Few words can make a gaming reporter roll their eyes as easily as a publicist's offer to "let me show you the Wii version." So how did the Nintendo Wii version of "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" look during a demo this week? Read more...

Sony may no longer command the attention of the majority of "Resident Evil" fans or "Grand Theft Auto" fans in America, but it appears to have a big advantage with baseball fans. (Check out the NPDs for proof.) Why is that?

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With the NPD group confirming that "Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars" sold an un-"GTA"-like 89,000 units between its March 17 launch and April 4, the question turns to gamers:

If you're a "GTA" fan who has purchased games like "Grand Theft Auto IV," but didn't buy "Chinatown Wars," why not?

"Mushroom Men" is keeping me hooked strictly because of its music. Read more...

I got a demo of the Xbox 360 and Wii version of Activision's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" video games today. I'll have more details tomorrow. For now, let me share two topics that should excite current and lapsed (like me) Transformers obsessives. Read more...

The NPD group has released video game hardware and software sales figures for March 2009. In them, you'll spot good news for "Resident Evil 5," "Halo Wars" and "Pokemon," and the notable absence of the Nintendo DS' "Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars" and 2K Sports' PS3 version of its baseball franchise. Read more...

Activision, the giant publisher of the upcoming "DJ Hero" game, claims that the backers of competing game "Scratch: The Ultimate DJ" have sued them only to distract attention from financial troubles. Read more...

Ubisoft's announcement earlier today that "Assassin's Creed II" is coming to "all current-generation platforms" later this year begged for clarification. Surely the series is returning to the XBox 360 and PS3, but what about the Wii? Reached for comment about whether "Assassin's Creed" fans should consider the Wii to be in the current gen, a Ubisoft spokseperson said: "We have only announced Xbox 360, PS3, PC and PSP."

Who got epilepsy from watching the "Assassin's Creed 2" teaser? What did someone working on "Madden 2010" have to say about Madden's retirement? Find out.
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Time Warner Cable took a step back today from its plans to expand testing of a new Internet billing plan that would charge consumers based on the amount of bandwidth they use. Read more...