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One of the great allures of gaming is the desire to control the destiny of a single people through time. To build great cities and discover new lands, to control the land and stave off rival nations while advancing your chosen people into a glorious future.

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Something strange has been happening in the City of New York. For the last several days young people have been committing extremely violent acts and going completely insane and nobody can say why. The police and the professionals have no clue so they decide to turn to a young doctor who has had some success with extreme trauma cases, Dr.

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2008 is an election year in the United States and that always brings an air of frenetic excitement to the country. People from all over the USA decide and back politicians that they quite often have never heard of before in their runs for the ultimate office, President of the United States.

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There's a little applet on Facebook called PackRat that I just adore! It appeals to all my collector instincts, and I have many. I am an admitted Facebook addict anyway, I just love reading everyone's daily updates and seeing the pictures people put up and playing co-op on PackRat with Katie Postma! The nice thing is that when you need a little break from your daily grind, there it is, waiting for you to waste 15 minutes.

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So I've been up to a couple of fun things lately. One is Age of Conan and someday I'll get around to writing about my experiences in that game. The other thing I've been messing around with is Wii Fit.

I'm in terrible shape. I'm a wee bit overweight, but nothing that I'm desperate to lose. But I am by no means fit. So when Wii Fit finally came out in the states (those in Europe got it first for a change!), I went down to my local Toys R Us first thing in the morning and grabbed me a copy.

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It's true, perhaps I should focus more on Killer Betties. It's a great site with a great idea and I want it to succeed. It appears that my last partner has taken to the sky without even letting me know! (Ouch) So it took me this long to even notice (doh!)

But after a lot of thought, I've decided I'm not just going to let the site die. As a result, I'm in dire need of anyone who can help, with reviews (we do lots of casual game reviews, so it's quick and easy to do those as well as the more hardcore gamer games), news and blogging.

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As a child, do you remember the pre-school toy where you were supposed to take square pegs and place them in square slots? If so, perhaps Elias The Mighty is a game right up your alley, as it follows the same premise for the most part. You wouldn't think it, but trying to properly recognize shapes can be rather difficult at times. So is Elias The Mighty truly mighty or merely average?

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When you look at a lot of third-party peripherals that flood the market, they typically fall into one of two categories: 1) they are superfluous and really not needed, or 2) they are pretty shoddy and poorly made. When it comes to Nyko, however, I often find myself loving their products, and even adopting them over the original…especially when it comes to their Wii line of products. Right now, for instance, I find their wireless sensor bar and Perfect Shot infinitely better than Nintendo's own offerings. Nyko's latest product is the Cord-Free, an adaptor to help take your existing nunchuk and suddenly make it wireless. It feels good to not be tied and bound to wires anymore.

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We here at Killer Betties - thanks to Assault Heroes 2, Sierra Online, and fortyseven communications - are happy to announce a new contest called the 'Assault Heroes 2: "Duck and Cover" Hat Giveaway' where you can win one of five Assault Heroes 2 caps. To win all you have to do is answer the following question:

"Which fictional character would you most like to play Assault Heroes 2 Co-op mode with and why?"

The contest will last from May 14, 2008 until May 21, 2008 - only one entry per person.

In order to win, send an email to contests[at]killerbetties.com with your answer to the question, as well as your name, and shipping address. We will then pick the 5 best answers and those winners will then receive one of the five hats. We look forward to hearing who you'd like to play with!

Visit the official site for more info on the game

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I'm typically not a big fan of micromanagement casual games, but one that surprised me with its quality when it was first released was Build-a-Lot. It was great to be land baron, buying up houses for sell, improving them, turning them for profit, and then buying up all the land in the area. Build-a-Lot 2: Town of the Year continues the same trends and gameplay from the last game, but yet has also added a few new features as well. Sigh, if only I had the money to really wheel and deal in real life.

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I always enjoyed So You Think You Can Dance more than Dancing With The Stars, but over these last two seasons I've found some joy in watching the drama of the show. I pull for Cheryl Burke each season because I love her so. I'm riveted by Cristián de la Fuente – who I'd never heard of before this – and how he tore a muscle, is dancing with only one useable arm right now, and had the best performances of his dancing career this week. Okay, so I'm addicted to the show now, but sadly not this game at all.

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It's always a thrill to see an invitation appear in my inbox to take part in a Warhammer Online conference call. For starters, you're destined to get a ton of quality information that you've probably not yet seen anywhere before. Secondly, the gang always puts on a show and will make you laugh as much as you learn. Where else can you hear people talk about not wearing pants, pig hats, and much, much more? Read on to find out what we found out.

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Once upon a time I thought bingo was only a pastime old people could enjoy, but after one long road trip to a casino and a few hours of playing, however, my mind was changed and I had a blast. Since then, sadly, there hasn't been a bingo experience that could even compare to that one. Trying to capture the gameplay of bingo in a game is like trying to find a great game of bingo – it's only as fun as the experience and people surrounding it. Along comes Slingo Quest Hawaii, a bingo-esque game, which manages to capture the spirit of bingo and transform it into something that can be enjoyed by yourself.

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Until Nintendo gets on the idea that could dethrone World of Warcraft, the closest you’ll find to a Pokemon MMO is the recently released Magi-Nation, a game that has you traversing a series of worlds, battling monsters, and using them for your own personal bodyguards. Though there are some nags here and there to mire the experience, fans of both the franchise and those looking for a new (and free) fix might find what they’re looking for with Magi-Nation: Battle for the Moonlands.

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