Spring time definitely puts to mind the beginning of another great season of hardcore baseball action. To kick off the new season, Sony Computer Entertainment America has decided to show off its new Opening Day trailer for MLB 08: The Show (for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable), celebrating the start of the 2008 baseball season. Check out the new video trailer of this realistic baseball sim title by reading the full article after the jump.

Peter Moore definitely has some ambitious plans in store for EA Sports. With all the new changes he's implemented ever since he took over EA's sports division last July, he mentions that he plans to make EA Sports a visible brand in the sports industry itself someday. You can find out how he plans to go about doing this by reading the details in the full article.

Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA) head Hal Halpin has responded to the claims of Save the Children foundation and their study by labeling it as mere "pseudo research" while adding that the study never mentioned the role of parents and teachers in the creation of socially awkward children.

Halpin also noted that "this is another example of real world anecdotal evidence consistently flying in the face of pseudo-research." He claims that his own son plays DS with his cousins in as much as his daughter plays hopscotch. However both children, he noted, were interacting like normal kids.

He also surmised that "perhaps the parent and the teacher -- has failed the child," noting that blame shouldn't be put solely on modern forms of media. Also according to him, children playing video games is no different to adults who read the paper or watch ESPN  - they're just doing it for relaxation.

Halpin's conclusions further target our current society's negligent parents claiming that "pointing fingers and laying blame elsewhere makes some adults feel better, but it just isn't reality."

I don't know about you guys, but I've personally gotten tired of hearing how video games ruin lives. I seriously don't think Hitler got hold of Manhunt or GTA when he was young, and look at the havoc he wrought upon the human race during his time.

You whack a ball with a stick, and follow it around. Until it drops into a hole. Boom! The crowd goes wild, a birdie's been scored, and the gators in the pond are munching on your lost balls. Some people actually call it fun. Especially if you get to play as your favorite golfer like Mr. Nike himself, Tiger Woods.

If you're excited for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, choose your console, because it's coming out for the PSP, PS3, PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, and Gamecube soon. So now, we're giving you a refresher course on what you can expect for the game. We'll just sum everything up below:

• Golf Reailty: Tiger Woods looks just like himself through the help of the new universal facial capture (UCAP) technology. There's also going to be masses of people, cheering for or against you. The commentators are also there every round, doing their stuff and there's even a Practice Facility to hone your golfing skills.
• The Golfers and their Courses: The game features 15 of the world's top players, including Tiger Woods, John Daly, Vijay Singh, Ian Poulter, Michael Campbell, and Annika Sorenstam. There's also new PGA Tour courses, like the Firestone Country Club, Glen Abbey, Princeville, Spyglass Hill, St Andrews, and Bandon Dunes.
• Gameplay and Beyond: play with up to three players in five game modes, including 21, Battle Golf, OneBall, and Match Play, or in online tournaments (depending on the console you play it on) complete with full stat tracking, league leaders, and more.

True enough, the game looks stunning. But just know that the difficulty with a statement like that is that it depends on what console you play it in. Because surely, gaming experience will differ from platform to platform. In any case, this is one game most of you golf boys would surely want to tee off.

Buy: [Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 for Xbox 360]
Buy: [Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 for PSP]

After a long day full of tanks and attack choppers, what can a guy do to take a good relaxing break?

Well, you can get your car, load up that 80s music, put the PSP down for a bit, and then look for a drink. Pick up your PSP again. Enjoy the lovely 80s air of Rockstar's GTA: Vice City Stories. Rev up your car now that your drink has calmed you down. Go for that ramp at full speed. Then do something that only in the 90s became sponsored by ESPN 2 -  make insane jumps!

Wait. Yeah. Sorry guys, I think I was a bit quick to say things. Insane stunts was an 80s thing. I mean back then they made "boys toys" of Evel Knievel that looked like this:

Yeah. The 80s was weird.

For those of you who just can't get enough of that weirdness, check out the video below. It's a trailer showcasing the "insane jump" tasks in GTA: Vice City Stories and how it should look on your PSP screen.

Download [GTA: Vice City Stories - Insane Jumps Trailer]
Buy: [GTA: Vice City Stories for PSP]

EA hosted a demo event for the PSP version of Tiger Woods PGA Tour '07 at the Cog Hill Golf Club, just outside of Chicago, and IGN gratefully accepted the invitation to get their hands on the title, oven if only for a short time. While that short play time didn't leave any room to explore all the features of the latest addition to the Tiger Woods series, it still provided a chance for them to see a few of the new features in action.

The new Swing Path Meter provides feedback on the power and accuracy of the player's swing. IGN found playing with the analog nub "surprisingly intuitive" and easy to get the hang of. To them the swing mechanism felt like a combination of the analog control of the present with the swing meter of the past (you know, the old-school one where you set the power on the "upswing" and set the accuracy on the "downswing"?).

