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 [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 [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 [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 [Read More]

Sid Meier has stated that he plans on taking advantage of the popular social networking service Facebook to support a new entry into the Civilization franchise. Refering to it as the Civilization Network, Meier states ” the game will allow you to join together with your friends to create the worlds most powerful, richest, smartest, or just plain coolest civilization.”More interesting, the game will exist in a fully persistent environment and be free for everyone. Meiers also said testers will be needed for a closed beta and the game is [Read More]

If you haven’t purchased any of the additional 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 [Read More]

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? Director Todd Howard told Kotaku, “I think we’ve put enough content out there for this game.  We knew we wanted to do three initially and we’ll see where that goes. I kind of had in my mind that the upper limit [Read More]

Microsoft has announced that Grand Theft Auto IV: Lost and Damned will be featured as their Deal of the Week 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 [Read More]

I recently completed several fresh installations of Ubuntu’s Jaunty Jackalope edition (9.04) and I have found that getting media playback support working is a little easier than in previous versions of the Linux OS. If you are running an older version of Ubuntu or you want more information regarding media playback issues review my previous post here. If you are looking for the easiest way to getting full media support integrated into your installation, keep reading.DVD Playback – Installing the libdcdcss2 packages

Open a terminal screen and run “sudo apt-get install [Read More]

The idea of video games becoming a social experience has been a major staple of the current generation of consoles. Games like Rock Band and Wii Sports have broken the barriers of traditional gaming audiences and have friends and family of all ages lining up across couches everywhere to play games together. The integration of social networking tools into game consoles combined with the growing broadband adoption rate means that playing with friends is as easy as turning on your console. The majority of games released these days include some [Read More]

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. First on the list is Movie Night. This will let you browse, select, and switch to your favorite movies from top genres. According to the press release there are hundreds of movies to choose from and many [Read More]

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 [Read More]

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 [Read More]

Bethesda has released a few details concerning the next installment of DLC for Fallout 3 today. Mothership Zeta, dated for an August 3rd release, will be the final add-on for Fallout 3. This time around, players will be abducted by aliens when answering a distress call. Judging by the details I have been reading, this is not going to be a friendly visit, so be prepared to wipe out as many aliens as possible in hopes of returning to earth. Apparently, some characters from the earths past will be making [Read More]

I received a couple emails asking me how I completed the Nuka-Cola challenge achievement in Fallout 3. The Nuka-Cola Challenge is a side quest in Fallout 3 that requires collecting 30 Nuka-Cola Quantum drinks and delivering them to one of two characters living in Girdershade. When you locate Girdershade, underneath the raised highway on the east side of the map, you will meet Sierra Petrovita. She lives in a small shack with a neon Nuka-Cola sign hanging near the door. Sierra will ask if you would like to take [Read More]