Television gaming icons Christopher Evan Welch and Danny Wells pass away

Christopher welch-wells-obitEvan Welch and Danny Wells, two television actors who made significant marks on the video game world, have both passed away.

The losses are a blow to fans of kitschy gaming tie-ins. Welch was the original voice actor for Miles “Tails” Prower in the “Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog” animated TV series. Wells portrayed Luigi on “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show,” another Saturday morning staple.

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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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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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Five upcoming Xbox One games to keep your eye on

While top-x1-futurethere’s bound to be plenty of debate about the quality of the Xbox One launch lineup, no one can dispute that the pipeline is jam-packed with exciting games.

Microsoft hasn’t exactly been shy about touting the exclusives that are coming to its new system – and that’s on top of a slew of multi-platform third-party games like Watch Dogs that are looming. The problem, though, is not all of these big titles are imminent. Some won’t be out for a year or so. Others could be even further out. Still, each is worthy of your attention.

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