Those who pre-order the Guitar Hero®: Warriors of Rock Guitar Bundle at GameStop can transform their Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock guitar controller into the ultimate Battle Axe. Head to the following URL to pre-order now at GameStop: http://www.gamestop.com/browse/search.aspx?N=0&Ntk=TitleKeyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntt=guitar%20hero%20warriors%20of%20rock
In Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, join with friends on an epic rock journey to save rock [...]
Lady Gaga! Wait -- it's a trap dude! Can't you see? Today's Guitar Hero "Pop 1 Track Pack" is actually the Beast in disguise, casting a Top 40 enchantment. Never forget: the Demigod of Rock still awaits, imprisoned in stone, his most awesome axe lost in the void. We must unite, man -- transform! Become Warriors of Rock.
And we must appeal to our DJ Hero kinsmen -- we need their street cred in tact. They, too, are scratching and clawing to keep it real, as the urge to go Gaga grows ever stronger today. Are you with us? Resist the bestial cry to "Just Dance."
No, don't do it -- don't you dare click past the break for this week's Guitar Hero and DJ Hero DLC details.
#hulu
Another reason to cancel the cable bill? The Internet-based group that offers network TV shows online for free revealed that Hulu Plus is coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iPads and iPhones, for $10 a month, with ads. More »
In North America, Jam With the Band doesn’t exist. Nintendo hasn’t shown any possible link to localization, so we sit and wait for the good word. Our friends in Europe are lucky enough to have the title, and can finally enjoy it after a long-delayed release after the Japanese debut. If you’re [...]
Pictured here we see the "Project Milo Team" hard at work, according to a TweetPhoto posted by Lionhead Studios' Sam Van Tilburgh today. Van Tilburgh's proof comes in response to comments made by Aaron Greenberg about the status of Lionhead's Milo & Kate project in a video clip (see 0:41 mark) posted on the Australia-based ABC "Good Game" site. "Obviously, that's a tech demo -- and technology -- that continues to exist, but right now it's not a game that we're planning to bring to market," Greenberg said of Milo in the brief clip.
While Van Tilburgh could not openly comment to Joystiq on the assumption (based on Greenberg's statement) that Milo could remain a non-retail tech demo, he did clarify, "There's about 50 people on the 'Project Milo Team'" (which would seem an unlikely number of staff and apparent resources to devote to a mere demo).
Van Tilburgh deferred to Greenberg, who tweeted this official statement today: "Project Milo absolutely continues in development at Lionhead Studios, it is just not a product we plan to bring to market this holiday." While carefully worded, Greenberg's statement suggests that Milo, in some shape or form, is likely to be integrated into a retail product in the future.
Just last week, Lionhead head Peter Molyneux teased that there was "a very interesting reason" why the updated Milo & Kate demo was not shown to media outlets during E3. Could it be that Molyneux is saving the big reveal for his scheduled TED talk? Probably not -- but the "game changing" designer will be lecturing about his "astonishing virtual friend" on Tuesday, July 13. Hopefully, he'll start to Kinect some of the dots.
#happybirthday
Ten years ago today, Blizzard unleashed a second helping of hell on PC gamers. A decade later we're still waiting on a sequel. Let's celebrate ten years of Diablo II, while poking Blizzard to hurry up with the third game. More »
The official Japanese website for One Piece: Gigant Battle has been updated with all sorts of content. You can click over to check out some new art, screens and even some more video footage. There’s no talk of bringing One Piece: Gigant Battle out in the states, but there’s still time. This [...]
#expansionism
The Sims 3 gets a quadruple dose of automotive lifestyle this fall in The Sims 3 Fast Lane Stuff pack, showcasing cars and the people who love them. More »
With E3 2010 over and done with, and a glut of outlet-specific honors dispensed, it's time for the annual Game Critics Awards to reveal its list of nominees. Culled from the selections of "31 leading North American media outlets that cover the videogame industry" (including Joystiq!), the Game Critics Awards represent something of an industry consensus on The Big Show. This year, id Software's upcoming post-apocalyptic-'em-up Rage took home the most nominees, scoring five including Best of Show. Sharing the Best of Show nominee space are Disney's Epic Mickey, Dance Central, and Portal 2, each of which received four nominations across the boards.
We've got the entire list after the break, and check out the "Fast Facts" breakdown linked below for some flamewar-worthy stats (Xbox 360 leads the platform nominations with 46 versus PlayStation 3's 39). Notably, Electronic Arts had the most nominees for a publisher for the fourth year in a row, earning 15 nominations ... and that's not including the formerly EA Partners-signed Rage.
Firmware version 6.3 is out and as Fist Full of Potions points out, something's rotten in Denmark -- or very sweet, depending on how you feel about Japanese consoles of yesteryear. The update allows you to "group content" by putting your games into specific folders corresponding to platform, but also curiously adds empty folders for the NeoGeo and PC Engine -- otherwise known as the TurboGrafx-16.
This update could be the precursor to an announcement for the PC Engine Archives extending their reach beyond Japan or it could simply be an overlooked byproduct of the update. Either way, we've contacted Sony for comment and will let you know what we find out.
Reader Spike sends in this rather bizarre church promotion from Tyrol, Austria. Basically, it’s an advert aimed at children, and it tries to get kids to come into church during the Summer. There’s nothing wrong with wanting kids to head to church, but I don’t think Nintendo would be too happy with an [...]
A portion of a Diehard GAMEfan review…
…Secret Files: Tunguska, proves that a title might be several years old when it is finally released in North America, but that a quality title is able to hold its own against modern releases. Besides, it’s only $19.99! It’s almost a crime not to experience one of the best [...]
