Gamertell

McFarlane Toys is releasing a series of figures and replicas based on the wildly popular music game Guitar Hero.  Now in stores is a group of “mini-guitars” that allow you to mix and match heads, necks and bodies to create your own custom guitar. They’re sold as singles and duets… Continue Reading »

While I may not have owned an Xbox, its value to the gaming industry can’t be overstated. It was, in fact, the first system at the time to debut with a fully-featured internal hard drive and the first to introduce online competitive video game playing to the masses. Along with… Continue Reading »

Halo fans may have another item to add to their holiday wishlist - the Halo Trilogy - The Complete Original Soundtracks boxed set. Sumthing Else Music Works’ has just announced that the five disc release, which also comes with four tracks from Halo Wars will be available both in stores… Continue Reading »

While dashing through my nearest Target store, I passed a rack stacked with tins in the underwear, er, pajamas section. The tins, priced at $9.99 each, include a set of colorful men’s boxers that reflect the packaging: a Wii (as in the console), a red Guitar Hero guitar, black Guitar… Continue Reading »

Every so often a video game comes alone that changes the way its genre is seen forever. We often the words “innovative,” “immersive” and “groundbreaking” to describe the games’ merits, putting them clearly above all others. However, there’s only a small number of titles that can be seen as redefining… Continue Reading »

When I last spoke with Zach Wigal, founder of Gamers Outreach Foundation, he was just finishing up a Halo 3 tournament in January to raise funds for his community. I caught up with Wigala few weeks ago and learned he has just earned the Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award.… Continue Reading »

According to Bungie’s community and PR director Brian Jarrard, Halo 3: Recon, the recently revealed standalone campaign expansion pack for Halo 3, may very well be the company’s final game to use the Halo property which it created (and is now owned by Microsoft Game Studios). Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz, Jarrard… Continue Reading »

In the October 15, 2008, issue of Wine Spectator magazine (p. 44), contributor Matt Kramer wrote an opinion piece tiled “Why Wine isn’t art - and why that matters.” Inspired by a party argument where someone suggests that wine is art, Kramer argues that “fine wine is, at best, a… Continue Reading »

The NPD report has been released for September 2008 and Star Wars fans sure made a Force-ful impact. Along with the positive news that total game sales were $1.27 billion, Star Wars fans had the pleasure of seeing their games place high on the charts. The console iteration of Star… Continue Reading »

During Microsoft’s keynote address at the Tokyo Game Show 2008 (October 8, 2008), it was revealed that Halo 3 will be expanded upon, with Halo 3: Recon. No longer will you play as the heroic Master Chief, as players will now control a UNSC recon soldier.  The expansion will serve… Continue Reading »