Gamertell

Title: Assassin’s Creed Price:$69.99* and $59.99 System(s): Xbox360 and PlayStation 3 Release Date:November 14, 2007 Publisher (Developer):UbiSoft (UbiSoft) ESRB Rating: “M” for Mature Pros: Amazing CGI graphics, strong story line, challenging missions, fantastic action-packed fight sequences, believable sites and sounds of a thriving city. Cons: A tendency to stick in… Continue Reading »

There’s a different type of console available exclusively for men in Belgium that is essentially a screen mounted over urinals and features a racing game. One word comes to mind on this matter - Ewww! Grossness! (Editor’s Note: That is one noise and one word.) The game in question is… Continue Reading »

Mobile game Coolest Girl in School has been dubbed a Grand Theft Auto for Girls and has already raised some concern in Australia where its currently being beta tested. The goal of the game is to lie, bitch and flirt your way to the top of the high school ladder… Continue Reading »

Obviously the later half of 2007 confirms that is the year of the spin-off movie game. The Princess Bride the Video Game demo comes with the 20th anniversary DVD, Ghostbusters the Video Game has just been confirmed, and now Codemasters has just released Dirty Dancing the Video Game for the… Continue Reading »

Retailing for $15 (US, $19.99 in Canada) and available now in stores is a plastic mini Hallmark Keepsake game controller ornament that produces three sets of videogame style noises. It’s shaped like a GameCube controller but with Xbox mini-joystick placement. The mini josyticks move but don’t create any sounds. A… Continue Reading »

When wealthy Texas businessman, Richard H. Collins, decided to campaign against Sen. Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid, he began creating anti-Hillary websites. With Thanksgiving coming up, he also included an interactive Whack-a-Turkey Flash game featuring Clinton as a pilgrim bopping presidential candidates on the head, a la Whack-a-Mole. “While there is… Continue Reading »

No matter where you fall on the videogames as art debate, there is still plenty of respectable work being done by professional artists for videogames. To celebrate some of the often unseen and under appreciated masterpieces created for games, Midway has released the full-color, flatbound paperback book, The Art of… Continue Reading »

Product: Wii Strap by Atlantic’s GameKeeper Price: $9.99 for set of two Release Date: December 10, 2007 Rating: 4/10 Pros: Keeps the WiiMote in place with a more cushy strap. Cons: Hard to attach to the WiiMote, thumb band is too stiff and can cut off circulation. Overall: Fine for… Continue Reading »

IBM introduced a new game for university students and young professionals today. The game is called Innov8, a “serious game” available free to those interested in the information technology career field. “The best kept secret in the world of computer and video games is the rise of a movement -… Continue Reading »

Scholastic Media, a division of Scholastic Corporation and a leading producer of quality, family-oriented media including feature films, home video, TV and interactive products, has announced a distribution agreement with Activision Publishing. Scholastic Media has developed two children’s games for the Nintendo DS platform, I Spy: Fun House and Animal… Continue Reading »