Gamer Culture, Guitar Hero, Humor, Music, Rock Band
Rock Band has its fair share of editions. Since the initial November 2007 release, we’ve seen Rock Band 2, as well as five track packs, one of which features AC-DC. There are also plans for Lego Rock Band and Beatles: Rock Band.
Et tu, Guitar Hero?
Counter-Strike, Guitar Hero, Metal Gear Solid, Nintendo Wii
Sometimes the word “stop” evades the ears of certain people. The people I’m talking about are those who seek to capitalize on a successful franchise by releasing a half-assed sequel.
While these people are no murderers or rapists, I still feel like smacking them in the face for selling out some classics. At least then I can pay back some of the pain those developers have forced me to endure.
Anyways, here’s an ode to gaming sequels that should be shot, sterilized, and blasted into space so we may never see them again… God help any aliens that get their hands on these games. (Okay that was an exaggeration: These sequels aren’t necessarily bad, just disappointing — with exception of the first game on the list.)
FPS, Gamer Culture, Guitar Hero, MMORPGs, PC
Several questions have dominated the history of man…
What is the meaning of life? is there a God? Did OJ really do it? Well, I don’t know, I don’t know, and *reaches for glass of water* next question please!
However, there is one question of equally enormous value to society (I promise) that I would like to explore, which would be, “Why we do we play games?”
Gamer Culture, Guitar Hero, Rock Band
Rest in peace, guitar. Fabled tool of musical gods, stringed wonder upon which the craft of Carlos Santana, Jack Black, and countless others was plied, the end is nigh. You have been brought low by the bane of true musicians everywhere, that accursed Guitar Hero and its estranged cousin, Rock Band. Or have you? Has the music or rhythm game genre truly rendered you inert and unloved?
Game Design, Guitar Hero, Rock Band
You won’t be familiar with Harold Sakuishi unless you’re an anime or manga fan, but you should be. He has covered baseball, martial arts, and music in his manga, and his dense storylines would translate well into light RPGs and other genres. In particular, his 34-volume Beck Mongolian Chop Squad manga could be the end-all for music/RPG games.
Business, Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, World of WarCraft
Activision has announced that for every copy of Call of Duty: World at War sold at the Washington D.C. GameStop store during the pre-release event today, Veteran’s Day, Activision will donate $10 to the USO. But after CEO Bobby Kotick’s recent comments regarding adding subscription fees to Guitar Hero, Activision’s donation to the USO seems more like an apology than sheer altruism.
Gamer Culture, Guitar Hero, Headlines, Music, Rock Band
As I’m sure you’ve heard, The Beatles are coming to Rock Band. The Fab Four announced Thursday they will be making their digital debut via a partnership with MTV and Harmonix, which looks to see the band featured in its own exclusive Rock Band title, slated for a holiday 2009 release. Of course, this is a major announcement for a plethora of reasons. The most important reason is hidden underneath the surface of this monstrous musical development.
Gamer Culture, Guitar Hero, Halo, Nintendo Wii
Okay, like Ken Levine says, “We’re all a giant bunch of f’ing nerds,” right? Right. You know we all say that we go out and pick up the ladies on gaming forums and WoW community sites. But if we ever were actually caught saying that in person, we’d look like McLovin, “chickie-wut-wut!” Truth is, we don’t even really want to do that. Clubs and bars are fine and all, but we just wanna drink, have a good time with our buddies, and play games while doing both, right? Right. So what games are best to play drunk?
