From Elsewhere
10/20/09 04:23PM
Beatles Rock Band
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There's finally a reason to bust out the plastic instruments again. The
Beatles Rock Band is pretty much everything I wanted it to be, maybe
even my favorite game of the year. You can play with up to six people,
sing up to three part harmonies with three mics (Lips wireless mics
work too, bonus!) and also play bass, drums and guitar all at once. You play the 45 song story through the
Beatles career starting at the Cavern Club with mop tops and ending as
hair farmers on the Abbey Road rooftop. I was pumped to see Harrison
songs like "Something" and "Taxman" in there too since I love 'the Quiet
One.' The best part about playing this was seeing non-gamer friends go from "I'll give
it a try" to asking which song we should do next... three hours later.
From Elsewhere
03/31/09 08:23PM
Street Fighter IV
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I've dabbled in Street Fighter for years, but never had the patience to learn all the combos. I was the typical button mashing n00b. However after getting a hold of Street Fighter IV for PS3, I may be fighting game born-again. The graphics, sound, super- and ultra-moves all work together to really make me want to learn combos and special moves for the first time in my gaming life: There's nothing more satisfying then ending a match with a brutal 17+ combo.
From Elsewhere
02/11/09 06:32PM
Action Figure Museum
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Kevin Stark convinced the town of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to turn his collection of action figures into a museum, and viola! In addition to the action figures, there's also a superhero room, where kids can dress up as superheros. No word on whether they have, ahem, adult sized costumes. (Via Gizmodo.)
From Elsewhere
12/01/08 06:54PM
Left 4 Dead
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I wanted to post about this game last week but I've been too busy playing the living shit out of this! You have brain starved zombies, survivors, 4-player co-op and 4 on 4 versus. What more do you want?! I mean really, who's never dreamed of being a pheromone puking zombie that attracts hordes of undead to his victims? When the zombie apocalypse comes, I have only one word of advice: RUN! —Love, Nick
From Elsewhere
11/11/08 08:40PM
Mirror's Edge
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I came back from lunch yesterday to discover Mirror's Edge mysteriously placed on my desk. I ran home and put in about five hours worth of gameplay and got a bit more than halfway through. It's a spiritual sister to Portal in that its beauty lies in graphical stark simplicity and single minded gameplay; get from point A to point B, alive. In Mirror's Edge you're running and jumping from skyscraper rooftops Parkour style, while trying to deliver intel and evading the baddies. I have decided that you should buy this (Or at least try it, free demo on XBLA & PSN). —Love, Nick
From Elsewhere
11/07/08 08:52PM
Gears of War 2
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The Phils win the World Series, Obama takes the crown and now Gears of War 2 comes out today, and we got our hands on an early copy. First impressions: Everything is bigger, brighter, bloodier; the Locust are larger in numbers and size, but your weapons more brutal than ever; and the spaces are more open and the action well-paced. The underground scenes are especially beautiful, and there’s actually a story this time! Some negatives: vehicle levels can be amazingly annoying, and auto-saves can be in weird spots. Verdict: Find the $60 and get it. Love, Nick
From Elsewhere
05/09/08 08:18PM
Burgertime
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Though some of us weren't even born when this game was big in the arcades, you can dodge evil hot dogs and eggs and stack up the burgers (without having to line up quarters) for free right here.
From Elsewhere
03/19/08 04:32PM
Crocheted d20
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Simultaneously one of the most awesome, nerdy, and mystical things we've seen in weeks. If you need to roll your next natural 20 with one of these, you can get it here. (Via Craft:blog.)
From Elsewhere
11/26/07 11:10PM
Prada Tarot Cards
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If you're divining knowledge from the major and minor arcanas you best be doing it in style.
From San Francisco
08/16/07 06:13PM
Quiltbert
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This Q*bert quilt is taking us waaaay back. Bonus: there's a how-to. (Via Craft:blog.)
From Elsewhere
07/13/07 06:37PM
Post-it Note Mosaics
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We don't really post about marketing here on the old UO blog, but this hit our nostalgia button pretty hard. These are post-it note mosaics of classic video game characters "installed" around Italy that tout the new Wii products. Nice idea.
