Increasing the size of your store is very important becaue you can add more inventory, and put more decorations in.  The decorations are necessary, as the rating of your store will not grow unless you meet the required amounts.

Check out Market Street, and add me as your neighbor.  My Facebook link is HERE.

I think Market Street is a fun, and addictive game.

From Cepia LLC, the Creators of ZhuZhu Pets™, Comes Outrageous Hamster Battle Action!

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – AUGUST 6, 2010 – Activision Publishing (Nasdaq: ATVI) and GameMill Publishing, Inc., in association with Cepia, LLC, announced today that Kung Zhu™ is coming to Nintendo DS™ this fall. Based on the smash hit toys, Kung Zhu™ lets players choose adorable hamsters, train them into ultimate warrior fighting machines, and take them to battle!

An exclusive, rough-and-tumble Kung Zhu™ hamster, named Tull, will come packaged as a Collector’s Edition with the initial release of Kung Zhu™ for Nintendo DS™. Tull sports a never seen before color scheme and will be available for $34.99 MSRP.

 “Kung Zhu™ is packed with pets that are cute but become ultra-cool and tough, so it’s a lot of fun seeing that transformation in a videogame,” said David Oxford at Activision. Gary Miller, President, GameMill Publishing, stated, “We are thrilled to be able to bring Cepia’s hottest new line of toys to videogames in light-hearted, family friendly battle style.”

Kung Zhu™ takes players on a high-action journey with the action-packed hamsters of the Special Forces and Ninja Warriors tribes. Play along with the fierce Special Forces hamsters: Stonewall, Sergeant Serge, Rock’O and Rivet, or with the stealth Ninja Warriors hamsters: Yama, Azer, Drayko and Thorn. Fans might even run into a few surprise soldiers from different tribes along the way! Developed specifically for Nintendo DS™, Kung Zhu™ gives players the ability to outfit their pets with battle gear and unleash them to rumble in 35 levels with authentic sounds and motions.

“Kung Zhu™ is on a trajectory to achieve the same level of incredible acclaim and success as the original ZhuZhu Pets™,” said Natalie Hornsby, Vice President of Marketing, Cepia, LLC. “We’re seeing this new property create new fans, and this videogame just adds fuel to the fire through its employment of the brand’s core elements.”

Kung Zhu™ can currently be seen on the Zhu-niverse Tour, stopping in cities all over the country. Tour attendees will be among the first to get their hands on Kung Zhu™ for Nintendo DS™. Please visit http://www.thezhuniversetour.com/ for more information.

Kung Zhu™ is available this Fall on Nintendo DS™. This game is not yet rated by the ESRB. For more information visit http://www.activision.com/ or http://www.gamemillpublishing.com/.

About GameMill Entertainment

GameMill Entertainment is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. GameMill is a third party publisher of various Children’s and Casual games for the PC, Nintendo DS, and Wii from Nintendo. With development across the globe, GameMill is a source of entertaining and fun games for all ages. http://www.game-mill.com/.  

About Cepia, LLC

Cepia was founded in 2002 in St. Louis, Missouri by a senior management team boasting over 100 years of combined history in the toy industry.  Ingenuity, creativity, playfulness, and passion are the heart of Cepia and everything it creates.  Cepia is especially known for its use of advanced technology, which is employed in such an unobtrusive way that the toys are not only fun to play with, but often viewed as “wonderful” or “magical.” Cepia’s toy brand building enterprises include Glo-e a light-up plush bear, Hydro Max a motorized water blaster, Sky Raptors, Sk8, and their newest venture ZhuZhu Pets™.  For more information, please visit http://www.cepiallc.com/.

About Activision Publishing, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s website, http://www.activision.com/.

The Zhuniverse Expands With New Games Based on Cepia LLC’s Award Winning Toys

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – AUGUST 12, 2010 – Activision Publishing (Nasdaq: ATVI) and GameMill Publishing, Inc., in association with Cepia, LLC, today announced ZhuZhu Pets™: Featuring The Wild Bunch, a brand new videogame based on the smash hit ZhuZhu Pets™ toy line. ZhuZhu Pets™: Featuring The Wild Bunch will be released this Fall and offers all new hamster friends and wild adventures on both Nintendo DS™ and Wii™. The ZhuZhu™ Pets toy line is hotter than ever, recently winning three toy industry awards including “Toy of the Year”, “Girl Toy of the Year” and “Innovative Toy of the Year”. 

