Blend Games Giveaway: 40 GB Playstation 3
It’s been a little while, but we here at Blend Games are ready to give you some more free stuff. We took the past month off from our philanthropic ways, but damnit if we just can’t stop handing out goodies. And this month we have the mother load, or at least something that should peak your interest. ...

Preview: Boom Blox
Ever since EA announced they were working with Stephen Spielberg to produce a game we’ve waited to hear the tale. What swashbuckling tale of triumph and visual spectacle could Spielberg and the power structure at EA come up with? ...

Review: SEGA Superstars Tennis
SEGA Superstars Tennis had a lot of promise. SEGA is behind one of the best tennis games out there: Virtua Tennis. Now you add in some classic SEGA mascots and load on the crazy moves and antics that you may see in a Mario sports title and the recipe should come out like a delicious chocolate soufflé....

First Impressions: Grand Theft Auto IV
It’s been about a week since us here at Blend Games got our grubby little hands on Grand Theft Auto IV. While we’re currently making our way along Niko’s epic story we wanted to share our own first impressions of the game. ...

Review: Mario Kart Wii
Let me get my biggest complaint with the game out of the way early. The new steering wheel that comes packaged with the game is an utter piece of garbage. What might seem like an innovative new way to play your favorite kart racer, turns out to be a tremendous misfire on Nintendo’s part, as it’s too cumbersome and twitchy to use in any competition outside of the easy as Pong 50cc cup. ...

Now That The New Mario Kart Is Out, I Now Officially Have Nothing To Look Forward To For The Wii
The fact of the matter is this—Nintendo put all of its eggs in one closely knit basket, and now they have to deal with the fact that casual gamers can only play Wii Sports,Mario Kart, and the probably going to be a hit, Wii Fit for so long before they start to get tired of them and want something more....

Activision A No-Show At 2008 E3
When the birthday boy decides not to come, sometimes clowns, whistlers, and candy aren’t enough to make the party. The Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3, is going to be without Activision, the largest third-party game maker this year. ...

Editorial: Why GTA IV Deserved The Hype And Halo 3 Didn’t
Fan-boys should start throwing and shouting things now so that they can get that out of the way. Because what you’re about to read will probably make you more angry than a Jack Thompson tirade on video game content banning. So brace yourselves, fan-boys, because it’s about to get ugly for a certain green-suited, Robocop wannabe and his see-through, advanced AI sidekick. ...

No GTA2 For Live Arcade Or PSN
After reporting on Monday that Microsoft wouldn't release a new Xbox Live Arcade game this week - in anticipation of everyone playing Grand Theft Auto 4 - I started to wonder whether we'd ever see the first or second installments of GTA on Live Arcade. ...

New Street Fighter IV Screens: The Baddies
The new look of Street Fighter has divided Capcom fighting fans down the middle. Some just can’t stand the new artistic approach, and others think it’s brilliant. I fall far closer to the latter in this case. ...

New Tecmo Bowl For DS
A year after Tecmo revealed they were working on a new Tecmo Bowl game, they've finally decided to give us some details. Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff is be coming to Nintendo DS this fall after the series' seventeen year hiatus. Good timing - the player roster from the last installment is starting to get a little out-of-date. ...

New Prince Of Persia To Be Zelda-esque
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time was actually the first game I played on the original Xbox. I had been out of gaming for a few years – only dabbling in the occasional PS2 title – when my girlfriend (now wife) picked up a good deal on Ebay for the system and some games (the GTA collection and Halo were also in there). ...

No I Haven't Gotten GTA IV Yet
Today has been an exercise in restraint. On so many occasions in the passing hours of this day I’ve had to keep myself from bludgeoning people with my laptop instead of searching for porn and illegally downloading advanced screenings of Onechanbara: The Movie. ...

Crytek No Longer Making PC Exclusives
A lot of people have written off the PC as a gaming platform, but developer Crytek doesn't share their view. They're the ones who brought first-person shooter Crysis exclusively to the PC last fall. A risky move, considering how sales figures for PC games are generally lower. However, it seems Crytek's not willing to take any chances like that in the future....

Asia Gets Xbox 360 Price Cut, How About US?
Tuesday, Microsoft announced a price cut for the Xbox 360 in four Asian regions by as much as 20 percent. South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore will see a slash in prices in an effort to reach a bigger audience. ...