Curtain closes on Guitar Hero; genre next?
The world's largest video game publisher pulled the plug on "Guitar Hero" on Wednesday. What happened?
"Super Mario Galaxy 2" continued to rule my life this week, but I found time for a few other games, too.
There's not much in the way of compelling new games this week, but a handful of existing titles got compelling downloadable content.
While I'm still skeptical that there's enough demand out there for a $60 "Rock Band" game devoted exclusively to Green Day, I'm a little less so after watching a few of the folks from Harmonix Music Systems play the game on stage during Wednesday night's "Rock Band" party on the [...]
"Battlefield: Bad Company 2" (rated M, $60 on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, $50 on PC): Like its closest competitor, "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," this game features a single-player campaign but is really all about the online multiplayer. The main things this game offers over its rival are [...]
"BioShock 2" (rated M, $60 on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, $50 on PC): You'll return to the underwater, Art Deco-influenced city of Rapture in the sequel to my favorite game of 2007. I've deliberately been avoiding reading too much about it, so I'll keep this preview nice and short. [...]
The new "Star Trek" MMO is the lone major release, but you can pick up "'Splosion Man" on the cheap on Xbox Live. If you're a PC gamer who hasn't played the first "BioShock" yet, a couple of sites are giving away the original if you preorder the sequel.
Normally, I wouldn't post about an event I attended more than a week ago, but when the event is for a good cause, I'll make an exception. Just before I took some time off of work, my wife and I attended the Ümloud! fundraiser in San Francisco. Held Dec. 9, [...]