It's still August, but the holiday race to pick up an Xbox 360 has officially begun, with EB Games taking preorders on bundles. Good news: you don't get shafted with third-party peripherals. Bad news: you're getting four games (not of your choice) shoved down your throat.

Rent payment, or Xbox 360 bundle? Decisions... >>

Someone actually caved into Microsoft's outrageous stipulations! Universal and Fox take on the project, using Bungie's script and paying MS 10 percent against $5 million. Summer '07 is the target date--will you watch?

Too bad Kevin Peter Hall (Predator) isn't with us anymore... >>

New York City officials who initially revoked Marc Ecko's event permit have been overruled by a judge, who compared the event to a street performance of Hamlet. The city took exception to the spectacle of 20 graffiti artists working on mock subway cars at a party promoting his Getting Up game.

Much ado about nothing? >>

Puppies and tanks--what do they have in common? Aside from being the cause of mass destruction, they're helping extend Nintendo's lead in the handheld marketplace.

Have either of these games encouraged you to get a DS? >>

Sony's finally released the 2.0 firmware update in the US, adding a browser, photo sharing, and other features. Talks are also ongoing for Flash support, downloadable games, and USB peripherals. That's nice and all, but where are the games?

What do you think of all the tech updates to the PSP? >>

Keeping with tradition, id software has released the source code to Quake 3 Arena, allowing garage developers and other wannabe game makers to really delve in and create free games based off the engine.

Heard of any interesting projects starting up? >>

Majesco quietly backed out of a million-dollar giveaway for players of Advent Rising, citing technical issues. Given its dire financial straits, can we be all that certain it did everything possible to overcome those technical problems? Then again, if you bought it just for the million-dollar offer, maybe you got what you deserved.

At least RYL is still giving away a million dollars for playing... >>

Square Enix is on the verge of buying out Taito, best known for its classic games like Operation Wolf, Elevator Action, and Bubble Bobble. While still significant from a business perspective, this announcement probably doesn't impact consumers as much as the initial Square Enix merger.

How soon until Bub and Bob star in a Final Fantasy game? >>