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Utah Game Advertising Bill is a Step Backwards

Kris Erickson • March 13 2009 • comments

It is not only Great Britain that has taken an uninformed political stance against the video game industry. Yesterday the Utah Senate passed Bill HB 353, also called...Read more

CNN Blames Video Games for German School Killing

Kris Erickson • March 12 2009 • comments

One day after a tragic school shooting in Germany, major media outlets are already trying to make a connection between the violence and video games. A front page...Read more

Is Casual the Way to Go in a Bad Economy?

Kris Erickson • March 12 2009 • comments

After learning about Ubisoft's amazing 2008 financial results, we came to the conclusion that there was money to be made in casual games, sometimes derisively referred to as...Read more

Watch Battlestar Galactica, The Office on your PSP

Kris Erickson • March 11 2009 • comments

If you have a television addiction like we do, you probably wish you could take your favorite shows with you at all times. Well thanks to a recent...Read more

Can Video Games Kill You?

Kris Erickson • March 10 2009 • comments

The British government says that they can. A recent advertisement from the Department of Health depicts a child holding a PlayStation controller with the text "Risk an early...Read more

No Gravity Developer Interview

Kris Erickson • March 8 2009 • comments

This week we got a chance to talk to the developers behind the PSP exclsuive title No Gravity: The Plague of Mind. This game, which is described as...Read more

Sony Planning Virtual Console Service for PSP?

Kris Erickson • March 5 2009 • comments

Nintendo's Virtual Console allows Wii owners to download and enjoy classics from the golden age of 8- and 16-bit gaming. Amazingly, Nintendo has managed to release titles from...Read more

Digital Distribution, Episodic Content Hurting Retailers

Kris Erickson • March 4 2009 • comments

The party may soon be over for video game retailers, who have enjoyed a long run of profitability spurred by the growing popularity of gaming and second-hand game...Read more

Harvest Moon Creator Doesn't Like Sequels

Kris Erickson • March 3 2009 • comments

And he’s one to talk. According to Wikipedia, the venerable Harvest Moon franchise is now on its 20th title, with the upcoming Sugar Village headed for the PSP...Read more

Watchmen Graphic Novel, Now in Motion

Kris Erickson • March 2 2009 • comments

Are you a big Watchmen fan? Then you are probably excited about the upcoming movie, and more than a little bit worried about the translation from graphic novel...Read more

God of War PSP Rumored to Get a Sequel

Jason Wong • February 28 2009 • comments

Followers of the God of War series may now rejoice. Your blood sacrifices worked. Your prayers have been answered. Ares will grant his faithful worshipers yet another blood-filled...Read more

Sony Restructures, Names Stringer President

Kris Erickson • February 27 2009 • comments

There were some big changes at Sony today, in the wake of disappointing third quarter results and ongoing uncertainty about the strength of the consumer electronics market. The...Read more

Mytran Wars Dev: We Pimped Game at Parties

Kris Erickson • February 27 2009 • comments

PSP software development is an exciting place to be these days. With a firm committment by Sony to support third-party projects on the handheld, it represents a great...Read more

Metal Gear Touch Trailer Looks Terrible

Kris Erickson • February 26 2009 • comments

We will admit that we felt a certain amount of jealousy when we heard that Konami's Metal Gear franchise would be making its way to the iPhone. Apple's...Read more

LittleBigPlanet PSP Announced

Jason Wong • February 26 2009 • comments

LittleBigPlanet is coming to the PSP this Fall! The game will feature a new adventure with new PSP levels. It will allow players to create levels anywhere, anytime,...Read more