I for one, was extremely pleased with The Beatles Rock Band, and even more so with the three album selections as DLC. With Abbey Road already available, and Sgt. Pepper’s available today (Rubber Soul is next month), what are your thoughts on the quality level of the Beatles Rock Band DLC so far?
The three albums they picked as DLC are likely the only full albums to be released from the Beatles catalog in my opinion, but I’d like to see some sort of booster pack of additional songs from various albums, as there are still quite a few that I would like to play (Let It Be, Hey Jude, Happiness Is A Warm Gun, etc come to mind). What songs would you like to see in a Beatles DLC track list?
I hardly paid any attention to the pricing model for these song packs, though they did seem to be a bit more expensive than DLC in other Rock Band or GH games. Have you factored pricing into your decision to buy the DLC, or are you just a sucker for anything Beatles related like me?
In the meantime, enjoy this Sgt. Pepper’s video via Joystiq, courtesy of MTV.
Internet reports claim that the console versions of Activision’s Modern Warfare 2 have been recalled in Russia due to the game’s controversial airport massacre mission.
An early level in the game gives players the option to gun down civilians in a Russian airport, although the section isn’t mandatory as players can opt to skip the mission following a warning about the content.
Censored console versions of Modern Warfare 2, with the mission removed entirely, are expected to be released within a month pending government approval, according to a translation of a Russian language report.
It’s also been reported that developer Infinity Ward has released an official patch for the PC and Steam versions of the game that removes the mission.
We’ve contacted Activision for confirmation of these reports.
UPDATE: Apparently it was only the “No Russian” mission that was removed from Russian copies.
I wouldn’t be surprised if this rumor turned out to be true. Personally I was a little annoyed at how bold Infinity Ward has become with Modern Warfare 2. Its an enjoyable game, few would argue otherwise, but I feel they have stepped a bit too far to build shock value. The game’s inability to offer an alternate moral decision in the “No Russian” mission was disappointing at best, disturbing at worst.
Some may argue that films and television often go further to push the bounds of shock value, and that this scene in MW2 could be considered tame by comparison. I oppose this notion, and argue that videogames are an interactive medium where instead of simply observing a character’s decision, the player must handle the moral dilemma him/herself.
In retrospect, I wish I had opted not to play the mission at all, not because it disgusted me, but rather because, to me, the “No Russian” mission was a sacrifice of player choice at the sake of cheap shock value.
Beatles Rock Band won by a major margin, 595,000 to 499,000, though I find it pretty unsurprising. We will see how the DLC fares, but “All You Need is Love” already appears to have done quite well at 100,000 downloads.
Beatles Rock Band. Halo 3: ODST. Batman: Arkham Asylum. These are just a few of the names that likely already have a home in your collection. Now that this dust has settled, you might be thinking that the gaming gods would grant you a period of respite to enjoy said games. But we already know such peace does not exist in the fourth quarter of the video game industry. Read the full story
Welcome, fellow nerd. I’m here to introduce myself as one of the newest writers in this haven of geek-filled culture. Just so you know right off, however, my posts might be a slight deviance to the normal goodness that fill your pixelated screen.
There are several reasons behind this the first of which is though I love video games– (a love that started when I was first given my dad’s old Atari and I discovered I couldn’t tear myself away from Winter Games. What can I say? I was a sucker for that ski jumping event)– admittedly I don’t play all that often. Though when I do the bond that is created between myself and game is a bit outlandish, (Including my most recent obsession with the game Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction. This has created whole new level of unnatural excitement for A Crack in Time that can only be described as…potentially unhealthy).
The second reason being the start of a new segment I’m helping start here on Northwest Gamer. It will be called Northwest Gamer Profiles (or something nothing at all like that…once we come up with a better name). The segment will feature a new Northwest gamer in all their nerdy glory.
I will however have some other input to contribute here and there. I do, after all, posses a love for a certain motion-control based system that that my fellow Northwest Gamers tend to steer clear of and an affinity for action/adventure based games with focused story lines and puzzles galore.
Questions? Comments? Shout outs? Follow me here, here, or here. Until next time.
This past weekend was the Penny Arcade Expo 2009, a video game convention for gamers, by gamers. Besides a showcase of upcoming games, PAX offers a host of events, tournaments and social events to bring the gaming community together. Despite being catered towards the gamers rather than the press, this annual three day event in Seattle is fast becoming one of the premier videogame events, and this year was no exception for big announcements. Read the full story
Woe is me, ladies and gentlemen. I officially have taken on too many games for myself to conquer. I realize I said this in a previous post, but I have only added to the pile these past weeks. Along with the games I already was invested in (Shadow Complex, Red Faction: Guerrilla expansion, Spider-Man, etc.), I have purchased several more games that will be tickling my fancy over the coming months. Read the full story
While I won’t have time tonight go into depth on what I’ve played and seen at PAX, you can get the occasional update from my twitter feed. To be brief, there is some very exciting stuff going on, and I can’t wait to tell you about it! Stay tuned (I should have something up on Sunday, as I couldn’t get a 3-day pass)
Alan Wake's American Nightmare. What's the general consensus? I liked the demo, curious who's played through it.05:14:34 PM March 05, 2012from HootSuite
Is it weird that listening to the Empire Strikes Back soundtrack reminds me more of the n64 title Shadows of the Empire than the movie?05:56:27 PM January 24, 2012from HootSuite
#SWTOR queues on our server hit upwards of 90 minutes at peak hours. They'll die down eventually, but was anyone expecting otherwise?05:54:10 PM December 21, 2011from HootSuite
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