GI unveils Rock Band 2 ‘Ion’ drums and 7 new tracks

Coming straight from the pages of Game Informer and landing on the ScoreHero forums is new Rock Band 2 information including sexy new drum sets as well as confirmation of seven additional tracks. Heck, there’s a boatload of other information too.
GI’s Rock Band 2 news-fest unveils pictures of the game’s new drum set as well […]

E3 ‘08 Predictions: Microsoft

Alot of people have been asking me for my E3 predictions, especially regarding Microsoft’s presser.  I will not only give my personal predictions but also address many E3 rumors flying around the net.  Hit the jump for my vision of Microsoft’s future.

Motus: It’s Up To The Console-Makers To Make Motion Control Announcements

This morning, Motus Games officially unveiled its Darwin motion controller on its website, with videos including one showing the Darwin being used as a lightsaber with LEGO Star Wars. It had us wondering - is this the long-rumored Xbox 360 motion controller?”We’re leaving it to the console-makers and publishers to announce whatever they want to […]

Xbox 360 Rumor Control, Smaller Design, Blu-Ray Drive And Others

There is a rumor floating around the internet that the Xbox 360 will be slimmed down. In a way, the Xbox 360 has already been shrunk down from it’s original 2005 model (the Xenon motherboard), and continues to do so everyday even though it might not be apparent. As VentureBeat reports, Microsoft looks for new […]

Why the Xbox is Still the King

When Sony announced the impending release of firmware v2.40 over a week ago, many gamers were excited that the PlayStation 3 would finally gain many of the popular features absent in its current entertainment package. The prospect of an in-game cross media bar (XMB) and a Trophy system tantamount to LIVE’s achievements suggested that the […]

Tiberium First Impressions - Command & Conquer Goes First-Person Again

Tiberium isn’t the first first-person shooter EA has created out of its popular Command & Conquer real-time strategy franchise, but it is the first attempt in over half a decade. As such, Tiberium will bring all the latest technology to the fray, and developer EALA looks to craft a game that will blend the […]

Gamers are Spoiled

Even though you are halfway across the store, you can still hear it. It is a sound that grates on everyone’s nerves: a whiney and spoiled child throwing a temper tantrum. If the children do not get a particular item, they will throw a fit making sure everyone around can hear their plea. You […]

The Academy Awards Honors Call of Duty 4, Bioshock, and The Orange Box

And the winner is… Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), BioShock (2K Games) and The Orange Box (Electronic Arts and Valve Software); each picked up four statues at the 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards last night. The award ceremony was hosted by comedian and avid video game player Jay Mohr at the Red Rock […]

DICE: Was 2007 Xbox 360’s Peak?

2007 was a stellar year for Xbox 360’s software library—but can Microsoft pull it off again in ‘08? Microsoft’s Shane Kim, expectedly, believes so.In a one-on-one interview between Microsoft Game Studios VP Kim and New York Times reporter Seth Schiesel during the DICE Summit in Las Vegas, Schiesel pointed out how Xbox 360’s 2008 software […]

Xbox will “own” GTA IV launch, says MS

Microsoft will make sure that the Xbox 360 benefits most from the GTA IV launch, and from a content standpoint it “already owns it”, says Microsoft Game Studios boss Shane Kim.
Speaking to US magazine Wired at the DICE summit, the Microsoft games boss said that making sure it owns the launch of Grand […]