Between now and the release date of September 13, 2010 the Legacy Interactive House MD game can be had for 15% off on pre-order. You can read our review of the game here. Details on the pre-order are available at http://www.housemdgame.com/.

As an added incentive, they're holding a contest to give away 100 copies of the season 6 DVD set of the series.

I always enjoy reading Developer's Blog posts. (Maybe because, as a critic, I get to deconstruct games so it's fun to see them constructed.) Legacy started a new series of posts from the developers of the forthcoming "Criminal Minds" tie-in game. You can find the first post here.

I like books. A lot. I mean I really, really like books. I’ve spent a lifetime building a library with more than 3,000 volumes. It’s not the Library of Alexandria, but it’s important to me.  read more »

I can only imagine the pitch meeting for the series House MD

"Well it's about this doctor who is brilliant but he's also a total narcissistic jerk. He's rude to patients, rude to the staff, rude to random strangers in the street."

"It sounds perfect for the eighteen-to-twenty-four demographic. Let's give it the green light!"  read more »

2009 saw the release of a lot of great video games, plus a few serious clunkers. While you can check out our reviews for all kinds of ideas, here are some of our favorites from the past few months that we recommend for families:  read more »

If you're paying attention to the site, you might have noticed a new name among the reviewers....GrannyWii

GrannyWii is a real-ish person and she's based on my retirement-age mother. Let me give you a little background  read more »

Hello, everyone. You may have noticed a bit of a slowdown in posts around here lately. We apologize for that, but it's due to our central office being moved over 500 miles away. Our other writers aren't moving, but this process has consumed all of our time for the past six weeks and for the next few weeks. We hope to get back to normal soon, at which point we should not only have new content, but new features.

Thanks for your patience, and enjoy your summer!

Yesterday, Warner Bros confirmed that, by Holiday 2009, LEGO Rock Band will be hitting every major console, including the DS. This raises all kinds of questions, but it also sounds like great news for families. Our biggest trouble with the Rock Band series has been the mix of appropriateness in songs for young voices, but this new edition, besides being an unexpected-but-possibly-cool new version, looks to target a younger audience while not alienating the older set.  read more »

The free version of the Opera browser that is available to owners of the new Nintendo DSi is surprisingly powerful. Check out these 10 tips for working effectively with this interesting tool.

1. Get on-line The new DSi is more powerful than it's predecessor and can connect to secure, WPA-encrypted networks. However, the process of getting connected can be confusing. Nintendo has provided an easy-to-follow walk-through at http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/dsi/en_na/online.jsp  read more »

Any analog TV signals that haven't shut down already will do so within the next three months. If you have a digital TV, cable, or satellite, you need not worry, and worst case, you'll need a digital converter box if you don't already have one. But if you'd like to save some money, we have some suggestions where to get your content.  read more »