3: Kittens, Monsters and Food Trucks, Oh My!

Day 1 at E3: Kittens, Monsters and Food Trucks, Oh My!
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A look at the wild and wonderful world of Day 1 of the annual E3 Expo in photos: A grown-up moon bounce, Techno Kittens, demo areas, lovely ladies, live music, tasty food parked outside, and games, games, games! more ›

Sony Sued for Letting Hackers Break Into PlayStation User Database

Sony Sued for Letting Hackers Break Into PlayStation User Database

If you're a Sony PlayStation user, you probably noticed that you couldn't connect to the gaming console's online network for the past ten days or so. Most figured it was probably just a network outage. But as we learned Tuesday -- one week into the outage -- Sony deliberately pulled the plug on its online network as well as its streaming and on demand content services on April 20. PlayStation's unencrypted user database was breached, allowing hackers access to info entered by the network's 77 million users. If you are one of the 77 million Sony Playstation users with a PlayStation Network or Qriocity account, a class-action lawsuit was filed on your behalf Wednesday. more ›

'Mirror's Edge' Gaming & Listening Party w/ Lisa Miskovsky @ Nettwerk's The Sync, 10/20/08

        

Last month, local record label Nettwerk hosted a sneak preview of EA's first-person parkour-inspired action-adventure at The Sync in Hollywood, with a demo station offering a chance to play as the lead character, Faith, as she leapt across rooftops and engaged in hand-to-hand combat: more ›

Hollywood Hill to Host Mobile Media Summit This Weekend

Hollywood Hill to Host Mobile Media Summit This Weekend

Now that the U.S. is catching up with the rest of the world's mobile phone addiction, we can use our nimble thumbs to engage in some quality worldchanging. We've learned a lot about what's possible with mobile from Google, Apple, and Nokia in the past year alone. Now is the time take the baton and move forward. more ›

Hollywood and the Video Game World

Hollywood and the Video Game World

Boom Blox, the newest children’s release title from Los Angeles-based EA Games. LAist recently got a chance to play around with the cute little block-shaped animals in what’s called in modern tech parlance, the “casual entertainment” sector of the gamersphere. more ›

Get Ready for Wii Fit in the New Year

Holidays have you indulging a little more than usual? Just in time for those New Year resolutions and post-holiday diets, the Wii Fit is expected to be released in North America in January. Released earlier this month in Japan, Wii Fit sold over a quarter million units in the first week. The game was designed for families to exercise with activities like stretching, yoga, step aerobics, push ups, jogging and much more. The additional system to the Wii console uses a pressure-sensitive platform called the Balance Board which players stand on, hop or press against. The platform can measure an individual's weight, body mass index and tracks the information to show your results over time. The Nintendo site states that activities focus more towards working out the "core," emphasizing slower, controlled motions.
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