Blog Posts by Chris Morris

Madden NFL '13 (Credit: EA)Okay, EA, this is getting a little bit creepy.

The Madden franchise added to its impressive Super Bowl prediction track record by not only correctly picking the Ravens over the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII, but even managing to nail the point spread.

Sure, it was a couple points off on the exact score -- the Madden '13 prediction game had the Ravens winning 27-24, versus the game's actual 34-31 outcome -- but it also accurately guessed that Ravens QB Joe Flacco would walk home with the MVP trophy.

(Credit: Getty Images)Rumors about the PlayStation 4 have been floating around for over a year now, but on February 20, we'll finally get a glimpse at the real thing. That's the day Sony will hold an event in New York where it reportedly plans to unveil its long-awaited next-generation console.

The company got the hype machine rolling Thursday evening with a mysterious teaser video. To amp things up further, the company posted a Twitter update reading simply "see the future." Within minutes, news outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, confirmed through sources that this would, in fact, be the company's launch party for the PS4.

The console war is about to get a lot more crowded.

While announcements of next-generation devices from Microsoft and Sony are bound to grab headlines this year, a wave of new machines from various corners of the games industry is threatening to shake up the traditional three-company battle over your living room.

Duncan Jones (Credit: Getty Images)When famed director Sam Raimi dropped out of the long-in-development World of Warcraft film last summer, fans feared it would never get made.

That discouragement has turned to optimism once again, though, as Duncan Jones -- whose directorial work on films such as "Source Code" and "Moon" has earned him heaps of critical praise -- has signed on to shepherd Azeroth to the big screen, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

Boyfriend Trainer (Credit: Games2Win)Apple has a zero-tolerance policy for apps that contain nudity, and they're usually quick to shut down any that promote violence against women. But an app that encourages girls to abuse their significant other is apparently fair game.

Boyfriend Trainer, which is available in both the App Store and the Android market, lets players slap, electrocute, or mace a virtual boyfriend for what most people would call minor transgressions, including drinking their girlfriend’s drink or leaving his shirt on the ground.

Video games -- especially shooters like Black Ops II and Halo 4 -- have been in an uncomfortable spotlight for the past month and a half. The controversy over violent games has overshadowed the joy that can come from immersing yourself in these virtual worlds.

That's what makes this absolutely adorable video even more engaging. A pair of gamers invited their 84-year-old grandfather to play along – and his reactions are priceless:

Jonathan CoultonLast week, songwriter Jonathan Coulton, who most gamers know through his legendary work on Valve's Portal series, accused the FOX show 'Glee' of ripping off his cover of Sir Mix-a-lot's "Baby Got Back." Coulton's version, released in 2006, transformed the hip-hop anthem into a laid back folksy jam, which apparently was so catchy that it caught the ear of the arrangers at 'Glee', who pretty much ripped it off.

Producers for the show haven't made any public statements, though Coulton says on his blog that they acknowledged his complaints privately.

L.A. Noire (Credit: Rockstar Games)Hollywood and the video game industry usually have a fairly cordial relationship. Studios need game publishers to put out licensed products for their tentpole films, and game makers are often eager to expand the universe that directors create on screen.

This week, though, there was a fracture in that relationship, as Rockstar Games, creators of the Grand Theft Auto franchise, and Frank Darabont, screenwriter of films like "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile" and developer of AMC's "The Walking Dead," bickered publicly about an upcoming project, each with a different version of the story.