Posted on May 23, 2008 by Wow
Rock Band, the critical and financially successful faux-band video game already has quite an amazing set list between the songs available with the game (including gems such as “Say It Ain’t So” by Weezer, “Wanted Dead or Alive” by Bon Jovi, and “Dani California” by REM), and even more new songs available for $2/each every [...]
Filed under: Video Games | Tagged: Classic Rock, DLC, Eddie Money, Eric Clapton, Guitar Hero, Journey, Music, Playstation 3, Rock Band, The Safaris, Toto, Xbox 360 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 19, 2008 by Wow
FOX announced on Friday that two of their new shows next season will not be as commercial-filled as most. FOX will cut the commercial time from the industry standard 18-minutes to a astounding 10-minutes for what will likely be their most successful new series: Dollhouse (by Joss Whedon of “Buffy” and “Firefly” fame) and [...]
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Posted on May 16, 2008 by Wow
The Wii’s Virtual Console has quite an extensive list of available games, but there are numerous noteworthy games still missing. Here’s my 5 most wanted SNES titles that have not already been announced (such as Earthbound) or are unlikely given rights issues:
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Posted on May 15, 2008 by Wow
[For a new feature here at Wow's Media Blog, I present to you the first video game review. Enjoy!]
Mario Kart Wii, the newest of the beloved go-kart racing series featuring Mario characters was released, somewhat bizarrely, two days before that of superstar Grand Theft Auto IV. Ultimately for Mario and friends, this poorly chosen [...]
Filed under: Reviews, Video Games | Tagged: Casual Gamers, Kart, Karts, Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart Double Dash, Mario Kart Wii, MK64, Nintendo, Nintendo Wii, Reviews, Super Mario Kart, VC, Video Game Reviews, Virtual Console, Wii | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 15, 2008 by Wow
Microsoft, the maker of the XBox 360 went ahead yesterday and gloated that they had become the first next-generation high definition console to sell 10 million units in the United States. That’s pretty exciting news huh? But I bet if you’re like me (and you’re probably not), you also noticed all those qualifiers like “High [...]
Filed under: Video Games | Tagged: Fuzzy Math, Microsoft, Nintendo, Nintendo Wii, Sales, VGChartz, Video Game Sales, Video Games, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 13, 2008 by Wow
Posted on May 9, 2008 by Wow
There was a lot of speculation that the release of Grand Theft Auto IV (GTAIV) would hurt the ticket sales of the first summer blockbuster, Iron Man. At least in the “movie industry,” which needed to find some excuse for why other movies had flopped near big video game release dates.
This week proved those assumptions [...]
Filed under: Movies, Video Games | Tagged: Grand Theft Auto, GTA IV, Iron Man, Money, Movie, Movie Returns, Movies, Video Games | Leave a Comment »
