I don't know there's much of a "Madden Curse" for hockey cover athletes but Columbus Blue Jacket's own Rick Nash has been selected as the NHL 2K9 cover athlete. I'm sure Chuck's got something to say about this good or bad. It's nice to see the Columbus star headline the game so let's hope this leads to a playoff appearance next year for the Jackets and not being out for the year for Mr. Nash. [READ MORE]

Blockbuster is hosting a 24 hour Guitar Hero 3 tournament at one of their Dallas, Texas stores.  It goes from Friday the 16th to Saturday the 17th, with Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert starting the ceremonies.  A donation of $5 will get you unlimited playtime, and even better, your donations go to improve children's education in Dallas.  Oh, and there are some cool prizes for the winners too.  I wish they were doing one of these in Columbus, although I probably wouldn't make it out of the medium bracket. [READ MORE]

Here's the new Alone in the Dark trailer that finally starts to provide something other than pretty shots of central park at night with stuff on fire. 

Articles

• TheTechLounge covers a "flagship budget" review of the ASUS 8600GT TOP Video Card.
• Getting their hands on Neverwinter Nights 2: Mysteries of Westgate, WarCry leaves no mystery about their impressions.
• MMO travel time is covered in Steinhauer's Opinion: The Long Road, also over at WarCry.
• Legit Reviews is game testing 2GB versus 4GB of memory on Vista 64-bit.

Videos, Screens

• VIDEOS:  Alone in the Dark Trailer #9 (MP4); Baja Physics and Suspension Dev Diary Video (WMV); Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2 Trailer #2 (WMV, QT); The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian DS Trailer (QT); Rocketmen: It Came from Uranus Trailer #2 (WMV HD); Rig n' Roll Interview Video.

• SCREENS:  Ninja Gaiden 2; X-Blades; LostWinds (Wii); Rocketmen: It Came from Uranus; Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory (PC); Skate It (Wii and DS shots); Top Spin 3 (X360); Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition; Lineage II: Hellbound (PC); Total Extreme Wrestling 2008 (PC); Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 (DS); Mister Slime (DS); B-Boy; Grip: Warlord; Gothic 4.

Thanks to AtomicGamer, Strategy Informer, Legit Reviews, WarCry, and TheTechLounge for today's news roundup.

Atari has launched a new website for Alone in the Dark which allows you to explore the world of the game before it hits shelves.  With the company being delisted this from the NASDAQ this week it's hard to underestimate how important this game is to the company.  What I've seen looks really good but it remains to be seen if the final product will be enough to help turn the company around.

2K Sports is continuing with their light-hearted tribute to America's favorite pastime, MLB Power Pros 2008.  In addition to the series' traditional Practice, Exhibition, League, and Home Run Challenge modes, this year gets even more up-close and personal as players act as general manager in Season mode, and engage in the Success and MLB Life roleplaying modes.  MLB Power Pros 2008 is coming to the Wii and PS2 this July, and to Nintendo DS later this fall. [READ MORE]