Available now — right this second for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii — is a free download forGuitar Hero: World Tour, the “Activision Music Track Pack.” Unfortunately, this doesn’t mean you can rock out to the main theme toPrototypeor the multiplayer menu music forCall of Duty: World at War. While that would be awesome, the “Activision Music Track Pack” is made up of three bands featuring musicians from “the Activision family....
Last week we used more Dtoider input and tookinFamousthrough another round of debate. Did it meet itsdeath? Or did itpersevereonce again? The leader of the votes swayed several times — just as it did the week before — but in the end the winner was clear. Here are thefinal results: This week we use another reader suggestion and grantSquinshee‘s wish to seeStreet Fighter IVandBlazBlue: Calamity Triggerfight to the death. Both have distinct art styles that differ greatly from one another, and both utilize different gameplay tactics to target the same audience of gamers....
Here is a list of irrefutable reasons why Wig Wam is the greatest band ever invented. If you disagree with any of them, you are a frenulum: I’m glad we had this little chat. Oh, and in case you were wondering, we played videogames this week. Hit the jump to find out which ones, you bunch of frenulums. Zimmerman:Apart from playingMight and Magic: Clash of Heroesfor my disgustingly late review and a little bit of time spent onThe Castlevania Adventure ReBirth,my week has pretty much been spent staring at my television, waiting for theDoctor Whofinale....
While businesses drop like flies because of the poor economy, we can be sure that one thing seems to be suffering significantly less: videogame sales. Apparently no matter how depressed people are, they still want to have fun, which is good news for gamers and retailers. GameStop announced their fiscal 2009 numbers today, which showed things looking good with an increase of 24% in sales (in other words, $8.8 billion dollars)....
In aJoystiqinterview, where he talked less horror and moreGears, Cliff Bleszinski revealed that “multiplayer map-focused” downloadable content will hit Xbox Live Marketplace shortly after the release ofGears of War 2in November. Bleszinski didn’t add how much it would cost or if “shortly” implies hours, days or weeks. For the majority ofGears of Warmultiplayer freaks like me, it’s never too early to start talking map packs or game modes, especially after witnessing how bone-dry the firstGearswas after release....
Looks like Germany’s at it again. The fascist anti-videogame state has continued its persecution of videogamesby now banningCounter-Strikefrom public view, demanding that it not be brought out at LAN parties in some areas of the country. Germany’s Convention-X-Treme tournament has had to be canceled as a result of this decision. This affects buildings owned by the government, so they can’t touch what people do on private property. Still, this is beyond ridiculous....
This isnothinglike the Bang Bus, so don’t go expecting to meet up with a real life Vanille to get a different kind ofhands-on. No, this is a tour bus that is going to go around the country and show off new bits ofFinal Fantasy XIIIto gamers. The sparkly new North American version will be shown off in some form, and those that track down the bus will be able to get their hands on a demo....
Veilis an episodic first-person horror game for PC, coming fromAlex Riggen, long time Dtoider and all around good man. The game will take place in a small Midwestern town where stuffwillhappen, though combat won’t necessarily be one of those stuffs. At the moment, there are no plans for the game to include any form of combat. Hey, it worked forAmnesiaandMyst, why can’t it work forVeil? The game will follow the episodic release structure....
You like videogames, right? And you like good music? Sometimes they come together, and the organization G.A.N.G (Game Audio Network Guild) picks the best game music and audio from the previous year and awards its creators at their annual G.A.N.G. awards. Chosen by the game audio industry themselves, this year’s finalists are like a short list of the games you turned your TV up for.Winners will be announced at the 7th Annual G....
Forget that stupidZeldaandGears of Warcrap, it’s all about the $3.99Sneak Kingfor me. Take a look at this HOT HOT HOT trailer for the upcoming Happy Meal game. Yeah, I know Happy Meals are a McDonald’s thing, but I don’t care. I’m so in love with the King, that I’ve lost my fast-food mind![Update: OMGZ, here’sPocketBike Racer!]
Brilliant. Three Tennessee security guards haverecently been bustedfor bringing game devices, including a PSP, into a nuclear warhead recycling facility. Due to the obviously sensitive nature of the work, electronic devices capable of transmitting information and images are disallowed. So, the perfect place to bring a PSP, right? The three guards have been suspended for “bringing the electronic game devices into the Y-12 protected area.” Previous incidents involving electronic devices and classified areas have led to firings, and while Wackenhut Services Inc....
TheGuitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80supdateskeepcomingeveryweek, and Activision just sent over a few more details. On top of announcing thatRock the 80shas gone gold and will be available in stores on July 24, they’re also revealing the last nine tracks that will come with the game: · Caught in a Mosh (as made famous by Anthrax)· Balls to the Wall (as made famous by Accept)· Electric Eye (by Judas Priest)· Los Angeles (as made famous by X)· Police Truck (as made famous by Dead Kennedys)· We Got the Beat (as made famous by The Go Go’s)· (I Think I’m) Turning Japanese (as made famous by Vapors)· Seventeen (as made famous by Winger)· Because, it’s Midnite (by Limozeen)...
Even though it was only a few days ago when we heard about this week’s round of Xbox LIVE discounts, I had completely forgotten they existed within a matter of hours. Major Nelson kindly reminded us today, and I’m here to help spread the word to this region of the blog-o-cube. Considering thoseSerious Sam HDtitles normally go for $15 a pop, they’ll be hard to pass up. These prices are active for this week only, so don’t procrastinate too much....
