Wii Availability

When Rockstar Games handed over their new game, Manhunt 2, to the British Board of Film Classifications last year, no one could have seen this coming.  Sure, controversy is the norm with the developer of the Grand Theft Auto series, but many in the gaming industry were stunned when the original version was banned in Britain.  Recently, the BBFC has given in to appeals and cleared the way for the game's release, but the drama hasn't stopped there.

There's a growing number of voices calling for the BBFC to remove itself from the job of rating video games.  Some in the British media are complaining about the drawn-out appeals process Manhunt 2, which will be available for the Wii upon its release.  The issue now seems to be deciding what authority will replace the BBFC if its detractors have their way.

Unless you've been living under a rock, you're now familiar with the fact that Marvel Comics has been ushering their beloved comic book titles into the movie age (about time!).  It seems to be a pretty small hop from the silver screen to the consoles, as evidenced by the upcoming Hulk game.  Now Iron Man's jumping into the fray, and he's bringing some friends with him.

Sega has put the word out that their soon-to-be-released Iron Man will feature voice work from some of the movie's lead actors.  Robert Downey Jr. is continuing his role as billionaire playboy (aren't they all?) Tony Stark, while Terrence Howard will bring his Jim Rhodes character to the game.  The Iron Man game wil be available for the Wii this May.

For those of us who've played an actual guitar at some point in life, this should come as no surprise. Gibson, the legendary guitar manufacturer, is now going after Guitar Hero developer Activision for patent infringement. Apparently Gibson wants a piece of this billion-dollar Guitar Hero phenomenon.

Thing is, Gibson has been a partner of Activision's, licensing the shapes of its legendary guitars to the GH franchise as well as its name. Activision has fought back in court by asking the court to shut this suit down before it starts. Considering that Gibson owns the rights to a device that is a little similar to the GH guitar in description, both sides might be in for a long fight.

Last year, Rockstar (the folks behind the Grand Theft Auto series) found themselves embroiled in yet another controversy. This time, it was over the upcoming Manhunt 2 and its violent content. The British Board of Film Classifications (they also oversee video game ratings) placed a ban on the game's release in the UK, setting off a seemingly endless series of legal appeals.

It has been announced that the BBFC has given in to the appeals and that Manhunt 2 will see the light of day in the UK. It is unknown when the game will be released, but at least this latest round in The World vs. Rockstar is over. One can only wonder if this game will live up to the hype.

It turns out that Nintendo messed up as they sent out discs that are corrupt to gamers around the US. This is interesting because it is the first time Nintendo has produced a game on a dual layered DVD. As with all new runs, it doesn't always work out the first time.

Gamers are now being asked to return the faulty disc free of charge and Nintendo will get them a new one. It turns out that you can't easily return the game to the store because they usually don't accept opened video games. This is quite an annoyance to Brawl fans, but at least Nintendo is doing the right thing.

The big European tournament is around the corner and many teams are very focused on training so they can do their best. It appears that it is so serious that some of the coaches are resorting to banning video games. Actually, it's just the French soccer coach as he is not allowing any Nintendo Wii gaming.

This is the same coach that firmly believes in astrology which makes him not hire any scorpios to join the team. This is quite bizarre news, but Nintendo is sure loving it. There's nothing like free press to really generate even more sales, but there STILL isn't enough Wii availability to go around.

Well so Nintendo almost put some parental eye control on the Wii to make sure that the Wii isn't the bad thing in a household. This would of allowed parents to stop game play when the kids just had enough.

Pretty nifty and I think it is a great idea, as a parent, I wouldn't want my kids to play Wii at all hours of the day. I wish they had put that timer on the Wii, so I can monitor game play more effectively.

The ever so loved Sonic is making up it's way up in Tennis. The orignial release day was March 28th but the Europeans gets it earlier now than expeccted as the new release date is March 20th.

I'm super hyped about this game because the trailers look great, the screen shots awesome. Plus who doesn't love this little guy, Sonic. He's so great and cool with his hair so spiked up.