“A mob war is brewing as Philadelphia’s and New Jersey’s most powerful families are about to collide. As the illegitimate son of “Big Pussy,” you have been born into the organization and are now being given an opportunity to demonstrate your loyalty to Tony Soprano. As a soldier you must earn money on collections, protect your turf through intimidation, and gain admiration within your own family to move up in the ranks of the organization. Carry out orders from Paulie, Silvio, Christopher and Tony in familiar locations such as the Bada Bing!, Nuovo Vesuvio’s and Satriale’s. Storyline collaborated with show creator David Chase and voiced by the show’s key cast members.”

Full Press Release

According to the press release it is due out for the holidays on the Xbox 360 and the PS2 and with E3 right around the corner I’m sure we will get some screen shots or video. Rumors of the game originally surfaced about a year ago in a CNN/Money report. We’ll have to wait and see…

As expected (by the people who heard the date over at 1up.com) Nintendo has announced that the DS Lite will be hitting US shelves on June 11th. But where is the Navy version?

"The lighter, brighter version of the hot-selling Nintendo DS is expected to be priced as low as $129.99 at retailers throughout the United States. The inaugural color is an elegant Polar White with a raised DS logo on the cover."

Damnit. Now I have to decide if I want to wait longer…

I’m sure everyone and their mother knows this by now – Wii is the official name for Nintendo’s new console! And it has just been added to my spell check dictionary! I’m not sure how I feel about it yet, it needs some time to soak in I guess…

I got into a discussion earlier today about how 'Guild War: Factions' is almost upon us.  I was saying that I've almost preordered a half dozen or so times over the last couple of weeks – just to get the pre-play weekend and all that.  In truth I was going to order the collectors edition but, since Guild Wars hasn't fit very well into my busy life I held off – and after seeing over at brinstar's blog that it has been delayed I'm kind of glad I didn't throw any money down on it.  I guess I'll just have to buy a 'regular' copy when it hits the shelves.  If there are any left…