Just when you think some people can’t get any more pathetic, news like this pops up. 50-year old Terry Taulbee from East Price Hill, Cincinnati, is charged with beating his six-year-old son, all because the kid didn’t play a video game well. Sheesh.

Taulbee is now being held at the Hamilton County jail, facing a domestic violence charge for hitting the kid on his lower back and buttocks, which left a large red hand mark, according to court records. The area was swollen, causing pain for the poor six-year-old. The victim’s mother told police that Taulbee became upset when the boy…

Q-Games has been pretty tight-lipped about their PixelJunk Monsters project for the PSP. We know that it’s slated for a release this year, but when exactly will that be? If a product listing on Play-Asia is to be believed, it could be arriving this June already.

While the PS3 (PSN) version is playable on the PSP via Remote Play, what makes the PSP version worth getting is the fact that it’s got 50% more content than the PSN version. Pretty good deal, if you ask me. I just wish Q-Games would give us more updates on it (as well as their…

Let’s do a quick review. Who are the mutants gracing Activision’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine game? So far, there are 10 that have been confirmed already. Would you care to check out the list?

1. Agent Zero (real name: David North)
2. Blob (real name: Frederick J. Dukes)
3. Deadpool (real name: Wade Wilson)
4. Gambit (real name: Remy LeBeau)
5. John Wraith (aka: Kestrel)
6. Sabretooth (real name: Victor Creed)
7. Sentinels
8. Wendigo (aka: W.E.N.D.I.G.O. Prototype)
9. William Stryker
10. Wolverine (real name: Logan)

We’re thinking there could be more coming our way, since there are several more folks showing up in the movie. As you know, the game’s release is tied up with the movie’s debut, and the story…

From Software announced their plans to port the popular PlayStation 2 game, Armored 3, to the PlayStation Portable, signaling to devotees of the series a possible renewal in earnest of production interest in the game. An article in Famitsu suggests that the port will include some new gameplay sections and a few minor tweaks to the system, but most enthusiasts speculate that the real significance of the game is to hold the place of the series until a full-fledged new release emerges.

Armored Core 3 was arguably the best game in the series and the port is certainly appreciated, but real…

A company called Zener Works, based out of Japan, recently announced a new visual novel game that’ll have fans of the genre leaping out their chairs. This weekend, a video preview of the game arrived. The game will involve players being tested in complex situations which they’ll have to overcome in order to progress and advance the plot. Check out the video here, and notice also the interesting way that the frames push together – an indication of how far close towards success a player is moving in a given scenario.

Diamond And The Sound Of A Gunshot is slated to…

NPD recently published its routine report of United States video game sales and, unfortunately, it seems that the PlayStation Portable is buried by its major competing consoles. We’re looking at Resident Evil 5 firmly set at number one, followed by Pokemon Platinum for the DS about 130,000 units behind. The PSP does not appear in the top ten at all. Have a gander for yourselves:

• Resident Evil 5 (Capcom, Xbox 360) - 938,00
• Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo, DS) - 805,000
• Halo War (Microsoft, Xbox 360) - 639,000
• Resident Evil 5 (Capcom, PS3) - 585,000
• Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii) - 541,000
• MLB ‘09: The Show (Sony, PS3) -…