Look, real politics can be boring. It’s hard to blame politicians if they’d like to spend a little more time in the virtual world of CityVille. There a town hall can be erected in seconds and nobody cares if you give all your friends cushy jobs. The New York Daily News reports that Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr, already under fire for alleged ethic violations and spotty attendance, spent much of his work time playing CityVille.

Let’s get the big announcement out of the way: Hideo Kojima warned not to expect Metal Gear Solid Rising anytime soon. I know a bunch of you just stopped reading and went off to curse Konami’s name. That doesn’t mean you won’t be getting plenty of chances to hang out with Snake and Otacon though. In November, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection will combine MGS 2, 3 and Peacewalker on Xbox 360 and PS3, along with the customary trophy and achievement support. Snake Eater gets a reimagining on the 3DS complete with a feature that lets you use the portable’s camera to create camouflage. That’s slated to release sometime in 2011.

Have you ever played the PC game Minecraft and thought, “Man this would make a cool movie?! Well your dreams are – sorta – coming true.

The popular brick stacking game is being made into a full length documentary, all thanks to generous players.

When Markus “Notch” Persson, the creator and programmer for Minecraft, announced that he wanted to found his own development house, 2 Player Productions decided that they wanted to be right there filming the whole thing.

Unless you are playing with the 4.2 beta, there isn’t much going on with the iPad and we’re still another month out from the public November 2010 release. Let one of this week’s releases take your mind off the interminable wait…

EA and Playfish’s latest social gaming collaboration, Madden Superstars, is now live on Facebook.

It has a lot in common with the Madden Ultimate Team game in Madden NFL 11. You can purchase packs of cards to fill out your football team’s roster, which of course starts out pretty weak. I got a “Limited Edition” card out of a pack and was excited, until I saw it was journeyman Rex Grossman.

A new iPod Touch with all the features of the iPhone 4 but roughly half the size and Game Center finally coming out in iOS 4.1 which is due in a matter of days. Was the September 2010 Apple event everything you could have hoped for or did Apple miss a beat?

So many devices, so few power outlets. If you’ve been to an airport in the last three years you’ve likely noticed that – or even sought out – spots typically reserved for grungy vacuums are now lounging spots for tech totin’ travelers looking for an open wall socket.

That’s where Callpod’s Fueltank Duo portable, rechargeable battery charger can come in quite handy and allow you to find a less uncomfortable place to perch your posterior.

The Apple App Store gaming update is Gamertell’s weekly look at the previous week’s iPad game releases. We cover them all – good and not so good – in their respective categories with a breakdown of the great games and the free games right where you want ‘em, at the top and in your face. The list is available every Monday, right as you are about to start that long work week.

It’s been a slow week for the iPad but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy some games like The Pinball HD.

Welcome to the first installment of Who’s On Crack (in video games), a concept rudely stolen, er, politely borrowed from another site.The basic idea is this: People do crazy schtuff. Companies, which are run by people, do crazy stuff on a much larger scale. And when you mix fantasy worlds, die-hard fandom and entertainment industry PR, even crazier stuff happens.

While many video games including FIFA or Madden already address the average couch quarterback or striker, Canadian Bent 360 has designed a game aimed at people who are actually at a sports event.

CrowdWave is a system that allows people at a sports arena to participate in a video game by moving their body. The system is composed of a series of cameras and motion sensors that analyze the movements and position of bodies in a crowd. This way the crowd can point their bodies in the right direction and manipulate objects in a game.