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Holiday gift guide

Holiday gift suggestions for just about every gamer on your list.

By | December 2nd, 2009|0 Comments

Rock out for charity

An upcoming fundraiser lets you and your friends flail away at fake instruments for the benefit of children's hospitals and pediatrics wards.

By | November 30th, 2009|0 Comments

Black Friday ad roundup

A partial rundown of what retailers have to offer in the way of Black Friday video game sales.

By | November 25th, 2009|0 Comments

Latest round of Guitar Hero vs. Rock Band

With this week's release of "Guitar Hero 5" and the impending "The Beatles: Rock Band," it's time to take stock of the latest developments and innovations in the music/rhythm game genre's two biggest franchises.

By | September 4th, 2009|0 Comments

What to play this weekend (Aug. 28-30)

Some folks are already calling "Batman: Arkham Asylum" the greatest tie-in game ever. The fact that it's not directly tied to a movie release date or script probably has a lot to do with it.

By | August 28th, 2009|0 Comments

What to play this weekend, catch up edition (Aug. 7-9)

An extra long version of What to Play. Thanks to my recent computer woes and vacation, this week's installment features the highlights from the last three weeks.

By | August 9th, 2009|2 Comments

And we’re back…

Explaining my long absence over the past couple of weeks. Short version: Perfect storm of bad cold, dead laptop, visitor from out of town and wedding anniversary.

By | August 5th, 2009|0 Comments

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 [...]

By | January 22nd, 2009|0 Comments

‘Rock Band 2’ review

With "Rock Band 2" having been on the market for a couple of months, the conventional wisdom has been established: It's more like "Rock Band 1.5" than a true sequel to last year's acclaimed series starter. But that thought just isn't fair. Sure, the sequel to "Rock Band" doesn't include [...]

By | November 23rd, 2008|0 Comments

‘Wii Music,’ ‘Fable II,’ ‘Far Cry 2’ top new releases

If you own a Wii, you've probably noticed that it's been a slow year since the release of "Wii Fit" in May. "Wii Music," a product of uber-designer Shigeru Miyamoto, aims to remind us that Nintendo still has it. If you're a die-hard fan of the fake-instrument genre of music [...]

By | October 21st, 2008|0 Comments