Just got back from an evening playing a pre-beta version of Halo Reach multiplayer. Looks a lot like what you would expect, with a few new twists and turns, of course.

New this week, Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana star in the chronologically-challenged romantic drama, The Time Traveler’s Wife; Michael Stuhlbarg leads the Coen brothers’ A Serious Man; plus a look at Bronson, Halo: Legends, and SG-U: Stargate Universe, Season 1.0.

For those of you still stumbling around looking for the perfect gift this holiday season, here are a few suggestions that may come in handy for that special adult gamer in your life. Including some of the best video games released this year, these titles are sure to please the person in your life who just can’t tear themselves away from their console.

From music and shooters to action and racing, here are a few suggestions this holiday season.

Spike hosted the 2009 Video Game Awards last night, with the top award for game of the year going to PlayStation’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Since I’m not much of a fan of game awards though, I won’t get much into that.

It’s drop day, Halo fans, and if you weren’t lined up to pick up Halo 3: ODST at midnight, chances are you’re still trying to decide how badly you want the game.

Halo 3 fans probably don’t need much coaxing, but tomorrow, September 22, Bungie’s Halo 3: ODST makes the drop onto store shelves, and I’m very curious what the response is going to be like.

A weekly round-up of news stories on the comings and goings of the entertainment world. This week: Paula Abdul left American Idol but may have new plans already, notes on the passing of film legend John Hughs, reviews roll in for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and the Halo movie may not be dead after all.

Microsoft Games and Ensemble Studios released the demo of Halo Wars on Xbox Live today, with an all-too-quick sample of what we can expect when the game debuts March 3 on the Xbox 360.

Set 20 years before the events of the first Halo, Halo Wars kicks off as the UNSC forces clash with the Covenant, who start out the game looking for an artifact on the planet of Harvest.

DustyNine kicks some geek butt Gaming is more than a hobby for me. It’s practically an obsession (up there with movies, music, books… well, entertainment in general). I’ve been playing games since Pong first came out, so it’s kind of in my blood now. The thing is, as someone who frequently reviews games, I don’t [...]

Want to support the Children’s Miracle Network, and show off a little Halo 3 spirit at the same time? Xbox Canada, in partnership with EB Games, has produced the Halo 3 car flag, and a portion of each sale will be donated to the Children’s Miracle Network.