News

Rock Band 2 AC/DC Live Track Pack Set List Announced

AC/DC debuted their first track on a rhythm game when “Let There Be Rock” made it onto the disc in Rock Band 2. Today MTV Games/EA announced the line up for the full-blown AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack hitting November 2 on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PS2. The Wii version rolls out two weeks later.

Oddly enough the Australia/New Zealand markets are getting the boondini and won’t see the game released until December. The Track Pack contains 18 tracks, all performed live, and will run gamers $40 on current gen systems. PS2 jockeys will get it for $30. The Pack will trail the release of AC/DC’s first new album in eight years, Black Ice, which will only be available at your local Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club. In other words, the new album is about to get crushed by the re-release of live songs on Rock Band 2. It’s going to get ugly.

Hit the jump for the full, stripper-friendly track list.

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Das Gamer Video

Kevin Garnett Talks NBA 2K9 And Snagging His First Game Cover

Kevin Garnett notched his first NBA championship with the Boston Celtics, now he’s got his first video game cover to add to the trophy case. Hit the jump to watch the video of Garnett talking about how landing a cover compares to getting a signature shoe, what he’s willing to bet on a video game and his favorite features in NBA 2K9. Read the rest of this entry »

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Game Trailer

Legendary Lesson One: Don’t Go For The Axe

Don’t get suckered into playing a game of rock-axe-griffon, it generally ends poorly for everyone except for the mythical beast. At least that’s the way it would go if griffons really existed. But, for the sake of the argument, the critters are alive and well in Legendary. Hit the jump to watch the latest trailer for Gamecock’s first FPS title which hits shelves Oct 21. Just don’t expect a lot of help from NPC characters. Seeing as they use phrases like, “They’re establishing a beachhead on the rooftops, we can’t let them breach council headquarters,” you can pretty much predict they don’t know shit about small unit tactics. Read the rest of this entry »

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News

Cliff Bleszinski Serves Up A Helping Of Brumak Sorbet In Gears 2

Speaking at the London presser for Gears of War 2, Cliff Bleszinski covered a shit ton of topics (yes, it’s a technical term) with videogaming247. One topic in particular was the desire of the developers to step up the vehicle combat in Gears 2. Bleszinki talks up the new COG tank as well as the ability to hijack Locust vehicles like reavers and the prize chicken of them all, the brumak. Read the rest of this entry »

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News

New This Week: Games Where Your Money Used To Be

Silent Hill: Homecoming
PS3, Xbox
On sale: September 30
Gamers take the reins of Alex Shepherd versus “all the stuff that was too nasty for The Ring.” The new edition features a tweaked combat system, some back story on the Shepherd family tradition of disappearing (often shrieking) and a brand-spanking new soundtrack by series stalwart composer Akira Yamaoka. Read the rest of this entry »

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Game Trailer, News

DICE Sheds Some Light On Faith From Mirror’s Edge

DICE’s first-person shooter slash free-runner, Mirror’s Edge, hits November 13th. Till then you can get a look at how the game’s main character Faith, got into jumping across rooftops and sticking it to the man. It seems like they’re giving her the standard wounded hero with vengeance issues. But really, who doesn’t have a few vengeance issues. Hit the jump to check out the trailer. Read the rest of this entry »

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News

Activision’s Bobby Kotick To Music Industry, “You’ll Get Nothing And Like It”

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal Activision CEO Bobby Kotick responded to the grumbling of Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman, Jr. due to the “paltry” royalties paid to the music publisher from Guitar Hero sales. In the article Kotick said, “When you look at the impact [Guitar Hero] can have on an Aerosmith, Van Halen or Metallica, it’s really significant. So much so that you sort of question whether or not, in the case of those kinds of products, you should be paying any money at all and whether it should be the reverse.” But if you read between the lines the message becomes much clearer. Read the rest of this entry »

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Interviews

NHL 09 Developer Andy Agostini On Taking Your Game (And Name) Online

You probably can’t even rollerblade. Learning how to skate backwards hovers somewhere between getting recruited by the CIA and seducing Olivia Munn–it’s just not going to happen. For most American men that means you can’t play pick up hockey much less come even close to becoming the most dominant defenseman to ever play in the NHL. But EA Sports NHL 09 will change that with the arrival of their major upgrade: full six-on-six online team gameplay. Players can pick a position – including goalie (EA is looking out even for the sociopaths, how nice), form teams and play through leagues and tournaments. The ability to put your own last name and number on the jersey adds a personal touch to this competitive team play, which is part of an overall effort at EA Sports to offer NBA, FIFA and NHL fans something new. Das Gamer caught up with Andy Agostini, online producer for NHL 09, at the EA event in Vancouver to talk about what’s in store for gamers when they lace up the skates for the EA Sports Hockey League. Read the rest of this entry »

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