Thursday, October 18, 2007

Link's Crossbow Training Hands-On

Nintendo's mascot takes some time out of his busy schedule to offer his services as a crossbow instructor. Link's Crossbow Training is another of Nintendo's unique titles that mixes gameplay with some learning. While not as compelling as, say, the Brain Age or Big Brain Academy titles, Link's Crossbow Training still offers useful instruction for the day you happen to be stuck in Hyrule with a crossbow. The game is set to be packed in with the Wii Zapper accessory for the system.


-Can you say Lame, cause thats what this is. I wanna see another zelda game, not just target practice so nintendi can have an excuse to sell a new controller.

Guitar Hero III songs named

Guitar Hero III songs named
The latest incarnation of the popular music game gets an initial tracklist; original songs by the Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys, Smashing Pumpkins, Tenacious D, and Living Colour confirmed.

Hot on the heels of this week's announcement of seven more songs for the 1980s-themed Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, Activision has announced the first batch of songs for Guitar Hero III. The full list for the latest rhythm game, first revealed during an earnings call earlier in the year, is below--and contains many tracks by the original artists:

ORIGINAL RECORDINGS:
"Cult of Personality" by Living Colour
"Paint It Black" by the Rolling Stones
"Cherub Rock" by Smashing Pumpkins
"Sabotage" by Beastie Boys
"The Metal" by Tenacious D
"My Name Is Jonas" by Weezer
"Knights of Cydonia" by Muse


COVER SONGS:
"Rock And Roll All Nite" as made famous by Kiss
"School's Out" as made famous by Alice Cooper
"Slow Ride" as made famous by Foghat
"Barracuda" as made famous by Heart


The company also confirmed that the game would be getting two new controllers--a Gibson Les Paul guitar model for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii consoles, and a Gibson Kramer guitar for the PlayStation 2. Both controllers will be wireless.

The new game will also get a host of new features, including a "multiplayer action-inspired battle mode," and authentic rock venues. An expanded online multiplayer mode will allow gamers to compete with other guitar heroes worldwide.

RedOctane's head of publishing, Dusty Welch, said that the team had listened to fans' requests for this edition of the game. He commented, "Many of the top bands and songs we've tried to get in the past are now on board, and we've definitely got some giant aces in the hole to say the least."

Guitar Hero III is due for release on the PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii this "fall." It will be the first full-fledged entry in the series to be developed by Activision's in-house studio Neversoft--the first two Guitar Hero games were made by Harmonix.

-Nice, Some Weezer and Muse? I'm Sold.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Jack Thompson Strikes Again!!!

http://kotaku.com/gaming/violent-games/the-morning-shows-other-gaming-expert-311294.php

When will they learn to stop using video games as a scapegoat for teen violence. *Sigh*