Steve Schardein

The Munchables

Portion control in a bad way.

BREAKING (quite literally): New Garmin nüvi 7×5 series GPS Update bricking units?

Reports have begun to surface (read: erupt) that the latest GPS update for the Garmin nüvi 7×5 series of GPS navigation devices is bricking the units. Many users report having plugged in their GPS to their computers to receive a mysterious “GPS Chipset Type M” update, which seemed to do nothing. Then, days later (nearly all of them yesterday, June 22, 2009), their units prompted them to perfo...[Read More]

Boom Blox: Bash Party

Here comes the Boom.

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker – Four new screenshots

These are around an hour late as we had our radios tuned to 141.85.  Stupid.

Nintendo Download: 3 WiiWare, 2 DSiWare, and 1 VC game added

Nintendo Download Mario Calculates the Time Needed to Catch Toasted Rainbows in Space Nintendo’s downloadable content this week features the first-ever kitchen appliance with martial arts training. Throw in some rainbows and a game of catch, and you have a pretty interesting WiiWare™ lineup. But that’s not all: There are Mario-themed Nintendo DSiWare™ applications and a classic arcade game for the...[Read More]

The E3 2009 Ultimate Video Montage in HD – Tons of games featured

If you watch just one video this E3, make it this one! {hwdvs-player}785{/hwdvs-player} See how many games you can count.  I did leave out a couple of big titles, too… but hey, nobody’s perfect. 🙂

Green Day to bring music exclusively to Rock Band

MTV GAMES, HARMONIX AND WARNER BROS. / REPRISE RECORDS PARTNER WITH GREEN DAY TO BRING THEIR MUSIC EXCLUSIVELY TO ROCK BAND® First Green Day DLC Three Pack To Include 21 Guns, Know Your Enemy, East Jesus Nowhere From 21stCentury Breakdown on July 7th New York, NY – June 11, 2009 – MTV Games’ Harmonix Music Systems, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), the leading developer of ...[Read More]

Reflection – Ten new EXCLUSIVE screenshots from the perplexing DSiWare platformer

Just in case you missed our glowing impressions and HD video footage of Konami’s upcoming Reflection DSiWare title, the gist of it all is that it’s a 3-hour mind-bending romp through some of the most innovating platforming gameplay we’ve seen on a handheld in some time.  The game forces you to watch both the top and bottom DS screens, each of which features a slightly-different v...[Read More]

Splosion Man: Exclusive developer-guided single- and multi-player footage

CEO of Twisted Pixel Games Mike Wilford was nice enough to let us play the heck out of his E3 demo of their newest platformer, Splosion Man, while he narrated and guided us through the entire experience.  And while our impressions speak for themselves, this video ought to be proof that we aren’t kidding. There are two separate videos here; one’s the single-player stuff and the other is...[Read More]

Impressions: Splosion Man

Seriously, downloadable games just plain rock. While they’re obviously still attractive and the production values are often quite high, they’re much more reliant by design on great gameplay and solid concepts. In other words, in order to succeed, they need to be fun. Splosion Man is a perfect example of the reason I get so excited about new downloadable titles. It’s a game created by an indie deve...[Read More]

Impressions: Trials HD

What would Excitebike be like if it featured explosive barrels and ragdoll physics? That’s the first thing that came to mind when I saw the indie Xbox Live Arcade title Trials HD on the show floor.  Originally a downloadable PC title under a different name, Trials puts you in control of a positively bone-headed stunt devil in a variety of downright insane situations. Most of these comprise some co...[Read More]

Interview with Capcom’s Seth Killian (HD)

We had a chance to catch up with everyone’s favorite Capcom employee.  Check out our full HD interview below! {hwdvs-player}728{/hwdvs-player}