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CES 2010: dreamGear to offer Sesame Street DSi, MP3 accessories

Game accessories maker, dreamGear, has announced that it plans to release “a line of accessories for the Nintendo DSi portable gaming system” (according to the company’s press release) based on Sesame Workshop.

The specific DSI products will be announced during the International CES 2010 later this week (January 7 through 10, 2010). The rest of the release describes other accessories based on its i.Sound line including character earbuds, earphones and speakers for iPod, iPhone and other MP3 players.

Circuit City video game clearance not very impressive (so far)

With retailer Circuit City giving up the ghost, The Ledger’s Kyle Kennedy decided to check out some of their game clearance items and came away less than impressed.

Likewise, I went to my local Circuit City and realized quickly why I have never purchased a game there. A large number of the games are so overpriced a 10 percent discount is still a ripoff. I found Ninja Gaiden II still going for $39.99 at Circuit City, a full $10 above competitors…

The Zeebo gaming console launching 2009 in Brazil

Is there enough room for another gaming console? Some consumers are already confused enough with the current hardware we have plus the economy may not be in the best shape to take a risk on another video game system. That’s exactly why the latest game console, called the Zeebo, won’t be released in the United States (at least for now).

Tectoy’s main focus is releasing the Zeebo first in Brazil and later in Mexico and other parts of Latin America.

The Zeebo has some pretty basic technical statistics. A lot of power isn’t very necessary to run some of the older games the system will play. It has 1 GB of internal Flash memory, 168MB RAM, 3 USB ports and a SD card reader. It displays games in a 4:3 aspect ratio at 640×480 resolution.

The Zeebo will make games available wirelessly over a…

New MMO zOMG! a hit among Gaians

Gaia online is an awesome place to hang out and I know. I’m a Gaian too.

Recently I had the honor to play zOMG! during its testing phase and chatted with a few Gaians and Senior Producer Dave Georgeson about the new MMO.

When you first start the game you take a nice leisurely train ride into the Gaia online world of zOMG! That is until you realize the train is controlled by a computer that has malfunctioned. It won’t take long before you arrive safely at the train station for some training and then off on your own to explore the world. Just look out for those cute little fluffy clouds, green hamsters and garden gnomes. They can catch you by surprise if your not careful…