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Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

Broken, buggy, and shallow gameplay leaves Mercenaries 2's world in flames.

The third time is a charm for Traveller's Tales — logical puzzles and great offline co-op play make this the best Lego game yet.

WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008

With little notable improvement to the formula and steps backward in several key areas, SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008 is a big disappointment.
Buzz! The Mega Quiz

A proper five to eight player mode, a return to general knowledge and a clutch of new rounds mark a return to form for the Buzz! series of trivia party games.
World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions

The things Tournament of Champions does well aren't quite enough to make it stand out from the many, many other poker games available.
Buzz! The Sports Quiz

Despite its many flaws, Sports Buzz is enjoyable for anyone with a passing interest in sports. Just be prepared to learn enough about soccer to make even Les Murray blush.
The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code is a middling adventure game take on Dan Brown's mega-selling novel, but it does do at least a few things reasonably well.
Commandos Strike Force

Though based on a great series of innovative tactical action/puzzle games, Commandos Strike Force comes off as just another middling World War II shooter, despite some good ideas.
50 Cent: Bulletproof

Whether you're an action fan looking for a good shooter or a G-Unit fan in search of new material, Bulletproof disappoints across the board.
NHL 2K6

It's got new goalie controls and marginally improved graphics, but taken as a whole, NHL 2K6 just isn't as appealing on the 360 as it was on other platforms.

SCE Australia boss on the 40GB PS3

Sony Computer Entertainment Australia and New Zealand managing director Michael Ephraim on the new 40GB PS3 model, discontinuing the 60GB version, and copping flak from gamers.

Aussie Rules coming back to PS2

AFL Premiership 2007 to hit Aussie PS2s on June 28.
Chicks dig the DS, hate the PSP?

Suspect marketing may have hurt Sony in the mobile gaming wars, but there's something a bit more subtle going on that it must contend with: Nintendo's DS is female-friendly.
Sony's brave Sir Howard

Sony has been in the news a lot in the last year, but mostly for the wrong reasons.
Sony expands developer ties down under

SCEE's Zeno Colaco says next-gen consoles allow for more creativity; launches new PSP dev kit program to support Aussie developers.