Child Outdoor Games- Are Your Kids Breaking A Sweat?
Do you recall playing games like red rover, hopscotch, tag or marbles? Games that used to have you out playing until your mum came out calling for you because it was getting dark.It seems like our own kids spend less and less time playing these simple active outdoor games. Studies have shown that the average child spends more than 20 hours a week playing video games alone and that doesn't even count the hours spent in front of the television!Many parents blame modern society, particularly those in apartments with limited access to open spaces. Having their children playing out of their sight is understandably beyond their comfort zone.Maybe us parents need to loosen the shackles on ourselves. Rather than sending our kids out to play, go toss a ball with them, play a chasing game or teach them something from our own childhood. The best way to get our kids

Final Fantasy XIII review round-up
It launched today - but what did the critics think?.
As you might have heard, there's been some rumblings about Final Fantasy XIII reviews of late.

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Netflix Working on Streaming DS Movies
Movies-on-demand service may be coming to the handheld.
A recent survey question by US movie rental company, Netflix, has suggested the company plans to release a movies-on-demand service for the Nintendo DS, similar to the one it already provides for the Xbox 360 and PS3.

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HD Movies coming to PSN
Sony signs six major studios to provide content.
Sony has announced it has acquired high definition movies from six major studios for distribution over the PlayStation Network.

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Rock Band 3 Announced
Music title to "revolutionise" the music genre.
Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman has confirmed that Harmonix is working on Rock Band 3, which is set for a worldwide release "this holiday season".

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Impeached Mayor's Xbox 360 on Ebay
Former embezzlement evidence against Baltimore politician on auction site.
An Xbox 360 that served as evidence to impeach a Baltimore Mayor on embezzlement charges in 2008 is now on sale through Ebay.

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EA announces PS3 motion control Tiger Woods
But PGA Tour 11 won't work with Natal.
Electronic Arts has announced that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 will feature The Ryder Cup and will support Sony's new motion controller.

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God Of War 3 review round-up
Kratos enjoys stunning critical acclaim.
Almost all of the major God Of War 3 reviews have now gone live - and Kratos' debut on PS3 has enjoyed an incredible reception.

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Battlestar Galactica MMO unveiled
Browser-based online title announced at GDC.
Syfy's hit show Battlestar Galactica is set to receive the MMO treatment by browser-based developer Bigpoint.

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Microsoft: Xbox doesn't need Blu-Ray
'Future of home entertainment' is online, platform holder tells CVG.
Microsoft has told CVG that it considers digital media - and not the Blu-Ray disc - the 'future of home entertainment'.

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StarCraft 2 to need Battle.net patch on day one
Blizzard's upcoming RTS to get update for multiplayer platform.
StarCraft 2 is set for a day one patch to give the Battle.net team "a little more time" to work on the multiplayer platform.

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OnLive: 'Big news' coming this week
Platform holder promises major announcement at GDC.
Onlive - the cloud gaming company looking to take on Xbox 360, Wii and PS3 - has revealed that it will be announcing some 'big news' later this week at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco (GDC).

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Blizzard's Russell Brower
The Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo composer reflects on his career...
If you've ever marvelled at a film score - and who hasn't - you know the dedication and talent that's needed to soundtrack a full story with original music.



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God of War 3 sex scene is here
We're just throwing it out there...
God of War 3, like its predecessors, has a sex scene. It's not all that, but people just seem to want to see these things. Yeah, we mean YOU.

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Xbox Live release schedule revealed
Perfect Dark, Dragon Age Origins add-on on the horizon.
Microsoft's detailed the upcoming Xbox Live content, which includes Perfect Dark on XBLA, BioShock 2 DLC and Dragon Age Origins: Awakening.

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RUSE public beta on Steam
Six factions, seven maps up for trial.
Ubisoft's confirmed that the public beta test for promising RTS, R.U.S.E. is now available for download via Steam.



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Battlefield servers experience troubles
EA's servers yo-yo, publisher promises reset.
EA's Battlefield: Bad Company 2 severs have experienced down time today, forcing the publisher to perform emergency maintenance.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic end game is 'brand new system'
Bioware says it's 'never been done in an MMO before'.
Bioware has revealed that end game content in Star Wars: The Old Republic will mix the classic MMO system with "something brand new".

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EA signs 'epic role-playing game'
Rise of Nations developer on board for 'Project Mercury'.
EA's announced that it will publish the next game from 38 Studios and Rise of Nations developer, Big Huge Games.

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Futuremark Studio on PC Gaming
Interview: Shattered Horizon dev discusses PC DRM and more...
Futuremark Games Studio went against the grain when it updated is zero gravity FPS, Shattered Horizon, with a huge 'Moonrise' content update pack last month - for free.

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PC DRM 'should be hassle free' - dev
Futuremark Studio casts its view on Ubisoft's anti-piracy policy.
In response to Ubisoft's much-discussed iron fist DRM policy, Shattered Horizon developer Futuremark Games Studio says PC DRM should be "hassle free" to the user.

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Ex-Pandemics leading new studio
Key staff from shuttered EA outfit running new online game developer.
Online game developer, Globex has hired a number of ex-Pandemic staff to lead a new US-based studio.

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Yakuza 3
Dark and gritty turns fun and games in gorgeous morality tale...
A violent gangster roaming a city of criminals, raking in the cash, a haul of weapons up his sleeve... remind you of anything? Relax. Fold those preconceptions back into their box, push down the lid and stab it for a bit. Kazuma Kiryu is nothing like Niko Bellic and Yakuza 3 is nothing like Grand Theft Auto - or any of its clones. Yakuza 3 is madness, though in an endearing way that, like Boris Johnson, forces you to forgive its idiocies.



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New Alan Wake trailer released
Shows ghostly combine harvesters.
Microsoft's just released new gameplay footage of Xbox 360 exclusive Alan Wake.

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Valve distributing comic over Xbox Live
Unusual distribution method will be used for the Left 4 Dead comic.
Valve will be distributing its forthcoming Left 4 Dead comic over Xbox Live.

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Final Fantasy XIII creator to meet fans in London
Kitase-san signing public's games at HMV Oxford Street , 5.30pm.
Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase is in London this afternoon to sign fan copies of Final Fantasy XIII.

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Aliens vs. Predator DLC arrives next week
Swarm Map Pack hitting 360, PS3.
The first piece of DLC for Aliens vs. Predator will arrive next week, on March 18, Sega's confirmed.

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Donkey Kong World Record smashed!
King of Kong beaten by New York plastic surgeon.
A New York plastic surgeon has smashed the Donkey Kong world record set by 'King Of Kong' Billy Mitchell.

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DS2 needs 'strong online functionality'
Monster Hunter producer on the future of DS.
Monster Hunter Tri producer Ryozo Tsujimoto has told ONM that he'd like the next iteration of DS to have stronger online functionality.

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God of War 3 devs forced to cut content
Epilogue removed - coming as DLC?.
God of War 3 senior producer Steve Caterson has revealed that the Santa Monica dev team has originally planned an epilogue for the game that had to be cut due to time constraints.

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Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 to star Robin
... at least, that's according to an IMDB listing.
Batman sidekick Robin will play an important role in Warner Bros' Arkham Asylum 2, according to a new casting listing.

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to do what we want them to is to set an example.Establish a routine of going on a family walk or visiting a park on a regular basis.

So get out there and spend some quality time with your kids, the washing can wait, and you'll all feel the better for it.Staying active is not only good for our kids (and our own) health, it is also beneficial socially for children to play games, particularly in a group situation. They can take on leadership roles, use negotiation skills and burn energy all while having fun. Best of all for parents you will have them sleeping soundly..