In true rock ‘n roll fashion, the breakup of Guitar Hero developer Red Octane with their franchise and publisher Activision is creating some fallout. Three former Red Octane employees, who have gone on to found their own development house, are being named in a suit filed by Activision alleging "copyright infringement, trademark infringement, misappropriating trade … Continue reading
Russ posted some great news yesterday that’s worth a look if you missed it. EA and Valve get dressed for halloween. I’m fascinated by the business decisions surrounding the release of this episodic content. As the episodes become further and further separated (this Episode 2 pack will be hitting roughly three years after Half-Life 2 … Continue reading
BUY IT HERE AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: Nintendo DSESRB RATING: Everyone 10+PUBLISHER: Square Co., Ltd.DEVELOPER: Square Co., Ltd. I guess its necessary to point out that the Final Fantasy series is by far my favorite franchise. Once introduced to the Light Warriors, I was hooked. I remember the hours spent saving for the Silver Sword, … Continue reading
Valve, though corporate mouthpiece EA, today announced that Halloween won’t be the only reason to be excited about black and orange this fall. The Black and Orange boxes will finally see the release of new Half-Life 2 content, as well as the debut of the full game on next-gen consoles. The Black Box, for PCs … Continue reading
Decibel comparisons between the three successor consoles have given gamers all-powerful science to justify what they already know, namely that the Wii and PS3 are as quiet as little Johnny under a bed when he’s due for a whuppin’, and the 360 is constantly on the verge of taking off. Engadget reports that Microsoft has … Continue reading
Microsoft sure knows what subscribers to its Live service are thirsty for. Root beer, apparently. Out of all the promising titles announced last week for the Xbox Live Arcade, the first to hit release is Root Beer Tapper. The slightly-remixed arcade classic (the first release of the game in 1983 featured beer that was not … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON:: CLICK HEREPLATFORM: PSPESRB RATING: TPUBLISHER: KonamiDEVELOPER: Backbone Entertainment The market holds a special place for those mediocre titles produced around a new system’s launch. Many of these titles sell well because they’re the only apps available. Since the PSP’s launch, Sony has trumpeted the success of their Untold Legends franchise, because … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON:: CLICK HEREPLATFORM: WiiESRB RATING: E10+PUBLISHER: Toys for BobDEVELOPER: ActivisionWho would have thought that a skating game would produce one of the most popular series of all time?Not me. Back when the first Tony Hawk came out, I never thought once about trying it out. A couple of skater kids I used … Continue reading
BUY IT HERE AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: PS2 (XBOX 360 soon)ESRB RATING: TPUBLISHER: Red Octane/ActivisionDEVELOPER: Harmonix Music Systems Jon Cassady: I have seen the future of gaming and its name is Guitar Hero. Confession time – prior to preparing for this, I had never played Guitar Hero. I saw on display in stores and read … Continue reading