Little Big Planet Beta ‘Xbox 360’ HD LittleBigPlanet is not the first game that allows us to create home made movies but it is possibly the most versatile. PSN user RedBullRacer has put together this pretty awesome video trashing the Xbox 360 inside LittleBigPlanet, now I guess it’s time for someone on the 360 side to try and retalliate… maybe …

Max Payne director John Moore has managed to pull a rabbit from his hat and get a PG-13 certification for the new Max Payne movie. Bearing in mind the game itself was rated R, and the movie claims to stay true to the experience, that’s rather impressive. Last Updated: September 26, 2008

It appears that yet another blogger who seems to have no idea what he is talking about, has felt the urge to trash one of the major consoles publicly. He rants off saying that he has finally decided to switch to the PS3 after constant disappointments from Microsoft have left him feeling cheated. The problem is, that it’s currently one …

Yes that’s right, the entire game for FREE. The game scored in the high seventies when it came out for the PC, Xbox and PS2 in 2004 so at 1.26GB and absolutely free, it looks to be well worth the download. The Suffering captures the disturbing and terrifying nature of the horror genre in a third-person action/adventure game set in …

Dead Space 'Animation' trailer This game really is looking good. I had my doubts originally when I first saw it but as I’ve seen more, in terms of the anti-gravity gameplay as well as the way you dispatch enemy’s by severing their limbs and such, I’m genuinely looking forward to this title. Dead Space will be available in stores on …

BBC reports that a study in Scotland using school children has proven that Brain Age for the Nintendo DS actually works. A group of pupils played the game, which included reading tests, problem-solving exercises and memory puzzles, for 20 minutes at the start of their class for nine weeks. A control group continued their lessons in a more traditional manner. The pupils were tested at the beginning and then the end of the study. Researchers found that while all groups had improved their scores, the group using the game had improved by a further 50%. The time taken to complete the tests also dropped by five minutes, from 18.5 minutes to 13.5 minutes. The improvement in the games group was double that of the control group. The thing that astounds me is that reports like this are actually seen as news. When a game is marketing itself as a brain booster, I sure as hell hope that it actually helps boost your brain. Anything less could only be seen as total fraud. On a more positive note, I am glad to see that gaming is getting a bit more of a good reputation out in the world and that little handheld games like this do actually offer a fun means for children to boost their learning abilities. Good job, I say.

by Nick de Bruyne [Second Opinion by Daniel de Bruyne] I want to kick this review off by saying that my experience reviewing The Force Unleashed on PSP has been quite an interesting one.... In order to ensure that I haven't been tainted by the console version, I have also included a second opinion by my brother, Daniel de Bruyne [Yes, there are more of us]. He is perfect for the job due to the fact that he has never really been big into console gaming, but is a handheld aficionado through and through, so look for his impressions after my review.... Feel the Power The Force Unleashed is essentially a 3rd Person Action game that brings forward a twist to the gameplay by empowering your character with a hefty amount of force powers as your primary means of kicking the asses of on anyone stupid enough to get in your way.... What did blow my mind is that the PSP version actually has more settings that it's big brothers as well as more enemies and bosses too, giving any console owners another decent reason to play through the handheld version as well. This comes as a bonus because while the Xbox 360 version took me around nine hours to complete, the PSP version clocked in at somewhere in the ten to twelve hour mark, not including any other modes. The game also comes with a "Force Unleashed" mode, which comes in the form of historic battles from the movies such as Luke escaping from the Sarlacc pit or Obi-Wan and Anakin taking on Count Duku in Episode 3 as well as a mode called "Order 66" which pits you against waves of enemies. There is a Force Duel mode as well that let's you try and make your way through battles with all the major characters (and more!).... When All Is Said And Done Krome Studios, who developed the port, have really impressed me with their efforts and given me full reason to hope that they will be given a full budget and a next-gen title to work on soon.... Value: 8/10 [ A fairly lengthy story, multiplayer and the "Force unleashed" modes give you a fair amount to do] Overall: 8.5/10 [ The Force is strong with this one ] ___________________________________________________ Second Opinion: Daniel de Bruyne From the word "go", The Force Unleashed is what I would call a "quencher".... The Force Unleashed puts you straight into the fight as none other than the ruthless and infamous galactic bad-boy, Darth Vader, who during his mission to destroy a wanted Jedi Knight, discovers that the Jedi knight has a son which he takes under his wing as a new apprentice, and is the character you will become and must develop throughout the game.... Don't worry, you can still enjoy tantalizing light saber battles, but why waste time swinging your light saber at a storm trooper when you can use the force to choke him or pick him up and thrash him into whatever you like, killing him long before you even get close enough to swing a light saber at him? The game makes sure that there are plenty of loose items lying around so that you can use just about anything as a projectile to lob at your enemies or use to just plain break stuff and giggle about it. Besides for an awesome Star Wars setting, good story line, great cut scenes and the ever satisfying flailing of storm troopers and a host of other enemies all over the place to keep you entertained, you can look forward to hectic one-on-one fights with Jedi Knights and other boss characters that will call on all your gaming finger-mojo and button bashing skills to fight at top speed and pull off combo activated finishing moves similar to God of War. In my opinion this is not only a quencher for the Star Wars fans in need of sustenance, but also for anyone that likes a game with satisfying fights with hack and slash elements leaving you feeling like you can open a can of whoop-ass on just about everything.

What you are about to witness, is an advert for Wii Music. Wii Music doesn't completely make sense to me. You can pretty much do what you want and still be apart of the songs. Which makes me wonder, why not just flip your television to MTV and wave your coffee mugs around instead? It's cheaper for starters, well, as long as you don't toss any of them into a wall. The sad fact is that this "game" is going to sell like hotcakes, even though I think that most people are going to only toy around with it a few times and then never touch it again. What also interests me and only serves to prove my point a little more, is that I could take the above video and replace the piano music with the sounds of bongo drums and most people wouldn't even realise. I know that Nintendo wants to make games that are interactive and easy to learn, but this barely makes you apart of the actual experience at all.