Finding it hard to stick to your New Year's resolutions? One of the best ways to get (and stay) fit is to rely on a friend to keep you motivated about getting up and getting active. If you're new in town or don't have any fitness-minded friends, get online with a fitness game and find a digital workout buddy. More

If you're a gamer, you know the dilemma of 2-player mode on one screen. Even with a spacious 50" display, split-screen mode is akin to sharing your favorite dessert: it sucks. But at this year's CES, HDTV manufacturers LG and Samsung unveiled a technology which solves not only the gamers' 2-player mode limitations, but also may put to rest any couple's disagreement of what to watch: one display, two whole distinct displays broadcast at once! More

Product: Kinect Sports Season Two
Price: $39.99 (currently on sale)
Rating: Recommend*

Product: Dance Central 2
Price: $49.99
Rating: Strong Recommend*

As we mentioned in our Xbox Holiday Preview post, the sequels to the best-selling Kinect Sports and Dance Central were on our list to review. Being big fans of the originals and having played the demos at events we could hardly wait to get them into the Test Lab. We are happy to report that the gameplay in both is better than ever and that we were pleasantly surprised by how well some new features work... More

Do you know someone who's in denial of their gaming? Who, when you mention the XBox in their entertainment center, will tell you they "don't really play it that much," but you still see them logged in to XBox Live nightly? That person is a closet gamer. They may love playing video games, but want to distance their hip self from the iconic LAN Party nerd. This holiday season, get them one of these discreet gift ideas. More

Ah vintage video games, a perennial favorite on our pages. After playing with the Atari Arcade for iPad we decided to let it and the Atari of our youth, inspire a post about a room filled with all sorts of Atari homage decor. Whether you're looking for a few pieces for a game room or a gift idea for vintage game loving friend, you're sure to find something among these Atari favorites. More

Ever since it launched a few days ago, we've been playing with the Xbox Companion app for Window Phone 7. The new app coupled with the slick new design of the Xbox 360 Dashboard have us using our 360 as a media hub, which was not something we ever thought we'd do. Here is why we've been using our Xbox 360 as a "smart TV" appliance. More

Take one part puppetry with another part Star Trek: The Next Generation holodeck technology, and that roughly describes this Playstation Move+digital projector project. Yes, those are people in full body suits prancing about. A few more amusing videos of the project in action below, perhaps hinting at what may become of home entertainment in the near future... More

If you love video games, urine luck (sorry, had to include one bad pun) if you walk into the lavatory at The Exhibit bar in the UK. Perhaps the hands-free description is a misnomer, as this video game requires players to aim and manipulate the gaming movement via infra-red device. We're hoping everyone is using their hands or it's game over and everyone nearby may lose. More

It's the holidays, and depending on if you're the host or not, there could be a bunch of well-intentioned young children running around your house, high on the marshmallow topping from your favorite sweet potato recipe. To calm them down, logic would say that you could just dump them in front of the TV, hand them a controller from your favorite console and let them have at it, right? Well you could, but what if they started playing one of your save points or characters and messed up your records? No one wants that, right? To solve the problem, start by creating guest accounts for your family, and then you'll be good to go. More

It's time to sing "Happy Birthday!" Nintendo's groundbreaking motion gaming console, the Ninteno Wii, turns five years old this week, celebrating half a decade of coaxing gamers off their couches. Besides making us feel old beyond our years (half a decade?!), the news of it's quintan anniversary has us itching to dust off our consoles and play with our Wii. More