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Tropical MotorStorm 2 Goodies

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Grand Theft Auto Bore

You may have heard of this game: Grand Theft...Auto...something. Plus we score you a couple free GTA games and take a spin with Mario's new ride.

Activision opens Bond website (007: Quantum of Solace)

Activision has launched the official 007: Quantum of Solace website, which reveals so little actual information about the game that we probably could've made it ourselves.

FTC Goes Undercover to Buy MRated Games

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Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit Trailer

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South Park boxset gets Rock Band DLC (Rock Band)

The South Park Season 11 box set will include a special bonus for fans of Rock Band in the form of a three track pack you'll be able to download for Rock Band.

Home was too ambitious, says Sony Europe boss (Home)

Sony was being too ambitious with the non-gaming applications of Home and delayed the project to focus on gaming, says SCEE president David Reeves.

USA: 60% of GTA IV's sold on Xbox 360

Having proclaimed sales victory over the PS3 in Europe, with 55% of GTA IV copies sold on Xbox 360, Microsoft also state that they have taken North American as well - claiming that 60% of games sold were for the 360.

NES Nudity Galore - The JUSTIN BAILEY Conspiracy

Ben Mallahan writes "The debate has raged for years over the origins of the infamous JUSTIN BAILEY code for the original Metroid; but now the truth has finally come out. Brace yourself for the story of the biggest cover-up in video game history ... and a healthy dose of 8-bit nudity!" You've been warned. This short was produced by Ben Makes Movies.com, and I got hooked into watching a few of the other shorts there as well.

TV can see pro-gaming soar

Speaking to play.tm today, professional gaming team boss Michael O'Dell has said that rising television coverage for gaming tournaments and events can see the emerging 'sport' competing with other spectator entertainments

Bill Gates believes Live can sell 360 in Japan

Outgoing Microsoft big wig Bill Gates has told Japanese newspaper Mainichi that he believes the Xbox Live service can still sell the Xbox 360 to Japan, despite dismal sales of the console so far.

Addiction to video games a growing concern

Concern is spreading among parents and mental-health professionals that the exploding popularity of computer and video games has a deeper dark side than simple couch-potato hood. Studies show that 92 percent of children under age 18 play regularly. According to the Media Research Lab at Iowa State University, about 8.5 percent of 8-to-18-year-old gamers can be considered pathologically addicted, and nearly one quarter of young people admit they’ve felt addicted. Little wonder: in February, a team at Stanford University School of Medicine showed that areas of the brain responsible for generating feelings of addiction and reward are activated during game play.

WWE Legends announced

THQ Inc. and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. today announced that WWE Legends of WrestleMania is currently in development for the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. Joining the WWE SmackDown/SmackDown vs. Raw franchise, which has shipped more than 37 million units worldwide since 2000, WWE Legends of WrestleMania is scheduled for release in March 2009 to coincide with WrestleMania 25, in Houston, Texas.

School kids make computer games

Children in Scotland are being taught how to make their own computer games as part of a new way of learning. Some children, who go to school near Aberdeen, actually get to create their own games and then play them during lessons. Part of the reason they’re doing it is to learn the basic skills you need to be a games designer, but they’re also learning about Scottish history. The premise of one such game is to direct William Wallace through a series of “worldsâ€� by answering relevant historical questions.

The Mummy Returns... Again

Sierra has announced its game tie-in for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Empire. The game will be released for the Wii, PS2, and DS alongside this latest The Mummy film, which will be the third in the series (fourth if you count the Scorpion King spin-off).

Lord of the Rings goes Star Wars: Battlefront (Lord of the Rings: Conquest)

First details have emerged on Lord of the Rings: Conquest which is being developed by Mercenaries crew Pandemic.

GTA IV pub trivia (Grand Theft Auto IV)

Looks like Grand Theft Auto IV is doing pretty well down the shops. Who'd have thought? The Xbox Gamerscore blog (so expect it not to mention PS3) has thrown out some official stats about how well the game's going down in the shops and on Xbox Live. Read on for more.

Moore calls for PS3 Home launch

BREAKING: Undercover Shoppers Find it’s Increasingly Difficult for Children to Buy M-Rated Games

Hirai promises PS3 leadership

BREAKING: Undercover Shoppers Find it’s Increasingly Difficult for Children to Buy M-Rated Games

Grand Theft Auto IV

Well, the fuss has died down, the novelty has worn off and everyone who wanted a copy probably has one by now. So what are we left with? Simply, a fine game that has gripped this gamers attention the same way a decent movie does.

Play Mythos before everyone else! (Mythos)

We're already very much looking forward to Mythos. The prospect of a new Diablo-style PC MMORPG from the actual makers of the actual Diablo is embarassingly drool-inducing in itself, but combined with a free and easy, no-grinding-required philosophy, it could well turn out to be the MMO that it's actually cool to play. What next, Yoshi's Island Turf War: The FPS?

Rumor: Uncharted Movie in the Works?

With its style firmly rooted in old pulp adventure magazines, Uncharted wasn't exactly the most original action-adventure game last year. That didn't stop it from being a hell of a lot of fun, though, and apparently it's not stopping it from making the jump to film, either. Joystiq reports that "a well-placed source" close to the deal has confirmed that the film rights to Naughty Dog's PlayStation 3 action game have been optioned by Atlas Entertainment (not to be confused with Atlus), who have previously produced such films as Three Kings and Fallen.

Why are Xbox 360 HDDs So Expensive?

Maybe after filling your Xbox 360 hard drive, you've looked into buying a bigger model. Whether or not you went through with the painful purchase, there was probably a considerable amount of sticker shock. Stand-alone HDDs are fairly cheap these days, so what's behind the high price for the Xbox 360 models?

Former Ninty boss Japan's richest

Former Nintendo chairman Hiroshi Yamauchi has been declared the wealthiest man in all of Japan by Forbes.

SAGA Available For FREE From FileFront.com

Silverlode Interactive has partnered with Ziff Davis to give away 50,000 registered copies of SAGA the world’s first collectible MMO RTS.