Ars writs: "Some of my fondest memories of Christmas involve playing with my our family's model trains. It doesn't seem very exciting now, but the way the train simply moved on its circular track and with the ability to speed it up, to stop it, or to keep it going at a good pace was very calming. Playing Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks at a Nintendo press event a few days ago took me right back there. Not a bad thing to remind gamers of, even the adults in the audience."
GF365: "Oftentimes, video games have characters who are antagonistic and really not very pleasant. Here are some of the friendliest characters in games where you might not otherwise expect to find them."
This weekend from August 10-14, players can play for free Assassin’s Creed II, Brotherhood, Revelations, Black Flag and Valhalla on Xbox, PlayStation and PC (availability dependent on platform).
Tears of the Kingdom may be about to become everyone's new favorite, but there's one DS game that deserves more shine.
this is still one of my most anticipated games for 2009.