Brett Ratner makes movies. He directed stuff like the Rush Hour series and the third X-Men movie. Recently, he confirmed to UGO.com's Movie Blog that yes indeedy, he's going to be working on the big screen adaptation of the God of War video game series.

It seems God of War may have looked to more than just Greek Mythology for inspiration. Sony and game designer David Jaffe have been sued for copyright infringement. The suit claims that story elements of God of War were stolen from pre-existing works of fiction. Nitty-gritty details in the full article.

In a PR faux pas, Nintendo of Europe's Marketing Director Laurent Fischer commented that the only people concerned with the Wii's limited flash memory are "geeks and otakus." This statement managed to raise the ire of God of War creator, David Jaffe. Check out Jaffe's heated response (when did he last issue a lukewarm statement, anyway?) in the full article.

[Cue opening cinematic from God of War] "The gods of Olympus have abandoned me... Now, there is no hope." "And Dominus cast himself from the highest mountain in all of Gree-" Wait, what? Domi-who? David Jaffe has revealed a list of working titles for God of War, Twisted Metal, and Calling All Cars that never saw the light of day, including, of course, a bit of history on Kratos' original name - complete with pizza delivery jokes! More in the full article.

Gamers probably know that David Jaffe's Heartland, a first person shooter which made a political point, has been cancelled. Jaffe recently spoke about this game, why it didn't take off, and how it made an impact on him. For more on this, check out the full article.

Let's play a little association game. When I say "men in video game development," whose names come first to mind? Kojima? Jaffe? Miyamoto? The list goes on. Now how about if I say "women in video games development?" You probably thought of Jade Raymond then... blank. Kind of imbalanced ain't it? That was the point of Emily Newton-Dunn, former producer of the Burnout series. She remarks that there is a gender imbalance in the industry and that there should be more women making games. Full story after the "read more" link below.

Itching to get back into Kratos' armor and unleash hell upon your foes? Then get ready to have your appetite whetted as we report the spotting of the very first God of War III ad, and it being found in pretty much the first place we expected. Check out how history repeats itself (hopefully) at the full article.

David Jaffe came up with a new video post on his personal blog explaining why he has decided to skip this year's Game Developers Conference. As you all know, he was expected to provide a keynote speech.

Aside from that, the game developer also shared his thought about the now seemingly done format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD. Watch the clip after the jump!

After he indirectly revealed and eventually confirmed Eat Sleep Play's latest project being Twisted Metal on the Sony PlayStation 3, David Jaffe announced on his blog that he'll be turning down interviews until his crew is ready to officially unveil its upcoming. He's willing to say "no" to the press the same way CliffyB suggested. Check out the full article to know what we're talking about.

Twisted Metal fans are in for a treat today, as we have new info regarding the Twisted Metal series.

David Jaffe recently confirmed the contents of a hidden message found in Twisted Metal Head On: Extra Twisted Edition, and that message was the future release of a Twisted Metal game for the PS3. More on this after the jump!