Monthly Archives: July 2006

The big N announced today that the DS was the top-selling game console in the U.S. for the month of June, reporting roughly 600,000 in sales. Some credit could definitely given to the release of the DS lite, the original … Continue reading →

“God of War” creator David Jaffe muses on his blog about the possibility of a third game in the series. Here’s the excerpt: “I CAN tell you that God of War 2 is shaping up very, very nicely. I played … Continue reading →

GamePolitics and Reuters report that Sony has yanked the Dutch billboard campaign advertising the white version of the PlayStation Portable after the ad was raked over the coals by the NAACP, California Assemblyman Leland Yee, and other critics. The GamePolitics … Continue reading →

There’s been all manner of buzz regarding Chuck Klosterman’s column about the lack of game criticism in Esquire magazine. The title of the article is “The Lester Bangs of Video Games”. Klosterman compares video games to rock-n-roll in the ’70s, … Continue reading →

Thanks to playing some “FIFA World Cup 06″ via an assignment from our sports department, I now have a greater appreciation of what many people call the Beautiful Game. Because at the beginning for me, it was ugly. First off, … Continue reading →

In case you haven’t heard, there’s a live-action “Transformers” movie coming out July 4th next year. It’s directed by Michael Bay, he of “Armageddon” and many other movies with explosions. Check out the teaser trailer on the movie site.

The long-awaited 360 demo of “Prey” emerged on Xbox Live yesterday, but today was the first time I was able to truly enjoy it on my own. No designers talking, no noise in the background — just the game. Outstanding. … Continue reading →