MonthDecember 2010

Unboxing the OnLive Game System

When OnLive announced that they were getting ready for launch, one of the items they mentioned was the MicroConsole: A small box that hooks your TV into the OnLive system. In mid-November, they finally announced that they were going to start shipping units at the beginning of this month (renamed the ‘OnLive Game Console’). Interestingly enough,…

#FreeStuffFriday: Rock Band 3 (Xbox 360)

Rock Band 3: it’s new (ish), it’s good, and now it’s free.  Or it can be, if you’re selected as the winner of this #FreeStuffFriday.  Leave a comment below telling us what band, album, or song you want to see as future Rock Band DLC. One entry per person.  A winner will be randomly selected…

Review: Rock Band 3 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii)

VITALS Game: Rock Band 3 Developer: Harmonix Released: October 26, 2010 Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii . Following the release of the first Rock Band, subsequent entries in the series have played it safe: adding some new features here and there, but keeping the central mechanics and options fairly stagnant.  Rock Band 3 completely…

From the Outside Looking In

Initially, I was intending to post an editorial on the ‘outside world’ viewpoint of gaming culture, focusing on the common misunderstandings as a whole.  Several drafts later and the piece had yet to find the right angle to work from. Then, as I was dozing off last night, it came to me: The reason non-gamers…