Vid Review: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

 “ Lara Croft at her BEST!” (A) – Jeffrey d

Review: Space Invaders Infinity Gene

When the game first started, it had the feel and taste of the original Space Invaders game; black and white screen and the basic vector graphics used in the original. Soon after that intro level, the game evolved into this 2D/3D version, where you’re allowed to fly all over the screen to shoot down the aliens. Space Invaders Infinity Gene brings back the classic feel of Space Invaders but with a Bit.Trip and Ikaruga feel. (more…)

Vid Review: Shank

 ” Even with all the issues I have with this next-gen beat-em up, I can’t help but still place it alongside the best of the best on the downloadable market “  (A-)  -  Jeffrey d 

E3 2010: Sony PC Highlights

Even though it went for just a little too long (around 3 hours or so) there were still plenty of things to enjoy about the Sony press conference. Die hard fans of a certain series are finally getting the game that they have been waiting for, a release date for a popular racing title has been announced, an epic speech was given, a popular puzzle game gets released onto the PS3, and even the PSP gets a new peripheral. Keep in mind that I missed some parts of the show due to the lag of the online feed for certain websites. Nevertheless, let’s take some time now and look at some of the highlights from the show. (more…)

Pax Preview: Military Madness Nectaris

Since Jeff, Mike, and myself have played so many games at Pax East this year, we figured that it’s only fair to give you a first look at some of them. I think the first one that I will talk to you guys about is Military Madness Nectaris. The main reason why this is my first Pax preview is because the game just debuted on Wiiware this week, and I wanted to share my thoughts on it with all of you. (more…)

Microview: Puzzlegeddon

Part real-time strategy, part match-5 puzzler; Puzzlegeddon is undeniably fun and addictive. (more…)

Week in Review: Feb.21-27, 2010

Topics: Aliens VS Predator, Fret Nice, Crap of Defense, Puzzlegeddon, & P.B Winterbottom

Intro music performed by “Incubus” off their album “Make yourself”
Outro music performed by “Bilithic” off their album “empire”

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Review: Fret Nice

Not only has Fret Nice developer Pieces Interactive prove they can put together an inventive and fun platforming title, they’ve also proved they aren’t afraid of trying something different. Busting out the ol’ plastic guitar to play a platforming game sounds like a lot more fun than it really is, but that doesn’t mean the game falls short of being “purchase-worthy”. (more…)

Week in Review: Jan.31-Feb.13, 2010

It has been a few weeks since the guys have gotten together to talk games. And it just so happens that community member, Pimp/Dark Method 10K, has come to take the whole WiR episode over. He had guns. Lots of em!

Topics include:

- Stoked: Big Air Edition
- Bittos+
- Drawn to life: The next chapter
- NBA 2K10
- Blood Bowl
- Army of Two: The 40th Day
- Mass Effect 2

Intro & Outro music selection performed by “A Wilhelm Scream” off their album “Ruiner”.

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Week in Review: Oct. 25-31, 2009

!Listen for information on RJG.com’s MW2 premium theme giveaway! We’re here for your listening pleasure – surprisingly!  Last weeks episode caught some type of “latency-bug” and jumbled our audio into a pile of un-listenable craziness.

This week we cover everything missed last week, in addition to what we’re covering this week.  Topics are….

- Kingdom Hearts 358/2
- Demon’s Souls
- Mushroom Wars
- Borderlands
- A Boy and his Blob
- Hasbro Family Game night 2
- Ghost Mansion Party
- Evolvedgaming.net
- MW2 Premium Theme Giveaway!

Musical selections performed by “Coheed & Cambria” off their album “The Second Stage Turbine Blade”

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Abbey Road DLC For The Beatles™: Rock Band™

The remaining songs to make up the full Abbey Road album have started showing up as DLC this week for The Beatles: Rock Band. Pretty impressive to see them waste no time on releasing these songs for such a great game. Now some people might think that most of these should have been part of the initial release, but I for one think its fine the way that they’ve done these.

If your a fan of this game then you are more and likely wanting to keep adding to your collection of Beatles songs and Abbey Road is not a bad album to start with. Two additional albums will become available later in the forms of Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and Rubber Soul. So fire up those consoles and start downloading and playing some of those favorites that didn’t make the initial release. For more information, check out the press release from Harmonix now.

Available For Download For The Beatles™: Rock Band™

New York – October 19, 2009 – Apple Corps, Ltd., MTV Games and Harmonix, the world’s leading developer of music-based games and a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today announced the launch of Abbey Road (1969) as the first Beatles album to be available for purchase and playable as downloadable content in The Beatles™: Rock Band™ Music Store.
 
