BET Networks today announced that it will add a broad selection of full-length BET television shows for download on Xbox LIVE, the online games and entertainment network on Xbox 360. Effective immediately, a growing catalog of episodes from BET's top-rated programming will be available for download from Xbox LIVE, including, but not limited to, COLLEGE HILL 4, AMERICAN GANGSTER and COMIC VIEW, with IRON RING featuring a free download of the premiere episode to consumers for one full week. "This partnership is a natural fit for our audience. African Americans and particularly BET viewers significantly over-index in console gaming consumption," said Denmark West, President of Digital Media. BET Networks. "We are looking forward to providing on the Xbox 360 console the BET programming our audience has grown to love."

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There’s a new addition to the family of party games available on Xbox 360! “Rocky and Bullwinkle” is available exclusively on Xbox LIVE Arcade, along with an enhanced version of the tank vs. tank action classic “Battlezone” this Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (1:00 a.m. PDT). Based on the popular cartoon series of the 1960s, “Rocky and Bullwinkle” on Xbox LIVE Arcade is a fast and fun party experience packed with more than 100 micro games. Eight playable characters from Frostbite Falls are back in the living room, including Rocky, Bullwinkle, Boris, Natasha, Dudley Do-Right and many more. “Rocky and Bullwinkle” features five difficulty settings, as well as support for up to 12 players in local hot-seat mode.

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In advance of the release of NBA Ballers: Chosen One later this month, Midway today released a new video featuring Dwight Howard's real-life and video game "tap dunk," the tip-it-back-to-himself dunk that helped him win this year's All-Star Slam Dunk contest. The dunk was inspired late last year during a conversation with the game's designers about his in-game "Shut-Em Down Super Dunk" in NBA Ballers: Chosen One. NBA Ballers: Chosen One is the latest installment in the NBA Ballers franchise, which is set to ship to stores April 21 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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Microsoft Corporation has recruited Activision, Inc. and Infinity Ward to provide prizes for its newest online offensive: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare LIVE Fire Weekend 2008, a 72-hour play and win sweepstakes full of games and prizes beginning on Friday, April 18 at 12:01 a.m. EDT through Sunday, April 20 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Hourly prizes will be awarded throughout the weekend, including Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare shirts, Infinity Ward autographed posters and Xbox LIVE point cards. One Grand Prize winner also will receive an Infinity Ward autographed Xbox 360 Elite console and a Limited Edition Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare faceplate, among other items.  Players can register now through April 17, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. EDT at www.xbox.com/livefire/

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Get sent to private school against your will while your parents go on vacation.

Be the oddball of the group? Decide to stand up for yourself? Find a few girlfriends? Find a few boyfriends????? In Rockstar Games updated release of bully, the options seem endless.

Is this worth getting over the current released version? Best49erfan has the review.

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Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. announced today the formation of Rockstar New England through the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Andover, MA-based Mad Doc Software, one of the premier independent development studios in North America. "The team at Mad Doc Software is extremely talented," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "Bringing them within the Rockstar Games family will enhance our core technology and further support our commitment to creating progressive and innovative gaming experiences."

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Research carried out for a Southampton University project has revealed Call of Duty 4 is top of the chart as the most effective video game to shed those unwanted pounds (on average 9 lbs a month), with Xbox 360 being the most successful fat burning console (1.6 percent body fat reduction per month). Data from the companies GZ Personal Trainer program was analyzed using a random sample of 250 male and female gamers aged between 18 and 35. From July 2007 the GZ Personal Trainer program has been collecting the gamers daily Gamercize and other fitness workouts, such as jogging and team sports. The GZ Personal Trainer program provides easy to understand weight loss graphs, body fat percentage analysis, BMI calculation and waist hip ratio health indicators.

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Joining the fabulous lineup of puzzle games available on Xbox 360, “MR. DRILLER Online” comes to Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (1:00 a.m. PDT). Players take on the role of a driller moving through levels of colorful blocks, avoiding the threat of being crushed by falling blocks, all while keeping their air supply from running out. “MR. DRILLER Online” features single player modes including Standard Driller and Quest Driller, as well as online multiplayer support for up to four players on Xbox LIVE. In online multiplayer mode, players can participate in a split screen Solo Battle, where the best score wins, or in Tag Battle, where friends team up in pairs to beat the game.

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AVerMedia Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of digital multimedia and presentation technology announced today the release of the AVerTV Hybrid Volar MAX, the USB based TV tuner stick with the ability to receive HDTV, Analog TV and FM Radio on a Windows XP or Vista desktop or laptop. In addition, the accompanying AVer MediaCenter allows users to watch and record the unencrypted QAM digital cable TV. It was also honored as a CES 2008 Innovations Design and Engineering Award Winner in the Video Accessories category.

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