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MTV To Acquire Guitar Hero Developer
MTV Networks has announced plans to acquire Guitar Hero developer Harmonix Music Systems for $175 million. The deal is expected to close by the end of this year. Judy McGrath, Chairman and CEO of MTV Networks, explained how the integration… Read More »
Bad Day LA Review
Bad Day LA is American McGee’s latest foray into the weird and unexpected. The premise of the game is essentially all manner of natural and man-made disaster happening all on the same day (from terrorist attacks to tsunamis), in the… Read More »
Sony Announces 20% PS3 Price Cut in Japan
In some shocking late developments from the Tokyo Game show, Ken Kutaragi, president of Sony Computer Entertainment, has announced that the entry level PS3 will be sold with a price reduction in Japan of 20% less than originally announced. This… Read More »
1080p Support for 360
According to a recent pre-TGS press announcement, Microsoft is planning to release a software upgrade later this year that
THQ Gets Smacked Down In Copyright Suit
Game publisher THQ has found itself taken to the mat with a lawsuit filed against them by songwriter Michael Tumbarello. The suit alleges that THQ used one of Tumbarello,s songs, “King of the Mat,” in SmackDown! Vs. Raw 2006 without… Read More »
Elebits Hands-On Preview
Imagine a world where we know not of coal, gas or nuclear power. Where energy comes from small mischievous animals that came into our world on lightning bolts, providing us with power for thousands of years – yet now they… Read More »
Two Versions of Gran Turismo HD: Ready Your Wallets
During this year’s E3, Sony announced that a Gran Turismo game will be heading to the PS3. Even though it’s not Gran Turismo 5 (yet), fans will be happy to, at least, see some form of the racing franchise on… Read More »
One Piece: Pirates Carnival Review
One Piece: Pirates Carnival is yet another clone of the Mario Party series, this time landing on the PS2. Pirates’ Carnival takes the characters and style of the One Piece anime/comic and blends it into a game that is anything… Read More »
Vet's Program for CoH and CoV Announced
NCSoft/Cryptic Studios today announced a veteran’s program for their ongoing dual MMORPGs City of Heroes and City of Villains. The veteran’s program will launch with their Issue #8: To Protect and Serve update, expected for release by year’s end. For… Read More »
RedOctane Hot Over Copycat Guitar Controllers
RedOctane, the developers of the very popular game, Guitar Hero, is fired up over what it sees as blatant copyright infringement of its guitar controller. The suit, filed against The Ant Commandos, a California based company, alleges that the firm… Read More »
