Inception has taken America by storm. Everyone is talking about the sheer brilliance of the film. While there are some negative views on the movie, most people agree it is a very good flick, featuring a well structured story, awesome special effects, and some mind bending elements. As I watched the movie (twice), I couldn't help but think that Inception could make a really good video game. Hit the jump for my take on how Inception could be made into a video game.

The Medal of Honor beta has been going on for a few weeks, and Calum and myself have been playing it for sometime. I have it for the PC, and Calum has it on the PS3. We decided to sit down and discuss our thoughts on the game.

Brandon:Medal of Honor has gone modern, and EA has released a multiplayer beta for a few weeks to let gamers get their hands on the game. Personally, I'm torn on the game. While it is fun, I feel like the game suffers from identity crisis. At some points it feels like Modern Warfare 2, and at some points feels like Battlefield: Bad Company 2. What are your thoughts Calum?

Hit the jump to see the rest of our discussion

Since the entire world is glued to their televisions at the moment watching World Cup games, we decided to try and predict the outcomes before they happen. We did it the only way we knew how: with video games. We turned on 2010 FIFA World Cup, set the difficulty to Legendary, let the computer duke it out, and watched the game so we can tell you all that happens. Hopefully our prediction is right. Hit the jump to see who won between the United States and Ghana!

It's a question on everyone's minds since it was officially revealed yesterday, but Nintendo mentioned nothing about it, nor did they mention price. However, there's some flexibility when it comes to guessing the release date of the 3DS, simply based on logic, past release dates and also other game's release dates. So, let's have a look at when the 3DS could possibly launch.

First off, the facts. Nintendo have said that it would be released in Japan this financial year, which means it will be out between now and March 2011. However, based on past releases of consoles, it's highly unlikely that we'll be seeing the 3DS in stores before Q4. Furthermore, what better way to counter the launch of Sony's Move and Microsoft's Kinect by launching a new hand held to the market with innovative technology.

I also want to take a look at some key release dates for upcoming games from Nintendo, especially those launching later this year and early next year. We know that Metroid: Other M will be out by the time September ends, so already one of their key titles will be on shop shelves. Other key titles for Nintendo were revealed at E3, which include Donkey Kong Country Returns, Kirby: Epic Yarn and Mario Sports Mix, all of them destined for a release this year. Whilst I appreciate that all those titles will entertain a lot of gamers, it's nothing big hitting enough for Nintendo to counter a release of technology from their rivals.

Furthermore, with the news that Zelda: Skyward Sword won't be hitting until 2011 (no time frame was mentioned), it's unlikely that Nintendo will be leaving their holiday season to games which aren't well known as compared to some of Nintendo's other franchises. Of course, this is all speculation, but it just wouldn't compare on the market and would feed Nintendo's finances too well.

This brings me nicely onto the fact that there's a large window for a big hitter to hit around the holiday period of 2010. That big hitter of course would be the 3DS , if this scenario were to happen.

Of course, release dates surmount to nothing if there are no games would be available. But, as we know, there's 70 games in development for the 3DS, with a huge push from third parties and partner companies. It's also fact that these developers have already had the dev kits for some time now and they've already begun making games for the console. If I were to take a quick guess at which titles will be launching with it, I would say that Nintendogs 3DS + Cats and Zelda: OoT 3DS would launch with it to cover both audiences. Again, this could back up the theory of the console reaching shores over Christmas as both games would be easy to develop since they're already both out and would require only porting.

Also, looking at the past, E3 2004 saw the revealing of the original DS. Whilst it wasn't sure when it would launch, it did happen to launch in the US just in time for the holiday season over there, which could also point to the same thing happening for the 3DS.

Of course, this is merely complete speculation. However, hopefully I've revealed some nuggets of facts that you haven't realised before and also makes you think that it's plausible that the 3DS could be within our hands by the time the year ends. Or am I just wishful thinking?

Leave a comment if you agree with me or if you have a different view of events.