Sure, you have your flashy new iPhone 3G with its copy of Super Monkey Ball, but what about your other consoles?  Don’t they deserve some love from Apple’s super, duper cell phone?  Apparently someone else agrees.

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Anyone who has spent time playing games online will tell you the experience can be bliss.  It basically recreates the experience of being in an arcade, with nearly unlimited opponents willing and waiting.  However, it can also be Hell with terrible brats and general idiots ruining the experience.

Unsurprisingly, those making the games are aware of this.  Bill Fulton, who formerly worked for Microsoft on Xbox Live, has written a piece discussing this very issue.  He doesn’t seem pleased with the current state of the online environment, either.  He rages, saying

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If you simply cannot stand the current PlayStation Store, then April is your month.  Sony has announced that the store will get its new redesign sometime in the middle of the month.  In the meantime, content updates will cease April 3 until the new design launches.

The current store actually isn’t too bad, and a definite improvement over Xbox Live Marketplace in many regards.  This new look is again clean and simple.  Still, both systems leave a bit to be desired.  It can still be difficult on both systems to find content, something Xbox Live Arcade publishers have complained about.

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Have you recently been bored with all the old content on Xbox Live Marketplace?  Has one more viewing of a South Park episode from four years ago left you cold?  Well, then Microsoft may have some good news for you.  Original shows are coming to Xbox Live.

What exactly are these original shows?  Well, that’s not really clear at the moment.  Peter Safran will apparently produce the content through his company Safran Company (yes, very clever).  So, what exactly does his name mean?  He works with the guys who brought the world Epic Movie and the woman who brought the world My Big Fat Greek Wedding.  Yes, not exactly stellar credentials.

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There are plenty of bad stories about video games. Those stories fill news sites daily. However, here’s an actually positive and warm-feeling inducing story about video games. A couple met through Xbox Live and has now had their first baby.

The couple met while playing Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Lockdown. According to the woman, they actually hated each other at first, but soon grew to love one another. They finally decided to meet and it was an instant love connection. Then, on September 24 of last year, the couple had their first child. (more…)

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