If you're a minor and your mother tells you to stop playing video games and head off to bed, it's probably a smart idea to just do as you're told. Otherwise, she might call the cops on you. Farfetched? Not exactly. A Boston woman did exactly that to her 14-year-old son on Monday night.

More creepy-crawlers are making its way to the iPhone. Not to worry, though. This crawler is a certified hit as no less than Apple itself has named Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor its top-rating game of 2009. So if you haven't tried it out yet, or if you just plain can't get enough of it, there'smore tobe had as the Director's Cut update joins the web-tangled delight.

Finally, an English trailer for Square Enix' Star Ocean: The Last Hope International. We've already previously seen the Japanese trailer, so let's check out this version out.

Apple's iPhone launched some three weeks ago in Korea, and 150,000 new owners now clutch it tight and proud in their hands. But along with the arrival of this mobile marvel from Apple also comes downloadable games via the App Store. According to Korean law, all games must be approved by the country's Game Rating Board. Apple, so it seems, has yet to comply.

Don't think the adorable blobs have forgotten about you! LocoRoco has got some holiday treats for you as well, and they come in threes.

We won't linger too much on the introduction for this video post. It's 12-minutes long, after all. But why would you want to watch a game video that long, you ask? Because it's Mass Effect 2's first 12 minutes, that's why. After the jump, you go.

Sega's also getting in on the spirit of giving this holiday season as prep to kick off the SEGA MEGA SALE on the PlayStation Network. Product discounts up to 40% off are sure to drive you loco.

It's a double-treat from NIS America as they've announced that the release of
Holy Invasion Privacy: Badman 2: Time to Tighten Up Security will also be coming with the original game, What Have I Done to Deserve This?

Did you know that there's a NASA MMO in development? Well there is, and a demo is reportedly going live next year.

Ubisoft is throwing in a lot of new gameplay elements in Splinter Cell: Conviction, but one thing that's noticeably absent is the Spies vs. Mercenaries online multiplayer mode. Patrick Redding, Conviction's co-op game director, explains why.