Everyone visiting PPG should probably know that we are big casual gamers, if not, just check out some of the reviews for just about every system we have categories for. They are fun, interesting and are a big seller right now for companies. Well, this next piece of news is right up our alley, and according to our stats, quite a few of our readers love casual games too. The Casual Connect Europe... more.

Cartoon Network hit animation gold with Ben 10 when they debuted it years ago, now they are looking to team up with Konami to recreate that fire with Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex which is coming out on Nintendo WiiWare and Microsoft Xbox Live Arcade soon. The Rise of Hex features gameplay and storylines that follow what fans expect from the Ben 10 franchise including Ben having access to t... more.

Konami has just released Vandal Hearts Flames of Judgment on XBLA all around the world.  This is not a reboot of the series but a wholy new installment focusing on two rival kingdoms that are about to goto war on the continent of Sostegaria.  Tobias Martin, an orphan that survived the last great war, is caught in the middle of this feud.  Taking up arms with his friends, Tobias is on a directio... more.

Microsoft is bringing out an updated, more true to the original form, version of the arcades of yore.  Microsoft has shown off their Game Room for Xbox Live Arcade at the CES this year and we have that video along with some nice screens for you to check out. The idea behind the Game Room is that you will be able to enjoy arcade classics from yesteryear in two forms.  One, you can pay 40 Micro... more.

Got an update here for our European readers, others can check this out too, featuring various pieces of interest from Microsoft.  We have a shot of the new Xbox Classics Halo 3, Forza Motorsport 3 branded Xbox system and more. First up, Xbox Classics Halo 3 which is rated 16 by the PEGI: Next up, we have the Forza Motorsport 3 branded 250 gigabyte Xbox 360 system box shot: Gettin... more.

It is obvious, to anyone that visits Pixel Perfect Gaming, that we are bigtime gamers here. While games are important to us, we do read stuff too, both online and off (as in hard copy). That is the purpose of this column, to bring to your attention, our readers, various magazines that we read here at PPG. Some are online only, no print edition available, and some are in print, available on thei... more.

D3Publisher has revealed the box art for Ben 10 Alien Force™: Vilgax Attacks which they will be releasing in Europe in 2010.  Ben 10 is a very popular franchise for Cartoon Network and has already sold millions in the gaming world.  This release is hitting all of the current consoles from the Xbox 360 to the Wii (and they aren't forgetting all of those gamers still kicking it with the PS2 eith... more.

Microsoft and Oberon Media have joined forces to fight Breast Cancer with Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.  What this means is, between the 12th and the 18th of October 5% of profits from every PC game purchased through MSN.com. (more…)... more.

Microsoft is finally accepting the fact that games need to be allotted more space in this day and age and has raised the file size limit of XBLA games from 50 megabytes to 2 gigabytes, about a 40 times over size increase.  What does this mean for the gamers?  Bigger file sizes will allow for more content, which hopefully will lead to better longer games.  We all know though, it is up to the dev... more.