Daily entertainment news covering Xbox 360 en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/30/everything_geeky_playstation_network_vs__1 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:40:03 EST Entertainment News 139384@http://www.starpulse.com/news Things are starting to shake up in the video game industry now that the holiday season is upon us. For years now there has been a vicious rivalry between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and it is only going to head up from here.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/08/26/everything_geeky_sony_finally_releases_c_1 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:00:53 EST Entertainment News 135540@http://www.starpulse.com/news The video game Gods have heard our prayers, people, and/or finally Sony is paying attention to their fanbase. For years now the industry has been scolding Sony for their high prices

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/08/everything_geeky_the_e3_breakdown_1 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:14:14 EST Entertainment News 125531@http://www.starpulse.com/news Last week was one of the most exciting times for video game fans, and the forums were buzzing with the squeals of excited fanboys (and girls!). Listen, no matter what changes E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) has gone through in the past, it is still the number one place for the game industry to shine.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/19/week_in_video_game_news_spore_is_ready_t Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:12:36 EST Entertainment News 96014@http://www.starpulse.com/news Real news from the virtual world: —AT LONG LAST, 'SPORE': When "The Sims" creator Will Wright announced "Spore" back in 2005, every gamer in the world had the same reaction: "I can't wait to get my hands on that."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/12/video_game_review_madden_nfl_09_ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:51:01 EST Entertainment News 95402@http://www.starpulse.com/news When Electronic Arts announced the retired Brett Favre as its 20th anniversary cover boy, it looked like the notorious "Madden" curse (Starpulse Article: The 'Madden Curse': Real or Not?) — which had mangled the careers of Michael Vick, Donovan McNabb and Shaun Alexander — was finally broken.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/15/video_game_news_metallica_s_guitar_hero_ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:34:03 EST Entertainment News 92779@http://www.starpulse.com/news Real news from the virtual world: — RIDE THE LIGHTNING: Activision's "Guitar Hero World Tour" is one of this year's most eagerly anticipated games, but the company has big news for fans who can't wait for that: Metallica will be releasing its next album, "Death Magnetic," as a "Guitar Hero III" download on the same day that the CD arrives in stores.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/14/rock_band_2_setlist_revealed_see_the_ent Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:35:04 EST Entertainment News 92706@http://www.starpulse.com/news Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game company, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks, along with marketing and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc., today revealed at the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit the song set list for Rock Band 2, the next evolution of the groundbreaking Rock Band music platform.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/19/mario_puzo_s_son_sues_over_godfather_vid Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:55:54 EST Entertainment News 90550@http://www.starpulse.com/news The son of The Godfather author Mario Puzo has filed a lawsuit against Paramount Pictures bosses for breach of contract over the popular video game The Godfather: The Game.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/28/game_review_grand_theft_auto_iv_ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:24:16 EST Entertainment News 85751@http://www.starpulse.com/news Eight hours into ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' (Rockstar Games, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, $59.99), I've stolen 17 cars, run over 20 people and killed another 15 (some of whom had it coming). I've shaken down a couple of store owners and beaten up an old lady. I've driven while drunk and, perhaps worse, while talking on a cell phone.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/28/week_in_video_game_news_gta_iv_is_here_a Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:12:52 EST Entertainment News 85749@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: - THAT OTHER CAR GAME: ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' is getting the lion's share of attention this week, and publisher Rockstar Games is expecting that just about everyone with an Xbox 360 or a PlayStation 3 is going to buy one. But where does that leave Wii owners?

