Commercials in the 80s told us that if adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones. Zynga agrees, as its Indy-inspired Adventure World will now make the connection official. Zynga’s official blog announced the tie-in news. The game contains puzzle-solving and exploration, making it a perfect match for the iconic Harrison Ford character.

The LittleBigPlanet Pod Penthouse for $4.99 features a giant PS3 controller that allows you to change what’s outside the window by rotating the background, two floors, a wallpaper game that lets you create wallpapers for your PS3 system and two open spaces downstairs to personalize. The new LittleBigPlanet Playground is a huge three level filled with familiar characters including King, Sackboy, Uncle Jalapeno, Ghosts, Meerkats and more. The ModNation Racer Clubhouse features a mini-theater where players can watch exclusive interviews or videos about their favorite game, hangout in the cafeteria style lounge area, play the sticker wall game or go upstairs to play Skee Racer. And, of course, updates and new items for your avatars…

Title: Lego Batman: The VideogamePrice: $29.99System(s): DS (PSP, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii)Release Date: September 23, 2008Publisher (Developer): Warner Home Video GamesESRB Rating: “Everyone 10+” for mild cartoon violence.Pros: More fun the longer you play, plenty of collectibles, multiplayer mode, well-executed 3D environments and cute story.Cons: Does not follow the plot of any Batman movie, repetitive puzzles and a fatal revival glitch in Free Play Mode.Overall Score: One thumb up, one thumb sideways; 81/100; B-; * * * out of five.

Taking a huge hint from the success of the Lego Star Wars and Lego Indiana Jones games, Warner Bros. has converted yet another an iconic character book hero into colored pegs to star in a video game…

Title: Lego Indiana Jones: The Original AdventuresPrice: $29.99System(s): DS (Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Playstation2, PC, Wii, PSP)Release Date: June 3, 2008Publisher (Developer): LucasArts (TT Games)ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for carton violence.Pros: Good sense of humor, decent action, fairly easy to pick up and play, cute graphics and fun-to-play characters. Nice unlockables including touchscreen minigames.Cons: Jumping can be a bit inaccurate and camera is sometimes wonky or puts playable character out of view.Overall Score: One thumb up, one thumb sideways; 87/100; B+; * * * 1/2 out of 5

There’s plenty of hidden stuff and lots of unlockables, both feeding the addictive nature of completionist gamers and giving everyone else a reason to go back and replay levels as incongruous characters. It’s silly, it’s fun and it’s not going to be banned by anyone. Get it, play it and share it with your family and friends.

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Much like the movie industry started the season with the release of Iron Man, the game industry has already started off Summer 2008 on the sunny side with Grand Theft Auto 4 and Mario Kart Wii.

Typically this is the time of year when gamers have to sort through stacks of games lacking in quality and originality. Summer 2007 was a particularly low point in what was otherwise the most profitable gaming year in history. For Summer 2008, however, many high-profile titles should help make this am unusually more enjoyable season..

Click through for a look at some of Summer 2008’s best-looking games…

Last Friday (July 27, 2007) at ComiCon, LucasArts unveiled a new action adventure title based on the Indiana Jones franchise – Lego Indiana Jones. The classic Indy films will be getting the Lego block treatment that worked so well for Star Wars in this Travelers Tales developed title, due Summer 2008 for all the next-gen more »