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Entries from November 2008

Asassin’s Creed 2, Ubisoft’s Future Project

November 29th, 2008 · No Comments

We received a new franchise in 2007 called Assassin’s Creed, it was way hyped and released with mixed success, you either love it or you were bored to tears. We loved it, but many were bored to tears. Many assume Ubisoft learned a lot from their first release and will fix some of the repetition […]

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Tags: Industry News · ubisoft

Wii vs. PS3 in Japan: The Console Slaughter

November 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Famitsu Magazine is reporting the Nintendo console, Wii, has managed to sell 7-million units in Japan. This is roughly three times the number of Sony’s PlayStation 3, the console with superior graphics and power. Japan isn’t about graphics and power or they’re not a fan of the high priced PlayStation 3. The three times factor […]

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Tags: Industry News · Microsoft · Nintendo · playstation 3 · Sony · Wii · Xbox 360

TD Gaming Podcast 98: I Was Bad Ass

November 25th, 2008 · No Comments

This week we’re giving our impressions of Wrath of the Lich King, taking a look back at Ikari Warriors for the arcade and NES. This weeks news covers a few cool topics: 7-11 getting into the video game market World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Sells 2.8 million copies Harmonix facing drum pedal […]

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Tags: Episode · Podcast · Show Notes

PlayStation 3, March 2009 Price Drop Rumor

November 25th, 2008 · No Comments

With so many people wishing Sony would cut the PS3 price to something more reasonable, it’s no big surprise we see constant rumors about potential “price cuts.” This time, a March 2009 rumor “supposedly” came out of the Sony Annual Briefing in London where a butt ton of information was “rumored” to be leaked. The […]

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Tags: Editorial · playstation 3 · Rumors · Sony

NXE, Theme Packs, Avatars and Impressions

November 24th, 2008 · 3 Comments

We’ve had some time to look through the New Xbox Experience (aka Fall Update 08) for the Xbox 360. There are some goods, bads and oddities about the latest updated firmware and thought it was a good time to share. The most important feature we’ve found with the new console software is the addition of […]

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Tags: Editorial · Microsoft · review · Xbox 360

Almost Three Million Lose Life To Lich King

November 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Wrath of the Lich King is the fastest selling game of all time beating the old champion: Burning Crusade. Believe it or not, Blizzard is saying 2.8-million people picked up the expansion to World of Warcraft and are currently sitting at home forgetting to eat their dinner in the first 24-hours of launch. This probably […]

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Tags: Activision · Blizzard · world of warcraft

PlayStation 3 Online Community Matches 360

November 19th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Although PlayStation 3 is still third in worldwide sales, behind the Xbox 360 by about 5-million units, the PS3 community services now have as many online gamers as Xbox 360 says Sony. Sony posted on their blog saying, “with 14 million active accounts and 273 million pieces of content downloaded, we know that you’re thirsting […]

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Tags: Editorial · Microsoft · Nintendo · playstation 3 · Sony · Wii · Xbox 360

TD Gaming Podcast 97: A Third Level Coke Dealer

November 18th, 2008 · No Comments

In this episode we’ve got a lot of MMO-style content and news. Although we’re not reviewing Wrath of the Lich King yet, we’ve got other subscription based news. This weeks gaming flashback is Defender and this weeks news includes: Ubisoft getting closer to obtaining and MMO Microsoft giving away Xbox live points in a sweepstakes […]

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Tags: Episode · MMO · Podcast · Show Notes

Rhythm Gaming Saturation Point?

November 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Rhythm Gaming is all the rage, or is it? Turns out Guitar Hero: World Tour didn’t meet or exceed the figures they hit with Guitar Hero III. Where GH3 brought in $115 million in the first week, GHWT brought in $67 million in the same time frame. Why? There are plenty of factors that could […]

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Tags: Accessories · Activision · Casual Games · Editorial · Nintendo · playstation 3 · rock band · Sony · Wii · Xbox 360

Trials of a World of Warcraft Player: Entry Five

November 18th, 2008 · No Comments

“The Grind” With Wrath of the Lich King arriving last week it only made sense to jump into the new content “Lich King” style. Although we had initially reacted to the beta, playing the final content was much more fun with all of our guild and friends to play along. It only took a few […]

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Tags: Blizzard · Editorial · MMO · Trials of a World of Warcraft Player · world of warcraft