Xbox 360 Game Picks
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has been very popular, easily outselling Sony’s PlayStation 3 system so far.
Microsoft has been aggressive in promoting and supporting Xbox 360 game development and has been largely successful. Several Xbox-only games are huge draws to the platform. Halo 3, for instance, sold 4.2 million units and made $170 million

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PlayStation 3 Game Picks
The incredible power of the PlayStation 3 opens up new possibilities for games to shine visually and in their gameplay. Soundtracks also receive a welcome boost. Online co-operative play and other community features let a gamer extend their PlayStation 3 world out beyond the living room.
But just because Sony has provided unprecedented

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Wii Game Picks
Nintendo’s Wii system continues to be scarce, but if your giftee already has a Wii or you have managed to score one for them, there are some great games available.
Some of these games make full use of the innovative Wii-mote controller system to add a more immersive aspect, while some games use the

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Crysis Is Coming Soon
Crysis is looking very good, and will be available on November 13th, 2007. The demo is coming on October 23rd. However, given the minimum PC requirements, you might want to get that new system now.
Here is some Crysis multiplayer in-game footage, from Red Star Studios.

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To celebrate the 12th anniversary of Command & Conquer, EA is providing the original Command & Conquer PC game as a free download. Visit the news section and click on the 12th Anniversary link, then download the two ISO images. Windows XP users will want to also download the special installation instructions to get it

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Desktop Tower Defense is a great game by Paul Preece that we reviewed here previously. Since Preece joined forces with Dave Scott, the creator of Flash Element TD (and Flash Circle TD and Vector TD), they’ve been working on a multiplayer Flash gaming site call The Casual Collective.

The Casual Collective is out of beta and running on an invite-only basis. Once in the system, you can invite others to join your collective. TCC appears to be adding the social element to casual gaming, with groups, collectives, etc.

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Desktop TD Gets An Update
Paul Preece of Hand Drawn Games has released Desktop Tower Defense 1.5. This update adds ink, snap, and boost towers, morph and dark creeps, and several new modes. The bash tower is improved, the 10K mode is 100 levels, and the UI has picked up some snaz, as has the audio.
This

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Xbox 360 Jump In Shootout
A relative oldie, but still good. This Xbox 360 Jump In advertisement features a spectacular finger gun shootout in a train station.

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Critters Does It Again
David Scott, a.k.a. Critters, is the author of Flash Element TD and Flash Circle TD has released another online Flash based Tower Defense game. This time it’s called Vector TD.
Vector TD
The latest Critters game revisits familiar territory. There’s a maze. There are creeps. There are various towers with upgrades. There’s an interest

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Game Tips, Walkthroughs, and Cheats
If you spend much time playing a videogame, you will likely start to wonder if there are tricks or strategies that you can use to improve your scores or progress. In games where missions or quests are involved, or even in elaborate puzzle games, you might looks for walkthroughs, which describe

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