Tag Archives: Games
Music downloads for Rock Band Wii
Rumor or not, this is a great move for Nintendo to compete against Xbox 360 and Sony PS3. This news hasn’t been confirmed, but I do believe an announcement will come soon. USA Today reported that Wii version of Rock Band 2 will boast the “same online functionality” as the PS3 and 360 versions, including [...]
Full StoryWarhammer Online Reaches 500k Signups in First Week
Based on Games Workshop’s epic and longstanding tabletop fantasy war game, WAR is a unique MMORPG that features revolutionary Realm vs. Realm (RvR) gameplay that will immerse players in a world of perpetual conflict for years to come. WAR has been recognized for its unique play style that appeals to novice MMO players while offering [...]
Full StorySpore what is it good for?
Class action suit filed against Electronic Arts for not informing customers about SecuROM. Earlier this week, a class action suit was filed in the Northern District of California Court on behalf of Melissa Thomas and all other Spore purchasers. The suit contends that EA violated the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act and Unfair Competition Law [...]
Full StoryGuitar Hero to Offer Jimi Hendrix
With rival “Rock Band 2″ now on store shelves, rival franchise “Guitar Hero” is pumping up the volume on several fronts. Most recently, Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash let it slip to Rolling Stone that “Guitar Hero” is working on a Jimi Hendrix special edition akin to what it did with Aerosmith. Metallica is another band [...]
Full StoryGoogle Looking to Buy Valve Software
Google has interest in buying video game maker Valve Software, according to a report in The Inquirer. Activity on Valve’s Steam Powered service currently crests with about 1.2 million users. Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve made its name with the well known Half Life series, but The Inquirer’s Charlie Demerjian speculates the reason Google would be most [...]
Full StoryWorld of Warcraft Expansion Coming November!
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that the newest expansion pack for World of Warcraft, entitled Wrath of the Lich King, will be in stores on Nov. 13, 2008. The expansion pack will cost $39.99. World of Warcraft is Blizzard’s most popular massively multiplayer online for Mac and PC. There are more than 10.9 million subscribers worldwide. [...]
Full StoryDuke Nukem 3D Gets New Engine
You’ll be playing Duke Nukem 3D on Xbox Live Arcade next Wednesday September 24th, 3D Realms has revealed. Hidden in the Game Trailer is a tiny update that Duke Nukem 3D will be available to download on Xbox Live Arcade next Wednesday, September 24 (skip to the news update part). It looks like 3D Realms [...]
Full StoryBefore the Internet
If you’re a baby boomer, than you will appreciate this blog post. I was born in 1962 and raised in Queens, NY. We had to be creative when we were kids in order to have fun. We didn’t have gadgets, internet or computers. So how did we have fun? We played Stick Ball in alleys [...]
Full StorySpore Set to Release this Week
Spore will be released officially on September 7, for both PC and MAC. There has been so much hype about this game that even celebrities have tried it. Editor reviews have been positive with an average score of 88 according to metacritic.com. It seems that Spore will be a game worth playing for many online [...]
Full StoryScrabulous Out of Service
SCRABULOUS, which has already been pulled from Facebook in the US and Canada has now been banned throughout the world. Facebook was forced to remove Scrabulous after one of Scrabble’s rights owners, Mattel made a formal removal request and the developers of Scrabulous took no action to fight back. The only place you can play [...]
Full StoryDeadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm
Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm lets you captain your own boat in a frenzied search for the Red Gold of the Bering Sea. Select one of five real crab boats, including the Northwestern, Cornelia Marie and Sea Star – all featured on the series, or create and customize your own boat. Recruit and lead your own [...]
Full StoryWe are Doomed!
Game developer id Software is raising the bar. Doom fans get ready! id Software has begun working on the next Doom game, in addition to putting the finishing touches on its first-person action game Rage (for the Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360 and Windows and Mac PCs). CEO Todd Hollenshead will provide an update [...]
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