New Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Info (Demo and Music Awards)
Just received word from Activision to remind our readers that the demo for Guitar Hero: Smash Hits is available on Xbox Live right now. The demo includes three tracks, and those are: Franz Ferdinand’s “Take Me Out,” Wolfmother’s “Woman” and Kiss’ “Rock and Roll All Nite.” For more information on the demo, be sure to check out the following URL: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd00...[Read More]
The Three Stooges Collection: Volume Six: 1949-1951
Sony Pictures is set to release the sixth volume of the incomparable Stooges trio next week on DVD. This new set features twenty-four episodes from 1949-1951, starring Moe, Larry, and Shemp as the third Stooge, who replaced Curly a couple of years prior.
Prison Break Season 4
I still remember when I first saw Prison Break. We got the first season in for review on DVD, and I had never watched the show on Fox. Sure, the show sounded interesting enough, but how was I to know that I would literally watch the entire first season DVD set within two days? And then again within a month with a friend? The show had a great plot, plenty of memorable and intriguing characters, and...[Read More]
Friday the 13th, Part 3 3-D
Paramount is releasing the third Friday the 13th film to Blu-ray next week, about four months after the re-release of the DVD version that came out to help promote the release of the newest Friday adventure in theaters. Is this Blu-ray release a step up from the DVD release? In fact it does, let's get to the review...
Friday the 13th, Part 2
Back in early February, Paramount was ramping up for the new Friday the 13th film by releasing the original 1980 classic on Blu-ray. At the time, Paramount also re-released Deluxe Editions of the original three Friday films on DVD. Now, Paramount is set to release Part 2 and Part 3 of Friday on Blu-ray. As with the DVD, this is still primarily a fans only release, but there are some differences be...[Read More]
Impressions: E3 2009 Summary
This year’s E3 has been excellent in many different ways. The atmosphere here has all of the excitement and spark from years past (05, 06, but definitely not 07 and 08), and everything just seems better in general — less of a crowd, less waiting time to play games, more time with the developers, better Internet speeds, etc. My trip here really began on Monday with Microsoft’s Med...[Read More]
Impressions: Bioshock 2
During my closed booth tour appointment with 2K, I saw Mafia II, Bioshock 2, and Borderlands. I’ve already written about Mafia II and Borderlands is next, so let me tell you a bit about Bioshock 2. Bioshock 2 takes place ten years after the events of the original Bioshock and players are back in Rapture, the perilous, bizarre, and massive underwater city that we all spent so many hours in ...[Read More]
Impressions: Dante’s Inferno
The lines to see Dante’s Inferno were still long this afternoon on this final day of E3. I got in and was impressed with the presentation that took the audience through parts of Limbo and into the Anger circle of Hell. Make no mistake about it, Dante’s Inferno borrows very generously from God of war, right down to the placement and look of the health meter. Then again, God of War also ...[Read More]
Impressions: Army of Two: The 40th Day
When I first saw Army of Two at E3 in 2007, I was stoked. I loved the idea of having a modern day military action game with a focus on co-op play, and that it was being brought by EA almost ensured it was going to be a great experience. Outside of a few issues, Army of Two was just that, a really great co-op experience. This Fall, we’ll have a full sequel to enjoy on several platforms, i...[Read More]
Impressions: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: Team Deathmatch Mode
After playing some co-op, I head over to another part of Sony’s booth that offered a ten player deathmatch in a different map. The setup was team deathmatch, with players on my team, Green, featuring ‘good’characters like Nathan and Sully and the like, while the Blue team had spec ops looking type characters that are the bad guys from the campaign and co-op missions. The winning ...[Read More]
Impressions: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Co-op Mode
After spending some time with Uncharted 2’s campaign yesterday, I made it a point to play some co-op and deathmatch today. As I stated in my impressions yesterday, the multiplayer aspect of Uncharted 2 features both competetive and cooperative modes, where cooperative mode has players working together towards an objective (whereas in single player the action is driven by a narrative). In my ...[Read More]
Impressions: Mafia II
I was part of a closed demo presentation of Mafia II today, which is on track for a late 2009 release. The original Mafia was released in 2002 for the PC and later on consoles in 2004. Mafia II is said to be an epic tale of ten years of one man’s life that players will control. The adventure begins in February of 1945, in the snowy city of Empire Bay. Vito, the protagonist, has just come hom...[Read More]