One of gaming's best kept secrets is the Atlus-developed Trauma Center series for the Nintendo DS and Wii. The perfect blend of surgical-themed arcade action, left-field sci-fi plot twists, and daytime soaps quality story and characters set the franchise apart from the droves of ho-hum titles littering the Big N's software aisles.Atlus looks to trump past Trauma Center titles with a medical breakthrough.Gametrailers.com has a behind the scenes look at Trauma Team, the latest entry in the Trauma Center saga. Video Games | Trauma...

The positive buzz surrounding next week's XBOX Live Arcade release of 'Splosion Man got me thinking "hey, what about that other exploding-guy 2.5D platformer that was announced around the same time?".After a bit of net-detective work I found it. Explodemon is the name, and not much is known about this other explosive action-platformer other than it's being developed by curve studios and that it's "a loving parody of badly translated (Japanese) action games and everything that they embody"Explodemon is scheduled for release on Playstation...

We're really rollin' now. And with our recent inclusion to iTunes we have all the more reason to record lots of podcasts. This week the gang and I discuss the controversial new film Bruno as well as a spoiler free discussion of the new Harry Potter and some sentiments on M.Night Shyamalan. Hopefully we'll be doing this more often. Listen on iTun...

Before the fifteen-minute mark in Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen treats us to a slapstick sex montage evolving the movie’s main protagonist and his gay lover. You’d be shocked if it wasn't so ridiculous and cartoon-like in nature. Bruno spins and contorts his lover around like something out of Cirque du Soleil. Various gags evolving phallic gadgetry ensue: Neither character seems to particularly enjoy the carnal activities. No, the filmmaker's goal was not to create a fair portrayal of homosexual intimacy, but rather a cruel joke at the expense...

Some of you might not know this, but FOX's tv show The Simpsons has been on the air and watched by millions for almost 20 years now. More specifically, the first episode was aired on Dec. 17th 1989. Wow! FOX is celebrating this anniversary with a new tv special to be aired next year. I'm not sure about any of the particulars on what this documentary will cover, maybe the shows history, or its cultural impact, or both. Whatever it is I'm sure I'll be fascinated.The director of said special will be Mr. Morgan Spurlock, director and star of the hit documentary Supersize Me. Lets hope he's a fan of the series so he can make...

Wow! It's been a long time guys but we're back. In this episode Shane and I discuss the future of Internet Television and the bargain bin Blu ray player. Please excuse any audio issues; I recorded my half in a space ship.Listen here.Or listen on iTun...

This is a blog after all. It's been a slow news week. No celebrities passed so there's no reason for huge retrospectives or top ten lists. So, what to do? You guessed it, more random thoughts from yours truly.The Promise of the Internet.I remember watching a quirky not-very-funny PBS special about HDTV. It was called Digital TV: A Cringley Crash Course and it was released late last century (1998). It was a awkward little documentary with a host who bounced around the screen touting the amazing possibilities of digital TV. While digital television is indeed amazing, it never quite reached the realization that Cringley,...