It appears that the fine folks in the Hamilton Central Police Department are bigger fans of Scientologist nagging than actual freedom of speech: Zi-Xiao Liang, creator ofScientology Pwned, was recently contacted by Detective Chris Kiriakopoulos in regards to his “hate crime” of a game. Liang was first called to the police station and questioned on his personal background and the nature of his game. Says Liang: “A reoccurring question Kiriakopoulous kept asking was “Given that your game has offended people, what do you plan to do?...

Did you know there was aNational Toy Hall of Fame at Strong Nation Museum of Playin Rochester, New York? True story! Inducted last year into the Toy Hall of Fame was the Stick (seriously?), and this year it’s joined by a few other toys you might have heard of — the ball, Fisher Price’s “Big Wheel,” and Nintendo’s Game Boy! Congratulations, Nintendo! Your hand held is as cool and fun as Lincoln Logs, LEGOs, the rocking horse, Raggedy Ann and Andy, the Slinky, Silly Putty, and the Easy-Bake Oven....

In thelast debate, we shared similar nightmare stories about the hardest games we’ve ever played. Hundreds of votes were cast for over a hundred different horror stories, but in the end only two games stood out from each category. Below are the top results from each group: For this week’s debate, sinceMetal Gear Solid 4‘s release date is right around the corner, I’d like to take a look back at all the other games in its series....

[Update:Contest over! Winners are TheRemix, Toneman, Clown Baby, Jonny, Swishiee, GrumpyTurtle, Nihil, LK4O4, ryaomon and Zeiss! Check your PMs soon for further instructions!] 2K will be showing off three huge titles at PAX Prime this year.XCOM,The Darkness IIandBorderlands 2will all be on the show floor in some way and form. Obviously fans will be waiting hours to play all the games on hand but we’re giving you the chance to skip the lines for The Darkness II hands-on time!...

Professors at the University of Central Florida have developed a videogame which they believe may help recovering alcoholics avoid behaviors which might lead them to a relapse.Guardian Angelis a game where players decide how to spend their time in a given day and then play mini-games relating to certain tasks. Examples are things like getting rid of all the bottles in the house or plotting a route that doesn’t pass a liquor store....

Killzone 2‘s lifetime US sales figure hasbeen revealed, and while the PS3 exclusive has had a respectable performance, it appears to have failed to make the same strides as Xbox 360 exclusiveHalo 3, even today. Unable to crack a million sales,Killzone 2has so far shifted 677,000 units. Not bad, but not brilliant. The gamedidhave a very solid start. Despite launching considerably late in February, the game still charted at number 5, selling 323,000 units....

I never thought the day would come that I would agree with Summa’s opinion of a Wii game. Normally he and I are of two different views on just about everything, but as far asResident Evil: Umbrella Chroniclesis concerned, he’s pretty much right. (Aah! It hurts!) I know that Rob gave you his ‘unbiased’view of what he saw, so I’m just going to going to play devil’s advocate with my own impression....

Indie developer Hello Games has revealed its next title, a follow up to its incredible PlayStation Network title,Joe Danger. CalledJoe Danger: The Movie, Hello Games says that while it features a familiar face, it’s not a direct sequel. “Really, it’s something entirely new,” Hello Games managing director Sean Murray tells me. “We’re super early in development, but it’s pretty huge already. Like, I think the entire gameplay experience ofJoe Dangeron PSN would be just one short scene in this movie....

In a European game lineup press release, there were a few goodies among the games we already knew were coming. The biggest wasLast Window: The Secret of Cape West, which is the sequel to Hotel Dusk. Europe will get their hands on this DS game on September 17th. Also found among the listings is that really strange Japanese game calledFace Training. You may remember that this one had you stretching your face to keep it healthy and youthful....

I’ll be honest: I don’t loveLittleBigPlanet. I respectmy game-reviewing brethren, but there are so many small issues (like control, jump precision, boring levels, terrible music) that keep me from loving it. It’s more of a mildlikefor me. One thing I do love, though, is playing through user-created levels. It’s like ever forum kiddie out there made a level about something they hated, and I find myself laughing out loud at some of the designs....

World War II games. Everybody’s played them, everybody’s sick of them. Unless they’re very easily pleased. The vast majority of us have stormed the beaches and liberated the cities so many times that we’re very much over the idea of bringing sweet Allied retribution to Fritz and his cackling Nazi chums. Yes, the World War II “genre” is overdone and killing Germans just isn’t as fun as it used to be....

Looking back, it’s all to easy to point to the launch of the PlayStation 3 as the low point in Sony’s otherwise domineering position in the console landscape. However, it’s a bit of uncharted waters to hear the CEO of Sony himself, Howard Stringer, finally admit to the bleak outlook of the PS3 at the time. While speaking at theWall Street Journal’sD6conference, Stringer commented that although the PS3 seems to be smelling like a rose at the moment, it wasn’t all that long ago when the console was very much on the ropes — and basically on life-support....

The Humble Indie Bundle initiative has been remarkably successful.So far, more than one million dollars have been raised in the name of charity. The games featured in each bundle have no DRM, they work across Windows, Mac, and Linux — and yeah, they’re usually terrific. For this just-launchedthird Humble Indie Bundle, we’re looking at another solid line-up: Remember, you choose your own price and get to decide how your money is split between the developers, Child’s Play, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation....