Archive for October, 2008

  • by Quinton Miles

    Rock Band’s DLC for the week of November 4 was announced earlier today by Harmonix.
    POTUS Three Pack
    Presidents of the United States of America- Dune Buggy
    Presidents of the United States of America- Feather Pluckn
    Presidents of the United States of America- Ladybug
    Singles
    Hinder - Use Me
    Fallout Boy - I Don’t Care
    All of the tracks are masters. The POTUS [...]

  • by Matt Paprocki

    Those of us still fighting over the PSP-3000 and its scanline issues will be interested in this explanation from the French site Logic-Sunrise. The pixels, instead of being laid out vertically as with a standard LCD screen, are set up horizontally. They discovered this through 40x magnification. Also, the blue pixels are much darker, likely [...]

  • by Matt Paprocki

    Looking to delve into the world of .03 megapixel digital photography? Don’t want to pay high import taxes to do that on the DSi? Well, you won’t have to wait too much longer. Nintendo has stated that their revised DS will be in stores worldwide in the summer months of 2009. No specifics on price [...]

  • by Matt Paprocki

    Last night, it seemed relief had arrived for LittleBigPlanet players. Prior to the patch, players had trouble connecting to servers, and when they did, the game still performed terribly. After the 1.03 patch, players are still having trouble connecting to servers and yes, the game is still performing terribly.
    The PlayStation Forums are lighting up with [...]

  • by Matt Paprocki

    A few weeks back, Barack Obama ads were spotted inside various video games, the first being Burnout Paradise. The total amount paid to the video game companies for the right to showcase his cause? $44,000. Given the publicity they drew from both the gaming press and mainstream media, it’s probably hard to say that the [...]

  • by Matt Paprocki

    EA is introducing a new feature that would link your forum ID with your EA Master Account. The idea, ion theory, is a good one. However, the downside is relatively drastic. If you end up being banned or suspended from the forums, that also means you’ll be banned from playing your EA games online too. [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    After being dropped by Activision Blizzard, both The Chronicles of Riddick and Ghostbusters games have found the same new home. According to Variety’s Ben Fritz, Atari has bought the publishing rights to both titles, confirming (at least for Ghostbusters) the last few months of rumors. In addition to picking up Riddick, Atari also signed a [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    It’s taken some time, but it appears that The Beatles will finally be making their music game debut. According to a news story tonight on The Wall Street Journal, Apple Corps and MTV are set to make the announcement tomorrow afternoon in the UK that the iconic group will be bringing their material to Rock [...]

  • by Matt Paprocki

    Today is a day of celebration. It’s 20 years since the first Genesis/Mega Drive rolled off the factory line and into Japanese homes. As such, Eurogamer is taking a week to celebrate with a detailed look back, starting with the hardware itself. For those that weren’t around and exist purely to make me feel old, [...]

  • by Matt Paprocki

    The honor system is live and well over at Microsoft if this story is any indication. When the Fable II Collector’s Edition shipped, it was missing the advertised exclusive DLC. This was supposed to offer Spartan armor, a new dungeon, and a new cutlass. Since that wasn’t in the box, Microsoft has set up a [...]

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