by John Carle, Nov 4 2016 // 11:00 AM

Just wanted to let everyone know that from 10 AM Pacific on November 5th until 9 AM the next day (thank you very much daylight savings), JC & WallE and a bunch of friends will be livestreaming for 24 hours to aid Extra-Life. To watch the stream, head to the Whiskey & Waffles YouTube channel at any time. And, more importantly, if you’d like to make a donation, you can go to the Extra-Life donation page.
Extra-Life has already raised more than $22 Million for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals since its inception in 2008. This year, before tomorrow’s Game Day 2016, it has already raised over $3 Million.
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Posted in: Games · Microsoft · New Media · News · Nintendo · PlayStation 4 · Video Games · Whiskey & Waffles · Whiskey and Waffles · Wii U · XBox One
Tagged: AfterbuzzTV, AllChat, Extra Life 2016, Extra-Life, Jimmy Wong, Lindsey Hughes, Loot Crate, Max NoSleeves, Meghan Hughes, SoKrispyMedia, Wrestling Fred
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by John Carle, Sep 16 2015 // 3:00 PM

Last week, I got to check out a special invite-only event put on by Activision at the YouTube Space LA to preview Guitar Hero Live. While I had seen it in action at E3, this was the first time I really got to spend time with the game, as you’ll see from my less than stellar performance in the video after the jump.
When it comes to the presentation, Guitar Hero Live has absolutely stepped it up. In GH TV, you’re able to play over some of your favorite music videos for songs you already love and there is a massive library of music to select from. At the event, I was the only one to play Green Day ‘Oh Love’ but was thrilled to have the chance to. On the other side is the concert experience with GH Live where the player sees the perspective from being on stage as a member of the band and looking out at a real crowd, not just some polygonal fans.
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Posted in: Activision · First Impressions · Music · News · PlayStation 4 · Video Games · XBox One
Tagged: Activision, First Impressions, Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero Live, Hands On, Preview, Video Games, Whiskey and Waffles
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by Stephanie Coats, Jul 15 2015 // 10:00 AM

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Have you ever been playing Portal and wondered how The Doctor would do in Aperture Science? Thanks to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment now you can find out. LEGO Dimensions announced at San Diego Comic-Con the upcoming inclusion of Doctor Who. It is the first time Doctor Who has ever been in a LEGO videogame.
The stars of the BBC America show have lent their voices to their respective characters in the game as well. Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, and Michelle Gomez have all brought their Doctor Who personas to LEGO life in Dimensions. The game is truly a mash-up of worlds. The TARDIS could pop up in Gotham City or The Doctor could ride along with Scooby and Shaggy.
As is seen in the trailer, all twelve doctors are included in Dimensions. In fact, LEGO has pulled out all the stops to please Whovians. When the Twelfth Doctor is defeated in a level, he returns as the First Doctor and then continues regenerating back up to Twelve. The TARDIS interior changes depending on which Doctor is “alive” but can also be manually chosen by the player. A jukebox inside the TARDIS allows players to select different versions of the Doctor Who theme music.
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Posted in: Comic-Con · Doctor Who · Game Trailers · Games · Nintendo · Playstation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Sci-Fi · Sony · Toys · Video Games · Wii · Wii U · XBox One
Tagged: Comic-Con, Doctor Who, Jenna Coleman, Lego Dimensions, Michelle Gomez, Peter Capaldi, Playstation, San Diego Comic-Con, SDCC, Video Game, Wii U, XBox One
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by Chris Ullrich, Apr 27 2015 // 5:00 AM

With all the uncertainty in the world, at least there’s one thing we can pretty much always count on: new Call of Duty games. The latest one is called Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
This new chapter in the franchise takes place in “a dark, gritty future where a new breed of Black Ops soldier emerges and the lines are blurred between our own humanity and the cutting-edge military robotics that define the future of combat.” That does sound cool.
Judge for yourself by watching the first trailer for the game, which has just been released. Look for Call of Duty: Black Ops III to arrive on November 9.
The trailer is after the break.
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by Joe Gillis, Mar 24 2015 // 11:15 AM

As reliable as the turning of the earth, you can always count on DLC packs for games to come along and kick things up a notch (or two). In this case we’re talking about the latest DLC for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
The new DLC, called Ascendance, is the second DLC pack for COD:AW. It includes four Multiplayer maps, the OHM Multiplayer hybrid weapon and weapon variant, a new Exo Grapple playlist, as well as Exo Zombies Infection, part two of the Exo Zombies co-op experience. Yep, zombies.
Why are you not downloading this already? Well, sadly, you have to wait until March 31. But then, it is so on!
Check out the trailer afte the break.
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by John Carle, Jan 5 2015 // 8:14 AM

Back in the N64 days, Perfect Dark was the shooter that was second only to Goldeneye and that’s probably because it was from the same developers but was a brand new IP that didn’t have the cache that something like the James Bond brand brought to the table. A generation later when the XBox 360 launched with Perfect Dark Zero alongside it and helped hold fans over until Halo made its leap to the generation.
Later in 2010, five years after Perfect Dark Zero was released, there was an XBox Live version of the original Perfect Dark. What other reason could there be for the rerelease of a classic title if not to promote a new one? And then in August of 2013, Rare said they had new ideas for a Perfect Dark game that involved the Kinect (keep in mind this was before the lackluster reception of the Kinect on the XBox One). Since then… nothing.
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Posted in: Kickstarter Watch · News · Video Games · XBLA · Xbox 360
Tagged: Carol Anne Watts, Fan Funding, IGG, IndieGoGo, Joanna Dark, kickstarter, Kickstarter Watch, Marc Darc, Perfect Dark, Perfect Dark Fan Film, Perfect Dark Zero
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by John Carle, Nov 17 2014 // 9:44 AM

