Curtain closes on Guitar Hero; genre next?
The world’s largest video game publisher pulled the plug on “Guitar Hero” on Wednesday. What happened?… Read More »
Getting the most out of your gift cards
Soon, it’ll be Christmas morning, or less than a week after the end of Hanukkah, and you’ll have a stack of gift cards. Rather than burning a huge percentage of your haul on a $50 or $60 game like “New Super Mario Bros. Wii” or “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,” you might want to make your gift card last. Most of us are scrimping and saving where we can, and why buy one or two brand new, blockbuster games… Read More »
Franchises that should take a breather
“Rock Band” developer Harmonix, hard at work on its as-yet-untitled Beatles game, made waves recently when its CEO announced that we’d see no “Rock Band 3″ in 2009. If you’re disappointed, don’t be. “Rock Band 2″ (rated T, available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii at a variety of prices) perfected the first game’s formula, and Harmonix and MTV Games are keeping the cupboard stocked with fresh downloadable songs every week. Harmonix is a small developer and, as Wired’s… Read More »
Baby, they’re rich men
The announcement that the Beatles have, at long last, allowed their music to be licensed for use in a video game may usher in a bold new era of “Behind the Music”-style, single-band titles. But don’t count on it. The short version of the story is that MTV Games, which publishes “Rock Band,” sent more money than you, I or Dr. Evil can comprehend to Apple Corp., the publishing company owned by the surviving Beatles and the heirs of John… Read More »