Games Archive
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E3 ’09: The Beatles Rock Band – Hands-On
Posted on June 3, 2009 | No CommentsToday was a weird experience for me: my first E3 demo in 10 years where I wasn’t writing for GameSpy. The Harmonix folks were showing off The Beatles Rock Band […] -
E3 09: Sony Conference Summary
Posted on June 3, 2009 | No CommentsSony had their press conference today, where they announced the worst-kept secret of the week: the new PSP Go. For those who don’t want to spend 6 hours trying to […] -
E3 09 Quickie: LEGO Rock Band
Posted on June 2, 2009 | No CommentsBefore my first appointment today, I spent a little time checking out LEGO Rock Band, which has three large stages set up at the Warner Bros booth. It’s basically a […] -
E3 09: Ubisoft Press Conference Quickies
Posted on June 1, 2009 | No CommentsUbisoft was up next with the press conferences today. For an awful conference where little happened, here’s my attempt at quick takes: Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nothing against Talk Soup host Joel […] -
E3 09: The Beatles Rock Band Quickies
Posted on June 1, 2009 | No CommentsI’ll be seeing The Beatles Rock Band game Tuesday afternoon and posting some thoughts afterward, but there was some exciting info gleaned from the trailer released today: –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Vocal harmonies! […] -
E3 09: EA Press Conference Quickies
Posted on June 1, 2009 | No CommentsAfter Microsoft’s press event this morning, it was EA’s turn to show off their lineup. Some thoughts on the presentation, quick-hit style: –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The opening trailer was for Dante’s Inferno, […] -
Rock Band 2 Awesomeness Coming: Iron Maiden Pack
Posted on May 31, 2009 | No CommentsThis week’s Rock Band DLC isn’t that exciting: it’s a Bonnaroo pack with Ben Harper, Coheed and Cambria, TV on the Radio, etc. Not bad, but hardly stop-the-presses stuff. No, […] -
5 Thoughts on the TF2 Sniper / Spy Update
Posted on May 31, 2009 | No CommentsIt’s now been about a week since Valve rolled out the combo Sniper / Spy update for Team Fortress 2. Team balance is still off — you’ll still see teams […] -
Team Fortress 2: Sniper + Spy Updates Imminent
Posted on May 15, 2009 | No CommentsA few weeks ago, I whined that Valve was prepping a Sniper update for Team Fortress 2, which I feared would lead to even more useless Snipers — who often […] -
Why The World Cyber Games Suck
Posted on May 14, 2009 | No CommentsI enjoy playing in Guitar Hero and Rock Band competitions. Not because I think I’ll win, especially when it’s some kind of nationwide tourney, although I do generally expect to […]