Today it was announced that 38 Studios acquired Big Huge Games.  38 Studios is the studio that was started by now-retired professional baseball player Curt Schilling who is also an admitted World of Warcraft addict.  Founding 38 Studios to create an “Online Entertainment Experience,” Schilling and his team have been working on this new fantasy MMOG, currently entitled Copernicus, since 2006. I know at this point you’re rolling your eyes at another fantasy MMORPG, and frankly, I don’t blame you.  Instead let’s look at how Schilling, a World Series Champion and fairly well-known and popular person in the US, bought into the industry to bring a quality product for the masses to enjoy. Read More...

Killzone 2 Online Championships Announced! You've played for fun. You've played the game nights. Now it is time see if you can win the big score by playing against the world as well as everyone on the PSN. Well at least the if you are a resident of the US or have an US PSN account. Oh and a Game Battles account and team or the willingness to join up with a team of people you may or may not know on the site. But at least there are some cool prizes up for grabs for the top, well mainly 4 teams. Below is a full list as well as a promotional video for the event and competition. Read More...

Anyone who enjoys a good horror game should be familiar with Silent Hill. Silent Hill was first a hit for the original Playstation, then recently making it debut on the Xbox 360 with Silent Hill 5. In the latest issue of Nintendo Power, they confirm that Silent Hill is now coming to the Wii.The game is titled Silent Hill: Shattered Dreams. Konami states that this isn't a remake or a port of the first one, but a "reimagining" of the game. No release date has been announced, but hopefully it will be out later this year around Fall or Winter. Read More...

Well it seems Utah is not as conservative after all. Utah Governor Jon Huntsman (r) has vetoes video games and movie retail restriction bill. To those who don’t know about it, it’s the bill (that was originally written by Jack Thompson and legislator Mike Morle) that would enforce strict penalties on retailers who sells M-Rated games and Rated R movies to “buyers subject to an age restriction or recommendation.”   Utah Governor Jon Huntsman (r) wrote a letter to House Speaker David Clark and Utah Senate President Michael Waddoups about why he vetoed the video game bill: (from Sainless: http://saintless.com/2009/03/25/gov-vetoed-hb-353/)“Dear Speaker Clark and President Waddoups: After careful consideration and study, I have decided to veto HB 353, TRUTH IN ADVERTISING ACT AMENDMENTS, and have transmitted it to the Lieutenant Governor for filing. Read More...

Ever wanted to find out what is new and happening in a city that you might be visiting like Los Angeles for E3 and want the ability to win the Resident Evil 5 X-Box 360 bundle. Well look no further as Thrillist.com is offering you a chance to win that wonderful bundle and all you need to do is sign up to the site. But why stop there once you sign up! Take a look around as you will find some really interesting happenings that are going around in the cities. Read More...

HOUSE OF THE DEAD: OVERKILL BREAKS [AN EFFIN'] RECORD FOR THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS GAMER'S EDITION Now this is a feat if I say so myself. Not the getting into the Guinness World Records book, especially since there is the Gamer's Edition. That would make it kind of moot to say that a game made it in. But in this instance, it isn't just making it in, it is the reason behind getting listed in the book. It is an effing awesome reason too. Read More...

Resident Evil 5 is coming March 13th here in the US and today we bring you a retrospective of sorts, to get you all caught up to RE5.AS WITH THE PREVIOUS ARTICLE, THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS THAT DO NOT AFFECT THE GAMEPLAY/STORYLINE.Before we get off to the retrospective I just want to clear up some more questions I had gotten asked about RE5:Are there typewriters in the game to save your information?No, the only saving is via an autosave system that save after every checkpoint and chapter end. The checkpoints are fairly well setup and save before most major battles. Read More...

A Review of Killzone 2 For The PS3 While technically the third in the series, as it follows after the events of the first Killzone and then the PSP game Killzone: Liberation, we'll still go with it being a sequel. And like a sequel, there are some massive improvements to the game from the first. Not only graphically, but in functionality as well as storytelling aspects. Let me explain each in their own section so you can have a good idea of how each played in. The Good: The graphics of this game are stunning. Read More...

For the first 14 days of March, Sony is giving one lucky winner each day a huge StA52 Assault Rifle from Killzone 2. The catch is real easy, all you have to do is play Killzone 2. Sony will be browsing around on the leader boards each day and picking winners in both single player and multiplayer game modes. Like the Gears of War 2 assault rile, these too won't be sold in stores, so they should be worth something. Read More...

Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop Webisode 2 So if two day is too long to wait for a chance to try out the motion controls for Capcom's new Dead Rising game, they have brought out another of those fun little videos showing you the controls for the game. This time it shows off how to attack with any of the melee weapons you can pick up in the game. As we know there are a lot of random things like this in this franchise. As you guessed it, it really just comes down to waving the WiiMote to swing the weapon at your targets. Read More...

This Week in Killzone 2 (and more demo codes) There have been many ways for people to gain access to the Killzone 2 demo before the game actually comes out in about 10 days, from now. Most recently one could have hunted down one of the only Helghast avatars in PlayStation Home and request one from them. Apparently something that was difficult for a bunch of people on the PlayStation Blog. But outside of that or pre-ordering the game, like one should, Sony is hooking everyone up again with a chance. Read More...

KILLZONE 2 DEMO - LIVE IN THE PSN STORE ON THE 5TH OF FEBRUARY!!! Not officially announce via their PlayStation Blog, but on an affiliated blog, it has been announced that after playing the Resident Evil 5 demo for a few days, you will get to play the Killzone 2 Demo for a few weeks before the game comes to market. Like almost 20 days before it comes out. What will you get to tool around with in the Demo? Read More...

Batman: Arkham Asylum "Joker's Trap" trailer Yet another trailer for this awesome looking game just came out. Arkham Asylum is the game for those who glanced over the titles. But back on topic. This trailer give you a good look at some cut scenes as well as a bit of game play for the game. It looks dark, twisted and how a Batman game should look. On top of all of that, it gives you the overview of the story of the game. Or at least why Batman has to go around kicking ass and taking names in Arkham. Read More...

Killzone 2 PS3 Bundle Coming to Europe Sony like their bundles it would seem. Almost as much as they like not dropping the price of their system. And from the look of things, they like pumping them out for everyone but the US. At least at first. But that's just a minor thing. I'm being nit picky. Well if you have yet to guess it, there is a full on Killzone 2 PS3 bundle that is going to flooding the market come release date of the new game. As a matter of fact, in some European locations it will be out 2 days before game launch. Sorry there is not a list of these locations as of yet. Read More...

Home Details From CES 2009 Those of you who are not all that thrilled with Home as of yet, I have some good news. Lets just hope it stays that way. One of the things I had to ask the Sony and in turn the Home people was about the content of Home. They didn't want to comment much on the failed release time frames, but that's ok. What they did have to show as well as inform me on. First, the long awaited Helghast skin for your Home toon to wear. Read More...