Best of Platinum Hits? What is that? Well, it looks like Microsoft it trying to extend the shelf life of some excellent games even further by doing a “Best of Platinum Hits” where all the selected titles retail at $9.99. While most of these titles can already be found in the bargain bin at this price, that’s still a great deal! Just 2-3 years ago we were paying $50 a piece for these games. Now they’re $10!

People wonder why I’m a budget gamer…

[quote]The roster of titles participating in the first wave of the Best of Platinum Hits Program includes:

* Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (Bethesda Softworks)
* Enter the Matrix (Atari)
* Fuzion Frenzy (Microsoft Game Studios)
* Project Gotham Racing 2 (Microsoft Game Studios)
* Shrek 2 (Activision)
* Soul Calibur II (Namco)
* Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon (Ubisoft)
* Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Island Thunder (Ubisoft)
* Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 3(Ubisoft)
* Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow (Ubisoft)
* Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell (Ubisoft)
* Tony Hawk’s Underground (Activision)
* Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 (Activision)
* True Crimes: Streets of LA (Activision)
* MechAssault (Microsoft Game Studios)
* Counterstrike (Microsoft Game Studios)[/quote]

Source: [url=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/press/2006/0302-bestofplatinumhits.htm]Xbox.com[/url]

According to [url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6145849.html]Gamespot[/url], God of War 2 will be released for the Playstation 2. Does this mean the PS3 is farther away than expected? With how popular God of War was, it would seem like a good idea for Sony to use it as a PS3 launch title.

But hey… this is great news for God of War fans, because now they won’t have to wait for the PS3!

With the continued success of Snackbar Games, and its little sister Movie Thunder, our Editor in Chief (Lactose) has found himself in a tough predicament. While his expertise and love for entertainment have kept him going, there’s just too much work for one man between the two sites, especially considering that he is volunteering his time. Due to this, he is cutting back and just doing editing work for his baby.

So, with that being said, Movie Thunder is well taken care of, but we are lacking an editor for Snackbar. We are looking for someone to be a full time editor here at Snackbar for all of our written pieces. We want serious inquiries only!

[b]Requirements:[/b]

*You must at least be a high school graduate, but any college education is preferred.
*You must have the free time to dedicate yourself to Snackbar and its writers. Being an editor can become a time consuming task on occasion. We need to be sure you can handle that.
*You must provide us with three piece of your own written work. It doesn’t matter if they are school essays, pieces for another website, or what have you. We just need proof of your writing abilities, and naturally, that will show what kind of experience you have.
*You need to tell us why you will be a valuable asset to the Snackbar Community
*Lastly, if chosen, you will be giving access to our writing forum (after you are registered of course), you will be our [b]Editor in Chief[/b] and you will be answering directly to me.

If you have any interest in becoming the Editor in Chief for Snackbar Games, please email me with your pieces. I will look over them and share them with out staff. We will get back to you as quickly as possible. We appreciate all who apply, and we look forward to inviting a new member to our staff. 🙂

I haven’t been around as much to update the main page. Work has been crazy, and I’ve been working more hours lately, so when I’m home, updating Snackbar is the last thing I think about. I’ll do my best to post something here and there, but don’t expect me back in full force for another week.

So, with that being said, I apologize, but not to worry… you haven’t lost me for good.