Earlier this evening, we pointed out that a YouTube user going by the pseudonym "Madflux" had won at least one internet since the debut of his ridiculously awesome "Bike Hero" video yesterday evening. But thanks to an astute commenter, we have recently learned that information was incorrect. "Madflux," as many of you surmised, does not exist.
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 19, 2008
*This,* my friends, is what we call geek cred: Yes, it could be an incredible attempt at viral marketing, rather than an honest-to-goodness work of YouTube art. But either way, the video above shows the exact three minutes and thirty-six seconds in which hamburger flipper "Madflux" from Fort Wayne, Indiana earned the right to call himself a [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 14, 2008
In my last post, I mentioned how one of the most entertaining aspects of any Wii game is watching someone else play it. The bobbing, the weaving, the self-injury, the "srs bsns" faces; under the right conditions, it is incredibly entertaining to see someone attempt to interact with something that simply does not exist in [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 10, 2008
Is there honestly anybody out there who didn't see this coming? With a handful of top-tier titles now available which have taken the time to emphasize user-created content, the community has responded in kind, filling these new games with thousands of lovingly-crafted creations. Of course, some of these users have "created" more than others, basing [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 5, 2008
In a conference call conducted earlier today, the top brass from Activision Blizzard spoke to investors and listeners about the company's recent performance and future plans. The recently merged publishing superpower had an extremely bold outlook to declare, citing strong sales of Guitar Hero: World Tour, the continually excellent performance of Call of Duty 4, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 3, 2008
See, Bobby? We told you this would happen. In the ongoing music licensing battle between Harmonix/MTV and Activision/Red Octane, last week saw an impressive "get" for the former camp, when it was announced that Harmonix and MTV had secured the exclusive rights to create a Beatles music game. During the initial conference, neither Harmonix nor [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Though we've yet to receive an update regarding the compatibility of PS3 Guitar Hero World Tour drums with Rock Band 2, developer Neversoft dealt with an arguably more compelling problem today -- how to address the complaints of those whose new Guitar Hero drums aren't even working in Guitar Hero. At the official Guitar Hero [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 27, 2008
Guitar Hero World Tour launches today with 86 tracks, the promise of twenty more within the first month of launch, and a mode that lets you create your own music from scratch. Even compared to the musical monstrosity that is Rock Band, that's a pretty fair offering. But despite tremendous hype, what Guitar Hero may not [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 15, 2008
A while back, we featured an announcement from Gamers To Players (G2P), a new instructional documentary, which made an interesting claim: This DVD boasts the ability to “transform gamers into real guitarists.” Join us as we put this claim to the test, attempting to use the DVD’s instructions to turn a Rock Band/Guitar Hero devotee [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 7, 2008
A while back, we featured an announcement from Gamers To Players (G2P), a new instructional documentary, which made an interesting claim: This DVD boasts the ability to “transform gamers into real guitarists.” Join us as we put this claim to the test, attempting to use the DVD's instructions to turn a Rock Band/Guitar Hero devotee [...]
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
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