Read-a-long with Nintendo Power #253 (April 2010)
March 21, 2010 – 10:40 am | Comments

This issue has some very good news about two games I’ve been monitoring, plus some bad reviews for two games I was going to get. And a little middle-of-the-road news about WarioWare DIY. Stuff your …

Read the full story »
Reviews

Check out what we have to say about the latest, greatest and, er, not-so-greatest games right here.

Articles

We have important things to say. Come listen to us and be awed.

Podcasts

Our podcasts rock. No, seriously. Don’t believe us? Come and check us out if you think you’re awesome enough.

ones to watch

We play a lot of bad games so you don’t have to. Read about what games we think are worthy of your time and money.

read-a-long

It’s like elementary school. Only with video game magazines and no spelling tests.

Home » Archive by Tags

Articles tagged with: Microsoft

If Microsoft Won’t Support PC Gaming, Why Should Anyone Else
February 16, 2010 – 1:12 pm | Comments
If Microsoft Won’t Support PC Gaming, Why Should Anyone Else

This week, Microsoft delivered the not so surprising announcement that Alan Wake, their suspense horror game, would not be coming to PCs.  Instead, Microsoft has stated that Alan Wake is designed to be experienced on …

Games on Demand for Windows Goes Live
December 16, 2009 – 11:10 am | Comments
Games on Demand for Windows Goes Live

It had slipped my mind, but the new Games on Demand Marketplace for Windows users went live today, and Microsoft is looking to entice some people with decent deals for the launch.  To access the …

Sad Chao has enough mics already
November 4, 2009 – 11:04 am | Comments
Sad Chao has enough mics already

Lips: Number One Hits does not come in a software-only package, meaning you’re forced to buy yet another microphone.

submitted by Joe HaygoodDo you have a gaming disappointment for Sad Chao to lament? Send it to …

NPD Says The PS3 Price Cut Worked
October 19, 2009 – 7:42 pm | Comments
NPD Says The PS3 Price Cut Worked

The NPD numbers covering September (five weeks from August 30th to October 6th to be exact) are out, and the PlayStation 3 price cut to $299 seems to have worked. Microsoft cut their console …

Project Natal Gets Lots of Developer Support
September 24, 2009 – 10:47 am | Comments
Project Natal Gets Lots of Developer Support

After having its coming out party at E3 2009, Project Natal will now have a compliment of developers working on software for its feature set.  Microsoft touted a list of developers, including Konami, SquareEnix, Electronic …

Here Wii Go Again
September 22, 2009 – 11:41 pm | Comments
Here Wii Go Again

Think those Wii sales numbers have been sagging? Sure the whole industry’s been dragging itself along through the middle of this year despite some stellar titles hitting very high marks on non-Nintendo systems, but …

“All You Need Is Love” becomes fastest-selling Rock Band track.
September 18, 2009 – 5:02 pm | Comments
“All You Need Is Love” becomes fastest-selling Rock Band track.

Wow, who would have guessed? People like The Beatles, I suppose. All You Need Is Love has become the fastest-selling downloadable track for any Rock Band game, with over 20 million downloads, according to Xbox …

Limited Edition 250GB Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 Announced
September 15, 2009 – 10:55 pm | Comments
Limited Edition 250GB Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 Announced

It looks like the rumors were almost completely true about a 250GB Xbox 360.  Yes, the unit is coming, but it is not a full blown production model.  Major Nelson posted up a couple of …

California court sees lawsuit against Bungie & Microsoft.
September 10, 2009 – 1:11 pm | Comments
California court sees lawsuit against Bungie & Microsoft.

TG Daily is reporting that a California district court, one Randy Nunez (and others) have filed a lawsuit, alleging that Bungie released Halo 3 claiming that it was compatable with the 360, but in actuality, …

Do You Have the Goods to Be Bayonetta
September 3, 2009 – 12:33 am | Comments
Do You Have the Goods to Be Bayonetta

Continuing the Bayonetta theme that is running around on the Interwebs today, we got word earlier today of another content, on top of the Bayonetta art contest over at WizardWorks.com.  Apparently, Maxim magazine is also …

Aeropodcast #96: Show Me Your Crying Baby
August 23, 2009 – 7:54 pm | Comments
Aeropodcast #96: Show Me Your Crying Baby

This week on the Aeropodcast, we have a special treat, as two guests stopped by to record a show with us this week.  And who were the two guests, brave enough to run almost two …

Microsoft’s 54.2% Epic Fail
August 20, 2009 – 5:30 pm | Comments
Microsoft’s 54.2% Epic Fail

A survey of 5000 console owners concludes that over half of XBox 360s – a whopping (though not particularly surprising) 54.2% – have failed their owners. Worse still, 41.2% have experienced hardware failures twice. Place …

No Gaming Please – We’re British
August 17, 2009 – 2:42 pm | Comments
No Gaming Please – We’re British

It sucks to be a British gamer right now.
Firstly, we heard today that – slap-bang in the middle of a global recession – Microsoft want to raise the price of the XBox 360 Arcade from …

Microsoft Points now available through Paypal… in USA
August 7, 2009 – 11:12 am | Comments
Microsoft Points now available through Paypal… in USA

Warm-voiced podcaster and Xbox Live Director of Programming Larry Hyrb aka Major Nelson recently announced on his blog that Xbox Live subscribers in the USA would be able to purchase Microsoft points using Paypal, but …

Watchmen PS3 Game and Movie Bundle Is Out
July 22, 2009 – 11:25 am | Comments
Watchmen PS3 Game and Movie Bundle Is Out

There’s a new game on the shelves today which bundles the two The Watchmen: The End Is Nigh downloadable games from the PSN together on one disk and The Watchmen blu-ray release on the other. …

A Day Without An Xbox Live Connection
June 16, 2009 – 9:38 am | Comments
A Day Without An Xbox Live Connection

For the last few days, we have been told that Xbox Live would be shut down for the day on June 16th, but when the outage actually comes, you forget how much you are tied …