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Traditionally Black Friday deals were revealed through ads released in national and local newspapers on Thanksgiving day, but now with the Internets capacity to make ads go viral the deals are being released earlier and earlier. Here is a roundup of the ads released for Black Friday 2011 so far:

According to the rumor mill the successor to the Xbox 360 could be some sort of cloud-gaming hybrid mixing physical discs with an online service. Analysts have been busy trying to figure out Microsoft's next move.

Would you want to eat your dog? No, of course you wouldn't. Look at him. Or her. Right now. Look. Just look at that face.

The 85th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is quickly approaching and this year, some amazing new floats will make their way down Seventh Avenue.

There have been some interesting rumors surrounding Nintendo's new Wii U console: EA's digital distribution service, Origin, may be a big part of the Wii U's online experience. The info is highly questionable, however.

PETA has accused Nintendo's most famous mascot of being pro fur for wearing a raccoon suit in his new game, Super Mario 3D Land, released on Nov. 13.

Mario may be used to fighting the likes of Bowser for the attention of Princess Peach, but he recently acquired a powerful foe: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and its media machine.

The biggest shopping event of the year is just on the horizon and there are plenty of good deals for the gaming crowd.

A young entrepreneur, 19-year-old Josh Buckley, is bringing a similar game as Pokemon to the iPhone, called MinoMonsters. Players will be able to collect monsters, level them up in typical RPG style, and pit them against others in this iOS game.

Android and iOS mobile devices have grown their presence in the mobile gaming market from 19-percent market share in 2009 to 58 percent in 2011. The two challenge long-running mobile gaming champions Nintendo and Sony.

The London Games Conference names Steve Jobs the most influential person in gaming, and Apple’s iPhone the biggest product to shape the industry.

For those not keen on hashtags and trending topics, Do a Barrel Roll has been sweeping social networking sites for the past 36 hours. Thanks to the behemoth Google, Do a Barrel Roll became one of the hottest search terms on the site, as individuals across the world wanted to see what exactly a barrel roll was.

Hijinks at Google headquarters create endless fun for the rest of us

Go to Google and search do a barrel roll. Prepare yourself for a dizzying spin cycle!

Square and Rovio, the Angry Birds-maker, recently received a $1 billion valuation; other companies hope to follow in their footsteps.

Nintendo Co has won a preliminary ruling that it did not infringe two patents owned by a tiny company called Motiva LLC in making its popular Wii, according to an initial ruling issued on Wednesday.

Sony is forecasting a net loss of 90 billion yen ($1.15 billion), versus a prior expectation for a 60 billion yen profit.

Sony Corp. surprised investors on Wednesday by warning it is heading for its fourth straight annual net loss and that its TV business alone would produce a loss of $2.2 billion due to tumbling demand and a surging yen.

After performing better than the wider high-tech market for months, stocks in American video game manufacturers have dropped precipitously since Thursday. Is there a 1UP on the way?

Sony Corp said it is headed for its fourth straight annual net loss, instead of a profit it forecast earlier, as Thai floods disrupted camera production, adding to losses from a soaring yen and price slides in its TVs and PCs in the United States and Europe.

Sony Corp said it is now headed for its fourth straight annual net loss instead of a profit as Thai floods disrupt camera production on top of losses from a soaring yen and price slides in its TVs and PCs in the United States and Europe.