News Roundup: The 40th Tony Hawk Ride Day

by: Randy - posted: 5/27/2009 1:25:00 AM

In GamingNexus news:

• Henry Hatsworth easily replaces three games in of your collection.
• Star Trek = a new gaming opportunity.
• Our first impressions of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite.
• StarCraft II beta will include a map editor.
• THIS!  IS!  Gladiator A.D.!
• BattleForge is now free to play.
• Gaming Gibs for 5/26/2009.
• GamersGate is all 2.0.
• Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron PSP screenshots.
• Nikopol goes digital.
• Volvo - The Game available for download -- free.
• Diversity is Rockstar's middle name.
• Chat with Tim Schafer via Twitter.
• JVC unleashes beautiful colors with the LT-42WX70 LCD.
• Check out Tony Hawk: Ride peripheral in action.
  
• Return to Rapture on November 3rd in North America.
• Follow ECS on Twitter, win a motherboard or graphics card.
• Sega E3 lineup unveiled.
• New Kojima countdown has a clear picture of ...Dennis Quaid?
• Zune HD revealed, first step to Live Anywhere?
• New 40th Day shots reveal more shooting, surrendering, and potential sidekick.
• Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter announced.  Nothing to see.
• GameStop hosts Singularity sweepstakes, free trip to Comic Con at stake.
• Taito busts a move, lines up six rehashed fan-faves this summer.

And in other news:

• Bionic Commando is a lot of things.  But ultimately, it's safe.
• Can Western Digital raise the storage bar with the 2TB Green Drive?
• The $50 NZXT Beta Mid-Tower for budget-minded PC building.
• The top 10 most misued words in MMOs.
• The Agency interview with Lead Designer Hal Milton.
• EA's Reid Schneider talks to AtomicGamer about Army of Two: The 40th Day.
• Not much replayability in Punch-Out!! for The Hachiko.
• I4U got their hands on the Cooler Master HAF 922 PC Case.
• Juice for your gear: The Black & Decker PowerToGo 20W.
• Yes, the SilenX Ixtrema IXC-120HA2 Pro Series Heatpipe CPU Cooler is quiet.

Thanks to Defunct Games, Tweaknews, OCModShop, I4U, The Hachiko, AtomicGamer, MMORPG.com, Techgage, and TechwareLabs for today's news roundup.