Loretta Divine and Delroy Lindo know that nothing compares to this Christmas when they welcome their children home for the holiday in a family drama about the real baggage people bring home. [Rated PG-13]

( Released: 11/21/2006   Rated: N/A    | Trailers  ) — This parody of gay rom-coms follows four high school students attempting to lose their virginity and features a cameo from John Waters veteran Mink Stole and Survivor's Richard Hatch.

National Geographic Global Media on Tuesday announced the launch of National Geographic Games (NGG), a new business unit that is creating games for multiple consoles.

GameTrailers.com has three promotional clips that are currently airing on US television:

? "Sci vs. Fi" - Sci Fi Channel's special on Mass Effect looks inside the universe of the game.

? "Distress Call" TV Spot - "Many decisions lie ahead... none of them easy."

? "Launch Trailer" - "A rogue soldier is leading an unstoppable force across the galaxy and only you can stop him!"

Ripten counts down the top ten most devastating weapons in video game history, revving up the Chainsaw Bayonet from Gears of War at #5.

Zapptek has updated its iPDA iPod sync software to support Leopard.

Birth of America's challenging artificial intelligence and historical authenticity will please grizzled wargamers, but it doesn't do quite enough to broaden the genre's appeal to newcomers.

Joystiq is reporting that Microsoft's Xbox Live service will be offering some great party favors soon, as the company celebrates the service's second birthday. Starting at 12:01 a.m. EST on November 15th, and lasting for 48 hours, users will be able to download the most-excellent board game Carcassonne for free. They've also announced their intent to allow us to download original Xbox titles to the 360 console. "In its press release, Microsoft explicitly named Halo, Psychonauts, Crimson Skies and Fable as titles for the Xbox Originals initiative, but did not confirm exactly which games will serve as the jumpoff: 'This new service will launch with an array of blockbuster titles spanning the most popular genres from action-adventure to classic role-playing games.' Third-party reports claim the preliminary lineup will also include ... Indigo Prophecy ... Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath Of Cortex and Burnout 3."

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Get a jump on your gift buying with this guide to digital camcorders and cameras.

Phantasy Star Universe (PC)
Why would you play this over another PC MMO?

Difficulty level 1 movie quote for this Monday

Unleashed release on time in the West, despite 2009 slip in Japan.
Sonic Unleashed is on track for release in Europe and North America before Christmas despite a delay to 2009 in Japan, Sega has confirmed to CVG.

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When Tom Cruise showed up on MTV’s TRL on Monday, it was the marketing equivalent of a Hail Mary. (...)

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