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Roger's PlayStation Games Blog June 2006 Archive

By Roger Altizer, About.com Guide to PlayStation Games since 2004

PlayStation 3 Pre-Orders: Gamestop/EB Games and Best Buy

Friday June 30, 2006
You can now pre-order PS3 games over at Gamestop/EB Games (same company) and Best Buy. Both sites will let you pre-order games that won't be coming out until well into ... Read More

Convergence is the (New) Name of the Game

Friday June 30, 2006
As we delve head first into the a global culture, we see more and more cross-over between games, film, TV, and music. At the first annual Hollywood and Games Summit, ... Read More

Take-Two Faces Criminal Charges for Grand Theft Auto?

Thursday June 29, 2006
According to Game Industry.biz, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter is currently advising caution in investmenting in Take-Two interactive, publishers of the Grand Theft Auto games. Pratcher asserts that the recently ... Read More

The Top Ten PS2 Games of Summer 2K6

Friday June 23, 2006
Whether your looking for a summer birthday gift, or simply trying to figure out which games are worth playing in the dirge that occurs during this time of year, this ... Read More

Johnny Depp to Be the Voice of Jack Sparrow in Pirates Game

Friday June 23, 2006
According to Kotaku.com, Johnny Depp is lending his voice to the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow videogame from Bethesda. I saw the game at E3, ... Read More

100 Million PS3s or Bust

Friday June 23, 2006
Howard Stringer, Sony's Welsh-born chair, has gone on record stating that the PS3 will be central to the revitalization of Sony and he fully expects to sell 100 million units. Keep ... Read More

Superman Returns Preview

Tuesday June 20, 2006
Well, there's already controversy about the storyline of the Superman Returns film. Namely that it doesn't follow the established comic book mythology and tweaks the stories of the previous films. ... Read More

EyeToy Play: Sports preview

Wednesday June 14, 2006
With over 101 mini-games, EyeToy Play: Sports will be the largest EyeToy game to date. Read my preview to find out about the included mini-games, eight-player teams, and check out ... Read More

PS2 outsells Xbox 360 - not a good sign for team Microsoft

Monday June 12, 2006
As we head into the summer gaming slump in which you, the gaming public, decide to actually open the door and see what's out there, let's take a look at ... Read More

Oklahoma governor signs anti-videogame bill into law

Sunday June 11, 2006
Oklahoma has become the eighth U.S. jurisdiction to pass a law restricting the sale of Mature and Adult Only (M, AO) rated games to minors. Similar laws in St. Louis, ... Read More

Interview with the PMS Clan's Athena Twin

Friday June 9, 2006
For those of you who've been with me for a while, you know I'm a fan of both the PMS Clan and the Frag Dolls. Aside from the sheer cool ... Read More

Europe's first clinic for videogame addicts opens in Amsterdam

Friday June 9, 2006
Today the Associated Press released a story about the first videogame addiction detox center set to open in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Aside from the irony of a city known for easy ... Read More

If you can't punish retailers for selling M rated games to minors, why not pick on the kids?

Wednesday June 7, 2006
That's it. I am now officially boycotting Minnesota. Why is it that in the face of solid scientific research we still can't agree that SUVs and factories may be causing ... Read More

More senseless Sony spin

Saturday June 3, 2006
Apparently, Sony is not at all concerned with how much market share they have of the videogame biz (presently they have over 60%). In fact, they care more about the ... Read More

J Allard better watch his back, Sony's mouthpiece is shooting for his position as Game Speak Spinster

Thursday June 1, 2006
Alright, Microsoft's J Allard has said some very interesting things in regards to the 360. Take for example how the Xbox 360 would usher in the HD era of gaming, ... Read More

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