Microsoft already has announced that it will offer "E3: Bringing It Home" for Xbox Live members, with new E3 demos and trailers hitting next Tuesday.
No word at this writing on whether Sony or Nintendo will use their online networks for similar promotions.
In one of my super rare comments aimed specifically at parents, I have two things. First, this is a good time to check out the rest of this year's offerings. Second, sometime next week, you might sit down with your kid(s) and surf the Web, looking at the new hot stuff. Not only is it fun - heck, you might find a game you want - but it is an easy way for young gamers to play the knowledgeable ones for once. Most of the time, it is the other way around.
Manhunt 2 ... Part 2
Although the British Board of Film Classification has effectively banned Rockstar's Manhunt 2 from the U.K., 1,045 signatures in opposition are attached to an online petition posted on the official No. 10 Downing Street Web site, the nation's government online portal.
"The BBFC have recently refused to rate the video game Manhunt 2. As such, adults in this country will never be allowed to play this game. Adults should be allowed to make their own decisions with regard to what video games they want to play," it reads in part.
Now that isn't a lot of signatures, and it is mostly academic because Take Two, Rockstar's publishers, has delayed plans to release the game ... anywhere.
A conundrum
Backed up by video rental chain Blockbuster's decision to favor Blu-ray movies over HD-DVD, some movie studios are trying to drive up Blu-ray player sales by offering five free movies when you purchase one.
