Sony's Greek-influenced action game deservedly scooped up all the major awards at this year's D.I.C.E. convention. Creator David Jaffe very humbly acknowledges that the results may have been different had Capcom participated in the awards.

Guitar Hero was the other big winner... >>

Microsoft game chief Peter Moore acknowledges his company's "dereliction of duty" toward advancing games on the PC. He cites Windows Vista features as a step to remedy that. Is it all just lip service though?

Yay, a dedicated games folder. That'll fix things... >>

Microsoft Game Studios announced a Halo 2 port for the PC last week...unfortunately it'll be Windows Vista-exclusive. If MS really thinks Halo 2 can drive sales for Vista the way it did for Xbox, they've got another thing coming.

The FPS market on PCs is just that much more competitive... >>

The Square-Disney action adventure sequel gets an infusion of star power with Zach Braff, James Woods, Haley Joel Osment, Rachael Leigh Cook, Mena Suvari, and others.

J-pop starlet Utada Hikaru will perform the theme song. >>

Not satisfied with one turn on a Squeenix product, Suvari and Cook will also lend their voices to the English version of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, as Aeris and Tifa.

What next? Suvari and Cook in The Bouncer 2? >>

The news comes hot and heavy for Nintendo's handheld. Voice over IP support for Metroid, Opera web browser, download stations, and the launch of the DS lite should continue the momentum for the platform.

Which color DS Lite is your favorite? >>

Good news and bad news--the Santa Monica, CA based publisher confirms rumors that it will publish games based on the upcoming Transformers film the same day it laid off 150 employees.

No word yet if Starscream kept his job... >>

A lobbyist organization that works on behalf of US prostitutes has called for a ban on Grand Theft Auto, complaining that the game is a poor influence on children.

We don't even know where to start with this one! >>