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Kid's TV shows and cartoons are becoming an increasingly popular source of kid's entertainment. Other major sources include web and video games and movies.

Overall, kids' viewership is climbing, suggesting that the new generation is becoming even more adept at watching TV while instant-messaging, Web surfing or gaming. Planned kid's shows include "Tak and the Power of Juju," due next year, which is based on a video game and "Mr. Meaty," a comedy about teenage slackers in

According to a press release, Nasa has put up a new website geared towards kids. The website will feature animated, colorful, entertaining and educational activities for children in kindergarten through fourth grade.

Interactive games include exploring and learning about space, exploring Mars and helping a comet travel through the solar system. (among other activities)

Think your children can handle running a fish breeding business? Now, its easy to find out using the aquarium simulation game.

Although not for the very young, the game teaches children about responsibility, while emersing them in an artificial world which never stops. The children can use money to buy new fish, earn money by selling fish, advertise their store and do a bunch of other neat stuff.

IGN Network March 1, 2006 - "Violent media has existed as long as human history and the debate over how or when to control it is as hotly contested as ever. With the trend towards greater realism and graphic content that began in the 90's, videogames have found themselves the focal point du jour. But how much of an impact have these violent videogames had? We'll take a look at the psychological, political, and economic issues surrounding violent videogames and try to make sense of it all. No matter which side of the fence you sit on this argument, it is important to know the facts."

Real Gamer's review of Sims 2: University "The best selling PC game of all time was best known for its open ended gameplay, its addictiveness and infamously, its expansion packs! Being an avid fan of the original 'master of puppets' game I was naturally awaiting the arrival of The Sims 2 with great excitement and as soon as it arrived there were talks of expansions packs to follow! The truth is, The Sims 2 is just an amazing game, what could they possibly add to it to make it even better? Well, you could throw in the option to send much loved Sim teens that you have raised from tiny Sim babies off to university complete with a brand new age phase I suppose... "

Days after Merrill Lynch, the financial company, broke the news on possible delays with PS3 launch, there are still rumours to the effect. One immediate effect of the story was to plunge the value of Sony stocks by 3.6%.

The Guardian runs a

Microsoft's tips for ensuring the safety of kids as they play games online. Among the tips are the standard advice about being more involved, familiarizing yourself with the ESRB ratings and setting rules. There is also advice about cyberbullies, voice masking and monitoring game chat and messages.

The Sex Workers Outreach Project USA is asking parents to assist them in calling for a ban of Take-Two Interactive's controversial game.

Citing a 2001 document from the National Institute on Media and the Family's David Walsh, SWOP is calling "on all parents and all gamers to boycott Grand Theft Auto."

The organization quotes various points from Walsh's paper, including, "Children are more likely to imitate a character with whom they identify with. In violent video games the player is often required to take the point of view of the shooter or perpetrator."

According to a new study in Toronto, not only do video games improve visual processing and short term memory, but they also protect brains from aging. The study found that children who play computer games performed at par with those that are bilingual. Both these groups of children performed better than monoli

Game Controls allows parents to restrict video games (based on video game ratings and time limits) that the kids can play and prevents children from playing violent video games. Parents can easily restrict video games by setting ESRB ratings for each child.
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It seems that the overheating was indeed one of the major challenges in designing the Xbox 360. With some of the Xbox 360 owners complaining about the overheating power supply, it seems there may be a class action suit headed Microsoft's way.