This week is school vacation week for us. This means my daughter is off all week long. Being the good father that I am I also took the week off from work so I could be sure to spend some quality time fighting with my daughter. Because I work nights I don’t get a lot…
Tag: Video Games
Gibson still suing over Guitar Hero
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –(Business Wire)– Mar. 21, 2008 On March 20, 2008, Gibson Guitar Corp. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Harmonix, MTV Networks (a division of Viacom) and Electronic Arts (EA Games) in the Federal District Court in Tennessee. This new lawsuit relates to the same U.S. Patent involved in the lawsuit filed by Gibson…
Guitar Hero Goes Handheld
One of the biggest hits of Christmas ’07 has to be Guitar Hero III. Today the battle persists between the Guitar Hero franchise and the newcomer Rockband. Guitar Hero just got a leg up in the battle because toy maker Basic Fun will be launching a handheld version of the game at the International Toy…
Guitar Hero Franchise Surpasses $1 Billion in North America in Record 26 Months, According to the NPD Group
Activision, Inc. today announced that the Guitar Hero franchise has set an industry record, surpassing $1 billion in North American retail sales in just 26 months, according to The NPD Group.Additionally, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock was the #1 title in units and dollars for calendar year 2007, making it the #1 best-selling video…
Is GameStop killing the video game industry?
The other day I ran into an article on next-gen.biz titled: EDITOR’S VIEW: Used Games are Damaging. This article was also linked to via Kotaku with much commenting. The premise of the article is that a game store that sells used game is killing the industry by depriving the developer of sales. There are numerous…
Super Mario Galaxy
I know a lot of people on the Internet were gushing about this game even before it came out. Some reviewers were rating the game at an 11 on a 10 point scale. I’m not one for numbers myself and I write straight from the hip. Be prepared, this is not a game review from…
Corinex Releases GameNet, Gamers ask why?
From the Press Release:LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Playing video games online often limits avid gamers to one television or computer in the home with a poor connection not optimized for serious online gaming. For gamers looking for a solution to their connection troubles, Corinex introduces GameNet, the latest in online console gaming connectivity solutions.For $169.99 and with…
Nintendo Can’t Make Them Fast Enough
Employees at Nintendo’s distribution center in North Bend, Wash., prepare thousands of boxes of Wii for shipment to retailers across the country. Nintendo has tripled its distribution workforce to meet consumer demand for the holidays. Nintendo’s current production run is 1.8 million Wii systems a month, almost twice what was produced at launch last year….
Tecmo Announces Super Swing Golf Season 2 Now Available
TORRANCE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tecmo announced that Super Swing Golf Season 2, this holiday season’s party golf game for the Wii, is now available for virtual golfers everywhere. Using the Wii Remote, Super Swing Golf Season 2 allows players to take actual golf swings on 14 unique 18-hole fantasy golf courses.Unique multiplayer party mode games like Darts…
GameStop Announces Opening of Premier Store and Tournament Center
GRAPEVINE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, announced today the opening of its first combination store and tournament center. Larger than a standard GameStop location, this 4,000 square foot store is located in heart of the gaming industry in San Jose, CA.This location is a first of…
Of Game Reviews and Money
There has been a lot of talk lately about the firing of a certain GameSpot editor with possible ties to a bad review and an advertiser pulling thousands of dollars worth of ads from that same site. Some of you may have become disillusioned with the big sites that review video games and take advertising…
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption has ruined me
My first foray into the world of FPS (first person shooter) video games was Wolfenstein. A friend of mine had this on his 286 back when I was stationed in Germany while serving in the US Army. The game was fun but it wasn’t real 3-D.Next I moved on to Doom and its sequels on…