ZhuZhu Pets™: Featuring The Wild Bunch features all new super cute action with fun and furry pals. Fans will get to care for and play with all of their new Wild Bunch friends plus the original ZhuZhu hamsters. ZhuZhu Pets™: Featuring The Wild Bunch features an expanded Zhu-niverse and new, action packed sidescrolling gameplay. On Wii™, multiplayer will allow families and friends to pick up and play together.

The initial release of ZhuZhu Pets™: Featuring The Wild Bunch will come packaged as a Collector’s Edition with an exclusive cute and cuddly chipmunk, Nutters. This limited edition version of the game will be available on Nintendo DS™ for $34.99 MSRP and Wii™ for $39.99 MSRP. 

“ZhuZhu Pets™’ success continues to snowball and it’s been a thrill adapting this property into videogames,” said David Oxford at Activision Publishing. Gary Miller, President, GameMill Publishing, stated, “The toy’s passionate fans will love the fresh direction we’ve taken in ZhuZhu Pets™: Featuring The Wild Bunch, and it’s fantastic that Wii™ owners can now join in the fun!”

“ZhuZhu Pets™: Featuring The Wild Bunch captures the imagination of those who adore our brand,” said Natalie Hornsby, Vice President of Marketing, Cepia, LLC.  “This game is an important next step for us as we continue to evolve the ZhuZhu Pets™ experience.”

ZhuZhu Pets™: Featuring The Wild Bunch can currently be seen on the Zhu-niverse Tour stopping in cities all over the country. Tour attendees will be among the first to get their hands on ZhuZhu Pets™: Featuring The Wild Bunch for Nintendo DS™ and Wii™. Please visit http://www.thezhuniversetour.com/ for more information.

ZhuZhu Pets™: Featuring The Wild Bunch is not yet rated by the ESRB.  For more information visit http://www.activision.com/ or http://www.gamemillpublishing.com/.

About GameMill Entertainment

GameMill Entertainment is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. GameMill is a third party publisher of various Children’s and Casual games for the PC, Nintendo DS, and Wii from Nintendo. With development across the globe, GameMill is a source of entertaining and fun games for all ages. http://www.game-mill.com/.  

About ZhuZhu Pets™

ZhuZhu Pets™ are innovative, realistic, interactive, plush, and artificially intelligent hamsters that talk and move around in their own playsets.  ZhuZhu Pets include two play modes: nurturing mode where the hamsters coo and purr and adventure mode where the hamsters explore their habitat with intelligent audio and mechanical responses to various habitat stimuli.  Over a dozen add-ons can be purchased to build an ever-evolving hamsterworld for your hamster to play in and explore.  Powered by 2 AAA batteries (included), ZhuZhu Pets™ are suitable for ages 4 and up.  For more information, please visit http://www.zhuzhupets.com/.

About Cepia, LLC 

Cepia was founded in 2002 in St. Louis, Missouri by a senior management team boasting over 100 years of combined history in the toy industry.  Ingenuity, creativity, playfulness, and passion are the heart of Cepia and everything it creates.  Cepia is especially known for its use of advanced technology, which is employed in such an unobtrusive way that the toys are not only fun to play with, but often viewed as “wonderful” or “magical.” Cepia’s toy brand building enterprises include Glo-e a light-up plush bear, Hydro Max a motorized water blaster, Sky Raptors, Sk8, and their newest venture ZhuZhu Pets™.  For more information, please visit http://www.cepiallc.com/.

About Black Lantern
Black Lantern Studios, Inc. is an independent interactive entertainment software developer for consoles and the PC. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, Black Lantern Studios is committed to providing the highest quality, richest, and most satisfying gaming experience to its customers, and delivering value to its publishers and partners. For more information about Black Lantern Studios, please visit http://www.blacklanternstudios.com/ or e-mail info@blacklanternstudios.com.

About Activision Publishing, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s website, http://www.activision.com/.

