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Looks Like You Won't Be Playing 'Rock Band' On iOS After June

Phil Villarreal — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:00:44 +0000

One new thing you get to learn today is that games can expire just like bread, milk and sex after marriage. In a pop-up alert, the Rock Band game for iOS systems is telling players that it’s going away come May 31. There’s no explanation given, but at least the message is kind enough to [...]

Your Favorite Classic Video Game Songs In One Rock Medley

Patrick Bateman — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:00:09 +0000

While there are a bunch of gamers out there who long for the simpler days, even they have to admit that the two-tone soundtracks from classic titles sound incredibly better when played by awesome musical instruments. In this 10 minute long video (we know, that’s like watching Titanic back to back, but trust us it’s [...]

Halo 4′s Official Release Date Announced

Alex Riviello — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:00:24 +0000

Now that 343 Industries has taken over the Halo series from Bungie, they’re hard at work on the fourth installment of the best-selling series. They’ve decided to release the date for the trailer via Red Vs Blue, the goofy machinima webseries from Rooster Teeth. If you’re rather not watch the trailer just know that it’s set [...]

DIABLO III Release Date Set: May 15th

Sloan — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:22:44 +0000

After a wait of nearly 12 years, the incredibly addicting PC/PlayStation game from the late 90's is back for a third installment that will be available for retail purchase or download.

Urine-Controlled Video Games Make Going to the Bathroom Not So Boring [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:00:38 +0000

Guys, what’s the main problem with the bathroom? Could it be the lack of video games? A British gaming company solved this problem when it began testing a line of urinal mounted, urine-controlled video games that allow fellows to use their “joysticks” to control the action. Inferred sensors detect the direction of the player’s urine [...]

KISS Tracks Get Rock Band Treatment

Jenna — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:00:29 +0000

Love KISS? Love Rock Band? You’re gonna love this, too. KISS has licensed two of their live tracks for use on the new Rock Band III game. “Rock n’ Roll All Nite” and “Strutter” will both get the Rock Band treatment and are available now. The original recordings of the songs were both taken from [...]