The Making of Ratchet & Clank Future:Quest For Booty E3 '08

Iron Man Video Game Trailer

SEGA releases a new Iron Man game trailer. Coming in Spring 2008!

Top 10 Playstation 2 games

If you haven't shelled out the dough for a PS3, here is a list of some fun PS2 games that I have recently played. Check them out at a good bargain price.

1) NCAA Basketball 08
2) Tony Hawk Proving Ground
3) Tiger Woods 2008
4) Madden 08
5) Call of Duty
6) Tom Clancey Sleeper Cell
7) Gran Tourismo 4
8) Risk
9) Path of Neo
10) any game that you can find at GameStop for $9.99 or less!

Top Video Game Communities

Are you looking to meet other gamers? Want to get the news about the video game new releases, game cheats, and game trailers? Want to play free online games, chat in video game forums, and read video game news? The following are the best destinations to join a video game community:

Top Video Game Communities
GameSpot
IGN Internet Gaming Network
GameSpy PC Game Portal
GameDaily Video Games, Cheats & Free Downloads
Game Trailers - The Source for Video Game Media
Games.net Gaming Community
GamePro.com Video Game Community
GameTap PC Games

Let me know if I missed a video game community. Post your video game community in the comments section with a link to your video game site.

UFC Video Game Trailer

Check out the new game trailer from E3 2007 for the new UFC video game. Play it on your PS3, Xbox 360, or PC. To be released in 2008. This UFC game looks real! I am going to get mine when it comes out!

Double Fusion: Double the In-Game Ads

Double Fusion, a private company that connects advertisers and video game publishers, plans to roll out new technology on Tuesday to allow advertisers to mount last-minute ad campaigns in games the same way they use spot TV ads.

The technology is set to be shown to developers at the Austin Game Developers Conference in Texas starting on Wednesday.

Game designers now designate and hard-code locations for in-game advertising during the development process. After the coding is completed, advertising content can be changed via an Internet connection, but locations for ads cannot be changed or added.

Double Fusion's new program, called fusion.runtime, separates in-game advertising from the development process, allowing developers to create new placements in completed games, including back catalog titles.

Gamefly: Games Delivered to Your Door

As a GameFly member, you can rent as many games as you want and play them as long as you want for only $21.95 per month. Manage your own personal wish list of games. Check out 2 games at a time. When you're done, send your games back to us and the next picks in your GameQ will automatically be sent to you.

Video Game Advertising

Over the years video game advertising has caught on. Similar to in TV and movie advertising, products and brands is placed within game play.

Whether playing Fight Night or on Second Life, advertising is everywhere. Is this ethical? Advertising to teens and our children. Ads targeted at children were regulated during cartoons on Saturday. Is this the way advertisers will get around this regulation?

Will Second Life catch on? Many early adopters have placed advertising with Second Life. We can only wait and see.

Castlevania: Symphone of the Night

Konami's classic 2D adventure game, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, will be 10 years old this year. Unlike a lot of older games, SOTN hasn't seen a multitude of updates and rereleases. The first of two releases planned for 2007 is an emulated version of the original PlayStation game for Xbox Live Arcade. It marks a couple of firsts, such as the first emulated console game to appear on Microsoft's download service. It's also the first game to go over the now-outdated 50MB limit for downloadable Xbox 360 games. Considering the size, scope, and sound contained in Symphony of the Night, that larger size makes sense. It all adds up to a faithful version of a classic game that's just about as fantastic today as it was when it was first released.

God of War II: Stand Alone

More of the gory, over-the-top action you've come to expect from this series; fantastically paced, with some ingenious puzzle designs; scale of some of the levels is unbelievably massive; superb graphics and sound; several more bosses than the first game.

It's hard to imagine a better swan song for the PlayStation 2 than God of War II. Though it's not destined to be the very last game for the system, it doesn't seem likely that anything else will come along in the coming months to trump what God of War II achieves. As the sequel to 2005's megapopular action adventure set within the basic confines of Greek mythology, it continues the agonizing and rage-fueled odyssey of the world's angriest man-god, Kratos, as he goes on another epic vengeance bender. It's an altogether familiar adventure in many ways, with a lot of gameplay mechanics held over that haven't necessarily been improved in any meaningful capacity, but that's not to suggest the game isn't better overall. God of War II is a brilliantly paced, tightly crafted piece of work that's as intelligently designed as it is thrilling to play. In short, it's exactly what you would want from a sequel to God of War.

Forza Motorsport 2: Racing with 300 hot cars

Loaded with more than 300 of the world's hottest cars for you to collect, personalize and tune, "Forza Motorsport 2" gives you a complete racing experience. With authentic simulation physics, bone-jarring damage, photo-realistic graphics, and licensed tuning and customisation options, the franchise improves on the unprecedented features gamers enjoyed in its debut instalment.

Become a Def Jam: Icon

Electronic Arts, in partnership with urban lifestyle powerhouse Def Jam Interactive, announced today that DEF JAM: ICON has shipped to stores nationwide. Infusing the hottest hip hop beats with an advanced, next generation fighting gameplay system, DEF JAM: ICON will be available for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system.

Use the music to your advantage to strike down your opponent with DEF JAM: ICON’s new Building’s with Bass fighting mechanic. The musically charged environments become alive to the beat, creating hazards that you can use to defeat your opponent. Players can even trigger the beats to set off the hazards at the right time with the game’s unique DJ Controls. Never before has music become an instrumental part in the actual gameplay of a videogame.

TEKKEN 5: Dark Resurrection

Boasting new features including the opportunity to play as Jinpachi Mishima, the previously unplayable boss from the arcade game, TEKKEN 5: Dark Resurrection, is a must-have for Tekken fans. The game will also be optimized for the HD era including stunning 1080P visuals and game modes including Arcade Battle which will test players fighting skills in the ultimate showdown, Ghost Battle which allows players to battle CPU ghost opponents in an unlimited series of matches, and a Gallery Mode to view character art and movies.

