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Archive for May 10th, 2008

MLB Power Pros 2008 on deck

Steroid abuse in Major League Baseball is feared to be widespread by many, but if one were to judge by Take-Two and Konami’s MLB Power Pros series (Powerful Pro Yakyuu in its native Japan), every last player in the league is an unnaturally proportioned and inflated freak of nature.

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Spot On: Putting the “super” in superhero games

According to canon, Superman has only two major weaknesses: kryptonite and magic. However, gamers might want to add a third: interactive entertainment. It has been 30 years since the Man of Steel first took on games with the Atari 2600, but he has yet to land a signature success, with major releases ranging from fair […]


Toss ‘Iron Man’ in scrap heap (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - We’ve seen this plot before: Blockbuster summer film hits theaters. Mediocre video game tie-in hitches along for the ride. The latest is Iron Man. Weapons mogul Tony Stark is kidnapped by militants in the Middle East and forced to build a superweapon. Instead, Stark creates the Iron Man armor and escapes. After returning […]


GTA IV May Be Driving Sales of Gaming Consoles (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - While Grand Theft Auto IV is racking up sales records, console makers are vying for bragging rights of their own, and Microsoft seems to be the victor.


Clarification: Activision earnings story (AP)

AP - In a May 8 story about Activision Inc.’s earnings, The Associated Press reported that the company expected earnings of $1.30 per share after excluding Vivendi Games. The story should have said the adjusted earnings excluded other items as well.

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