Category Archives: Video Games

Courtney Love Threatens Legal Action Over Cobain Avatar

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Cortney Zamm

Looks like the fans aren’t the only one pissed about Kurt Cobain’s likeness being used for an avatar in Guitar Hero 5. Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love is pretty mad too. But she signed the contract allowing it, according to Kotaku. … Continue reading →

Posted in Activision, Games, Video Games | Tagged Courtney Love, Guitar Hero 5, Kurt Cobain, Legal | Comments Off

Uncut Live Action ‘Halo 3: ODST’ Trailer

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Matt Raub

For those of us who are a fan of the franchise, we all know the headache that comes with waiting for a live action Halo movie. From Peter Jackson to Steven Spielberg, the film has gone through so many rumors … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Battlestar Galactica, Fantasy, Geek, Microsoft, News, Sci-Fi, Software, Video Games, Xbox 360 | Tagged Battlestar, Halo, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Live Action, ODST, Peter Jackson, Spartans, Xbox 360 | 9 Comments

First Impressions: ‘Deca Sports 2’ for the Nintendo Wii Preview

Posted on September 9, 2009 by John Carle

Coming at the end of this month, Hudson releases its follow up to last year’s commercial success with Deca Sports 2 for the Nintendo Wii. With ten all different games from the original Deca Sports, Hudson hopes to offer a … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, Nintendo, Video Games, Wii | Tagged Deca Sports 2, Hudson, Nintendo, Wii | 1 Comment

Last Chance for ‘Brutal Legend’ Art Contest

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Chris Ullrich

For all you budding rockers and artists out there you’re chance for artistic superstardom is about to come to an end — or at least this time around. What am I talking about? Well, the Facebook Binder Art contest for … Continue reading →

Posted in Contest, Events, Fandom, Games, News, Press Releases, Video Games | Tagged Brutal Legend, Double Fine, Eddie Riggs, Jack Black, PS3, XBox | Comments Off

XBLA Review: ‘Defense Grid: The Awakening’

Posted on September 8, 2009 by John Carle

Score: 8.0 – XBox Live Arcade – 800 Microsoft Points ($10.00) Last week, we gave our preview coverage of Defense Grid: The Awakening and after getting the time to play through the full retail release of the game, it definitely … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Video Games, XBLA, Xbox 360 | Tagged Defense Grid: The Awakening, Hidden Path, Tower Defense Game, XBLA, Xbox 360 | 2 Comments

This Week’s ‘Rock Band’ DLC: Jackson 5, Audioslave, 3 Doors Down and More

Posted on September 8, 2009 by John Carle

Rock Band Tracks This Week for XBox 360 and Playstation 3: He may not be with us anymore but the King of Pop’s musical legacy is still alive and kicking with one of his first hits (along with his brothers) … Continue reading →

Posted in Nintendo, Playstation 3, PlayStationNetwork, Press Releases, Video Games, Wii, XBLA, Xbox 360 | Tagged 3 Doors Down, AFI, Audioslave, Harmonix, Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, Oasis, PAX, Playstation 3, PSP, Rage Against the Machine, Rock Band, Talking Heads, Wii, Xbox 360, XBox Live | 5 Comments

Twisted Pixel announces ‘Comic Jumper’

Posted on September 5, 2009 by John Carle

At San Diego Comic-Con, we got to sit down with Twisted Pixel CEO Michael Wilford to talk about their recent XBox Live Summer of Arcade release ‘Splosion Man . And just this past week, our friends at Twisted Pixel were nice … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Games, Microsoft, Software, Trailers, Video Games | Tagged 'Splosion Man, Comic Jumper, Smiley Man, The Maw, Twisted Pixel, XBLA | 2 Comments

Huge Capcom Deal to Kick Off Labor Day Weekend

Posted on September 4, 2009 by John Carle

Yesterday, Capcom decided to give something back to all the hard working Americans on the Playstation Network in celebration of Labor Day. Capcom has put together two value packs of their best PSN downloadable titles at a tremendous discount. The … Continue reading →