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SB@E3: Natsume's 2009 lineup

At E3, Natsume was showing off an array of titles, including some with a bit more variety than we've seen from the company recently. We got some hands-on time with Afrika, Squishy Tank, Cheer We Go, and a suite of Harvest Moon titles: Animal Parade, Sunshine Islands and My Little Shop.

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Jun 26, 2009 - 10:51 am | 0 comments

In The System: What I'm playing

It's been a long time since I really had a ton of games to juggle. This week alone I've split my time between Grand Slam Tennis, Tiger Woods 10, Punch Out!!, Prototype, and Ghostbusters. Talk about an amazing lineup of titles. I'm honestly enjoying my time with each and every one of these titles. Of the group I think Prototype is probably my favorite, but Punch Out!! is pretty darn fun.

What's in your system right now?

Jun 24, 2009 - 12:06 pm | 7 comments

Wii Motion Plus impressions

Having skipped E3 this year, I didn't get a chance to actually try out any games with Wii Motion Plus capabilities. I played Grand Slam Tennis over the weekend, but sans WMP. To rectify that issue, I ran over to Costco yesterday and got a copy of Tiger 10. Costco has the Tiger 10 + WMP bundle for $54, arguably the best deal out there right now.

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Jun 18, 2009 - 9:49 am | 0 comments

First impressions of Prototype

There's been a lot of buzz about Acitivision's newest action game Prototype and I've really been trying to ignore as much of it as possible so I could formulate my own opinion on the game. I finally got a chance to play it last night and I've got quite a few things to say about it.

First and foremost, this is not a game for kids. Yeah, lots of bloody games carry the M rating, but Prototype earned it easily. The language and dialogue in the game makes extensive use of words of the the adult variety. I lost count of the number of F bombs I heard after we hit about 20. As a parent I cringed everytime I heard one because I tend to associate games with wholesome kid friendly entertainment, but as a mature gamer I was glad it was there because that's the type of dialogue I'd expect to hear if there was a horde of infected zombies running amok in NYC and there was a shape shifting freak killing everyone. So I'm riding the fence on that topic.

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Jun 18, 2009 - 9:35 am | 1 comments

First impressions of Grand Slam Tennis

I'm not very good at tennis in real life, but I do quite enjoy the idea of playing tennis. Last week, EA sent over a copy of Grand Slam Tennis for Wii and I spent my friday night engaged in battle with the world's best tennis superstars.

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Jun 15, 2009 - 7:45 am | 2 comments

Rock Band DLC: Spinal Tap and Evanescence

Harmonix and MTV have announced 2 new track packs that will be made available next week. The track packs include a 4 song pack from Spinal Tap and a 3 song pack from Evanescence. Hit the jump for the full details on which songs are included and pricing for these tracks.

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Jun 12, 2009 - 8:24 am | 0 comments

Rock Band gets Green Day DLC

MTV and Harmonix announced today that they've partnered up with Warner Bros/Reprise Records to bring Green Day's music library exclusively to Rock Band. The initial DLC song pack will include 21 Guns, Know Your Enemy, East Jesus Nowhere From 21st Century Breakdown and will be released on July 7th.

More information is available on the official Rock Band forum.

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Jun 11, 2009 - 11:27 am | 0 comments

SB@E3: Brink impressions

Bethesda and Splash Damage were showing off their new FPS, Brink, behind closed doors. The new title from the Enemy Territory team looked impressive.

The game, set on a manmade space world cut off from humanity, lets you play as Security, the police force viewed by some as oppressive, or Resistance, the freedom fighters that are at times seen as terrorists.

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Jun 11, 2009 - 10:10 am | 0 comments

First impressions of Ghostbusters: The Video Game

I spent a few hours playing Ghostbusters last night and so far I am very impressed with everything about the game. I went in with pretty lofty expectations and so far I haven't been let down.

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Jun 11, 2009 - 7:29 am | 0 comments

SB@E3: Beatles Rock Band impressions

Note: E3 may be over, but that doesn't mean we're done with posting hands-on impressions and views from the show floor!

The Beatles Rock Band starts out looking pretty similar. Besides the fresh coat of paint, it could just be a song pack, right? Wrong. What makes BRB special is the addition of harmonizing vocals. Rock Band purists shouldn't worry; they're optional, but it really makes it feel like a performance.

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Jun 9, 2009 - 1:42 pm | 1 comments