Core system with no hard drive and a wired controller for $299? Or a system with 20GB hard drive and a wireless controller for one more Benjamin? Isn't that kind of like asking if you'd like to buy a left shoe for $150 and get the right one for just $50 more?

Would anyone really buy the cheap version? >>

Nintendo pushes Twilight Princess back to April of 2006 (or later). Is it just us or would it be the best April Fools' joke ever for Nintendo to announce that the game has been switched to the Revolution platform? OK, maybe that's just us.

What's left in 2005 for GameCube owners? >>

On the eve of the release of two major games, Nintendogs and Advance Wars Dual Strike, Nintendo cuts the price of the DS to $129, or a little more than half of what the PSP (with its still-barren game library) costs.

The return of the Jedi? >>

The fetching sidekick from Half-Life 2 will get her own turn as the star in the game's first expansion pack, Aftermath. Can she carry the show without Freeman?

Will you play it for Alyx or for Dog? >>

Microsoft looks to extend the software royalties idea to hardware. Only companies who partner with Microsoft will be able to create peripherals for the Xbox 360. Oh, and only Microsoft gets to make wireless controllers.

Could this have a chilling effect on the range of consumer choices? >>

The public will get their hands on PS3 and X360 for the first time at TGS next month. The show will have more exhibitors than ever before, and likely, more visitors than ever. Anticipation is building for next-gen game demonstrations at the show.

Would you fly out to Japan for the event? >>

The larger-than-life Miami Heat center graces the cover of NBA 2K6. Can the Big Aristotle lead both the Heat and the plucky 2K Sports team to championships this year?

Do you pay much attention to the cover athlete of a sports game? >>