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Sony PS3When EA Sports sent a copy of 2010 FIFA World Cup for a review, I was excited. I can't claim to be a soccer fanatic but I have followed the sport in various ways for most of my life. Furthermore, with my youngest son actively playing recreation league soccer, I thought he too would get a kick (pardon the pun) out of it. Rating: 9 of 10
 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 »
Plasma Striker 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 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 »
Tamago read more »  Heavy Metal has taken many forms
over the years, from the makeup, leather and spikes of its early years
to the more modern, uh, leather and spikes. While the makeup has gone,
the power chords and distinct vocals remain. The latest Rock Band Track
Pack collects 20 tracks from classic metal to modern hits, with an
emphasis on newer titles (KISS and Twisted Sister fans need not apply).read more »
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When we got our Sony PS3, the first family game we bought for it was Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, and Nikolai (age 8) and I discovered just how much fun video games can be. So when presented with the opportunity to review the latest Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time for the Sony PS3, Nikolai and I responded, ”Oh, do we really have to?"… One blurry-eyed weekend later and I can’t wipe the smile off of Nikolai’s face.
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: 
All right, I’m going to lay it out for you… I’ve been reviewing video games and electronic toys for Tech Talk For Families for about a year and a half now, and Katamari Forever, from Bandai Games for the Sony PS3, is the first game that has ever made me say, “What the $%@#?”