Over the years, I’ve come to expect a lot from 2K Sports. Their games are always top-notch, ultra-realistic and super-connected to the actual sports the games emulate. So it was no surprise when I strolled into 2K’s offices this morning to find the most realistic looking video game I’ve ever seen: NBA 2K10.  (more…)

Not just the minx from Charmed, Alyssa Milano has now added video game voice-over acting to her resume by agreeing to play the role of Dr Ilyssa Selwyn in the upcoming Ghostbusters video game release.

Ear-marked as the love interest in the game’s plot, the sassy archaeologist will be fending off the smooth moves of Bill Murray’s Dr Peter Venkman character while showing off her expertise in, er, pre-Sumerian culture.

Click here for more info on the classic ’80s movie’s new digital life.

Bad Brando impressions at the ready: Godfather II, out on PC, PS3 and Xbox360, will come with an all new multi-player mode allowing up to 16 wannabe Mafia bosses to “think like a Don” – which presumably means coming up with devious and blood-splattering ways to dispose of your fellow Mafiosi.

Adding another dimension to the merciless killings and horse heads in beds action, you’ll be able to wager currency clocked up in the solo mode against your online performance, as well as recruit other players to join the ranks of your crime family.

Set against the backdrop of the 1960’s organized crime world, you can see who’s the ultimate Don of Dons on April 7th when the game’s released. In the meantime, check out more info here.

This morning, I had a chance to get some hands-on time with the latest from 2K Sports: Major League Baseball 2K9. And I have to say, I’m impressed. Like NBA 2K9, the game is a visual powerhouse, with graphics so realistic, out of the corner of your eye, you’d think you were watching a live game. Add in amped-up sound effects, real-time crowd noise a new broadcast team made up of pros Gary Thorne and Steve Phillips, and the illusion’s complete. (more…)

Okay, so a monk walks into a Best Buy. This isn’t a joke.

He buys three CDs, eight movies, two computer games, Adobe Illustrator CS3, the entire X-Files series, Microsoft Office Professional, and Rosetta Stone v3, so he can learn Swahili to communicate with his half-sister. The cost of all that? Easily over $2,500. Two weeks ago he bought Autodesk Maya Unlimited for his son who just got into graphic design–that was over $5,000.

Well guess what? He could have gotten all that in about two days or less for free. It’s all about the torrents–transferable pieces of data (like on Limewire, kids)  that anyone with a computer and the Internet can access, click on, and wait for a few hours (or even minutes) to download. Literally type, click, and wait. Music, games, movies, applications, books, porn–you name it, it’s there. For free.

Now. What is wrong with this picture? You tell me. Limewire’s legal. uTorrent’s legal. Azureus is legal. Think about it for a minute. I could get all those things in an hour or two while I go to the gym or go to school or sleep. When I get back: TADA! (more…)

Summer’s here and that means it’s time to neglect that reading list and playing some goddamn video games. Unfortunately, your job painting houses at ‘College Kids F**k Your House Up,’ has neglected to return any income (“Dude, I totally have the cash but I keep forgetting”), so as usual, your broke.

No problem. Here’s five classic games that you should be able to find in the used/bargain bin section that’ll give you all the excuse you need to ignore other, less important things in your life. (more…)

Panamanian call center rep insults an American customer trying to buy a PC computer.

This is for all those crotchety musicians that hate on Guitar Hero players ’cause, like, they should all learn real instruments and stuff. Truth be told, Guitar Rising looks well executed, though I’m wondering what songs will be licensed due to Guitar Hero’s stranglehold on the music game genre.

…And here is the virtual tour of Apple’s latest product, Macbook Air:

What’s your opinion on the Macbook Air?

Seeing all those super-cool kids on campus with their 17-inch MacBook Pros really gets on your nerves, right? Who do they think they are, using superior technology while you run Adware every half-hour on the Dell your mom bought you for college?

All hope is not lost, PC patron: in a few easy steps you – yes, you! – can make your PC run like a Mac.

CNet recently published an article titled “Mock OS X: Five ways to make your PC more like a Mac” – and it goes in much farther depth than merely slapping an Apple sticker on your PC. Using free downloads (and in some cases, paid upgrades) you can prettify your PC to act more Mac-like with the use of a camouflaged taskbar, Widget application layers and Apple-emulating skins.

In no time you’ll be able to act as smug as any Mac-loving, eco-friendly San-Franciscan!

If any of this nonsense makes sense to you are either a Mac owner/fanboy or a die-hard Mac hater who knows thy enemy all too well (or you’re computer literate and deserve a pat on the back).