http://www.county29.net/hamster Talk to the hamster from Hamco! Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:22:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en PC World - Sales of Nintendo's new DSi handheld passed the half million mark during its first month on Japanese store shelves, according to data published on Tuesday. http://www.county29.net/hamster/2008/12/02/nintendo-dsi-sells-500000-units-in-japan-pc-world/ PC World - Chinese game developer NetDragon Websoft plans to work with U.S. digital game maker Electronic Arts (EA) to create a multiplayer online game based on EA's Dungeon Keeper series of digital games. http://www.county29.net/hamster/2008/12/02/chinas-netdragon-teams-with-ea-on-online-game-pc-world-2/ PC World - The Nintendo Wii was the number one selling item this Black Friday, and tech sales in general blasted through grim economic expectations. http://www.county29.net/hamster/2008/12/02/tech-sells-on-black-friday-pc-world-2/ PC World - What if a game had to be activated at the store before you could use it? http://www.county29.net/hamster/2008/12/02/a-bold-proposal-to-curb-retail-video-games-shrinkage-pc-world-2/ PC World - Want EA's Spore for 20 bucks? The new Spore Creepy and Cute Parts expansion pack free? The Xbox 360 Arcade with Guitar Hero III for $270? Have a look at Ian Paul's "20 Hot Cyber Monday Deals" for a general link grab with a few helpful game ... http://www.county29.net/hamster/2008/12/02/get-your-cyber-monday-video-game-deals-pc-world-2/ Reuters - Spending a lot of time watching TV, playing video games and surfing the Web makes children more prone to a range of health problems including obesity and smoking, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. http://www.county29.net/hamster/2008/12/02/lots-of-tv-and-web-harms-kids-health-reuters/ PC World - So long red ring of death? That's what some are asking now that slightly (and stealthily) revised Xbox 360s are finally trickling into the market. New on the inside, anyway, though without so much as a twinge of marketing pomp and circumstance. http://www.county29.net/hamster/2008/12/02/quieter-cooler-xbox-360s-spotted-with-jasper-chips-pc-world-2/ Peter McKay - The other week, I was walking past the living room when I heard my wife and daughters screaming. I ran into the room to see what was going on, glanced at the TV and realized it was time for their weekly dose of "Untold Stories of the ... http://www.county29.net/hamster/2008/12/02/must-not-see-tv-peter-mckay/ Reuters - Sumner Redstone sold his stake in video game company Midway Games Inc, as pressure mounts on the media mogul to bolster the finances of his main investment vehicle, National Amusements Inc. http://www.county29.net/hamster/2008/12/02/sumner-redstone-sells-stake-in-midway-games-reuters/ A man is riding aimlessly through the desert on a donkey. He is not hungry or thirsty, because he has a bottomless bowl of fruit. He wanders for about a week and eventually gets pretty horny. He gets to the point where he can''t stand it anymore. So he decides ... http://www.county29.net/hamster/2008/12/02/the-stupid-nomad-2/