Gamertell

The game that many in the industry believed would revitalize the music game genre hasn’t, at least so far. Despite an ad campaign that saw The Beatles: Rock Band promoted nearly everywhere, sales have been just so-so. The game sold 595,000 copies in September 2009, according to sales data from… Continue Reading »

Platinum Games’ debut title, Bayonetta, is coming out next week in Japan and, according to Japanese game magazine Famitsu, the game is good. The first looks at the game are getting perfect scores from different reviewers in Famitsu magazine. This honor had been reserved only for games like Metal Gear… Continue Reading »

Looks as if a growing number of musicians just don’t “get” the Guitar Hero game series. Prince told Tavis Smiley he turned Activision down because it’s more important for kids to learn how to play the guitar. Jack White and Jimmy Page have expressed similar sentiments. Then there’s the bewildering… Continue Reading »

Forget about steroids or any other performance-enhancing substances. The way to improve your baseball game is by playing the Nintendo Wii. San Diego Padres pitcher Heath Bell considered himself to be in pretty good shape, after all, he’s a professional athlete. But when he stepped onto the Wii Fit Balance… Continue Reading »

Retail giant Walmart is staking its claim on the billions of dollars to be made through used game sales, as it now lists preowned games on its site. Used game sales and the game trade-ins that fuel those sales are a huge component of GameStop’s profits and other major retailers… Continue Reading »

Japan is a country that specializes in niches and otome (games directed at female gamers) games are no exception. Since otome games are such a common commodity among the female population of gamers, there’s even a magazine wholly dedicated to it called Dengeki Girl’s Style. Dengeki Girl’s Style finds it… Continue Reading »

Who knew all those hours put in on various Guitar Hero games could someday be a critical component of an education at a top university? New York University professor Gary Marcus is teaching a freshman seminar called “Guitar Heroes (and Heroines): Music, Video Games and the Nature of Human Cognition.”… Continue Reading »

The Ft. Myers News Press has a story about an UPS driver who police allege went on a crime spree that would make Grand Theft Auto IV’s Niko Bellic envious. Craig Podleski, an UPS driver since January 2000, is accused of stealing $250,000 worth of packages including a Wii, an… Continue Reading »

There’s always a lot of talk about how much game consoles cost to purchase but some information compiled by the Natural Resource Defense Council suggests you might want to consider how much they cost to run. The NRDC is a nonprofit environmental action group with a staff of 300 policy… Continue Reading »

Rockstar’s always controversial Manhunt series is back in the news. The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) currently lists the PC version of the game with an “Adults Only” rating. The console version of Manhunt 2, released in 2008, initially received the same rating before Rockstar made changes that earned the… Continue Reading »