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These Are Ringo Starr’s Rock Band Drums

We’ve seen Paul’s Höfner bass, John’s Rickenbacker 325 guitar and George’s Gretsch Duo Jet guitar. All that’s missing is Ringo’s drum kit. Until now. Pictured is Ringo Starr’s drums with classic black oyster pearl finish and Ludwig-branded Beatles kick drum head. This September, The Beatles: Rock Band will be rocking its way into living rooms…

Ubisoft Unveils U Play, “A Network For Games Already On Networks”

As part of a strategy of “confluence,” Ubisoft announced today at its press event that it would be launching an in-game serviced called U Play in the next year. The NXE-ish service includes a store, community aspects, media and other stuff that will turn Ubisoft games into online mini-fraternities. In the words of Luke Plunkett,…

Soulja Boy And I Cross Paths Again

At the Microsoft gaming showcase tonight, I finished up a session of Splinter Cell Conviction and ran into my one-time gaming rival Soulja Boy. He was on his way to play Halo 3 ODST. He wants to set up a rematch: Street Fighter IV maybe. He’s done with Geometry Wars.

What’s Behind The Nintendo Curtain?

What that at Nintendo’s E3 booth? A flower, a coin and question boxes. Those all look familiar. We really wish we could remember where we saw them before. OH, RIGHT. Japanese newspaper Nikkei reported that Nintendo would be releasing a new Mario game by the end of the year. Whatever this is, it seems to…

E3 Round-Up: Day One

Tired yet? Or are you thirsty for more? Day one of E3 has drawn to a close. Fret not! There’ll be a day two, and better yet, we will be there. Our day one coverage: Electronic Arts EA Adding MMA To Sports Roster In 2010 And EA’s Latest Partner Is… Brutal Legend vs The Prince…

Here’s Your Singularity Trailer

Raven Software‘s second Unreal 3-developed game after X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Singularity, is looking mighty spiffy in this trailer. Aside from all the Soviet-themed parade marching and sickle-flecked flags, there are also buildings exploding in reverse, some cool bullet/time control mechanics on display and a very emo soundtrack. Just remember, kids: in Soviet Russia, game plays…

Mass Effect 2: The Media Of E3

Mass Effect 2 is breaking cover significantly for the first time this week, with an extended trailer during EA’s press conference, and some new screens to go along with it.

Crysis 2 Trailer Is Light On The Crysis 2

Crysis 2 is going multi-platform. Don’t expect this E3 trailer to shed light on how it will look on consoles. It doesn’t.

EA’s E3 Announcements

Mega huge game company EA big E3 announcements. Know where they are? They’re right here. Out of all the games (and partners!) EA announced today, EA went way beyond and set a new E3 record for the most number of Jedis on stage at once. Congrats, EA! EA Adding MMA To Sports Roster In 2010…

Rapid-fire Forza 3, L4D2, Halo ODST Impressions Now Being Tweeted

Brian “Mr. Manager” Crecente and Stephen “Deputy Dog” Totilo are at Microsoft’s E3 VIP get together, playing the latest and greatest Xbox 360 games, including Forza Motorsport 3, Halo: ODST and Left 4 Dead 2. They’re offering their hands-on impressions in 140 characters-or-less bursts, including Totilo’s take on Halo: ODST‘s new “Firefight” gameplay option, described…

Is 1 vs 100’s Participation Capped? (Updated)

1 vs. 100, the free Xbox Live game show open to, theoretically, everyone, is telling U.S. players “the game session is full” on the first day of the beta. The U.S.’s first live beta event was scheduled for 10:30 p.m. EDT. At that time, having already downloaded the beta, I got an error screen (GO29)…

Assassin’s Creed Due This November

One of the few highlights of Ubisoft’s E3 press conference was an extended look at Assassin’s Creed 2‘s cinematics. That and the game’s release date. The game will be out on November 17, late enough to be fresh in everyone’s mind come “GOTY” awards, early enough to still sell a few million come Christmas time.

APB E3 Trailer Full Of Cops, Criminals

Electronic Arts is bringing Realtime Worlds‘ massively multiplayer cops and robbers game APB to a PC near you. Take one part MMO, one part GTA, add tons of tattoo ink and you get this. The Crackdown developers are giving thousands of players the opportunity to side with either the Criminals or the Enforcers, both of…

Halo: Reach Trailer Knows What You Know

.html The trailer for Bungie’s 2010 Halo: Reach game promises that, “from the beginning, you know the end.” You do?

Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn Gets Ubisoft Treatment

Ubisoft and Paramount Digital Entertainment have announced that the upcoming motion capture 3D-film adapted from the crazy-popular Tintin series is getting its own game. Stephen Spielberg is directing the film and, according to the press release, is directly involved along with producers Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy in crafting the tie-in game. It’s being developed…

Alan Wake Creeps Me Out

.html It’s been a long time since we’ve first heard about Alan Wake, now that we’re getting to see a bit more of it I’m pretty psyched. It is, as Mike McWhertor says, like a Silent Hill we want to play. I get a sort of Evil Dead vibe off of all of that running…

Kojima Taking On Castlevania With Lords Of Shadow

The reins of Konami’s Castlevania franchise may be handed to Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions, as the developer is listed as partly responsible for a new game in the series Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Lords of Shadow was actually announced at last year’s Games Convention, a title to be developed by Madrid-based Mercury Steam and…

Tecmo Getting Into NBA Gaming

NBA Unrivaled will be a new option for players looking for an NBA video game alternative. A bottom-of-the-press-release surprise from Tecmo today was the news that the publisher is backing an NBA game, NBA Unrivaled for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade later this year. Tecmo joins a field currently occupied by EA and Take…

EA Sports Active Sells Oodles, Getting Expansion Pack

With less than two weeks of sales under its belt, EA Sports Active has already sold more than 600,000 copies, Electronic Arts said today. The personal training game for the Wii went on sale May 19. “We’re delighted by the overwhelming response to EA SPORTS Active,” said Peter Moore, President, EA SPORTS. “This is, by…

Watch Ayane Kick Some Ass

The best part about Ninja Gaiden games with the word “Sigma” after them is the chick gameplay. Never can a girl feel so objectified or empowered as when watching a ninja in a bright pink obi bow or a torture corset take down hordes of blood-spurting enemies. Get a look at these two Ayane gameplay…