The Problem With Used Games

Times are hard. The economy sucks, gas prices blow, games are expensive, and yet this fall has seen the release of some of the best titles yet. What do you do?  You travel to your local GameStop and buy a used game. By now, most of us are well aware... 

Bioware Officially Anounces Star Wars: The Old Republic

  At a joint press event today, Bioware and Lucas Arts FINALLY announced the long rumored Star Wars MMO, officially title Star Wars: The Old Republic. Lucas Arts’ Darrell Rodriguez began by jokingly calling the announcment “one of the worst... 

LittleBigPlanet Delayed to October 27th

It seems that somebody happened to notice that one of the licensed songs in LBP contained a few verses from the Quaran. And, since 9/11 changed everything, Sony’s highly anticipated game has been recalled from retailers who already have it in possesion;... 

Gioteck Real Triggers: Your PS3 Needs Them

I came across something absolutely amazing last night at my local Game Crazy: Gioteck Real Triggers. The small plastic attachments simply snap on to your Dualshock 3 or Sixaxis controller’s existing L2 and R2 buttons to give you an extremely comfortable... 

Bungie Officially Announces Halo 3: Recon

I’ll make this short and sweet. The big news out of TGS this evening (other than Tekken 6 on the 360) is Bungie’s official announcement trailer for Halo 3: Recon, a prologue to Halo 3 focussed on the ODST Helljumpers. Check out the sweet trailer... 

NHL 2K9 Review

  It’s been a number of years since I’ve picked up and played a hockey game from 2K; my last jaunt was with the ESPN-branded NHL 2K3 on the first Xbox. The thing I remember most about the game was how impossible it was for me to score. Every shot... 

Want to Play AC/DC in Rock Band?

Well then, get ready to shell over FORTY BUCKS to Wal Mart. Seems that Harmonix has teamed up with everyone’s favorite neighborhood superstore to bring us 18 songs from the Australian rock legends in a standalone disc format. The game booklet will include... 

Late to the Party…

Due to technical difficulties our regularly scheduled .0 show will not be up until tomorrow. Keep your pants on until then.  Read More →

New Mirror’s Edge Video Just Released

For those of you looking forward to the Mirror’s Edge release on November 11, feast your eyes on this animated trailer establishing Faith’s back-story: Note that the European release date of November 13th is shown at the end of the trailer.  Read More →

Zoids Assault Review

  Oh, Zoids Assault, where do I begin? From the get-go, everything about this toy-inspired monstrosity screams low budget. If you’ve never seen one of the 80’s model robots from which this game gets its inspiration, then you’re not alone; I hadn’t... 

Rock Band 2 Song Unlock Code

For any of you who have been trying to grind your way through Rock Band 2’s World Tour or Challenge modes to unlock every song: have no fear. Patrick Klepek has revealed on the MTV Multiplayer blog that a “game modifier” code can be used to unlock... 

LBP SackBoy Contest

It seems Media Molecule is taking the user-generated spirit of LittleBigPlanet to the next level by announcing a SackBoy/SackGirl design contest. The official LBP blog has posted a SackBoy design template HERE. Check it out and try to put your Photoshop... 

Too Little, Too Late: The Dark Side of DLC

The ability to download new content and patches to games has fundamentally changed the console gaming market over the last few years. New multiplayer maps, game modes, expansion packs, and even Oblivion’s horse armor have managed to eat a new hole... 

Castle Patchers: XBL Hit Getting Patch

Any gamer who has played Castle Crashers since its release last Wednesday can likely attest to the game’s broken online multiplayer system. Well, this weekend at PAX, Castle Crashers developer The Behemoth akcnowledged to Joystiq that they recognize... 

New Fallout 3 Videos

By now, many of you have probably seen the gameplay footage from the beginning of Fallout 3 that Bethesda showed off at E3. Today, we were greeted with a new batch of five (count ‘em, FIVE) new videos from throughout the game. Check them out below...