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Angry Birds Christmas

For a company that said they would not be producing an "Angry Birds" sequel, Rovio Mobile seems to have begun a new tradition of releasing new "Birds" games for major holidays. They stormed the App Store's sales charts with "Angry Birds Halloween" in October, and now "Angry Birds Christmas" has been confirmed for December.

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Pac-Man Championship Edition DX

Three years ago Namco Bandai did the unthinkable; they took Pac-Man and made him relevant again with the release of the Xbox Live exclusive "Pac-Man Championship Edition" (some people were so excited they celebrated by dressing up). The radical update to the beloved franchise kept the original's core, ghost-munching mechanics and updated the gameplay to create a wild new experience. Building on the success of that release, Namco Bandai has kicked off the release of their Namco Generations series with "Pac-Man Championship Edition DX," fueled with the hope that gamers will never get tired of munching pellets.

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Uncharted

News has slowly been surfacing about the forthcoming "Uncharted" movie, based on the hit PS3 franchise. The last confirmed information that we received was that David O. Russell, the director of movies like "Three Kings" and this year's "The Fighter," would be helming the project. The biggest question, however, has remained strictly in the realm of speculation: Who would be playing the hero, Nathan Drake? In an interview, Mark Wahlberg gave us our answer:

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Black Friday Best Buy

Walmart's betting that their customers will want to spend a little more on their Wiis and get a copy of "Epic Mickey" this Black Friday morning, but Best Buy going the opposite route and slashing prices on their single-controller, "Wii Sports"/"Wii Sports Resort" bundles at 5AM. Black and white models alike will be marked down for the day along with $299.99 160GB PlayStation 3's and $199.99 Lego-infused, 4GB Xbox 360 bundles.

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3-D PlayStation 3 games

Audience members at Sony's big E3 2010 presentation got a taste of what "Killzone 3" will be like in 3-D when it comes out in February. It may take a few more titles to get gamers to invest in their display hardware as well and fully embrace Sony's push, but the company doesn't think that's going to be a problem, judging from their assessment that more than 50 games are currently being equipped to wow you with their depth.

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Pokemon Black and White

The Grass-type, Fire-type and Water-type Pokémon that first accompany you in "Pokémon Black" and "White" are old news, both in the U.S. and Japan, where they showed up in a trailer prior to the game's overseas release. The starters' proper names in North America, however, are just now coming to light, and it looks like they're going to be called Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott, respectively. Moreover, the name of the games' new region ("Isshu" in Japanese) is getting localized to something different as well.

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The "Call of Duty" franchise has had some memorable characters in recent years, from Captain Price to "Soap" MacTavish to "Ghost." My favorite of the bunch, though, is CIA Special Agent Hudson, voiced by Ed Harris. Repeatedly described as an "ice cube," Hudson is your unflappable handler and Harris does a fantastic job crafting the stone-cold character with his baritone, throaty delivery.

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Fluidity

Water plays a big role in video games, but it's usually not a starring role. In games like "Pitfall" and "Red Dead Redemption," water meant instant death, whereas other games like "Super Mario Bros." have entire levels dedicated to H20. But to make water the star of its own game? Unless you count "Wetrix," it's never really happened...until "Fluidity," that is.

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NBA Jam

After one of the most tumultuous releases in recent memory, the new and improved "NBA Jam" has finally made its way to the HD consoles six weeks after landing on the Wii. The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions offer little in the way of new gameplay, but they do include one unfortunately missing feature from the Wii version; online play. While most of my original review still holds true, I wanted to revisit the game, and see whether or not the changes that EA included help improve on an already enjoyable experience.

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Halo movie

The Halo franchise's quest to produce a feature-length film has been almost as epic as the games themselves, with Peter Jackson, Neill Blomkamp and Steven Spielberg all making appearances as the real-life drama has unfolded. Even though Bungie and Microsoft are parting ways post-"Reach," finding a way to turn Halo into a success outside of games is something Microsoft wants to see happen, whether it means working with a studio or bringing it to HBO as a TV series.

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