There needs to be a little more interaction from the government for the “Truly” disabled individuals of the world.  The other @40% that are just milking the system should be evaluated to see if they are indeed disabled, or if they are manipulating the system just for the easy money.

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I never really got into baseball, but when the Toms River Little League made it to the Little League World Series it made me watch a little bit of the sport.  Personally children shouldn’t be that far into sports at that magnatude at that young of an age.  They need to grow up a bit before they do something like this.

With that said, we were allowed to check out the Activision title Little League World Series 2010.  I have been a light baseball game player, but this title made it so that I don’t mind playing a baseball game.  This title is a lot easier to play than the more expensive competitor titles that are on the market. There is a season mode, and a career mode.  For longer gameplay go with career.  Character customization is also possible.

The game is designed for any baseball fan that wants to play.  Being that the game is very easy to play children can enjoy this title as well.  The graphics are of the fully “Cartoon type.”  The game has online capabilities for leaderboards.  There is also trophy support built into the game.

The game had good graphics, and the sound effects were well done.  Similar to other sports games this one has announcers that seem to say the same things over, and over.

I give this game a 9 out of 10.  My daughter gave the game a 8 out of 10.

This game is available for the XBox360, and the PS3.

The game is rated:

We received a copy of the PS3 version of Little League World Series 2010 so as to review the game.  This review was not affected by receiving the game for review.

I recently got the chance to check out UFC Disputed 2010 for the PS3.

The game has some very good graphics, and the sound effects were pretty good.  I have played a few fighting type games in the past, and this one looks better than I expected.  The matches take place in virtual copies of actual locations, and there are even announcers.  To get anymore real the only thing they would need is some medics with their gear, and pulse oximeters for the fighters.  THQ has done great in the past with the wrestling titles, and this one is great for those that want to feel like a UFC fighter.  This game has a exhibition, tournament, and arcade mode.  You can fight against local players, or take to the internet for some more fighting.

I give the game a 9 out of 10.

Genre: Fighting

So you wanna be a fighter!

Step into the Octagon in UFC Undisputed 2010 to see if you have what it takes to be the best of the best. UFC Undisputed 2010 features the most authentic MMA action while boasting the best fighters in the world.

After one round with all the new features and key improvements, you’ll embody the essence and spirit of a real fighter.  Are you ready to be one?

Here is your chance to get your hands on a copy of the game for the PS3.

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THQ sent us a review kit, and also allowed us to run this contest.  Receiving the game has no effect on our review.

Walking around with briefcases is a common thing, but Hitman makes it look good.  Think about it… How many people can open up their briefcase, and get a full change of clothes out of it, and change to avoid being seen?  Not many as far as I know.  If I saw this guy coming into my building I would get a bit suspicious.  I am still amazed at the fact that they haven’t made a new Hitman for the PS3.  That was classic gameplay.

What did you think about Hitman for the PS2?

So what is the Edge card?

The Edge card gets you a year’s subscription to Game Informer magazine, chock full of coupons and new info on hot titles. You also get 10% more on anything you buy used excluding systems, plus 10% extra on your trade-ins, and that piles on top of any other sale! So, right now, we have a tiered trade going on, which means you bring in three games, you get an extra 20%, 4 games, an extra 30%, and five games, an extra 30%, which means if you get that card asap, and do a trade-in you can get 40% extra! We also have buy 2, get 1 free on everything used, therefore, you save 10% on what you are paying for (excellent for use on next-gen consoles.) It’s a handy little thing to have. It’s fifteen dollars, for a whole year of that oh-so-wonderful magazine and savings/coupons galore.

I joined because when it comes to gaming books I get them when I can, and this comes with a magazine subscription.

I would definitelly recommend this if you are an avid gamer.  The discounts alone are worth the cost.

If you are an inventor, then make this happen, and keep me in mind when you make the money from it.

We were given the opportunity to review Transformers: War For Cybertron. 

I played the PS3 version, and found the graphics to be quite stunning.  The sound effects were excellent.  Gameplay was rather easy to understand.  I found the limited amount of ammo to be a downfall.

I give the game a 9 out of 10.

