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Questions of the Month for December

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Each month we field all manner of different questions on askaboutgames. Some people have intricate queries about particular games while others want to know which console will be best for their family. Here are our picks this month.

Question: During the past few years I have had a few PS3s, is there a way to contact sony or any other way that you know of to deactivate accounts on machines that i no longer own? Or if there is just a way to re-download the games?

Answer: Assuming you have used the same account to download games on each system you can go to the Download area in the PlayStation Store on the PS3 to re-download any previously purchased items. It is also advisable to change your password regularly or deactivate accounts on old systems.

Question: Where can I obtain information/reports about the playing habits in the UK or Europe?

Answer: A great report for this information is available from ISFE. Another measure of this is which games are selling at retail.The website VG Chartz offers a range of statistics that are just about the UK. For example total yearly sales, weekly sales as well as game totals for comparison.

Question: Do all of the Skylanders glow in the dark?

Answer: Only a select few limited edition Skylanders glow in the dark. The Lightcore Skylanders do light up when you put them on the portal. Apart from that the other Skylanders Giants figures do not glow.

Question: I am thinking of getting the Skylanders game for my son. Is the giant starter pack made for multiple players or just one player? Also, can he use other Spyro figures with the Giants set? 
Answer: All the different Skylanders and Skylanders Giants games can be played with two players -- provided you have two controllers for your console. All the Spyro's Adventure toy figures can be used with the new Giants game, although they do not get the extra Wow-pow power up that the new toys get. They are able to level up to level 15 in the new game rather than level 10.
Question: Can the new skylanders giants be used on the skylanders adventure portal ? Tesco says they can't. Very confused!
The new Skylanders Giants can be used in the original game if those characters existed in the first game. This means that Series 2 and half the Lightcore figures will work. However they do not get any of the additional benefits from the newer versions of those (that are available in Giants).
Question: I would like to know if it is legal and appropriate for a 13 year old to play Call of Duty Black Ops on PS3 with the graphic content disabled?
Answer: Call of Duty Black Ops is rated PEGI 18 for its content. Retail shops are not allowed to sell these games to anyone under the age of 18.

Check back next month for more great questions from readers, and our best attempts to answer. If we've missed anything in our responses this month, why not fill in the gaps in the comments. Also, you can ask your questions here.

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Andrew Robertson
Andy Robertson is the editor of AskAboutGames and has written for national press and broadcast about video games and families for over 15 years. He has just published the Taming Gaming book with its Family Video Game Database.