This is awesome and huge news! Penny Arcade has announced the Penny Arcade Scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year. The Penny Arcade Scholarship awards one qualifiying student $10,000 to help pursue a career in the game industry. The application process requires a two-page essay describing the applicant's studies and intent to benefit the game industry. You'll also need two letters of recommendation and a copy of your transcripts. The other requirements include being a full-time student at an accredited college or university and must have a GPA with a 3. Read More...

Metal Gear Online beta test schedule changed to April 14 I go away for a few days and the interwebs blow up on me and now I'm back logged. But that's...ok... That just means I get to come back and bring some fun good news with me. Like say for instance, the previously announced Metal Gear Online beta test is now scheduled for a week earlier. Awesome right? So now it will be out come the 14th of April now instead of the 21st. Read More...

I think I found Guitar Hero Awesomeness.  People and the photoshop skills they have.  Some of these are more art to me but I will let you be the judge.  If you have any you made or found post a reply. Read More...

Metal Gear Movie Like the title says, lets try to keep it hush hush from him. We don't need him taking this and turning out crap with it. So far he doesn't score to well with Game movies. But that is not the point of this little snippet of information. It is to talk about a movie that could be pretty F*cking cool. So far it has been just a big bag of rumor, but it looks like the rumor might become total truth. Columbia Pictures looks to actually go through with this whole thing. Read More...

Nintendo Wins February Console War, but PS2 makes a jump!   The Nintendo DS and Wii took the top two spots on NPD Console sales for the month of February, but that is not the biggest news. Playstation 2 in the month of February sold almost 100 thousand more than the Playstation 3. Total hardware sales this month were $480 million, compared to last year which was $402 million. Read More...

George Miller, Cory Barlog Working On Mad Max Game Maybe it is just me, but I think this is awesome. Mad Max the game. I mean come on. If you haven't seen the film, I recommend picking it up for at least a rent. NetFlix == Friend. For those who do know what I am talking about, here's the skinny. Writer/Director/Producer George Miller has gotten balls deep in Video Games. And he thought, "Hey there is some stuff I could do with digital media that I couldn't with film. Read More...

Free is something that all gamers love and can appreciate. To celebrate St. Patricks day, Activision is offering the Dropkick Murphy's track pack. The track pack includes the following songs: "Famous for Nothing", "Flannigan's Ball", " Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya" as performed by DropKick Murphy’s. If you have never heard of DropKick Murphy's, get on iTunes and educate yourself. They are an amazing band. Perfect to get you in the mood to do a little St. Read More...

Viacom withdraws 'Guitar' suit I thought that this was all handled and now here it kind of goes again. I'm talking about the Harmonix vs. Activision thing in case you are actually reading this before clicking the link. It looks like this time around it was Harmonix slapping one down on Activision for not abiding by the contract they all agreed on. It looks like Activision signed off on paying royalties for the GH franchise and is not paying what they said they would be. This of course led to what it always does, Court Time. Read More...

Some good news for you Wii lovers: This Nintendo press release announces that the publisher will release their next major game for the Wii, the highly anticipated racing game Mario Kart Wii, on April 27 in the US. This date is just two days before the release of Rockstar's PS3-Xbox 360 game Grand Theft Auto IV on April 29. Mario Kart Wii will come with the Wii Wheel controller attachment which will also be sold as a separate product. Here is a snip: Mario Kart Wii launches with a new channel added to the Wii Menu to enhance game play: The Mario Kart Wii Channel. Read More...

The 3D Mario Wii Case Ok, I know we got a load of fans for the Nintendo here. Hell I am too, but not as much as this person. I mean, I just went to DecalGirl.com and ordered my Skull Case cover for mine. I just wish that I was half as talented as this person or had half the time. Bravo on this this. Doubt it will fit smoothly anywhere, but it does look friggin' cool. Now, here' something I'm curious about, has any one else here gone this crazy with tricking out their machines? Read More...

As we all have heard Futuremark Game Studios recently requested to have pwnage trademarked and the gaming indusrty was fuming. Recently a petiton came to my attention and I urge all of you who disagree with the trademarking of this typo turned cultural phenomenon. It is an easy process I swear! Read More...

Sandstorm Productions, the team developing Mare Nostrum, the mod for Tripwire Interactive’s Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 released the first open Beta of the mod 1st March 2008 – and has already responded to the player feedback by releasing more updates to the mod!   The mod was released with a whole host of new features for Red Orchestra, including:   The British and Commonwealth infantry in desert gearNew desert gear for the GermansAll-new British voice pack (and this one just HAS to be heard!)New weapons to play with:Lee Enfield No 1 Mk III* rifleThompson 1928-A1Bren Mk IINo36M 'Mills' BombAnd, of course, new maps to play with them on:Tobruk CentralBardiaAkabaFallen Empire   Reacting very fast to the feedback from the good number of people who tried the mod, the team have already brought out an update, which included fixes and tweaks to play balance to all the maps, plus the new Australian voice-pack. So we now have the Brits and the Aussies in Red Orchestra! Read More...

   We just got a awesome press release from Doug from Valve showcasing the 100 "Awards & Counting" The Orange Box is recieving. "March 10, 2008 - The 2007 award season is coming to a close and The Orange Box - the unique multiplatform, multi-game offering from Valve, creators of Half-Life2 & Counter-Strike - has racked up over 100 Firts Place Awards, comprised of more than 50 Game of the Year honors plus over 50 craft awards for special achievements in gaming." For more information about The Orange Box, please visit www.steamgames. Read More...

GarageGames Places InstantAction.com Into Open Beta So I have been puttering around on this since it was in Closed Beta. Now I bet you are wondering,"Hades, what is InstantAction?" Well here's what I got for ya. It is a website that uses a mixture of flash and a new engine that the people at Garage Games have put together to do some pretty cool applications and games on the interwebs. InstantAction.com is the site where it can all be checked out and enjoyed. Read More...

Information on the Zerg from Startcraft II Starcraft is another one of those games that is anticipated in the coming times. I've been looking forward to it ever since I saw it at the blizzard booth at Comic-Con 2007. I know I'm chomping at the bit to get more and more on it. But any ways, this may not be the best thing ever. It also might not be 100% true. But here is what was leaked out onto the net. Read More...