My daughter tried out the Wii, and the DS version.  She enjoyed the DS version most out of the 2. 

Here is my daughters review of the game…

The Decepticons are trying to defeat the Autobots, and take over the world.  I think that boys, and other kids that like robots, and fighting will like this game.  The sound effects were great.  If your robot has full health, then the game is going to be very smooth.  If you lose health, then you will need to work to fix yourself.  The controls were very easy to understand, and use.  The game has a training room, and you can become a different robot.  For the most part the missions are quite similar to the ones before.  I didn’t get to try out the multiplayer mode, but I am sure it would make the game a bit more interesting. Each robot has their own totally unique, and different weaponry.

Overall I give the game a 7 out of 10.

Here is a XBox360 review from guest blogger “TJ”

Transformers: War For Cybertron is a thinking game, you can’t play it without paying attention.  The whole game is a story and the story is broken into two parts.  One features Megatron trying to take over Cybertron and the other features Optimus Prime becoming the Autobot leader.  Campaigns can be played by one player or online with others.

Missions are a little repetitive and a bit long, it took what seemed like forever to go through one level.  I could only play one mission a day because after that I was tired of it.  I’d like to see an option for shorter missions.  On the positive side, the controller was very responsive.  Controlling the character and transformations took a little getting used to.  The graphics were clear and colorful.  While I didn’t really care for the music I did think the sound effects were good.  Once in a while I found them a little distracting, like when things exploded that I didn’t shoot at and the almost constant background chatter and noise - I’d have preferred not to hear those.

Receiving the game had no effect on our review of the game. Receiving the game was strictly for the purpose of reviewing the game, and giving feedback on it.

This game was perfect for me while I was trying out a new supplement called noxycut. This is because some of the missions took a very long time.

Congratulations to the winners of the Transformers Video Game Contest.

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XBOX360: #148 – Lori, # 25 – Steph

PS3: # 4 – Cindi, #95 – Leandrew

Wii: # 81 – Shel, # 16 – Lindsay

DS: # 47 – Patricia, # 23 – Maria, # 72 – Paul, # 128 – Justine

Winners will have 3 days to contact me with their information before another winner is Randomly chosen.

EA Sports Active 2 will be available for the Wii, PS3, and also the XBox360.  The biggest things that are changing with this system in comparison to previous versions is that there will be a wireless control system, powered by new leg and arm straps with motion sensors, a heart rate monitor to capture intensity, and a new online hub to track and share workout data.

EA has always been at the top of the charts for me, and my wife is feeling the same.

The cost of the newest technology isn’t very low currently, and won’t be low for some time.  The televisions have to flood the market before the companies are willing to drop the prices.

The majority of the tvs come with 3D glasses.  If someone was to lose, or break them, then they would have to replace those glasses, and the cost is not cheap.

If you are going to have a gathering, and want to show something that you have in 3D, then everyone will need a pair of glasses.  Why would someone purchase extra glasses for the very “Occassional” gathering?  This also will not be cheap.

When it comes to video gaming I am at the companies mercy.  I love playing video games, and if I could get a 3D television for almost nothing, then I think that I would.  Video gaming on the PS3 will be out of this world.  Other systems may support 3D well, but I still think that Sony will be the leader in equipment because they have always been an innovator.

The people that will most definitelly want to purchase these televisions are the “Adult” minded people.  From my understanding the film industry is already starting to shoot movies in 3D.  That would be a great experience I am sure, and most of the guys watching won’t need extenze after watching a flick. 

If, and when I do ever get a 3D television it will be a Sony.  Why?  The Sony name itself is one reason.  Another is that you can watch it in 3D, and regular at the same time.  This makes it so if you don’t have enough glasses everyone can still watch.

Check out the Donkey Kong Wiki by clicking HERE.

From left to right: Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong, Dixie Kong, Funky Kong, Cranky Kong, Wrinkly Kong and Swanky Kong

These characters appeared in Donkey Kong, Mario Kart, and almost anything that has to do with Mario.  Why did they ever stop producing the Donkey Kong games?  They were very fun, and also very addictive.  For those of you that want to relive the past, then I have the solution.  Click HERE to check out a Java version of Donkey Kong.