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2011 FamilyFriendlyVideoGames.com Holiday Shopping Guide
Are you looking for a quick and easy way to see the best family-friendly video games for the 2011 Holidays? Our handy shopping guide will help you. Telling you the age-appropriateness, play-style, price and system all at a glance, this handy resource is perfect to carry along with you to the store before you go out to buy video games this year.
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Top 10 Family-Friendly Video Games for Holiday 2011
Here's a closer look at our Top 10 Overall favorite family-friendly video games for the 2011 Holiday Season.
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Get ready for Family Movie Night on NBC
 Airing on Friday, December 2nd at 8 p.m ET, Game of Your Life is the story of ZachTaylor, a promising young student at the prestigious Digital Institute of Game Design. When he lands a scholarship to an exclusive video game design program, his future looks promising. But when he learns that his father is in financial trouble, he has to make a choice that will affect his future and the lives of everyone around him.
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Check out our logo on the Carnival Island Box Art
 Sony's upcoming PS3 Move title was one of our favorites at E3 2011, and now sports the FamilyFriendlyVideoGames.com logo on the box art.
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How Video Game Ratings Work
BY JOHNER RIEHL
No doubt you know what “Rated R” and “Rated PG” mean, but does your family know what “Rated E,” “Rated T” or “Rated M” means?
Just like movies, video games have ratings, too. But instead of the Motion Picture Organization of America doling out ratings, an organization known as the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, or ESRB, rates virtually all video games sold in retail stores or downloaded via video game consoles such as PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 or Wii.
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UNO Facebook Tournament Celebrates 40th Anniversary, Offers Cool Prizes
 To celebrate UNO's 40th Anniversary, fans can take part in a 40-day long Facebook tournament for a chance to win more than $40,000 in prizes. We've got all the details.
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California Public School Teacher Dances Her Way to Guinness World Record on DanceDanceRevolution
 Carrie Swidecki Plays More Than 15 Hours Straight and Achieves both the World Record and an Incredible Workout
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Making Games Together - The Family Impact
By Johner Riehl, "Family Game Guy" and founder FamilyFriendlyVideoGames.com
As those of you familiar with our viewpoint know, we’re staunch supporters of the notion that families should play videogames together, but we’ve recently come across a few examples of families making videogames together that we thought were worth highlighting.
Here’s a look at three different reasons why some families have come together while actually creating games for home consoles, computers and smartphones.
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What's It All About? EA Sports Season Ticket
EA Sports recently launched "Season Ticket," a new program that allows fans of it's most popular franchises like Madden NFL Football and FIFA to receive early game access, discounts on DLC and more. We've got all the details here.
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Cooking Mama 4 Pre-Order Bonus - A Cooking Mama Doll
 Majesco’s Cooking Mama 4: Kitchen Magic for Nintendo 3DS is now available for pre-order at GameStop with a special Mama bonus: An exclusive plush Mama doll you can’t find anywhere else.
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