Kinect has been widely accepted as an appropriate peripheral for children and games like Kinectimals, Carnival Games and Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster have only cemented its role in kids’ lives. Which means now it’s time to try and shove some edutainment games on there and get the munchkins playing before they’re realizing they’re more »

Title:Doctor Who the Complete Sixth Series Price: $79.98 Release Date: November 22, 2011 Format: DVD Company: BBC Worldwide Pros: 6 discs, includes every episode from season 6, includes the 2010 Christmas special “A Christmas Carol,” includes Doctor Who Confidential episodes, sketches, brief prequel segments and there are some extra scenes.. Cons: There aren’t as many more »

Madden Bowl, EA’s marriage of competitive gaming and celebrity appearances, will air 9:00 p.m. (ET), February 2, 2012, on ESPN 3. Xbox Live features the sports network on its dashboard, so Gold members will be able to watch from their consoles.

The universe of the Starz show Spartacus features bloody gladiatorial combat, making it perfect for an action-oriented game.  Large Animal has developed,  a Spartacus:Vengeance The Game that will promote the upcoming season of the show, which bears the same name. Starz Digital Media will handle the publishing duties. A Spartacus game promoting the previous entry, Gods of more »

On the Conan show, MLB 2K12 cover athlete Justin Verlander announced a change in the annual $1 million Perfect Game Challenge. 2K Sports will rate the Top 8 perfect games and those players will face off in a tourney for the $1 million.

Microsoft released some new apps for Xbox Live today. If you head over to the Apps Marketplace in the United States, you’ll see video apps for TMZ, YouTube, Verizon FiOS TV and MSNBC. There is also an app for iHeartRadio if you’re more inclined to listen to music rather than watch videos. Apps for other countries have been released as well.

The shiny new Xbox 360 dashboard update is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, December 6. Besides sporting a brand new look designed in Microsoft’s Metro style, the update is also going to transform Xbox Live into a more capable video hub. Several video partners are going to provide content for Xbox Live, but several of their video applications won’t be around when the update goes live.

On December 6, the Xbox Live dashboard update will be pushed to all Xbox Live members. Along with the new look will come new video services from a wide variety of content providers. Verizon is one of the companies that partnered with Microsoft to bring certain features from its FiOS TV service to the console. Today, Verizon outlined what Xbox 360 owners will be able to do once Verizon FiOS becomes their internet and television provider.

Rising star Travis Rice, featured in the snowboarding film The Art of Flight, is known for playing fast and loose with the law of gravity. EA decided he would be a perfect addition to the revamp of its SSX snowboarding series. Rice will be the first real snowboarder to appear in the game, alongside returning characters such as Mac and Kaori. EA calls Rice a real-life superhero, and believes he’s an ideal spokesman for a game that features nine of the world’s deadliest descents.

Back when Robin Williams decided to name his daughter Zelda in honor of one of his favorite video game series, I bet he never thought he’d also be making himself and her shoe-ins for Nintendo spokespeople. But, he did. First, the father daughter duo was showing up in the ads for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. They’re back again, only this time they’re promoting The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

The commercial has popped up on YouTube of course, so everyone can see it….