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/28/video_game_review_rock_band_is_great_fun Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:26:43 EST Entertainment News 85731@http://www.starpulse.com/news In 2005 Red Octane released Guitar Hero, a rhythm based music game in the vein of Dance Dance Revolution - except players used plastic guitars to follow the beat instead of their feet. The risky move of selling a game and guitar for just under a hundred dollars paid off for the company and a brand new genre found its way into the spotlight.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/10/sega_unveils_iron_man_video_game_suits Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:44:28 EST Entertainment News 83916@http://www.starpulse.com/news SEGA of America is excited to reveal all of the extremely powerful suits that are playable and unlockable in the upcoming video game - Iron Man! Iron Man, a commanding Super Hero who built his greatest weapon- his suit - is on a mission to protect the world from the weapons he helped to create.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/25/wii_will_rock_you_rock_band_announced_fo Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:21:16 EST Entertainment News 82103@http://www.starpulse.com/news Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a division of MTV Networks, which is a division of Viacom, along with distribution partner Electronic Arts, Inc., today announced plans to release the award-winning music video game Rock Band on the Wii home video game system from Nintendo in the U.S. and Canada on June 22, 2008 for the suggested retail price of $169.99.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/18/game_reviews_buzz_bundles_cross_the_pond Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:23:15 EST Entertainment News 81451@http://www.starpulse.com/news While the United States enjoys a strong gaming industry, Europe is usually the third wheel in the timeline of video game production. A large quantity of video games are developed in Japan, translated to English to ship to the United States, and then they’re translated into several more languages for a European release.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/13/review_round_up_patapon_leads_new_group_ Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:01:18 EST Entertainment News 81004@http://www.starpulse.com/news There are two kinds of video war games: those in which you play a soldier (''Call of Duty 4,'' ''Army of Two'') and those in which you play a general. The former, more action-oriented type is better-suited to video-game consoles; the latter, more cerebral type is more popular among computer gamers.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/13/week_in_video_game_news_iphone_games_gyg Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:54:25 EST Entertainment News 80998@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: - IPHONE FUN: Apple products like the Macintosh and the iPod, for all their appeal and innovation, have never offered much to gamers.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/12/video_game_review_karaoke_revolution_pre Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:48:59 EST Entertainment News 80848@http://www.starpulse.com/news For all you amateur singers thinking ''I can do that!'' every time you watch ''American Idol,'' here's your chance to show your stuff - or at least get personally berated by Simon Cowell.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/05/week_in_video_game_news_ea_s_uninvited_b Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:31:40 EST Entertainment News 80028@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -TAKE IT AWAY: Electronic Arts, the Borg collective of video-game publishers, wants to assimilate Take-Two Interactive. But Take-Two says it isn't interested - at least not until April 30, when its sure-to-be-a-blockbuster ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' goes on sale.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/28/video_game_news_gears_of_war_2_announced Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:12:04 EST Entertainment News 79492@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -SECOND GEAR: The one big announcement at this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco came as a surprise to absolutely no one: Epic Games is working on ''Gears of War 2,'' the sequel to its 2006 smash. Lead designer Cliff Bleszinski promised it will be ''bigger, better and more bad-ass'' when it comes to the Xbox 360 in November.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/27/dawn_of_the_dead_makers_accuse_capcom_of Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:42:18 EST Entertainment News 79271@http://www.starpulse.com/news Capcom is facing legal action from the makers of 1978 film Dawn of the Dead - who accuse the firm of infringing copyright in video game Dead Rising.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/04/review_no_more_heroes_ Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:49:43 EST Entertainment News 76750@http://www.starpulse.com/news If you're reading this I'm assuming that you're a gamer. Perhaps your taste lies in homegrown first person shooters or maybe you anxiously await the new iteration of Madden every year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/31/the_old_spice_experience_challenge_offer Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:20:38 EST Entertainment News 76351@http://www.starpulse.com/news So do you think you're the best Xbox 360 gamer out there? Do you like pumping up your GamerScore and showing it off online? Then 360 Voice and Old Spice have the challenge for you. Set your own rules, invite the best players, and even pick your prize!

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/10/week_in_video_game_news_bill_gates_says_ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:22:41 EST Entertainment News 73847@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: - GATES' GOODBYE: Bill Gates is stepping down from his job as Microsoft's chairman in July, but we probably haven't seen the last of him at the Consumer Electronics Show.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/14/video_game_review_conan_delivers_fists_o Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:55:01 EST Entertainment News 71349@http://www.starpulse.com/news The legend of Conan the barbarian, the many-muscled pulp novel creation of Robert E. Howard, has been delivered in full gory glory with ''Conan'' the video game, a fantastic release thick with violence and gorgeous graphics.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/14/assassin_s_creed_boosts_ubisoft_profits_ Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:47:15 EST Entertainment News 71346@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Middle Ages assassin is helping game maker Ubisoft stand up to bigger competitors.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/14/gamestop_to_sell_nintendo_wii_rain_check Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:42:03 EST Entertainment News 71345@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - To deal with frustration among holiday shoppers hunting for its Wii game console, Nintendo Co. and retailer GameStop Corp. are launching a rain check program.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/06/week_in_video_game_news_nintendo_s_holid Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:42:04 EST Entertainment News 70274@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -NINTENDO THANKSGIVING: What's the hot toy this holiday season? TMX Elmo? Webkinz? Transformers? If Thanksgiving weekend sales are any indication, video-game systems could eclipse all of those once Santa has received everyone's wish list.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/15/video_game_news_xbox_live_is_5_years_old Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:53:14 EST Entertainment News 68031@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -LIVE WITHOUT A NET: Since its launch, Microsoft's Xbox Live has redefined console gaming. Whether I'm playing ''Halo 3,'' ''Madden NFL'' or ''Catan,'' or downloading pictures, game demos or ''Looney Tunes'' shorts, I spend far more time on Xbox Live than on the competing online services from Nintendo and Sony.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/15/playstation_3_sales_zoom_after_price_cut Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:26:19 EST Entertainment News 68022@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - U.S. sales of the PlayStation 3 more than doubled in the weeks after the company slashed the video game console's price $100 and launched a low-end model, Sony Corp. CEO Howard Stringer told The Associated Press Wednesday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/29/rock_band_set_list_finalized Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:31:12 EST Entertainment News 65709@http://www.starpulse.com/news Cambridge, Massachusetts October 29, 2007 Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks, along with distribution partner Electronic Arts, announced today the final song list for its highly anticipated music videogame Rock Band.

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