Taxpayer bill for failed video game legislation crosses $1 million

THE BILLS keep piling up for US States that push unconstitutional “violent video game” laws, as courts continually reject them. These political failures are costing taxpayers plenty, and the ESA is looking for California to pay up next.

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PS3 Unreal Tournament to feature unlimited map, mod, and skin downloads

While the trend has been tighter control on content released for console games online, Sony and Midway are allowing open access to new maps, skins, and mods from the PC version of the game: all for free.

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Sony PS3 a price-cut candidate, perhaps by Christmas: Sony CEO

Watch out Microsoft and Nintendo. Sir Howard says that Sony is in deep contemplation on a price cut. Our crystal ball sees a $100 cut in time for Christmas, based on industry events and Stringer’s comments.

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Church of England upset over cathedral’s depiction in Sony game

The PlayStation 3 launch title Resistance: Fall of Man features a gun fight inside a real-world cathedral. Church of England officials are not amused by the virtual violence shown in their place of worship.

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Busting rumors: Sony’s PS3 price drop and Square’s 360 Final Fantasy plans

Everyone is talking about the PlayStation 3 dropping in price and Square-Enix’s decision to keep Final Fantasy away from the 360. But is there truth to these rumors? We investigate.

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120GB 360 hard drive spotted in the wild?

You may be able to snag the $180, 120GB 360 hard drive early. Pictures inside.

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Two 360 exclusives now headed to PS3

SCI Entertainment announced today that two previous Xbox 360 exclusives—Kane & Lynch and Crossfire—are headed to the PS3.

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Xbox 360 scratching discs? Maybe, says Microsoft

So far the Xbox 360 has had its fair share of hardware problems, both large and small, and while Microsoft has dealt with most of these challenges by extending warranties and offering up free fixes, it usually takes its own sweet time to come around, which seems to be the case here.

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