I remember playing laser tag with my neighbors when I was much younger. There was this lame vest and silver foam hat with a Coast Guard beacon attached to it. Most of us had these slick looking black laser guns but one kid, I think his name was Rick, had the special white rifle. That huge rifle didn't actually do anything different than our little black guns but it definitely looked cooler.

Now the geniuses at Jasman Toys are crossbreeding Halo with laser tag. Seems like a pretty natural pairing. If these aren't too expensive they'd definitely make a nice gift.

Check out the Trendy Gadget story here.

And the Official Jasman Toy page here.

Lego Star Wars could just be one of my favorite games of all time. If you haven't played it, and don't subsequently love it, you suck. Sorry if I'm the first to tell you that, but it's true. Anyway, now they're applying the same formula to Batman and Indy. How can this possibly lose?

Check out 3 solid minutes of video from the Indy game here. The game covers all three movies released so far. The clip seems to be aping those first few minutes of Raiders, though I don't remember any crocodiles in there. Who gives a fuck, it'll be great.

Thanks to /Film for the heads up.

Mitch may be the only person we know who can truely appreciate this. Some interweb chick knit herself a Punch Out scarf featuring Mac and Mike. I like the initiative there.

You can see her post here. [Etsy]

Am I the only one that is wholly underwhelmed with the concept behind Street Fighter IV? From everything I've read it sound more or less like a rehash cashing in on the nostalgia of wistful aging gamers. I miss the concept of progression in fighting games. The first thing that the Tekkens and Soul Calibers of the world get called on is their inability to change the formula. Read any Soul Caliber sequel review and you will see the critical crutch in there. For some reason all of the game sites are getting smitten with the nostalgia that Capcom is repackaging like the Strokes repackaging the Cars. But then I guess that ‘s the nature of "gaming journalism," make the previews sound amazing so you increase excitement and get more hits on your site, and then destroy the game in a review to maintain a narrative voice and your last shred of credibility. Gross.

Anyway, there is a pretty great article over at Wired that explains the why's and how's of Street Fighter IV.

Good day kids, I realize that my posts have been geared a bit more towards the 360 and Wii of late. But please don't think that I don't care about you PS3 folks out there, because I do, I really do. It's just that Sony doesn't for long stretches of time. Any way, Konami has just confirmed that the internet rumblings were correct; Metal Gear Solid 4 is coming June 12th 2008. So hurry up and makes friends with someone that has a PS3.

Call me crazy, but my excitement is waining for this title.

Read all about the future of the Wii Fit over at PALGN

In a move that should surprise only the most retarded of readers (i.e. not you guys! you guys is smart), Microsoft has just announced that Gears of War 2 will be making its way to the 360. What is a little surprising is that it's slated for November 8th of this year, which in my head will never fucking happen. This puppy will be delayed more than GTA 4. Mark my words. The first installment was rushed out and I highly doubt Epic is going to let this puppy into the wilde until all the Dinosaur Monsters with Rocker Launchers on their backs are ready to come along.

Read all about it.