The Beatles: Rock Band Review
I have been playing the hell out of The Beatles Rock Band on the Xbox 360 and have greatly enjoyed it. In fact, the amount that I have enjoyed it befuddles me since I have been playing games of its genre for years now. I own and play The Beatles Rock Band regularly. I even played Guitar Freaks in arcades and Frequency on the PS2 (don't sleep, it is an ill game). For some reason, The Beatles Rock Band just seems like a vastly superior experience to its predecessor, even though Developer...
Borderlands Review
FPSs and RPGs are staple genres in gaming. They have been used over and over again. These genres have been used to the point of exhaustion. There are a few new IPs that are expanding and reinventing these genres. Enter Gearbox Software and 2K Games with the sleeper hit, Borderlands. This game successfully combines the two previously mentioned genres into one. Gearbox themselves call the game a RPS (role-playing shooter). The irony is, that is not the only thing that makes it uniq...
NBA 2K10 Review (post patch)
The NBA 2K series has been around for a decade now. I still remember playing the initial entry for this and its football counterpart on the Sega Dreamcast (which I still own and play, Jet Grind Radio FTW). I was hooked right away. The realism and skill required was seen in no other basketball game before it. Since then, I have played numerous iterations in this franchise and even got hooked on the college basketball series (R.I.P.). Oddly, NBA 2K10: Draft Combine was the first basketba...
Over 1,000 songs now available for the Rock Band Platform
With only four releases on home consoles (Rock Band, Rock Band 2, LEGO Rock Band, and The Beatles: Rock Band), the people over at Harmonix and MTV Games have announced that over one thousand songs are available in Rock Band. The amazing speed at which they amassed this bounty of tracks is no doubt due mainly to the avid support given to downloadable content for this franchise. I myself have Rock Band 2 with Rock Band 1 imported and tons of DLC tracks. As I write this I am about to downlo...
Rock Band and Old Navy joining forces this holiday season
At first look, this pairing doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. Post viewing the details of the collaboration, my thoughts have changed. Think about it, even gamers need to wear clothes right? Seriously though, this move allows MTV Games and Harmonix to reach a crowd of shoppers that might not have been accessible to them. Old Navy benefits by having a huge draw to make their stores standout this holiday shopping season. The real beneficaries are the fans/shoppers who get to enjoy som...
The Beatles: Rock Band – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Gameplay Trailer
MTV Games and Harmonix recently released a new gameplay trailer for The Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) that will be available in its entirety for purchase and playable as downloadable content in The Beatles™: Rock Band™ Music Store starting November 17, 2009 (today). With “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” “With A Little Help From My Friends,” “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds,” “Getting Better,” and “Good Morning Good Morning”...
Soapbox #3: Perfection in gaming impeded by “Hype”?
While pondering over what topic I would be my focus for this installment of the Sunday Soapbox, one issue just leaped out me. Perfection in gaming is a topic of discussion regularly between my friends and myself. The weird thing is as I started writing I remember that I had already delved into this topic once before. I gave it a gander and realized that my views on the topic remained valid. Ergo, I decided to share this retro, updated soapbox with all of you (Remember Lever 2000? Okay,...
Microsoft to launch Xbox LIVE Pilot Program
Microsoft appears to already be in the Hanukkah/Christmas spirit. They are launching their Xbox LIVE Rewards program. Select gamers will receive email invitations to join the Xbox Live Rewards pilot program. The whole thing is managed by a group simply known as "Xbox Live Rewards Squad". You can go to the Reward Squad Page over on Xbox.com for more information. There are three levels for the Pilot program dubbed Gray, Green,and Orange. These images give each levels' benefits:
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Nintendo adds Netflix Support?
Yeah, you read correct. Upon the recent news of the PS3 adding Netflix (comes in November), it appears that Nintendo does not want to be the odd man out. Nintendo appears to be testing Netflix out and even plans for a release by the end of this year. Rumors also state that Netflix may be held off till the "Wii HD" in early next year. I honestly did not see this coming. I guess everyone has seen the success that Xbox Live has had with their Netflix integration and wanted in. This good...
Borderlands Final Trailer from 2K Games
So I got this trailer from 2K Games early this mourning for the recently released Borderlands and I figured I would share it with the gaming world. Be on the look out for the review of this "game of the year" contender from yours truly here at Analoghype. And without further adieu, the main attraction.
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