There's quite a few tidbits of information from the video games press sector this week. Sure it's in the shadow of E3, but hey it's still video gaming news, so here we go.

Legacy Interactive has teamed up with Paramount Digital Entertainment to develop titles based on the popular Paramount Pictures’ films Clueless, Mean Girls and Pretty in Pink. Yes ladies and gents, it's all about casual gaming here and it sounds absolutely dire.

Here's a rundown straight from the press sheet:

In Clueless: The Game, the player takes on the part of Cher trying to find perfect boyfriends for all her pals. Players will need to figure out what kind of guy their friends want by noticing what clothes these potential suitors wear and what sort of interests they have. Once Cher knows what they want, she will have to pick out the right elements to make the perfect man for them. Players will have to be quick! Love waits for no one!

Mean Girls: High School Showdown allows players to take on the role of a student trying to restore balance to the many cliques in their high school and to end the reign of the terrible “plastic clique" — the prettiest girls and the meanest of the mean. To do this, players will need to unite the cliques by using a few tricks of their own. Players can choose to take the high road by using kind words and revealing important truths at the right time, or use the Plastic’s own evil tricks against them, by using rumors, pranks and put downs. A mix of both might go a long way, too!

The classic 80’s hit movie, Pretty in Pink, is known as a movie that defined a generation, and now players will have the chance to relive the story in an all-new entertaining game format. Through a series of beautifully rendered scenes, players will need to solve a variety of fun and challenging visual puzzles in order to experience the memorable story about love, friendship, the clash of social cliques and how to rise above them. Andie, Duckie, Blane, and the rest of the unforgettable characters from both “the wrong side of the tracks” and not, return to play out the romantic fairytale love story, but this time with a dramatic difference … their fate will be put in the hands of the player. … continue reading

I like good headlines. It's one thing to convey information in a small space; it's quite another to do so in a way that makes me want to read the full story. I don't soon forget those headlines. For example, I fondly remember "Pumpkins are as confusing as they ever were," which was about the Smashing Pumpkins. Nothing says "music review" like the notion of a befuddling gourd.

A couple of days ago, I came across another headline that turned out to be better than the story: "'Play' Date for McAdams, Mirren." I'll admit it: I swooned a little.

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