They only had a chance to play the Cog Hill Course - in the game, not out on the real fairway - and the Shooting Gallery minigame, but both seemed enough for them to say that Tiger Woods 07 on the PSP "looked and felt almost as solid as the current-gen console version of the title." IGN was particularly pleased with the short load times, especially compared to the first Tiger title on the system.

Shooting Gallery is revealed to be a minigame where the player breaks panes of glass with golf shots. A "nice, pick-up-and-play option when you don't have the time to play Pebble," says IGN.

The big new addition is the Career Mode that follows the new FedEx Cup. It kinds works differently than "traditional" career modes in the past, designed to provide "much-needed" rivalry and excitement to the game. Rather than scattered competitive events followed by the competition for the top prize itself, the career mode will have more of a "beginning, middle and end-of-season" feel to its progress.

Players will compete against more than 100 Tiger wannabes to earn regular season FedEx points, and only the top 30 will have a shot at the title. "Excitement" and "golf" together may feel rather unfamiliar to non-golf fans (try watching a whole game on ESPN!), but this mode revamp could inject that tension of fighting your way to the top into this title.

Other revealed features include online play and the EA-trademark create-your-own-player Game Face system.

Check out these cool new additions to NBA Live 07 (coming out for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PSP) as EA goes back to the drawing board to provide you guys with a better build of the game. Missing features from NBA Live 06, Dynasty Mode, All-Star Weekend, and a salary cap have now been included in NBA Live 07. The newest feature is the Total Freestyle control, which is the most advanced version of ESPN Integration yet.

In the Total Freestyle control feature, players now have the ability to have multiple skill packages, create a new tiered superstar system for improved player differentiation, and - best of all - the ability to toggle through the different Freestyle Superstar categories on the fly. A ton of moves have also been added, making the control more organic by moving them to the R-Analog stick. A new HUD system in the corner of the screen has been created that will show the player's FSS ability and level. A quick button press will toggle through the different FSS types and this will be displayed in the HUD.

What we love though, is the ability to have multiple superstar abilities which, at a quick button press, will enable you to change your character's ability between high flyers, play makers, scorers, shooters, and defenders. Also, there are three levels of Superstars to differentiate between the players in the league, so this means that no two players are alike:

• Level 1 Superstars: players who are up-and-coming and who may occasionally get a highlight on Sports Center.
• Level 2 Superstars: potential All-Stars and frequently put up some big highlight moments every game.
• Level 3 Superstars: players that people pay the big money to see.

EA also stated that the new system will allow you to play better basketball, especially with the inside-out game as it rewards good ball movement. They still have a few weeks to iron out all the details and issues though, as NBA Live 07 is slated to be released in time for holiday season.

Football fans are in for a Madden treat, as ESPN and ESPN.com holds a pay-per-view event with Electronic Arts beginning August 4 at 8pm ET.

The special, Inside Madden NFL 07, produced by ESPN Original Entertainment (EOE), will be made available online, as well as on television. It airs 18 days before the game's release on August 22. It will feature a "guided tour" of the game, interviews with top athletes such as Atlanta Falcons' Warrick Dunn, Tennessee Titans' Eddie George, Minnesota Vikings guard Steve Hutchinson and St. Louis Rams running back Marshall Faulk, as well as a release of player ratings and tips from top Madden gamers.

Moreover, ESPN and EA Sports invited five lucky gamers to interview the game producers and engineers, and of course, give the game a shot.

Fans can purchase Inside Madden NFL 07 for $19.95 at ESPN's official website, or by contacting their pay-per-view provider. Listings of re-airs could also be seen at www.espn.com.  In lieu of this special, ESPN classic will showcase Madden Nation from 2-6pm ET as part of Generation Y week on ESPN Classic.

Celebrating the upcoming release for the first time ever on the PSP, EA Sports have launched an NCAA 07 Football website specifically formatted for the PSP.

Key features of NCAA 07 Football for the PSP include:

• Turn the Tide: Momentum shifts in a flash including sacks, fake punts/field goals and blocked kicks
• Dynasty Mode: Build a powerhouse for up to 10 seasons
• Wi-Fi Multiplayer: Challenge friends online with full-scale stat tracking
• Classic Rivalries: All-time favorite rivalries including Oklahoma v Texas, Michigan v Ohio State and many more
• Experience ESPN: Stay up to date with the latest news from ESPN
• Mascot Madness: Play as your favorite sideline heroes in the action-packed mascot game

Geared to be friendly for PSP browsing, the NCAA 07 Football website features exclusive videos, wallpapers, screenshots and podcasts - all formatted for the PSP.