Wii it's Excite Truck from Nintendo

You're cruising through the woods, intently focused on the goal. With your fingers crossed tight, you speed past opponents and in between trees, hoping you can finish the day without another wreck. Having speeds in great excess of the limit, you launch off hills and mountains like Tony Hawk flies off ramps. You soar over the world and all its glory – the trees, the lake, and countless man-made structures. Bridges, which are typically crossed, act as a danger zone that, if enough air has been gained, will be crossed over with ease.

Though your eyes are much too busy to see everything the first time, you notice a cluster of hills up ahead. As harmless to your vehicle as the situation may be, there's something about it that raises a red flag. All things likely, you know that one of the hills will slow you down. CYou couldn't possibly gain enough air. There's little hope. Your opponents might catch up.

The Matrix Path of Neo: I am Ready for a New Matrix Game, You?

A total of fifty levels allow the player to participate in many of the major action scenes from the films. Most of these sequences, picked by the movie directors themselves,[2] are taken from the first film in the series.

At the start of the game, the player is hacker Thomas Anderson, and does not possess any of the powers that the character will later discover as Neo. As the game continues, players learn new skills and techniques, equipping Neo for the final showdown with Agent Smith. These additional skills may be learned both in training levels and in the main game. Many of these skills are used by Neo in the trilogy, including the bullet dodge, bullet stop, and flight. A number of weapons are available in the game, consisting of both melee weapons (including various types of swords, staffs, and escrimas) and firearms (assault rifle, submachine gun, pistol etc).

Super Bowl Frenzy with Madden 2007

I played Madden 2007 today, and put in the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears, and let it pay the game while I watched. Guess who won? The Colts of course, it was a close game that came down to a field goal with 1 minute left in the game and then the bears throw an interception to win the game. The final score 24-21 Colts.

Good luck to both teams but I think Madden knows who is going to win......

Will Playstation Ever Learn?

I remember when the first generation of the PS2 console had a problem playing PS1 games. I thought they dropped the ball on that one.

Now the first-generation PS3 is having trouble playing PS2 games. Will they ever learn? They had an extra year to produce the console. I guess it is about Profit/Loss ratio. How much are they going to lose on consoles that are flawed. In this case, absolutely nothing. To bad for the early adopters.

I got my eye on a second generation PS3 and I won't have to stand out in the cold for two days to get one! Wait until February if you can.

Dual Shock the MLG

Now we have the MLG Major League Gaming Pro Circuit. They are paying people to play video games on TV. I watched for a full hour and I don't know if I will ever watch again. Especially the close up cam of a gamers face as they play video games.

At least with Paintball you get to see people get hit by hard objects, super cool. Eating contests? Guys eating 60 hot dogs in 15 minutes, got to love it! Professional Gamers? Maybe if it was virtual dodgeball and the players were hooked up to shocking devices and when they get hit in the game the get shocked, that would be entertaining.

Dual Shock those MLG guys :)

eBay Tips for selling Video Games

After 4 years of selling Video Games on eBay I have learned that it is fun but not a business.

What are the tips I learned?

1. Sell on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday evening between 5pm and 10pm EST (Everyone sells on the Weekends and it gets too competitive)

2. Always give feedback. If someone is a good buyer or seller reward them and everyone will do the same thing. Feedback is the most important criteria for a buyer. You can only participate in the ebay powerseller program.

3. Set a real auction and buy now price. Don't start at $.01 because it may sell. It is ok if you only sell 25-50% of your games each week. Just make sure you are getting the optimal amount of profit.

4. Give just enough information to completely inform but not to overwhelm your buyers.

5. Use clear pictures of the actual product. The better the picture the more interested a buyer will be.

6. Offer one type of product at a time, don't list two of the same games unless you know they will sell right away. This will give the buyer an incentive to purchase, thinking it may not be their tomorrow since it is the only one in your store.

7. Use the hot lists from eBay. They take the time to figure out what is selling and what is not. But on the other side of the coin, look for hot sellers before everyone else does.

8. Be prepared for eBay to give up information about the hot categories you find before everyone else. Be pro-active and find hot categories yourself.

9. Always offer Paypal and Money order. Some people don't trust paypal or don't have a checking account. If they use paypal they will pay by paypal.

10. Be very careful about International buyers. I only sold to Canadian buyers. Even though Internaitonal buyers are willing to pay more, shipping is not always 100% reliable.

11. Always thank a person for their purchase and tell them when you are going to send the product and how long it should take.

12. Use boxes for fragile products instead of bubble mailers. Buyers will pay more for boxes. You can get them at Uline for a reasonable price. Use the Wrap Pack for bubble mailers.

Got more tips, let us know.

Atari 2600 Top 20 Best Video Games

Atari 2600

Atari Age is the leader in Atari 2600 information. They have an Atari Rarity Guide and a Atari Forum to talk with Atari buddies about your favorite games or brag about the high score you just got on Gametap.

1. River Raid (of course)
2. Decathlon
3. Hero
4. California Games
5. Moon Patrol
6. Star Wars Empire Strikes Back
7 Crystal Castle
8 Tron Deadly Discs
9 Winter Games
10 Burgertime
11 Breakout
12 Pac-Man
13 Donkey Kong
14 Pitfall
15 3-D Tic Tac Toe
16 Battlezone
17 Jr Pac-Man
18 Jungle Hunt
19 Kangaroo
20 Pole Position

What are your favorite Atari 2600 games? Many of these games are playable on Gametap or you can get the collectable version at Ebay.