Author: Michael Cardiff

Stanford, CA

Harmonix Brings Guitar Hero to iPod, Sorta

Posted by Michael Cardiff Categories: Accessories, Casual, Internet, Music

Those of you lurking around the iTMS Games section may have noticed a recent addition for a Guitar Hero-esque iPod game named Phase: Your Music is the Game. The nice thing, though, is that this game isn’t just a rip-off of the GH formula, but a clever new game designed by the folks at Harmonix (and thus released by MTV/Viacom). One really cool feature of the game, …

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“Mario” Goes Zero-G to Promote Super Mario Galaxy

Posted by Michael Cardiff Categories: Culture, Nintendo, Release Dates

If you’re a hardcore gamer with a Wii, you don’t need to be told that Super Mario Galaxy is looming large on the horizon. With only a week to go until launch, though, Nintendo thought that they should take the time to try to reach those last few folks that’ve been living in a cave for the past year. How did they decide to …

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Wii Fit Box, More Screens Emerge

Posted by Michael Cardiff Categories: Accessories, Party Games, Wii

It’s been a while since we’ve heard about everyone’s favorite balance board, but with the Japanese release date just over a month away we knew that the info had to start trickling in. Above we have the (presumably final) box art for the board, which should retail around $75 when it hits the state. Click the jump to see more pictures of the software …

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Prepare Your Pocketbook, Full Rock Band Set To Cost $200

Posted by Michael Cardiff Categories: Accessories, Internet, Music, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Well lookee here, it seems we were right. If you want the full Rock Band experience, it looks like you WILL be paying almost as much as a new console (well, almost as much as a new Wii at least). Pre-orders for Rock Band have begun to be listed on Amazon.com, and the going rate for the game + microphone, drum set and guitar looks …

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Escape from Bug Island for Wii Out This Week

Posted by Michael Cardiff Categories: Adventure, Eidos, Special Editions, Wii

Ah, Escape from Bug Island... everybody’s favorite whipping boy. Somehow, with E3 still fresh in our minds and lots of new downloadable content available on all 3 consoles, we forgot about you! How could we! Well, Bug Island, here’s your moment to shine. Go ahead, tell the crowd about your stunnig gameplay, your creepy, scary story, your amazing showing during playtests. What’s …

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The Darkness for Xbox 360 Demo Impressions

Posted by Michael Cardiff Categories: Action, First Person Shooters, Xbox 360

The Darkness tries to add something entirely new to the FPS genre, and in some ways, it succeeds. In other ways, it totally fails - at least from what we’ve seen so far. In much the same way that Overlord sought to re-invigorate the, well, the Pikmin genre, The Darkness seeks to bring something new to the FPS genre by making you the bad …

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The Sarcastic Gamer on Wii Fit

Posted by Michael Cardiff Categories: Accessories, Culture, Wii

Don’t get me wrong, the Wii Fit looks like a fun idea. I think it’ll be great for workouts, and may have some really cool applications in games like snowboarding or skateboarding. Still, you may look like a tool using it, as Sarcastic Gamer makes clear. See above, their parody video for the Wii Fit, which had me laughing out loud at quite a few moments.

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Far Cry 2 Coming, Sayeth Ubisoft

Posted by Michael Cardiff Categories: Electronic Arts, First Person Shooters, PC, Ubisoft

Ubisoft doesn’t think you should be getting too excited about Crysis. According to them, Far Cry 2 is going to be the new hawtness. In fact, they’re pretty confident that Far Cry 2 is going to be the game to raise the bar in the FPS arena:

“Far Cry marked the beginning of a new era for shooters. An era of gorgeous graphics and …

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Rockstar Loves Nintendo, Brings Bully and Table Tennis Wii-ward

Posted by Michael Cardiff Categories: Adventure, Take2, Wii

Well, it seems as if the constant hubbub over Manhunt 2 won’t be keeping Rockstar away from the Wii. Just recently, Rockstar has announced that they will be bringing Bully (formerly PS2 exclusive) and Table Tennis (formerly 360 exclusive) to the Wii. It seems the company has been amping up support for the little white box. Here’s hoping that these won’t be quick-n-dirty money-printing ports …

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E3 2007: Blue Dragon Demo Available for Download NOW

Posted by Michael Cardiff Categories: Release Dates, Role Playing Games, Xbox 360, Xbox Live Marketplace

For all of you out there that HAVEN’T been furiously searching through the Xbox Live Marketplace for new content, the fact that the Blue Dragon demo is now live may have passed you by. Well, that’s why we’re here. Don’t you love us?

Downloads seem to be a little slow right now (I’m at about 11%), and the fact that tons of new video content …

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