PlayStation 4 sales top 2 million units in two weeks

The ps4-2millionPlayStation 4 has crossed another milestone.

According to Sony, the system has sold through 2.1 million units just two weeks after hitting shelves, a record-setting worldwide mark for the PlayStation brand. That follows the launch of the next-generation console in Europe, Australasia (Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and other neighboring islands) and Latin America.

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Seven new fitness games to help shed the holiday weight

‘Tis fitness gamesthe season to be gluttonous. We may stuff our faces from Thanksgiving until New Year’s, but at some point, we have to pay for the fun (or for a new wardrobe.) If you’re looking to avoid overcrowded gyms in January, a new wave of exergames can help you maintain your waistline as you celebrate the season.

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Wines under $20 to impress your holiday party guests

Sure, winewe’d all like to host the party that serves Château Lafite and 1941 Inglenook cabernet, but for most people entertaining these days is done on a budget.

While holiday parties are stronger than ever, you’re more likely to find value wine being poured there than you were five years ago. But just because the bottle doesn’t command a $100 price tag doesn’t mean it has to be swill.

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Black Friday’s best video game deals

Black black-friday-deals-2013Friday is no longer just a one day event. Many retailers open Thursday night, while other are already offering Black Friday deals now. And don’t even get us started on the run up to Cyber Monday…

One thing is consistent, though: If you’re looking to buy a video game (for yourself or someone else), you’re bound to find a stellar deal.

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Twitch bans streams from PS4′s The Playroom

Perhaps playroomrealizing that a strip show and impromptu call-in program were just the tip of the iceberg, Twitch has decided to no longer allow PlayStation 4 owners to stream videos from the built-in game, The Playroom.

The innocuous free game that comes installed with every PlayStation 4 has been a haven for inappropriate content on the live streaming site in the early days of the console. Twitch decided to cut its losses quickly.

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Flashers, cursers face bans on PS4 and Xbox One

It’s ps4-shareas unavoidable as cat gifs: Put a microphone in front of a large group of people and someone’s going to spew obscenities. Put a camera in front of that group and someone’s gonna strip.

But if you do so on your PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, be ready to face the consequences.

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EA apologizes for the terrible NBA Live 14

Will nba-live-14-flopEA’s NBA woes ever end?

After keeping its NBA Live franchise on the bench for the last four years, the publisher managed to release a new iteration in the once-proud franchise in 2013 — but pretty much everyone hated it.

NBA Live 14 currently has a Metacritic score of just 46. User scores are a dismal 2.5 out of 10. And now, EA has a message to its fans: It’s sorry.

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What’s fueling the explosion in start-up accelerators?

The accelerator programs2005 formation of Y Combinator kicked off an explosion of accelerator programs in the U.S., leading to hundreds of entrepreneurs finding financial backers as well as mentors. But as the movement swept through America, the rest of the world largely ignored it.

Today that’s changing, and the momentum is fierce. Accelerators are popping up all over Europe, even in areas like Africa, as countries begin farming their own entrepreneurial talent.

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