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 [...]

5th Cell, developers of Drawn to Life and Scribblenauts, are hoping to please gamers worldwide again with the sequel to their first game, Drawn to Life: the Next Chapter for the Nintendo Wii and DS. The original Drawn to Life was best known for its inventive mechanics which had players drawing items rather than having to [...]

 
In a press release today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games announced the complete track list for Lego Rock Band, their upcoming new spin on the Rock Band franchise. The list for the console version has such legendary names as Jimi Hendrix, the Jackson 5, Bon Jovi and Blink 182. As for the DS [...]

In the classic film Field of Dreams, Kevin Costner’s character hears someone whisper in a cornfield, “If you build it, they will come.” Oddly enough, that message can be applied to the quirky little DS title Scribblenauts, with a slight twist. In this case, it’s “If you write it, they will come.” Dogs, doctors, helicopters, [...]

Finally! Everyone’s been waiting for the day they could somehow rock out to Metallica and play with their Legos at the same time, and that day has come. Lego Rock Band is another iteration of the Rock Band franchise to be released alongside the Beatles edition this fall. Players will jam to their favorite tracks [...]

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 [...]

CDV’s physics puzzle game for the DS I Heart Geeks was featured at this weekend’s Penny Arcade Expo. I had the opportunity to check out the game early last year at a CDV press event and was curious to see what has changed since. The answer is: not much except for the artwork, which is [...]

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 [...]

We all know times are hard these days. A lot of people are out of work or had to serious cut back on their spending habits. We gamers are no different from anyone else when it comes to the all mighty dollar. We need every dime we can get and those dimes that we do [...]

Activision just announced that the late Nirvana frontman and unofficial Generation X spokesman Kurt Cobain will be making an appearance in Guitar Hero 5, making him one of five artists who will be making an in-game, digital appearance.
“Kurt Cobain is one of the most recognizable frontmen in rock ‘n’ roll history and it’s an honor [...]