TheGuardianhas put the big four gaming platforms through their paces, giving helpful tips to the British consumer who is looking for some electronic entertainment this Christmas. The game weighs the relativepros and consof each gaming system, and while it seems to find good and bad points about the Wii, Xbox 360 and PC, the paper has nothing but damning words for Sony’s “disappointing” Black Box o’ Blu-ray. Of the Wii, theGuardianstates that it’s a “perfect introduction to videogames” but that the graphics “aren’t as pretty” as other systems and that groundbreaking Wii games only come along infrequently....

With the amount of videogames out there featuring giant robot suits that kick the crap out of each other, you’d think thatGundamcreator Yoshiyuki Tomino would appreciate the medium. Dismayingly, however, he actuallyhatesvideogames, thinks they’re a waste of time and that they are, quite simply,evil. “I think that video games are evil,”he says in his CEDEC keynote. “[Gaming] is not a type of activity that provides any support to our daily lives, and all these consoles are just consuming electricity!...

The fears of identity theft, credit card fraud, and PSN downtime are absolutely nothing compared to the biggest fear of all — losing one’s Trophies. PlayStation 3 Trophies are more precious than gold and define one as a gamer. Fortunately,they are unaffectedby thePSN hacking chicanery. Sony has assured customers that no loss of data will be suffered as a result of the debacle. As well as Trophies, your download history, friends list and cloud saves will all remain intact....

It’s tempting to label this with a Captain Obvious tag since it’s a major Microsoft first party game, and major Microsoft first party games get Xbox 360 bundles. If you loveHaloand for some weird f*cking reason don’t have an Xbox 360 yet, then you’ll want to drop some notes for theHalo 3: ODSTconsole bundle. The package comes with an Xbox 360 Elite, a controller (not anODSTcontroller for some stupid reason), a copy ofHalo 3, a copy ofHalo 3: ODST(obviously) and access to theHalo: Reachbeta....

The jolly people at Blizzard Entertaiment have brought together the best of Azeroth in search of talented voices to perform theWorld of Warcraft’s“Twas the Night Before Wintervale”. You’ll hear a lovely holiday tune sung by murlocks while the elves cast spells on themselves to plug their ears. Listen for a guest appearance by the Infernal and the boys at the tech department. Leave it to a bunch of elves, orcs and dwarves to show the true meaning of the holidays — ale!...

A trailer was released recently forJurassic Park: The Gamewhich punctuates all the various action-packed scenes in the game. And there seems to be a lot of them that you’ll be experiencing. During that whole time you will also be tying up loose ends from where the first movie left off; such as what in thehellever happened to Dennis Nedry’s shaving-cream can. There’s been variousJurassic Parktitles over the years, but this one looks set to do the legendary films justice....

[It’s time for anotherMonthly Musing— the monthly community blog theme that provides readers with a chance to get their articles and discussions printed on the frontpage. — CTZ] I am a star. Well, technically, I’m dead. My last memory is of a gigantic, oddly-dressed creature saying that I was (along with the millions of other people with me) about to be made into a star. Then a white flash, a burning sensation…and then nothing....

The new videos on theJapaneseDR:CTYDwebsite(seen by selecting chapters 5 and 6) feature something I didn’t think I’d ever see in a video game; a man playing fetch with zombie poodles by chucking saw blades at their heads. The poor little dead things really get into it, too! It’s cute, gross, sad and funny all at the same time. Other highlights include some creative uses for corn oil, Frank blowing away tons of zombies with a wide variety of weapons, and the introduction of Otis’s new side-kick; a guy named Greg who can apparently teleport you to the gun shop any time you want....

Ubisoft hasAssassin’s Creed: Brotherhoodcoming out in just a couple of weeks, and for fans of the franchise, that means a lot. Known for the impossible feats, assassinations of real world people, and the based-in-reality design, there’s a lot to like about theAssassin’s Creedfranchise. I’ve spent some time with the single-player portion of the game, and there’s a whole lot more in store for returning gamers. For those who loved the original two titles, like myself, there is plenty to makeAssassin’s Creed: Brotherhoodworthy of attention....

Giant Robotwon’t be the only art exhibit in town next week!Into the Pixelwill have their2009 collectionon display here in San Francisco during the 2010 Game Developers Conference. The show opens on March 11 from 6:00PM to 10:00PM at the Hotel des Arts. The San Francisco showing will be a little different than usual as LTL PRINTS donated a collection of giant custom wall graphics made up of the winning pieces from the 2009 collection....

We already knew Will Wright’sSpore— obviously groomed to be a mega-franchise for Electronic Arts — was coming to the Wii, but had little other information. New details suggest the game will be calledSpore Hero, and will not be a port of the PC title, but instead a new title designed specifically for Nintendo’s console. These details come from theGerman GamePro, who claims to have seen a trailer for the game at a recent EA event....

Excuuuuse me, but videogame cartoons are rarely good. That said, there’s something about watching them that is extremely satisfying. Sometimes it’s seeing how they’ve worked elements of the game into the cartoon. Other times it’s fun to see how they end up totally off base, like they never played the game before. Newly launched websiteJaroo.comhas plenty of cartoons like this, as it’s a cartoon website. Think of it as Hulu for crappy old animation....

You know how some games really try to creep you out but yet fail miserably? Well, looks likeJerichomay actually do what it’s intended to do: Give you nightmares about little baby chickens running around with their heads cut off. Turn off the lights, crank up the sound, and watch this latest trailer. If you need to grab your teddy bear for comfort, then I won’t judge you.