Another year, another COD, right? It is the one thing you can always count on to terrify publishers from releasing on the same date which makes the week’s purchasing decision a pretty easy one. You’re either getting Call of Duty or you’re not. There aren’t other games to even consider. But with this being the umpteenth release of the blockbuster franchise, how does it live up to previous years and even more importantly, how does it compare to the hype?
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With their being three developers in the rotation now for the Call of Duty franchise, Sledgehammer enters the fray with a new IP with the Advanced Warfare story. A drastically different tone than either Black Ops 2 or Ghost, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare follows the world of the privatized military which are effectively government sanctioned mercenaries. As seen by all of the marketing materials, this corporation known as Atlas is headed up by the one and only Kevin Spacey and the role he takes as the player’s surrogate father after his own son is killed in combat.
Without giving too much information about the story, it follows pretty much every one of the expected beats. It’s not that it’s bad, but it is not going to surprise anyone either. It’s like going into a summer blockbuster that has no need for plot twists. It has a ton of polish and explosions that prevent you from having to think too hard.
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Tagged: Activision, Call of Duty, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Game Review, Games, PlayStation 4, Reviews, Sledgehammer Games, Video Games, XBox One
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by John Carle, Aug 27 2014 // 8:22 AM

Last month right before Comic-Con, Loot Crate released one of their best crates with a phenomenal Villains crate that included a totally original and exclusive Joki shirt alongside, amongst other things, a pair of Deadpool socks. It was going to be pretty hard to follow that up. But who better to show up the Villains than… the Heroes.
This month WallE and JC put their physical prowess to the test in an effort to capture a bunch of items based off of some of their favorite childhood heroes along with an exclusive Pop made just for Loot Crate. As some of you have seen in past crates, WallE and JC have an addiction for the little guys and battling over an exclusive one could possibly end their friendship and Whiskey & Waffles as we know it.
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by John Carle, Aug 6 2014 // 8:26 AM

Hot on the heels of Comic-Con comes the next unboxing in the Loot Crate Wars series. For July and August, the guys at Loot Crate have created a two part crate. First, July kicked things off with Villains as its theme which started with an awesome super foe themed trailer on Loot Crate’s own YouTube channel. In it is some of the baddest of the bad as you’ll see in the unboxing video below.
Most notable of the Crate (while still trying to keep the article spoiler-free-ish) is a special variant comic for a number one that just came out from Marvel. Loot Crate’s subscriber base has gotten so big that just by putting it in the July crate, they literally doubled the preorders of the book.
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Tagged: Bowser, Comics, Darth Vader, DC, Deadpool, Loot Crate, Loot Crate Wars, Marvel, Rocket Raccoon, Toys, Unboxing, Whiskey & Waffles, Whiskey and Waffles, YouTube
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by John Carle, Jul 30 2014 // 7:48 AM

At Comic-Con in San Diego we got the opportunity to take a closer look at the latest additions to Skylanders with Skylanders Trap Team. While we had already gotten a peek at the title, there were still some awesome announcements behind the game along with some great insight from the designers as well.
First came the announcement of the Skylanders Trap Team Dark Edition Starter Pack. Like last year’s SWAP Force Dark Edition, the set will come with some special dark paint variants of characters. Unlike last year’s though, there will be only three new Trap Team members without any sprinkling of classic characters.
It will also come with a new Portal of Power which will have a new feature in addition to a new look, the ability to use Traps to capture villains in game and use them while playing. The Dark Edition will come with a limited edition over sized trap allowing players to capture Chaos.
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by John Carle, Jun 30 2014 // 8:37 AM

For most of the gaming popular, this was the first game they ever took home. While there were the select families that had the Atari 2600 or even Pong, it was Super Mario Bros. that made its way into homes across the country in unprecedented number in 1985. After likely billions of hours played and incalculable deaths, there are people still playing in 2014 and trying to beat it JUST a little faster.
YouTuber LordSaradoc has made his name on the space with about 90 videos doing speedruns. Just about a week ago, he uploaded a new one where he looks to have broken the Super Mario Bros. speed run with not just a perfect run with no deaths, but also accomplishing it in world record time. If everything is accurate, it looks as though LordSaradoc was able to complete the game in 4:57.69. In less than 5 minutes, he was able to run the perfect path doing what most people could only dream of accomplishing.
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Tagged: LordSaradoc, NES, Nintendo, Speed Run, Super Mario, Super Mario Bros, Video Games
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by Joe Gillis, Jun 15 2014 // 10:41 AM

Some of you may remember a little company called Bungie that, back in the day, made cool games for the Mac like Marathon and Myth. As time went on they sold themselves to Microsoft and their Mac games kinda went away in favor of new games for the XBox and other consoles.
You may have heard of one of the games they created for the XBox during that time. It’s called Halo.
Anyway, in 2007 Bungie split from Microsoft and went on its own again. Since then they’ve made some new games and are now set to launch a brand new title we think looks pretty cool: Destiny.
There’s a new trailer for the game. Check it out after the break. Welcome back Bungie.
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Posted in: E3 2014 · Games · News · Video Games
Tagged: Bungie, Destiny, E3, E3 2014, Games, Microsoft, Sci-Fi, Software, Trailers, XBox
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