Living in Dreamland

What's New

- Kirby is 17 years old! Too bad he ate the whole cake.

- Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot is already preparing for new hardware. NextBox, Playstation 4 and Wiii here we come.

- The PSP Go! has been announced, with a new, compact sliding design.

- Fallout: New Vegas has everyone's post-apocalyptic hearts pumping.

- The IPhone is a great place to be a developer, with Flight Control selling over 700,000 times.

Most Anticipated X-Box 360 Games

1. Halo 3: ODST (Bungie Studios) 2. Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward) 3. Madden NFL 10 (EA Tiburon) 4. Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) 5. Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft Montreal) 6. BioShock 2 (2K Marin, 2K Australia) 7. Mass Effect 2 (BioWare) 8. NCAA Football 10 (EA Tiburon) 9. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Uncaged Edition) (Raven Software) 10. Fight Night Round 4 (EA Canada) 11. Need for Speed: Shift (Slightly Mad Studios) 12. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Ubisoft Montreal) 13. Fallout 3: Broken Steel (Bethesda Game Studios) 14. Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios) 15. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion (Vicarious Visions) 16. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (EA Tiburon) 17. Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai) 18. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (EA DICE) 19. The Beatles: Rock Band (game only) (Harmonix Music Systems) 20. Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Terminal Reality)

Excite Bots Trick Racing

Northfield's own Monster Games releases a follow up to their popular Excite Truck Racing from the launch of the Wii. Original gameplay features combined with lightning fast speed and tight control makes for a good third party addition to the Wii's line-up. Keep it up Monster!

We Got Rhythm

What's New

- Lego Rock Band will be released Q3 of 2009. Can you even play a guitar with hands like that?

-New X-Box 360 Elite Bundle: 120 GB hard drive, Halo 3 and Fable 2. Better than a two for one deal!

-Buy downloadable content for the Wii and the X-Box at Amazon.com! Online coupons for the win!

-The numbers don't lie. New tie ratios show the PS3 overtaking the Wii in software sold per console, but was anyone surprised?

-Square Enix takes over Eidos. Final Deus Ex Fantasy Raider XVII soon to be announced.

-Despite a lack of DRM, Demigod is still hurt by massive piracy. Does this disprove the theory, or is it a fluke of early release date horror?

-Final Fantasy XIII videos and screenshots are all over the net. Seamless transitions, beautiful graphics, and a tiny chocobo that lives in a dude's afro. Sign me up!

The Loading Screen

X-Men Origins: Wolverine - May 1 - PS3/X-Box 360/Wii
Left 4 Dead Game of the Year Edition - May 5 - X-Box 360
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus - May 12 - Wii
Bionic Commando - May 19 - PS3/X-Box 360 Punch Out!! - May 19 - Wii
Rock Band Track Pack: Classic Rock - May 19 - PS3/X-Box 360/Wii
Terminator Salvation - May 19 - PS3/X-Box 360/Wii
Infamous - May 26 - PS3

Music and Rhythm Extravaganza!

The novelty of Guitar Hero created a whole new group of gamers where DDR hadn't, and the band set up introduced by Rock Band and carried forward by Guitar Hero kept things cooking for a long time. But is this genre on its last legs? Is it enough to just release new songs, or whole new expansions based around one band (Metallica, Aerosmith, Beatles)? Will cute themes keep things fresh (Lego Rock Band)? Do we really want new peripherals that cost us almost another game (Scratch, DJ Hero)? Everyone is looking for the answer to keep this gravy train rolling down the tracks, but we'll have to see in anyone has the answer. More than anything, we need in an innovation in gameplay, not in its presentation.

We built this city on Brick and Roll!

Need a silly gimmick to spice up your music and rhythm game sessions? Well you're in luck. Lego Rock Band has been officially announced, and should be making its way into stores this holiday season. More details here.

I gotta say, I'm not convinced that this is a game we needed. As much as I love the Rock Band and Guitar Hero series, I feel like the formula is getting old. While cute Lego avatars would definitely be awesome, I can't imagine that it would really be enough for me to shell out $60.00 bucks for a new game. There's an innovation for the genre out there somewhere, we just haven't found it quite yet. I keep pushing Accordion Hero, but no one seems too jazzed about that yet. Polka Power, baby!

Evidently the game will focus more on humor and a teen/tween audience, neither of which are things that sound essential to a music game. However, they have announced a few killer tracks, namely Carl Douglas' "Kung Fu Fighting" and Europe's "The Final Countdown." I have to admit, the prospect of an Arrested Development themed Lego band performing "The Final Countdown" makes my hair stand on end. Now, will they include Lego cut off jeans?

Please Press Start

Thank you for tuning in to the first installment of Eaten By Grues. Just who are the intrepid hosts of this brand new show?

Eric Handler
I am: Civ 2's Science Advisor - Dude's got mad advisory skillz!
Favorite Weapon: Laptop Gun - Perfect Dark - The real Powerbook
Favorite Game: Super Mario Bros. 3 - It's still fun for the whole family!
What I'm playing now: Left 4 Dead Versus Mode - It's good to be the tank.
Favorite Enemy: Tesla Trooper - Red Alert - Steal their buildings, and blast 'em with their own lightning.
Favorite Cheat: Scorpion's Spear - "Get over here!"


Jared Evans
I am: Vincent Valentine - Final Fantasy VII - We both think that Sephy's mom has got it going on.
Favorite Weapon: The Mega Buster - Mega Man - Charge it up, let it fly!
Favorite Game: World of Warcraft - Let's face it, they keep making it more fun!
What I'm playing now: A little Halo 3 and a lot of Flash Games. I'm poor, friends.
Favorite Enemy: Locust - Gears of War - They're challenging enough to make it worth shredding them.
Favorite Cheat: The enemy takeover cheat from Shadows of the Empire. Fear my Wampa!

It's time for the News

-Gameboy is 20 years old, and has a new family member. The Nintendo DSi sold over 600,000 units in the US and Europe in its first two days. Added features include two cameras, but lacks the GBA game port. Bye backwards compatability!

-Demigod was released too early by Gamestop. Stardock had a crappy easter as a result. Come on Gamestop, do your job!

-FFXIII set to release Winter 2009 in Japan. Gameplay videos here.

-Assassin's Creed 2 revealed, along with new character Ezio Auditore de Firenze, and the chance to fly around on DaVinci's wibbly-wobbly flying machine.

-BioShock 2 also made its debut. Much seems the same, though Underwater sequences and the ability to dual wield weapons and plasmids has us excited.

-Microsoft has declared the E74 error on the XBox 360 to be similar enough to the Red Rings to warrant covering it in the warranty. Hooray!

-6 days in Fallujah is going for complete realism of a very recent modern conflict. It's causing a stir, but is it any different from World War II games?

Exploring the Dark Hallway: DLC Reviews

Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack: Buy it now!
Fallout 3 Operation Anchorage: Save your money for a real game.
Resident Evil 5's Versus Mode: Haven't played it, and we don't think we will.

Music of the Week: Victims of Science - The Device has Been Modified

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The latest on ODST

We don't know much yet, but IGN has put together a rather lengthy article on Halo 3: ODST. Did you that Nathan Fillion will be doing voice work? Oh yeah.

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