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Rock 'n roll has been reborn courtesy of Guitar Hero: Smash Hits.

A portion of a Kotaku review… Swords & Soldiers could have easily sold for more than its list price, as its graphics and sound are top quality, and its 30-mission campaign, bonus missions and split-screen multiplayer present a generous package. For the team to not stumble while making a game in such an untested genre is [...]

Two updates from CrispyGamer… 10 Great Games for Dads and Sons to Play Together Tony Hawk: RIDE - interview

Check out this latest post over at the official Capcom blogs… Shortly after the release of Mega Man 9, as fans were discovering loads of great secrets, I made an innocent little post, mentioning an as-yet-undiscovered nugget in the game. The Mega Man-loving internets were not pleased that a secret might have escaped their all-seeing eyes, and [...]

Ice worlds are my favorite type of video game world. They may be tricky to navigate, but I like the challenge! Water worlds…those are a completely different story. Facts about the ice world - full article here

The world is in peril, so will you run away and hope to survive, or will you stand and fight for all who have fled?

Game journalists/analysts are getting just a bit nervous. They are wondering when the next generation of consoles is going to come out. Usually, we would see new consoles every 5 years or so…but that doesn’t look like the case with this generation. Nintendo has shown that you don’t need new graphical technologies [...]

DSiWare 1 (1) - Nintendo DSi Browser 2 (8) - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! 3 (2) - Paper Airplane Chase 4 (4) - WarioWare: Snapped! 5 (6) - Bird & Beans 6 (3) - Dr. Mario Express 7 (5) - Photo Clock 8 (9) - Mighty Flip Champs! 9 (7) - American Popstar: Road to Celebrity 10 (10) - Art Style: PiCTOBiTS 11 [...]

Are you really such a bad man if you never kill someone you don't like?

“I love to drink, but I also love talking, so I invited [our character designer] to my house one Sunday night to drink, and we just started talking about what kind of style the game might take. We wanted something stylistically in the vein of Animal Crossing, but not with animals… so we decided on [...]

A portion of a C3 review… Not so much a sequel as an upgrade to last year’s effort, PDC 2009 sets out to satisfy fans of the sport, and pulls it off with only a few minor snags. Full review here

Footage starts in about 30 minutes Direct link here (thanks Josh!)

The study found that playing virtual sports such as boxing and tennis on the Nintendo Wii burned more than 50 percent energy than playing sedentary computer games such as the Xbox. Professor David Dunstan, head of the physical activity lab at the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, said; “Interactive games could be useful [...]

You asked for it, and we made it happen. Along with SEGA and Sumthing Distribution, you will finally be able to get your hands on a copy of the MADWORLD Soundtrack! done On June 30, you can order your very own copy on CD for $15.99 USD. Digital Download will also be supported for those of you [...]

Smelling freshly opened cases I admit it…I’ve done this, and I’ve done it more than once. So what…I like the smell of game cases! Don’t try to pretend that you’ve never done it. I’m normal, I swear! Article here

The physics of fists make this round a whole new game.

A portion of an IndustryGamers interview with Will Wright… IG: Maxis is working on bringing Spore to Wii, but what about the high-end platforms, Xbox 360 and PS3? WW: I know there’s been a lot of talk about it internally, but for us it’s really an opportunity/cost issue. You know, we either do that or we continue [...]

If you’re watching [Mental], you probably caught last night’s episode in which a kid is deprived of videogames, and therefore invents one in his head. But the problem is that the videogame he invents in his head sucks… the kid ends up freaking out, hurting his mother with a knife, and then going catatonic. [...]