News Roundup: Heavenly Halo vs. Painkiller Grenade

by: Randy - posted: 3/6/2009 11:50:00 PM

In GamingNexus news:

• Taking the iPhone into the hobbyist world of slot car racing.
• The new GeForce GTS 250 from eVGA.
• Ogres battle Watchmen this week on the Retro Roundup.
• Question of the Week: First Impressions, Lasting Impressions?
• Rise Against track pack coming March 12.
• Ain't no party like a Dungeon Party.
• Unreal Tournament 3 free for this weekend.
• Rock Band DLC = R.E.M.
• Impulse deals on Painkiller, Galactic Civilizations and Unreal Gold.
• Metal Gear Online expansion pack dated and detailed.
• Stormrise brainstorms a generic cast of characters.

And in other news:

• The new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 graphics card offers 10% greater performance than the 280.
• Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride weds itself to a 4 out of 5 from the Hachiko.
• AtomicGamer posts a roundup of iPhone games to include:  Days of Thunder, Galcon, Scrabble, and Truck vs. Grenade.
• They also score Halo Wars an unbeatable 84 out of 10!!!

Thanks to Legit Reviews, The Hachiko and AtomicGamer for today's news roundup.