Ever get the feeling like the Guitar Hero franchise is becoming like the Madden franchise? Each new iteration is usually just the same old thing but with a different roster/song list. At least with the case of Guitar Hero 5, not only will it be a different song list, you’ll be getting twice the number of songs.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–Just hours prior to the highly anticipated launch of Madden NFL 10, Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ:ERTS) and the 21st edition of the franchise will be woven into ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” programming on August 13, which will feature a rematch of Super Bowl XLIII between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals at 8 p.m. ET. The preseason matchup game features the teams of Madden NFL 10 cover athletes Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu in their first meeting since Super Bowl XLIII.
Super Star Wars, Super Empire Strikes Back, and Super Return of the Jedi…these were some of the best and toughest platformer/shooters for the Super Nintendo. If you enjoy shouting expletives to the point of an aneurysm while fighting Emperor Palpatine, these games will be available on the Virtual Console for 800 Wii Points each.
Contemplating the future of the next gen consoles? id Software technical director John Carmack believes he can shed a bit of light on the subject, claiming it will be Sony to release the next next-gen console in the platform wars.
Activision and its CEO Robert Kotick has so raised the ire of gamers lately that there is now a call to boycott the publisher, according to PlayStation Lifestyle.
Press Release:
SAN MATEO, CA — August 10, 2009 — Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced the Platinum Hits Triple Pack for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. This affordable collection of three of Capcom’s greatest games for the Xbox 360 will be available for a suggested retail price of $39.99 beginning September 8, 2009.
Press Release:
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced Major League Soccer stars Cuauhtémoc Blanco of Chicago Fire and Sacha Kljestan of Chivas USA will be featured on the front packs of FIFA Soccer 10, the next chapter in the internationally acclaimed videogame franchise from EA SPORTS.
Over the 2008 holiday season many people were surprised at the stability, nay, the growth coming from the gaming sector as the economy quite literally grinded to a halt. Video games were called recession proof and as the year began we were only then recession resistant. Well folks I think the recession burst our bubble, got into our secret clubhouse and kicked our ass all over.
In giving a financial briefing of the state of the Big N, President Satoru Iwata was both boastfully confident about the lineup of first party Nintendo games coming our way and not so proud about the way things shook out in LA at E3.
It’s Madden week folks, and it looks like everyone knows it. Every system, even the notoriously release heavy DS, is throttling back on their releases this week. Join me anyways to see what possible hidden gems are coming out this week.
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