Activision has announced the track list exclusive to the DJ Hero Renegade Edition version of the game. This special edition will include a 2-CD pack that features music by Jay-Z and Eminem. The DJ Hero Renegade Edition is aimed at the hardcore wannabe mixer, complete with a premium Renegade turntable controller and a hard shell [...]

This week, dynamic detective duo Sam and Max will call Xbox Live Arcade their new home as the award-winning series Sam and Max Beyond Time and Space debuts on that console. Starting tomorrow, all five episodes will be available as one bundle and cost 1600 Microsoft points. The game is the sequel to Sam and [...]

As of late, the games industry has somehow found itself in a rut of numerous minor upgrades having the price tag of full retail games. In terms of consoles, the PSP Go and DSi are the worst offenders. As for software, the recently released Halo 3: ODST is the first that comes to mind. So [...]

To promote the upcoming release of Double Fine Productions’ Brütal Legend, a three-pack from the soundtrack will be available at the Rock Band music store next week. If you’re lucky you may even be able to get it for free.
At least one person so far is excited. “These are three great songs that totally capture [...]

Developer 5th Cell’s highly anticipated title, Scribblenauts, launches tomorrow. I spoke with lead designer and 5th Cell co-founder Jeremiah Slaczka during last week’s Penny Arcade Expo about their quirky little DS game, which was a surprise hit at E3 2009 and crowd magnet at PAX. He also showed me a little demo of what can [...]

Montreal developer Ubisoft electrified a crowd of 5,000 on Friday night with its back-to-back presentations of Splinter Cell: Conviction and Assassin’s Creed II. The Sam Fisher game was first, with Creative Director Max Beland giving the presentation. He stressed that this Splinter Cell will change the way people play stealth-based games. According to Beland, typical [...]

If you happen to know anyone who looks like an incredibly hot, leggy bespectacled babe with extremely long brown hair, then give SEGA and Maxim a call since they may have a job for her. Or you can wake up from your daydream and continue reading this article. Anyway, the two companies are searching for [...]

The highly anticipated The Beatles: Rock Band will be getting a little help from their friends in terms of promotion. Brick-and-mortar electronics megachain Best Buy is planning a few events on September 9th, the game’s release date. Not to miss a chance for self-promotion, Best Buy will also be giving away 50 one-year memberships of [...]

As some of you may know, a second film adaptation of the classic children’s book Where the Wild Things Are will be coming out this October. Surprise surprise! There’s a video game tie-in. The video game version will be released on all consoles except the PSP at roughly the same time as the film. Here [...]

Yesterday’s PS3 3.00 update brought along a slew of new features that gained the praise and scorn of the PSN community. One of the most welcome changes was the ability to download dynamic themes. Dynamic themes are gorgeous animations that move in the background on the XMB. Sony put a LittleBigPlanet dynamic theme on the [...]