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News Blips for Wednesday, October 19, 2011: NFL Blitz revived for XBLA and PSN; Battlefield 3 for Xbox 360 will be much less detailed without the texture pack installed; PS Store opens on PS Certified devices (which is only one tablet); and more.

After an endless parade of shooters focused on attacking, it is amazing to see what a talented dev can do with a game focused on the opposite. Orcs Must Die! provides compelling evidence that it's better to play defense than offense.

News Blips for Monday, October 17, 2011: A MW3 developer bristles at criticisms of his game's graphics; Iron Brigade's first DLC will feature Martian Bears; Snooki will be involved with eight mobile apps/games; and more.

News Blips for Wednesday, October 12, 2011: Popcap unveils Popcorn Dragon for iOS devices; register now for early access to the new Xbox 360 dashboard; Burnout Crash will dangerously collide with iPhone and iPad this holiday; and more.

News Blips for Monday, October 10, 2011: Mass Effect 3 is getting co-op missions; Kojima will see Metal Gear Solid through until the grave and beyond; Netflix unsure about game rentals; and more.

News Blips for Thursday, October 6, 2011: PlayStation Vita games will be far too large for a download-only distribution model; Red Dead Redemption PC isn't happening; VVVVVV will get a 3DS port soon; and more.

News Blips for Wednesday, October 4, 2011: Microsoft unveils the list of content partners for its new Xbox Live TV venture; Team Bondi shuts its doors; World of Goo will slime its way to Android soon; and more.

News Blips for Monday, October 3, 2011: Sony will begin offering PS2 games on the PlayStation Network; The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will have fully orchestrated music; Ghost Recon: Future Solider gets dated; and more.

News Blips for Wednesday, September 28, 2011: The Binding of Isaac releases on Steam; The Humble Frozen Synapse Bundle is now available; L.A. Noire for PC and OnLive gets dated; and more.

News Blips for Monday, September 26, 2011: Bethesda reveals what perks and abilities each race and class will have in Skyrim; Rage will require three discs on Xbox 360; Minecraft Pocket Edition will be available on all Android phones September 29; and more.

News Blips for Thursday, September 22, 2011: Battlefield 3 DLC will be released on PSN first; the Forza 4 DLC season pass will cost $29.99; GOG is having a D&D sale; and more.

News Blips for Wednesday, September 21, 2011: The Dark Souls developer is hunting down the characters of those people who are playing the game early; Dance Central songs can be transferred to Dance Central $5, and Dice reveals Battlefield 3's required specifications.

News Blips for Monday, September 19, 2011: Netflix adding game rentals under the new name Qwikster; Activision invites PS3 users to the Call of Duty Elite beta; and Capcom sends Street Fighter 4 to battle for Android.

Madden is great, but is it better than watching the real thing? Here are three reasons that EA's football game is more satisfying than the NFL...and three reasons it isn't.

News Blips for Friday, September 16, 2011: This content-less Resident Evil 6 trailer isn't real; Epic's Cliff Bleszinski hates haters who hate his game; El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Android Version is El Shaddai for your phone; and more.

News Blips for Wednesday, September 14, 2011: The man behind one of the worst movies ever gets his own video-game show; Civ 5: Game of the Year Edition bundles most of the title's DLC in one package; Codemasters shuts down the developer responsible for Bodycount; and more.

News Blips for Monday, September 12, 2011: GameStop has a plan to stay relevant -- an Android tablet of their very own; Trenched renamed Iron Brigade in all territories; and EA CFO doubts that Battlefield 3 will outsell Modern Warfare 3.

News Blips for Friday, September 9, 2011: Nintendo's 3DS price drop benefits sales; the original Crysis is coming to XBLA and PSN; no zombies in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3; and more.

News Blips for Wednesday, September 07, 2011: The Internet has a bit of a fit over the 3DS's second circle-pad peripheral; the Skyrim Collector's Edition requires a lot of space in your home; EA sells shiploads of Madden NFL 12; and more.

Our fans in the stands have discovered the dumbest thing in Madden NFL 12. It's not the play calling, the physics, or the artificial intelligence.