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Microsoft Xbox 360 The video game industry has become huge, a multi-billion dollar
industry, far from the early days of Pong and Pac-Man. As it has
blossomed, it has developed its own trends and set its own records. To
commemorate the industry's various accomplishments, the Guinness Book
of World Records has published a specific volume just for video games,
the Guinness World Records 2010 Gamer's Edition.read more »
 Are you an alien who lost your tail in battle a long time ago? What
about an insect-like android? If you know what I'm talking about, you
probably own this game already. If you don't, go buy it. You'll like
it. It's good.read more »
 The Beatles: Rock Band continues its list of available complete albums,
complete with dreamscapes in some as with previous albums. We were
given a chance to check out the latest, Rubber Soul, so of the 11 new
songs, here's our family-friendly list: read more »
 What's
the difference between Band Hero and Guitar Hero 5? The music and
graphics. That's pretty much it. But these are some major differences,
more than you'd expect. Read on.read more »
 While there's definitely a limit to the
amount of potential downloadable albums for The Beatles Rock Band, the
wave has just begun. Following the Abbey Road release, MTV Games and
Harmonix have followed with the Sgt. read more » When I first heard the announcement for
LEGO Rock Band, I could
hardly contain my excitement.
We've played many of the other LEGO video games, all of them excellent,
so how could this combination possibly go wrong? All you need is
everything that makes the Rock Band franchise great combined with the
fun and humor of the LEGO games. read more »
 When Beatles: Rock Band
launched, it included the biggest hits from their iconic Abbey Road
album, and on October 20 (360/Wii) and October 22 (PS3), the rest of
the album became available for players to download. Harmonix sent us a
code, so we decided to give it a look.This set contains all new scenes to complement the music, and yes, you need The Beatles: Rock Band for these, not the standard Rock Band or Rock Band 2. read more »  Recently, Harmonix released
the latest downloadable track collection, ten Queen songs. Since I'm a
big Queen fan, and since they sent me a free download code, I decided
to take a look. There's no surprises here, but here's the list of
family-friendly songs from the pack: read more »
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I’m gonna let you in on a little secret; I just don’t get SpongeBob SquarePants. Am I alone in this? My son, Nikolai (age 8), however, seems to like him. He even has an umbrella with his image on it, which makes me chuckle at the irony of the idea… Imagine using a sponge as an umbrella. 
2009 saw the release of a lot of great video games, plus a few serious
clunkers. While you can check out our reviews for all kinds of ideas,
here are some of our favorites from the past few months that we
recommend for families: 