Here we go again, alternative rock band No Doubt have filed a lawsuit against Activision, claiming their image was used inappropriately in the popular game “Band Hero”. Both parties had an agreement to use the band members in the game.However, the band has taken offense at the use of avatars of their “characters” being able to sing other bands’ songs. The suit specifies one in particular where “the Gwen Stefani avatar in a male voice boasting about having sex with prostitutes.”The band is seeking damages, as well as a cease and desist order for distributing the game as is. It would also like current copies recalled. Activision has responded, saying [Read More]

Walmart will be selling Xbox 360 arcade units from Nov.  7 through Nov. 13 for the standard price of $199, but the deal is they are throwing in a $100 egift card with the console.  Before you run to the store thinking you are getting a Xbox360 for $100, let me explain something.  If you don’t already know, the Xbox360 Arcade unit does not come with a hard drive. You don’t need a hard drive to play games, but if you want to take advantage of the Arcade Market Place, stream movies, or use some of the other features of Xbox Live, a hard drive is required. Adding a [Read More]

BioShock is still in my top five games list this generation. When I started playing this game it took a hold of me in a way that very few games do. I found myself sitting at work counting the hours until I could go home and play more. I thought about getting home and playing the game during my hour long commute and when I got there that was the only thing I wanted to do. When I finished the game I felt like all things Rapture related came to a close. It didn’t feel like there needed to be a sequel and when it was announced I felt disappointed [Read More]

I was five years old during the summer of 1984 when Ghostbusters the movie was released. To a five year old, the Ghostbusters were the coolest guys in the world. I remember going on a family vacation that summer and begging my dad to turn up the radio anytime the theme song came on the radio. When the movie was released on VHS, my brothers and I watched the tape so many times we could repeat every line in the movie from beginning to end. When I first heard that a Ghostbusters game was in production and the story was being written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, that five [Read More]

If you haven’t purchased any of the addition episodes that have been released for Fallout 3 the Broken Steel expansion is the best place to start. There have been a lot of positive changes and updates to the core Fallout 3 game included in this release. Most notable is a change to the ending of the game. Fallout 3 did so many things right but the ending was one of the more anti-climatic endings of a game this generation. Ending the game actually means, ending the game. If players complete Fallout 3 and want continue exploring the wastelands and completing side quests they are forced to revert to a previous save file to do so. Downloading Broken Steel will allow you to complete the main story and continue exploring the wastelands filling those gaps in your achievement list.

Fallout 3’s downloadable content has been very successful. Each package has kept the spotlight pointed in Bethesdas direction well after the launch of the game in 2008. Keeping gamers focus on a single title for all these months is a big accomplishment, so why are they stopping at five?

Microsoft has announced that Grand Theft Auto IV: Lost and Damned will be featured as their Deal of the Week for starting on August 24th.

One of the more interesting Deal of the Week announcements to date, the first Grand Theft Auto IV episode will be available for 1,200 Microsoft Points, instead of the usual 1,600. After purchasing the Lost and the Damned myself (read my review here) I believed it was definitely worth its original price tag, but with the upcoming discount, every GTA fan should give the add-on a try. If you haven’t given Lost and Damned a shot I suggest you take advantage of the discount on August 24th.

Microsoft confirmed a list of the new features coming to the 360 Dashboard via the Xbox Live summer update expected to hit on August 11th. Curious about what this new update will be bring to dashboard? Here is a list of everything Microsoft is stating will be included in the Summer ‘09 update.

Crouching under a grove of palm trees, hidden by tall grass, I stare down the barrel of my sniper rifle patiently waiting on the American troops to come charging over the hill. My team has silently coordinated a beautiful plan of attack that has pushed our enemy into a single corner of the map. Our planes are flying above their base continually pelting their position with payload after payload of bombs weakening their attack plans. My teammates have moved our tanks into a position that should help us prevent any type of moving assault that our enemies might be assembling. With my weapon locked and loaded, my job is to pick off any ground troops attempting to flank us from either side of our position. As a further precaution, we have secured our recently seized bases with enough explosives to ensure any attempt of a hostile takeover will be extinguished by the flip of a switch. This match will be ours as long as we keep it together and hold our position. It is just a matter of minutes now….

Thrust into the wasteland as the “Lone Wander from Vault 101” and ending up “The Last, Best Hope for Humanity” was a long, and at times, trying journey. If you missed the first two parts of my review you can check them out here and here. Following your fathers trail requires a lot of back and forth through the wastelands and they are anything but safe. Constantly having to defend yourself against on coming attacks from Raiders, Super Mutants, Feral Ghouls, Mole Rats, Vicious Dogs, Deathclaws, Mercs, and more, isn’t always an easy task. No place outside of the fortified walls of wasteland settlements scattered across the D.C. Area are safe. Weapons are the key to staying alive while moving from place to place, lots of weapons. Weapons aren’t any good without ammo and decent armor compliments the pair nicely.