With “Come Together,” “Something,” “Octopus’s Garden,” “I Want You (She’s So Heavy),” “Here Comes The Sun” and “The End” already included on The Beatles: Rock Band game disc, players will now be able to play songs from and complete the entire Abbey Road album. 

Available for Xbox 360 (Oct. 20) and PlayStation 3 System (Oct. 22)[1]:

Individual Abbey Road singles: “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,” “Oh! Darling,” and “Because”
Price: $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per each individual track
 
The “Complete The Album Pack” features:

·  Abbey Road singles: “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,” “Oh! Darling,” and “Because”

·  The entire Abbey Road B-side 16 minute medley that includes: “You Never Give Me Your Money,” “Sun King,”  “Mean Mr. Mustard,” “Polythene Pam,” “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window,” “Golden Slumbers,” “Carry That Weight” and “The End”

·  Additionally, the following songs from Abbey Road can also be played as 1-to-3-song sets, based on how they were recorded / composed:

o   “You Never Give Me Your Money”

o   “Sun King”/ “Mean Mr. Mustard”

o   “Polythene Pam”/ “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window”

o   “Golden Slumbers”/ “Carry That Weight”/ “The End”*  

o   “Her Majesty”  

Price: $16.99 USD, £10.46 UK, €11.37 EU (1360 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Complete The Album Pack”

Available for Wii (Oct. 20):

Individual Abbey Road singles: “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, ” “Oh! Darling,” “Because,” and “You Never Give Me Your Money,” *“Her Majesty
Price: $2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per each individual track

*$1.00 USD (100 Wii Points) for “Her Majesty”
 
Multi-track sets:

·        “Sun King”/ “Mean Mr. Mustard”

·        “Polythene Pam”/ “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window”

·        “Golden Slumbers”/ “Carry That Weight”/ “The End”*

Price:  $3.50 USD (350 Wii Points) per 2-Pack /
* No additional cost for 3rd song “The End” as it is already included on game disc

Additional Beatles albums that have been announced as upcoming downloadable content include Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) in November and Rubber Soul (1965) in December. The Beatles: Rock Band downloadable content will be available for purchase on the Xbox®LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360, PlayStation®Network and via the in-game The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store for Wii™ using Wii points purchased through the Wii Shop Channel.

The Beatles: Rock Band offers players an unprecedented, experiential progression through the music and artistry of The Beatles and is available for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™ console from Nintendo. The game is compatible with all The Beatles: Rock Band and Rock Band™ instrument controllers, as well as most Guitar Hero® and other authorized third-party music video game peripherals and microphones.
 
The Beatles: Rock Band marks the first time that Apple Corps, along with EMI Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Harrisongs Ltd and Startling Music Ltd has presented The Beatles music in an interactive video game format. The Beatles: Rock Band is published by MTV Games and developed by Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game company and creators of the best-selling Rock Band. Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) serves as distribution partner for the game. In addition, Giles Martin, coproducer of The Beatles’ innovative LOVE album project, provided his expertise and served as Music Producer for this groundbreaking Beatles project.

The Beatles: Rock Band is rated “T” for Teen with the descriptors “Mild Lyrics” and “Tobacco Reference” by the ESRB.
 
For more information on The Beatles: Rock Band, as well as art and video assets, please visit http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/press.

PSN Review: Mushroom Wars

How fast can you count mushroom infantry? (more…)

Week in Review Aug 1-7, 2009

Another week of cooler talk. This week Jeff returns joining Matt, Rob, and Mike as we all chat about the games they played, so sit back and enjoy! Make sure to check out the reviews and leave us feedback.

Reviews:

• GBA: Link to the Past
• PSN: Ratchet and Clank Future Quest for Booty
• XBLA: Band of Bugs
• X360: King of Fighters XII
• XBLA: TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled

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Week in Review July 11-17, 2009

The boss is starting to see patterns, so the guys kept this one fairly short. Matt, Jeff, Rob, and Mike secretly huddled around their undisclosed location and discussed their thoughts on the games they played the past week. So sit back and enjoy! Make sure to check out the reviews and leave us feedback.

Reviews:

• GBA: Final Fantasy IV
• PSN: Heavy Weapon
• XBLA Community: Trino
• XBLA: Droplitz
• X360: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
• XBLA: Battlefield 1943

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PSN Review: Heavy Weapon

Driving a super atomic tank and destroying every Red Star enemy in sight is a blast is a blast! Driving back and forth, firing off missiles, turret fire, lasers, and nukes makes this game an edge of your seat shooter while you protect what little life you have. (more…)