Review: TrialPay can help you get freebies online (AP)

Posted February 26th, 2009

AP – With the economy in the dumps, you might hesitate before buying discretionary goodies like video games or pizza. But what if you could get those things for free by doing something you might already be inclined to do — like signing up for a trial of Netflix or buying coffee from Starbucks.com?

Ubisoft teams with US gym giant on workout game (AFP)

Posted February 26th, 2009

AFP – Powerhouse French video game maker Ubisoft has found a workout partner in US fitness giant Gold’s Gym.

Swiss doctors uncover new gaming related disease (AFP)

Posted February 26th, 2009

AFP – A 12-year-old girl was ordered to stop playing video games for 10 days by her Swiss doctor after it was found that a serious hand infection she was suffering from was caused by excessive gaming.

PlayStation 3 Price Drop Finally in the Offing? (PC World)

Posted February 26th, 2009

PC World – Remember that $100 PlayStation 3 price drop you’ve been hearing about for a year or more? The one that keeps not happening? Well it’s about to, according to Mike Hickey with investment firm Janco Partners, with Sony set to announce something “in the next couple days.”

Rubik’s 360, a Next-Gen Handheld Mind-Bender (PC World)

Posted February 26th, 2009

PC World – It’s a brain teaser, requires precision dexterity, has better 3D visuals than Crysis, and here’s the kicker — it’s not a video game.

Sony’s ‘Killzone 2′ war game lives up to hype (AP)

Posted February 26th, 2009

AP – When Sony announced the PlayStation 3 at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo, its centerpiece was a breathtaking chunk of footage from a game called “Killzone 2.” The clip, which showed a squad of troopers descending on a city and battling alien forces, was so dramatic that many viewers questioned whether the game itself [...]

Too much PlayStation may cause painful lumps (Reuters)

Posted February 26th, 2009

Reuters – Gamers beware: Keeping too tight a grip on the console and furiously pushing the buttons can cause a newly identified skin disorder marked by painful lumps on the palms, Swiss scientists said on Tuesday.

Xbox Live game Braid headed to Mac (Macworld.com)

Posted February 26th, 2009

Macworld.com – Hothead Games on Tuesday announced plans to publish Braid, an independently-developed 2D platform action game originally released for the Xbox 360.