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This Week In XBLA: O-D Beat Drop
6:00AM Mike Fahey | Puzzle and rhythm collide in O-D Beat Drop, the puzzle game that lets you use the beat of your own music to set the pace of the game. More »
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DJ Hero Does NASCAR
8:20AM Mike Fahey | Target and Activision have teamed up to plaster Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 1 Chevrolet with giant DJ Hero logos at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in North Carolina this Saturday. More »
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Scratch: The Ultimate DJ Track List Grows By Eight
1:40AM Mike Fahey | We’re happy for you DJ Hero and we’re gonna let you finish, but Scratch: The Ultimate DJ features some of the greatest newly announced musical tracks of all time, featuring Kanye. More »
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Retro/Grade: A Shooter In Reverse
6:20AM Mike Fahey | Rick Rocket just saved the universe, and now he has to do it all over again… in reverse. This is Retro/Grade, coming to the PlayStation Network from developer 24 Caret Games. More »
Hands On
Patapon 2 Review: A Familiar Beat
4:00AM Luke Plunkett | The first Patapon was something of a success. The PSP game was a hit with critics and some gamers, but never really set the sales charts on fire. More »
Andrew Lloyd-Webber Video Games In The Works
3:20AM Mike Fahey | The Phantom of the Opera is now…inside your Wii. Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Really Useful Group is apparently working on video games based on the famed composer’s magical works of musical theatre. More »
Black College Football Experience To Support Rock Band Drum Kit
9:20AM Stuart Houghton | When last we looked at Nerjyzed Entertainment’s Black College Football: The Experience we noted that the game was due to have some kind of half-time rhythm minigame. But what, why and how? More »
Acclaim Unveils Free Browser-Based Rock Game Rockfree
3:40AM Mike Fahey | Why spend a couple hundred dollars on plastic instruments when you can play a browser-based band rhythm game and play for free? This is the question put forth by Acclaim’s latest online game, Rockfree. Announced today, Rockfree is a browser-based game that will allow players to create their own rock avatar, open their own rock club, and engage in rock battles with up to 7 other players on any stage. Aside from three licensed songs being shown off in the sneak preview being held tomorrow – “Iron Man”, “Fat Lip”, and “Woman” – more than 40 new songs are slated to be produced for the game, with players having the ability to upload their own music as well. “Acclaim Games is excited about offering an online rock game that connects people through music and a multiplayer experience. People don’t have to pay hundreds of dollars to play ROCKFREE, and because it’s free-to-play the entire world can now enjoy a music based game.” says Howard Marks CEO of Acclaim Games. Details are scant, but won’t be for long. Closed beta kicks off tomorrow with the public preview event at http://www.rockfree.com/. Hit the jump for some images and the full release. More »
The Jonas Brothers And Rihanna Join PopStar Guitar
12:20AM Mike Fahey | It seems recently that a day doesn’t go by without some rhythm game announcing new artists, new albums, or new features for the forthcoming versions of their franchise, and XS Game’s PopStar Guitar wants in on some of that hot announcement action. In a press release that claims to be announcing four new blockbuster tracks, five new tracks are listed, which I assume means one of them isn’t blockbuster enough. Is it Rihanna’s “Shut Up and Drive”, “SOS” by the Jonas Brothers, “See You Again” by Hannah Montana, or “Wake Up Call” and “Makes Me Wonder” from Maroon 5? Whichever of the selections is deemed unworthy of blockbuster status, one thing is perfectly clear: the demographic for this Wii and PS2 game does not include me. Should sell like hotcakes to preteen girls and their creepy admirers though. More »
