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The US has been having tough times lately on Wall Street.  Meanwhile, it’s rumored that the “tech giants” may not be following suit (that’s a good thing).  Google, Microsoft, and IBM are expected to report their second quarter (Q2) 2008 earnings later today.  How do you think they’ll do?

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If certain video and computer games are proving to have better stories, characters and production design than a lot of movies and TV shows, then the Sci Fi Channel’s latest announcement subscribes to the Don Corleone theory of business: keep your friends close but your enemies closer. The channel is joining with gaming company Trion to develop something that’s both a TV show and an online game. The as-yet-untitled show is expected to premiere on your TV and PC in 2010.

There have been many movie and TV-based games but the consensus among gamers is that most of them have sucked. And movies or TV shows based on video games have generally suffered the same fate (see Boll, Uwe.) But Sci Fi Channel officials are quoted as saying that their writers will work side-by-side with gaming designers from day one in the hopes of achieving what many industry observers have hoped would be the next chapter in interactive entertainment. As Sam Howe, Sci Fi Channel president, told the L.A. Times:

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Sony has long been claiming that all its consoles have a 10-year life cycle. Its claims of console longevity seemed inflated at first, but once you take into account the life cycles of its past consoles, those claims hold some merit. In North America the PSP reached its third anniversary on March 24, 2008, and if John Koller, senior marketing manager for the PSP, is to be believed then even the handheld is supposed to have a 10-year life cycle.

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If you’re like me, you’re probably struggling to keep up with all of the tech news we pump out each day - let alone gaming and apple news as well.  So what’s hot right now in gaming?  The crew over at our “little brother” Gamertell’s got the skinny for you.  Check out the Gamertell’s top 10 posts from the past 7 days below:

1. Great game deals at Goodwill
2. Darkrai coming to America
3. Beanie Babies 2.0 take on Webkinz
4. Master System, Game Gear games coming to the Wii Virtual Console
5. Important Importables: Best SNES role-playing games
6. Saw IV inspires new Blockdot game Trapped
7. Important Importables: Super Dollfie dolls
8. Rumor: Smash Brothers Brawl demos coming to GameStops
9. Wii Virtual Console update for the week of January 28- Feb. 3, 2008
10. Exclusive Interview: Datarock’s Fredrik Saroea

And if you want more where that came from, go ahead and subscribe to their feed.  You won’t be disappointed.