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Directed by Doug AtchisonLions Gate Films4 starsWhat does every kid dream about? Scoring the final goal in a soccer game? Getting an Xbox for Christmas? Well, after seeing “Akeelah and the Bee,” it will undoubtedly be winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.Akeelah (Keke Palmer, “Madea’s Family Reunion”), an underprivileged girl from the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles, takes on the prestigious spelling bee. Through her training, she learns more than just etymology—she receives an invaluable lesson about motivation, balancing proper...
...games, it will be equipped with Blu-ray technology and is expected to sell for less than $500. Not to be outdone, Microsoft (Sony's main competitor in the video-game market) has let it be known that it will offer HD DVD as an add-on to its Xbox 360 game console...
...bought the wrong machines. If you have an HDTV and you're dying to watch movies in their full HD splendor, the Toshiba box isn't a bad idea. If you're a game player, you will probably want to hold out for the PlayStation 3 or the Xbox HD DVD drive. If you're the cautious type, you may want to wait for the dust to settle--and the prices to come down...
...project that looks at the many hazards children are exposed to—from bath tubs to vaccines. Her most recent study, “Content and Ratings of Mature-Rated Video Games,” looked at a random sample taken from all M-rated games available for Xbox, Game Cube and Playstation 2. The two top-selling games of 2004 were “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” and “Halo 2,” both rated “M,” according to the NPD Group, a market research firm...
...military hopes consumers will respond as well to the action figures as they have to the video game, which is available online and boasts more than 6 million registered players. An Xbox version of the game is expected in April, followed by one for PlayStation 2 in May and for cell phones this summer. America's Army TV specials, comic books and trading cards are also being considered. "We don't expect young people to join the Army because of a toy, but we want to get in their decision space--and for that, you have...