So many of you may of noticed The Broken Controller has been out of action the past month or so. Well this is our formal letter of apology and a quick explanation of where we have been. Over the past few months the lives of people of this site have changed dramatically and most of us didn't have the time we did before. But I am here to reassure you that we are back and ready to keep putting out quality content for all of our listeners and readers. With that said, both David and I would like to wish Aaron aka Ind1fference the best in his future indevors. Aaron left us a few months ago due to personal...

10-Year Alliance Expands Global Reach for Leading Game Developer Across Multiple Platforms

Kirkland, WA and Santa Monica, CA – April 29, 2010 -- Bungie, the developer of blockbuster game franchises including Halo, Myth and Marathon, and Activision, a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, the #1 online games publisher (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced today that they have entered into an exclusive 10-year partnership to bring Bungie’s next big action game universe to market. Under the terms of the agreement, Activision will have exclusive, worldwide rights to publish and distribute all future Bungie games based on the new intellectual property on multiple platforms and devices. Bungie remains an independent company and will continue to own their intellectual property. Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Yoichi Wada stated at the release party of Final Fantasy XIII, that SquareEnix might look into a remake to 1997's Final Fantasy VII.

I remember walking into a Toy's R Us and seeing a 32X on sale. There was a huge stack of them right near the entrance. Sadly, I didn't pick one up. Fifteen years later, to celebrate the release of Sega's 32X, they are putting together a music CD for the fans.

The Demo for Just Cause 2 has become incredibly popular since it's release less than two weeks ago.

WBIE revealed the latest video game version related to The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Square Enix announced today that Final Fantasy XIII has the largest first-week sales in the history of the franchise

It seems almost forever now that gamers have been asking for a remake to the 1997 PsX's classic, Final Fantasy VII. An even more so demand emerged with the release of the FFVII tech demo in 2006. I've noticed over the past few months, that the rumor mill for a remake has been busy with speculation. Now we have the director of Final Fantasy XIII stating that if he could remake a game, which one would it be. You guessed it.

One year after LucasArts brought The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition to XBLA, they have announced an updated version of the second Monkey Island game, Lechuck's Revenge.

Major League Gaming and Electronic Arts have just announced that they plan on integrating online tournaments across several of their games that are coming out in 2010.