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Nov
8
OXM reveals more Rock Band DLC, we collapse with excitement
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A member of the ScoreHero forums snagged the latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine, which has none other than Rock Band on its cover. The issue contains the first game review (hint with no real spoilers: they really liked it), as well as details on some of the game’s previously unannounced downloadable content.
While Activision/Neversoft seem […]
Nov
8
Destructoid review: Guitar Hero III (Xbox 360)
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In 2005, Harmonix and Red Octane rocked the videogame world with a peripheral-based music title like North Americans had never seen. With Guitar Hero, dreams of rock n’ roll stardom were fulfilled in living rooms and basements across the nation, and a pop culture phenonmenon was born.
Earlier this year, Harmonix announced that they’d be moving […]
Nov
8
Pew-Pewin’ at the top of the world: EVE Fanfest 2007
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I’ve gone on record more than once over my distaste for MMOs, but EVE Online has always been an exception, an asterisk slapped on an otherwise lengthy list of games I’d sooner rip my toenails off than play. Its single-shard, truly persistent persistent world is a theater of daily struggle in which command of the […]
Nov
8
A man by the name of "Groobotube" is about to simultaneously blow your mind, give you a migraine, and impregnate you with his unbelievable speedrun of Portal. He ends up finishing the game in an unparalleled 18:05, which is far better than what 99.9% of us could ever dream of accomplishing.
In all honesty, it’s pretty […]
Nov
8
My favorite YTMND this week is the Mario destroys Wario in Smash Bros. I was having a hard time finding a tenth YTMND and got lucky when I came across that. I’m not sure what movie it’s from, but damn it’s good.
What did you enjoy from this week’s batch Dtoiders?
Barack Obama’s Punch-Out!
"And then the […]
Nov
8
Atari 2600 inducted into National Toy Hall of Fame
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It was announced today that among the twelve toys nominated, the Atari 2600 was one of three to be inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at the Strong National Museum of Play. The other two? Raggedy Andy and the kite. Yeah, we’ll get to that in a minute.
The museum’s curator, John Paul Dyson, […]
Nov
8
While attending the Unreal Tournament III launch event in San Francisco, Destructoid talked to Epic Games VP Mark Rein about the upcoming PC and PS3 releases of the title. We made sure to get the full details on the launch date of the recently delayed PS3 version, and it looks like we’re hoping for a […]
Nov
8
The Class Action lawsuit with Rockstar has been settled and if you were one of the many "victims" over the Hot Coffee incident, then you are entitled to some retribution. Rockstar will owe people either $35 or an updated copy of the game (which retails for $20 new).
Now for people to receive the $35 or […]
Nov
8
Guitar Hero III Track Pack Rip Off Starts
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Today the first downloadable content for Guitar Hero III has been released, two packs coming in at 500 Microsoft Points a piece (that is $6.25), with a Velvet Revolver Pack and Foo Fighters Pack. Now I will say an improvement over the old system of ripping you off is a little better, […]
Nov
8
Yesterday Activision announced that the sales for the new Guitar Hero III have exceeded $115 million in just one week, which makes GH3 the biggest launch in Activision’s history. Gh3 is supposedly the only videogame on the Toys R Us Hot Toy list, which is GH3 a toy? And is GH3 popular? Why? And, who […]