Archive for August 15th, 2008Possibly one of the greatest orchestral compositions in video game history, The Maw/Dust and Echoes portrays, perfectly, both the horrors and products of war. This is the ending song from Halo: Combat Evolved that plays upon Halo’s destruction. I have taken hours to re-synthesize this awesome track as ideal as I could. Extended from a few minutes to five, I hope you’ll enjoy listening a…
Here’s some awesome news for those of you lucky enough to be going to PAX: Valve has just announced that it is where the first public debut of Left 4 Dead’s 360 version will take place. Members of the development team will be on hand to yell “You’re doing it wrong!” every time you die, along with handing out some L4D swag. “The shared experience of Left 4 Dead is unlike that of any other action game,” said Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve. “That’s what we’ve experienced playing the game, and from showing the game to the press and our partners. It sounds clich Filed under: Computer, On the internet, RPGs, MMO  Welcome, Trekkies! [Insert clever Star Trek reference here] Cryptic Studios has beamed up (har) a gameplay trailer for Star Trek Online as it debuted this day at the Star Trek Experience Event in Las Vegas. All footage is in-game, according to the developer. As revealed earlier, you’ll be able to create your own alien species to play as, possibly even a Super Smurf (our conjecture). We imagine the cartoony art style will have a superior reception than, say, Diablo 3. The trailer is available via the official site; we’ve also made a new gallery of images from the trailer if you’re too impatient to download. (Update: Video embedded after the break.) Continue reading Star Trek On the internet gameplay trailer debuts Filed under: Culture, Online, Polls, Meta (about Joystiq)  Digital Unrest’s Chris Simmons originally made this comic in April 2006, and we subsequently crashed his servers. The strip has bee remade this week with new art and, given that it never got a fair shot last time, we’re going to throw it in again this week. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Chris. Here are our picks for the week’s ideal game-related webcomic. Polling after the break; be sure to vote for your favorite! Orderly Debate (Digital Unrest) (Not game-related, but make sure you read PVP Online’s five-part FoxTrot/Family Circus “tribute”) Continue reading Weekly Webcomic Wrapup revisits the classics
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Rock Band Weekly: Megadeth, Machine Head, Killswitch Engage, Dream Theater, DeviPosted by: admin in Online GamingFiled under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, On the internet, Rhythm  Even more metal is making its way next week to Rock Band as DLC. All songs will be offered at $1 apiece for a month, then the price will double. You might commence the banging of heads … now. Roadrunner pack (480
Videos for the tracks can be found after the break. The songs will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively. |
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/ $6 for one month, then it jumps to 800
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