With the NBA season quickly approaching, we’ve got a handful of NBA games being released this week including NBA 2K9, NBA Live 09, NBA Live 09 All-Play and NBA ’09: The Inside. Being a big NBA fan myself, I decided to make my pick of the week one of these basketball games, so hit the [...]

Sony’s CEO Jack Tretton recently gave news that PSP and Playstation 3 sales are up 30% from their projected targets. While this news comes as a welcome surprise, it’s also bittersweet. Mr. Tretton went on to say that because of the high sales numbers of the PSP and PS3, he anticipates manufacturing shortages on both [...]

Dig Magic the Gathering?  Awesome, I love it too.  Dig Yu-gi-oh? Cool…i guess.  I mean, you are about 10 years old right? You’re 61? Ok, well you play with your grand kids, I’m sure. You play against your reflection in the mirror?! That’s kinda creepy. I mean, uh, that’s fine… ok, ok, don’t get mad! Ok, listen, [...]

You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours. Behind the scenes wheeling and dealing can generate tasty bargains, but sometimes those bargains come with a nasty aftertaste. In this case, it appears that EA and the NFLPA along with Players Inc. struck a deal for retired NFL player rights that was significantly below fair market value. [...]

Another decent week in releases with Sonic Chronicles: Dark Brotherhood for the DS, Silent Hill Homecoming for the 360 and PS3 and Mega Man 9 finally hits Xbox Live on Wednesday. Y’all might want to check out Bomberman Blast on the WiiWare today as well.

Those Batfans out there are most likely aware that Lego Batman was released yesterday for every console and hand-held under the sun, as well as PC. To further prepare you for your adventures, hit the jump to check out a new trailer showcasing Gotham City and its villainous inhabitants.

A lot of games hitting stores this week, but none more exciting then Mega Man 9! Duh, we’ve all been waiting for this one. Other than that though, I’d say Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway looks good and Lego Batman should be fun. And the rest? Well, that’s up to you.

Konami’s upcoming release of Silent Hill Homecoming has influenced the birth of a new little media widget to help you stay up to date with the game. Lucky for you, we decided to steal it and plop it on Ripten for your viewing pleasure. Just a word of warning: Silent Hill is a disturbing series, and the [...]

Attention all rock star and Sith Lord wannabees! Rock Band 2 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed are finally hitting stores this week, so get your fake rock instruments and light sabers ready.

PAX is all about games, and the massive show floor had plenty of them on display. Here are the impressions from the show floor demos. Keep in mind, many of these are at different stages of production, so things could change. Read on for impressions of Starcraft 2, Gears of War 2, Left 4 Dead, [...]

After a huge release of games last week, this week seems a lot more chill with releases like Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise for the DS, TNA Impact! for the 360 and PS3, and Hell’s Kitchen for both the Wii and DS. Hockey’s back in season with the release of NHL 2009 and NHL 2K9 for [...]

PAX 08 came and went as a whirlwind adventure deep into the heart of nerddom. I saw strange things; I saw glorious things. I put faces with the names I only know through the internet. I got drunk and met Solid Snake in the street. I hugged a ninja. I amassed a wealth of free [...]

Labor Day week officially starts off the fall gaming season with some high anticipated releases such as FaceBreaker, Infinite Undiscovery, Mercenaries 2 and, of course, Wiil Wright’s Spore. One of the most surprising, and delightful, releases for me this week is the classic SNES RPG, Super Mario RPG for the Virtual Console. All I got [...]

PAX has begun, and with it has stirred the communal gamer vibe that continues to make it the gamer event of the year. The Washington Convention Center is crawling with gamers of every stripe and every developer worth a toss has shown up to show off. The gaming press was allowed early entry into the [...]

While Wade, John, and Justin are enjoying PAX in Seattle, I am stuck happy to be in Boston this weekend for a wedding. The good even better news is that, according to Joystiq, the Penny Arcade Expo will be making its way to Boston in 2010. This marks the first time in the shows five [...]