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GH-III Muse Track Pack

Mike — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:20:18 +0000

British rockers Muse are rocking Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock with Activision with their three songs Muse Track Pack having hit the Xbox Live Marketplace last Thursday. The rock band renowned for their breathtaking live performances and a signature music style are returning to Guitar Hero for an encore performance with the release of [...]

NPD’s Top 10 Best Selling PC Games

Mike — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:53:14 +0000

1. The Sims 2 Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff Expansion Pack 2. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe 3. The Sims 2 FreeTime Expansion Pack 4. World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest 5. World Of Warcraft 6. Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 7. Sins Of A Solar Empire 8. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Expansion Pack 9. Assassin’s Creed: Director’s Cut Edition 10. Tom [...]

US Spies Use Custom Video Games for Training

Mike — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:59:30 +0000

Wired reports that the US Defense Intelligence Agency has just acquired three PC-based video games which they will use to train the next wave of analysts. The games are short, but they have branching story lines that change depending on how a trainee reacts to various problems. Quoting: “‘It is clear that our new workforce [...]

Mothers against GTAIV’s drunk driving

Mike — Sun, 04 May 2008 14:22:52 +0000

Much like its unfortunate series of protagonists, the Grand Theft Auto series seems to be continually under fire. The latest parental interest group to put the game in its crosshairs is Mothers Against Drunk Driving, which commemorated Grand Theft Auto IV’s release yesterday with its own official statement decrying the game. Noting that drunk driving [...]

Blu-ray disc sales treble

Mike — Sun, 04 May 2008 14:05:18 +0000

While the NPD group reports this week that Blu-ray hardware sales are far slower than expected following the demise of HD DVD, the Blu-ray Disc Association says Blu-ray Disc movie sales trebled in the US in the first three months of 2008. “According to research from US-based Home Media Magazine, US Blu-ray disc sales jumped 351 [...]

Great War Nations: The Spartans Review

Mike — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:17 +0000

April 29, 2008 - First things first: Great War Nations: The Spartans is a terrible name, particularly since one of the two campaigns is actually about Alexander of Macedon who basically had nothing whatsoever to do with any Spartans. Nevertheless, The Spartans do manage to shine in the first campaign and there’s a sincere attempt [...]

Aerosmith Exclusive to Guitar Hero

Mike — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:25:48 +0000

If you were hoping to add some more Aerosmith tunes to your Rock Band roster, dream on; the band is a Guitar Hero exclusive for an unspecified period of time, reports Newsweek. One Aerosmith song, “Train Kept a Rollin’”, made it into Rock Band, but everything beyond that is strictly Guitar Hero territory, says Activision’s Tim [...]

GTA IV for the PS 3, having Freezing Errors?

Mike — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:33:45 +0000

Matthew Griffin at PSN At Home reports “Alright, so I got home from the midnight release with my copy of GTA IV Collectors Edition unpacked it live on the feed installed and guess what, it froze! I tried a couple more times and it even have reinstalled 3 times, it still keeps freezing. I [...]

Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360)

Mike — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:00:37 +0000

Niko Bellic, Grand Theft Auto IV’s bruiser from the former Eastern Bloc, is a stone-cold couch potato, a desperate online dater with dead-on aim, and a chronic websurfer who could kill you in a hand-to-hand Krav Maga brawl. Fresh off the boat, he’s an illegal immigrant pursuing the dual American dreams of quick money and [...]

IGN: Metal Gear Solid 4 Hands-on

Mike — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:13:42 +0000

IGN writes: “Three weeks ago, Konami extended a once in a lifetime invitation to a handful of journalists. Fourteen people from around the world gathered together at the Konami Super Campus in Nasu to experience one of the most anticipated titles in recent history, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots in a [...]